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Orlando Magic Year in Review: Top 10 games of 2016

By Philip Rossman-Reich

Mar 7, 2016; Oakland, CA, USA; Orlando Magic forward Aaron Gordon (00) high fives guard Brandon Jennings (55) after a play against the Golden State Warriors during the fourth quarter at Oracle Arena. The Golden State Warriors defeated the Orlando Magic 119-113. Mandatory Credit: Kelley L Cox-USA TODAY Sports
Mar 7, 2016; Oakland, CA, USA; Orlando Magic forward Aaron Gordon (00) high fives guard Brandon Jennings (55) after a play against the Golden State Warriors during the fourth quarter at Oracle Arena. The Golden State Warriors defeated the Orlando Magic 119-113. Mandatory Credit: Kelley L Cox-USA TODAY Sports /
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Serge Ibaka, Orlando Magic, Domantis Sabonis, Oklahoma City Thunder
Nov 13, 2016; Oklahoma City, OK, USA; Orlando Magic forward Serge Ibaka (7) dunks the ball in front of Oklahoma City Thunder forward Domantas Sabonis (3) during the first quarter at Chesapeake Energy Arena. Mandatory Credit: Mark D. Smith-USA TODAY Sports /

November 13, 2016

149. 119. 38. Final. 117

In one instant it seemed everything came alive for the Magic this season. This was a game everyone clearly had circled on their calendars and they played with an urgency and intensity that had not yet been seen this season.

Serge Ibaka was going to have his revenge game. And he made sure it counted and stabbed the Thunder directly through the heart.

With the game tied in a raucous back-and-forth affair, the Magic got the ball to Serge Ibaka along the baseline. He rose up and fired over Steven Adams and hit the jumper for a 119-117 win.

Ibaka got a loud ovation for his first game back in Oklahoma City. His game-winner was the final of his career-high 31 points in this game. Elfrid Payton nearly had a triple double with 23 points, nine assists and seven rebounds. That was enough to counteract Russell Westbrook‘s triple double.

Victor Oladipo scored 12 points on 6-for-9 shooting in his first game against his former team.

The Magic scored the win though. A monumental one for everything they had gone through the past year. This win seemed to justify a lot of what the Magic did as, at least, on the right track. Orlando had a lot to celebrate with the huge win on the road.