Orlando Magic Grades: Orlando Magic 75, Los Angeles Clippers 74
The Orlando Magic secured a 75-74 win over the Los Angeles Clippers thanks to Mario Hezonja‘s game-winning 3-pointer.
The Orlando Magic won both their opening Summer League games on Saturday at the Amway Center. It was the second game featuring their roster players that caught the attention and proved to be the highlight of the entire day at the Orlando Summer League.
The Magic came from behind to force overtime in the fourth quarter behind the stellar performance from Aaron Gordon. And then rookie Mario Hezonja hit the game-winning shot for a 75-74 win.
The game was much more than just the finish. Orlando saw many of its roster players play huge games and even show new aspects to their game.
It was not a clean game for the Magic. The team’s focus and intensity waned through portions of the game and the game had its typical Summer League sloppiness. Surely the Magic will look to clean some of this up.
But when this team was on, they had the look of a team that could out-talent the Clippers and just overwhelm some of their players. Particularly with Aaron Gordon and Elfrid Payton looking heads and tails better than anyone else on the court.