The Orlando Magic were having another horribly bad season (5-20) and this allowed us to get cheap, cheap tickets for a handful of games. It's actually fun going to Magic games when there are very little expectations that they'll win. When I go to a Lightning game there's a certain degree of disappointment in a loss because they are so good and have an amazing roster. With the Magic, it is strictly entertaining and a win is just a bonus.
The first game was on Wednesday December 7 against the Los Angeles Clippers. I don't mind going to a Magic game on a work/school night because we only live about 15 minutes away (right down I-4) from the Amway Center so it's not a long or complicated commute.
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It was a HORRIBLE start for the Magic who found themselves down 32 -14 at the end of the first quarter. The second quarter was better but they were still down by 9 at halftime. The second half consisted of the Magic making a run to get back in the game only to fall apart and be down once again by 6-8 points. I left at my usual time of 3 minutes left in the game to walk back to the car. At the time, they were down by about 7 points. Somehow they managed to tie the game and outscore the Clippers in overtime 17-12. We left feeling lucky to see a win.
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Game two was Friday December 9 again the Toronto Raptors. This was a completely different game as the Magic got off to a hot start and a 37-25 lead at the end of the first quarter. This always makes me nervous because I have been to many games where they blow a big lead. While they didn't dominate the rest of the game, they did manage to pull out another win (113-109).
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Franz Wagner had a huge night with 38 points!
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Game Three was Sunday December 11 and their opponent was once again the Raptors. The second quarter turned out to be their big quarter outscoring Toronto by 9. The rest of the game was pretty even and they won their 3rd game in a row 111-99!
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We felt fortunate to see 3 wins.
**They went on to have a 6 game win streak which was just broken tonight with an Atlanta buzzer beater. **
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