"The second-half team was more like the Celtics team and the first-half team was the worst effort I've seen from us this entire year," said Rivers. "I told our guys that I've never been more disappointed in a team in one half than our first half [last night]. I thought we showed up to put on a show. We thought we'd play up-tempo, every man for themselves, no passing, no defense, just a run-and-gun game. The Magic just came and kicked our butts in the first half. In the second half, we just competed. That was the only change."
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