For almost three quarters, the Spurs vs. Magic looked like a game between two relatively even teams lurking in the same part of the standings, with 10 lead changes and both teams responding every time the other went on a run. However, for the final sixteen-plus minutes, the Magic got red hot from three and looked more like a team that had won seven of their last eight games, while the Spurs looked like a tired team on a SEGABABA still trying to figure things out on the way to a 113-133 blowout loss.
After a disastrous first quarter the night before against the Pelicans, the Spurs were determined not to repeat it early.