Something about Game 1 of the first round seems to bring out the best in the Orlando Magic.
For the second straight season, a heavy underdog Magic team walked off the court with a shocking Game 1 win. This year’s victory was even more impressive than last year’s, when D.J. Augustin hit a go-ahead three in the closing seconds of Orlando’s dramatic win over the second-seeded Raptors.
They topped that on Tuesday afternoon, leading the top-seeded Milwaukee Bucks for all but 3:25 of game time, and winning, 122-110, in convincing and stunning fashion.
The Magic in the four-game regular season series against the Bucks were swept easily, losing by an average margin of 17 points and failing or struggling to reach 100 points in each.