Orlando Tragic: The wildest numbers of the Magic's 24-point collapse against the Pistons
The Magic missed 23 straight shots. Twenty-three.
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. 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 . 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. Catastrophe doesn’t 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.
23 That’s 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’t missing gracefully either. 21 straight missed shots.