The Magic’s Evan Fournier

is back to his old self after missing time with an injury.

Evan Fournier played some of the best basketball of his career this past December.

Twenty-point games, accurate shooting and even high assist totals — the amiable Frenchman did it all.

Then, suddenly, one fast break derailed his entire season. He landed awkwardly on his right heel after he made a transition layup on Dec. 22, causing a painful bruise that impacted every step he took. The injury forced him to miss a total of 13 games and rendered him ineffective in at least several others.

“It’s just the timing of it, because we were at midseason and it’s really where you’re trying to get wins and build momentum, and I was playing great,” Fournier said. “So it was definitely frustrating for

myself. Who knows? Maybe it would’ve made a difference [if I hadn’t gotten hurt]. Maybe not.”

The Magic fell to five games under .500 the night Fournier hurt his heel, so the team already had started to drift out of the playoff picture. But his injury certainly limited the Magic’s chances to recover, narrowed their already thin margin for error and strained their creaky bench.

Only recently has Fournier regained his form. He has scored in double figures in all 11 of the Magic’s games this month, and he provided significant boosts late in victories Friday over the Phoenix Suns and Monday over the Philadelphia 76ers.

The entire season has required adjustments — and not just because of his injury.

Fournier has found himself atop opponents’ scouting reports following his breakout 2015-16 season and the summertime trade of fellow wing scoring threat Victor Oladipo.

Opposing defenses now concentrate on stopping Fournier.

“It’s very tough,” said Jeff Green, one of Fournier’s teammates. “You’re getting the best defender. You’re getting all the focus from the opposing team, and they’re going to make things hard on you. But it’s our job to put him in spots in which he can have open shots and succeed on

the floor. It’s our duty as teammates to set the screens and make the game easy for him.”

Earlier in the season, Fournier played shooting guard, which required him to defend smaller, quicker players. Fournier competed hard, but he often found himself at a physical disadvantage.

These days, following the acquisition of fellow swingman Terrence Ross, Fournier plays small forward. The shift has helped him because he now matches up against players who aren’t quite as quick as opposing shooting guards.

He also has regained some momentum on offense.

On Monday night, he scored seven of his 19 points in overtime to help lift the Magic over the Sixers 112-109.

He rattled in a step-back jumper to put Orlando ahead 101-98. A short while later, with the score tied 101-101, he drove to the right edge of the lane and made a jumper as he was fouled.

The Magic trailed by as many as 17 points in the third quarter. But with the victory, they won consecutive games for the first time since late December.

“It’s a good thing,” Fournier said. “Right now, for the last 11 games, we’re trying to really build momentum and practice good habits, basically. Tonight was a good win. It was obviously not pretty.”

At this stage, though, the Magic will take wins any way they can get them.

And Fournier will try to finish his season on a positive note.

Perhaps he can replicate the stellar portion of his December.