“Mama said there’d be days like this, there’d be days like this mama said…”
It was as though that lyric fit the game as a soundtrack. The Orlando Magic came out and misfired its first dozen 3-point shots. It became really painful to endure watching.
Then, Shabazz Napier finally hit one from the top of the key, midway through the second quarter as the Magic surged ahead by six. It was short-lived and the never regained the lead.
The Magic astoundingly still missed 13 of their next 18 threes to finish the game 6 of 31 from downtown.