After the Game 1 dust had settled, and victory finally sunk in, perhaps you took a look at the box score.
You noticed that Nikola Vucevic and Terrence Ross both struggled. You saw that Kawhi Leonard and Pascal Siakam both played better than they had earlier this season again Orlando. You got to the Magic’s field goal percentage and had an ugly 40 percent staring back at you.
If your reaction was anything like mine, you probably said something along the lines of: “How the hell did the Orlando Magic win this game?!”
And that was what made the victory all the more impressive.