ORLANDO – One team playing at the Amway Center on Friday had played a hard-fought game the night before and didn’t arrive in Central Florida until 3 a.m., while the other team was well-rested from having the previous day off to rest.
Predictably, the game was sloppy and the score was one-sided much of the night. What no one likely would have predicted was the fact that the rested Magic would struggle most of the night before putting on a furious second-half rally. However, mistakes down the stretch caused the Magic more heartbreak in a game they desperately needed to win.