Orlando Magic shooting guard Evan Fournier is still unable to shake off a six-game losing streak after his team got off to a bright 8-4 start to the season.
The Magic have now racked up losses against five Western Conference teams in their six-game skid, and dropped their last two in single-digit deficits.
Article Continues Below“Right now, it’s just like a spiral because losing is bad,’” said Fournier after dropping a sixth straight game against the Minnesota Timberwolves, according to John Denton of Magic.com. “You wake up in the morning and you feel (sickly). Every time you watch the film session everybody is down. It’s just an awful feeling and I can’t wait to get a `W,’ man.’’
According to head coach Frank Vogel, his team has lacked the proper hunger to go out there and snatch these results from other teams, a collective attitude that is hard to change in the midst of a basketball game.
“We’ve got to play mad for four quarters,’’ fumed Vogel, referring to his team’s desperation in the fourth quarter following a flat stretch against the Timberwolves in the third. “We’ve lost six in a row. We’ve got to play that way to start games and throughout the game.”
The Magic will have a chance to snap off this skid against the Boston Celtics, only two nights after they had a season-high 16-game win streak snapped by the Miami Heat on Wednesday.