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For their next trick, the Orlando Magic will make a 22-point halftime lead disappear. It remains to be seen if their season is next.<\/p>\n
In a series they once led 3-1, the Magic are headed to a Game 7 on the road against the top-seeded Detroit Pistons after the worst collapse of the postseason. They finished the first half with a 60-38 lead. They finished the game with a 93-79 loss.<\/p>\n
Overall, the Magic were outscored 55-19 in the second half. A professional basketball team scored 19 (nineteen) points in 24 minutes of basketball at home, with a chance to reach the Eastern Conference semifinals on the line.<\/p>\n
Catastrophe doesn\u2019t begin to describe what happened in Orlando on Friday. The best way to process it is going through the numbers, so here are a few for your thoughts.<\/p>\n
That\u2019s how many consecutive field goals the Magic missed during a stretch in the second half, a playoff record in the play-by-play era. They weren\u2019t missing gracefully either.<\/p>\n
The Magic\u2019s largest lead of the game, topping out early in the third quarter. They ended up losing by 14.<\/p>\n
How much game time the Pistons needed to tie the game after halftime.<\/p>\n
Yes, we are repeating numbers. In this case, that was the previous record for fewest points in any half of an NBA playoff game. The Magic beat it by four points.<\/p>\n
What the Magic shot overall in the second half, with three of those makes coming in the first eight minutes of the third quarter. In the fourth quarter, they were 1-of-20.<\/p>\n
Here\u2019s what all of that looks like:<\/p>\n
The Magic did make a field goal in the fourth quarter, a Paolo Banchero dunk. So they didn\u2019t make a single jump shot in the fourth quarter.<\/p>\n
Somehow, that was also the fewest turnovers the Magic have committed in a game this series, which underscores just how bad their shooting was.<\/p>\n
Roughly how many hours the Magic have to mentally and physically recover from all of this before they have to play a Game 7 on the road.<\/p>\n