Morning Magic: Your daily headlines

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As part of SB Nation's holiday coverage, Orlando Pinstriped Post was asked what the Magic want for Christmas.

Bruce Bowen said that the Magic lost out on signing Tim Duncan in 2000 because Doc Rivers wouldn't allow his family to fly on the team plane.

With up-coming back-to-backs scheduled, the injury-riddled Magic are making no excuses, writes Josh Robbins of the Orlando Sentinel.

Jonathan Isaac believes he only tweaked his ankle, Robbins writes. Elfrid Payton is trying to spark the the Magic amid their slump, writes John Denton of OrlandoMagic.com.

But Payton is not playing like the point guard the Magic need him to be, writes Philip Rossman-Reich of Orlando Magic Daily.

One of the reasons the Magic's defense has deteriorated is because Elfrid Payton floats around aimlessly, writes Zach Lowe of ESPN.

Andrew Bernucca of FanSided wonders where the Magic go from here.

The Pelicans, losers of eight of their last 12, need to bounce back against the Magic on Friday, writes Oleh Kosel of The Bird Writes.

The Pelicans hope to improve their defense against the Magic, writes William Guillory of The Times-Picayune.

Elfrid Payton hosted his "Elf's" Toy Workshop celebration, writes Josh Cohen of OrlandoMagic.com.

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