The Charlotte Hornets and Orlando Magic in the NBA’s play-in tournament. The winner gets the Eastern Conference’s No. 8 playoff seed and a first-round matchup with the Detroit Pistons. The loser’s season ends. The Hornets beat the Miami Heat in a thrilling OT game while the Magic lost to the Philadelphia 76ers to set up Friday’s game.

The Orlando Magic found their winning formula. Desperation works. Works wonders, actually. Facing elimination and clearly wanting no part of it, the Magic might have put together one of their best performances of the season Friday night.

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Because Play-In Tournament berths are not considered a playoff appearance, the Hornets still have the longest playoff drought in the NBA. Charlotte hasn't made the playoffs in any of the last 10 seasons, as the loss to the Magi make it a full decade's worth of non-playoff seasons.