For most of Wednesday’s 116-110 win over the Houston Rockets, the Orlando Magic looked like a team closing out a four-game road trip.
They came out lacking intensity on both ends of the floor at Toyota Center, allowing the Rockets to take an early 29-15 lead and trailing 64-54 at halftime after Houston scored at least 31 in the first two quarters.
But after trailing by 77-62 early in the third, the Magic (12-21) found themselves defensively with the help of their 2-3 zone defense, holding the Rockets (9-22) to 33 points over the last 20 1/2 minutes to pull out their seventh victory in their last eight games.
