When examining the box score, one glaring statistic from tonight’s contest stands out. Bench Points: Los Angeles 60, Orlando 25. 31 of those 60 points came from former Sixth Man of the Year Lou Williams (‘15).
The Magic did play down Evan Fournier, Aaron Gordon, Terrence Ross, Jonathan Isaac, and Arron Afflalo in this game. But by choosing to start Wes Iwundu, Coach Frank Vogel primarily kept his regular bench unit in order.
Everyone has injuries in the NBA, the show must go on.