The Orlando Magic woke up from their post-All-Star Break slumber and picked up the pace defensively. Suddenly they were in passing lanes and getting out in transition. The ball that got stuck and relied too much on pick and pops or post-ups to try to generate some spae was flowing.
Evan Fournier was draining threes and attacking the paint. Everything that seemed broken suddenly seemed to work and the Magic had erased an 18-point deficit.
Their defense was disciplined, staying down on Luka Doncic’s shot fakes and cutting him off to give the big man enough time to scramble back and defend the 3-point line.