The second night of a road back-to-back always promised to be a difficult affair for an under-strength Magic outfit – particularly factoring in the added hassle of a trip to Toronto. Sure enough that turned out to be the case, a slow start and a disastrous stretch to begin the third quarter consigning the team to an eighth straight loss.
Toronto opened the game hot, hitting 8 of their first 9 from the floor and being aided by 3 early Magic turnovers that gifted them half-a-dozen points. Orlando, by comparison, struggled to generate any sort of clean look, the Raptors’ stifling length across the court shrinking the available space and challenging any exploratory dribbles.