The Spurs got off to a quick start but struggled to stop the Magic in the second and third quarter, and finally pulled away at the close with a great game from LaMarcus Aldridge and strong contributions from Patty Mills and Kyle Anderson.
The Spurs got off to a very quick start, but stagnated on offense for most of the mid-part of the game, letting a Magic team that was on the second night of a back to back take the lead in the third quarter. The Magic were able to take advantage of Tim Duncan's absence to get about a million offensive rebounds that kept them in the game until Kyle Anderson, Patty Mills and LaMarcus Aldridge closed them out in the final quarter with an offensive explosion.