ORLANDO – The best moment of Wednesday for the Orlando Magic came not when forward Aaron Gordon rammed in a dunk off a 3-point miss, when Evan Fournier converted a high-degree-of-difficulty layup in traffic or when Jerian Grant drilled a jumper after wrapping a dribble behind his back.
Instead, the most significant moment came in the second quarter when Orlando forward Jonathan Isaac rose to his feet after Memphis’ JaMychal Green fell into his left leg and sent him sprawling to the Amway Center parquet floor. The hard hit, combined with Isaac’s frustrating history of ankle injuries, sent a sudden hush over the crowd at the Amway Center and many along the Magic bench didn’t breathe a sigh of relief until the 6-foot-11, 226-pound Isaac sprang back up to his feet.