The Orlando Magic had fought their way back from an early 18-point deficit. The early lack of energy was pushed to the wayside as the team found some strong play from its bench and cut the lead down to four at one point and to nine at halftime.
Whether Orlando could make a comeback would be reliant on what the team’s starters could give it in the early moments of the third quarter. The tone for the rest of the game could be set in this moment.
The tone that was set was not the one the Magic wanted.