The Orlando Magic caught the Golden State Warriors off guard in the first half, but a lights-out shooting third quarter buried the Magic.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
| Warriors | 28 | 22 | 42 | 26 | 118 |
| Magic | 22 | 28 | 24 | 24 | 98 |
The Orlando Magic had a window to attack the Golden State Warriors before they woke up and started clicking. And they could not take advantage of it.
The run was inevitable.
In what was seen as a potential trap game for the best team in the NBA, the Warriors came out a bit out of sync at the start and the Magic played with high energy. The Magic seemed to have maximum effort and attention against the league’s best team.
Orlando forced a lot of turnovers at the start, opened up a double-digit lead in the second quarter. The team looked to have the potential for an upset.
Then, at halftime, the Warriors woke up. Specifically, Stephen Curry put on a show shooting the ball, as he has so often.
The Magic were outscored 42-24 in the third quarter after being tied at halftime. Golen State went on a 22-6 run to take control and Stephen Curry scored 16 points in the quarter, making four 3-pointers. The game was over by then.
The Magic shot 42 of 96 from the field (43.8 percent), 7 for 28 from three (25.0 percent) and 7 for 16 from the line (43.8 percent). The Magic had 25 assists on 42 field goals.
It was not enough to keep pace with the Warriors. The final score was about what you would expect in an average game when a team with a +13.1 point differential per game faces a team with a -5.1 point differential per game.
Overall, not a bad showing for a Magic team that has established itself as among the cellar dwellers in the NBA. The Magic did some things right offensively and ended up holding the Warriors to their season average for points.