Magic's Clifford named NBA Eastern Conference coach of the month
The NBA on Thursday announced that Orlando Magic Head Coach Steve Clifford has been named the NBA’s Eastern Conference Coach of the Month for March/April 2019.
This marks the first time during his career that Clifford has been named NBA Coach of the Month and the seventh time a Magic coach has won the award, the team said. The last time an Orlando coach was named NBA Coach of the Month was Scott Skiles in December of 2015.
FOX 35 spoke with Clifford on Thursday about team preparations for the NBA Playoffs, where he spent most of the time praising his players.
"No matter what, our guys have done a good job, but the NBA is about winning in the playoffs. We have size, we have intelligence, an we're playing good basketball right now. I think that in that meeting we just had, when I met with our guys just there, I think there's determination and a confidence level in how well we can play," said Clifford.