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ORLANDO, Fla. -- Its become almost a ritual in Orlando in recent years: The Magic tip off the season with the goal of ending their postseason drought after a dramatic offseason of changes.They hope they got it right this time.After coach Scott Skiles walked away after going 35-47 in his only season in Orlando the team parted ways with emerging star guard Victor Oladipo. Now veteran coach Frank Vogel with his defense-first focus has been brought in to lead the Magic to the playoffs for the first time since Dwight Howard left town in 2012.Vogel isnt being asked to work miracles with his philosophy alone. Magic general manager Rob Hennigan went out this offseason and brought in reinforcements.I think we addressed some needs that we needed to address in the offseason, particularly rim protection and physicality up front, said Hennigan, who is on his third coach since taking over in 2012. So we are going to rely on defense and our versatility and depth.Power forward Serge Ibaka came over in a draft-night trade that sent Oladipo and a first-round draft pick to Oklahoma City. The Magic also made moves in free agency, signing center Bismack Biyombo to give the team a defensive interior presence.But there are legitimate questions about whether the Magic have done enough to make a push for the playoffs. There are concerns about consistent scoring after trading Oladipo, who was their second-leading scorer behind center Nikola Vucevic. Shooting guard Evan Fournier will have to be a more effective scorer to help fill the void.The Magic have also shifted third-year player Aaron Gordon from power forward to small forward, who will have to become a better perimeter shooter.---Here are some other things to watch for with the Orlando Magic this season:BIG 3: When Magic talk about their Big 3 theyre talking big men: Serge Ibaka, Bismack Biyombo and Nikola Vucevic. During the preseason Ibaka and Vucevic were the starters, but Biyombos shot-blocking ability could send Vucevic to the bench. Vucevic, who was the teams leading scorer last season with 18.2 points per game, is much more of a polished finisher around the rim than Biyombo.SHOOTING STAR: Evan Fournier seemed to turn a corner as a consistent scorer toward the end of last season. But Fournier, who signed a five-year, $85 million contract extension this summer to remain with the team, will have to be an even bigger scorer for the Magic this season.WHATS THE POINT? There is no player on the Magics roster who has faced more scrutiny than third-year point guard Elfrid Payton. Everything from his ability to hit open jumpers to his ball handling has been questioned. Payton averaged 10.7 points, 6.4 assists and 2.4 turnovers per game last year. A capable penetrator, Payton shot 44 percent from the field last season but converted just under 33 percent from 3-point range.FRANKLY SPEAKING: New Magic coach Frank Vogel brings huge defensive expectations to Orlando with him. In Indiana, his Pacers were consistently among the top defensive teams. The lack of consistent offense was his shortcoming. This Magic team has a chance to be fairly strong defensively this season, but scoring the basketball could be a problem that follows Vogel. He doesnt have proven go-to scorer or shooter on the roster, which could bogue down the offense.SECOND PLATOON: The Magics second unit could be their best scoring option. The reserve unit that consists of a combination of guards C.J. Watson, D.J. Augustin and C.J. Wilcox along with small forwards Jeff Green and Mario Hezonja , sharp-shooting big-man Damjan Rudez and Bismack Biyombo in the post could be fun to watch. 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Wragge hit 9-of-14 from behind the arc, matching Kyle Korvers school record for 3-pointers in a game set in 2003, as Creighton (16-3, 6-1 Big East broke a conference record with 21 treys in the rout. ENGLEWOOD, Colo. -- Only three teams in the AFC have double-digit wins and Denver faces all of them to close out the season. Von Miller is asking the Broncos faithful for a little bit of, well, faith, saying, lets not sound the alarm yet.Clinging to the sixth and final playoff spot, the Broncos (8-5) will have to get through New England, Kansas City and Oakland for a chance to defend their Super Bowl title.That looks like a daunting task for a team thats had season-long troubles stopping the run, protecting the passer and holding onto the football.Miller channeled his inner Aaron Rodgers on Monday, asking the restless Broncos fans to relax.I mean, Im still going to be here, right? the star pass rusher told The Associated Press. Im still excited. Im still ready to go. These teams Ive had success with. Ive had success with these three teams in the past. Ive had success with these three teams this year.Tom Brady returns to Denver on Sunday to face the defense that throttled him in the AFC championship in January. The Broncos hit him 23 times and forced him into 29 incompletions, two fourth-down flops and two costly interceptions, one of them on a failed 2-point try that would have tied it with 12 seconds left in the Broncos 20-18 win.In a prelude to his MVP performance in the Super Bowl, Miller had 2+ sacks, four quarterback hits, a pass breakup and an interception that turned into a Denver touchdown that night.Its going to be an exciting game, Miller said. Im ready for it.He said hes also eager for rematches with the Chiefs and Raiders , both of whom beat the Broncos last month.The second time around, you always play the team a little bit better, especially if you lose, said Miller, who had one of his 13+ sacks at Oakland and collected 10 tackles, three sacks and a pass breakup against Kansas City.Miller has shown the ability to take over a game and lead his team to victory even with an offense thats struggling.So, for the Bronco faithful and Bronco Country, have faith in us. Weve been here before, Miller said. Weve been here more than one time before and weve been able to come out on top. I know what it seems like, the sky is falling, but lets not sound the alarm yet.Weve still got tto play some really good teams, some playoff teams.ddddddddddddAnd if were able to pass this test, then we know exactly where we are going into the playoffs.Miller said that should the Broncos emerge from this stretch with a playoff ticket, theres no opponent that would welcome a visit from them in the playoffs.Yeah, were going to be good, said Miller, who had more optimism than any member of Denvers downcast offense that trudged through the locker room Monday still smarting over their 13-10 loss at Tennessee .Justin Forsett fumbled away his first carry for Denver, snapping a streak of 950 consecutive touches without a turnover, Bennie Fowler dropped what would have been the go-ahead touchdown pass with less than 5 minutes remaining and A.J. Derby was stripped of the football near midfield in the final minute.I definitely had a sleepless night last night, Derby said.Fowler didnt get much shut-eye, either, thinking about the Trevor Siemian fastball that went off his face mask on third-and-goal from the 16 with 4:41 remaining.Yeah, just because we go up 14-13 if I make that catch right there, Fowler said. He put it on the money. I have to make that play. I feel like I let my team down. They all got my back and Im going to come back this week and prepare hard like I always do and put it behind me.Fowlers flub came two weeks after he dived but dropped another perfectly placed pass on the Kansas City 20-yard line one play before Brandon McManus missed a 62-yard field goal attempt that gave the Chiefs a short field to win it as overtime expired.Had he made those two grabs, the Broncos could be 10-3 and tussling with the Patriots next weekend for home-field advantage instead of fighting for their playoff lives.Theyre not lame