Playing in their first home game following the NBA All-Star break, the Magic were aiming to carry over the momentum gained from Orlando‘s 3-1 showing on its four-game West Coast road trip when hosting the Rockets on Thursday night at Kia Center.
Jamahl Mosely‘s squad, however, failed to accomplish that goal when it gave up a double-digit to lead to Houston, falling 113-108 in its first of four home games over the course of the upcoming week.
Playing in front of a national TV audience on Amazon’s Prime Video, Magic guard Desmond Bane notched 30 points, but was outdueled by Houston’s Kevin Durant, who notched 40 in the five-point win.