The fans at the scene were all expecting the Magic Team to seize the opportunity in overtime and take down the Bobcats, after all, they had the upper hand in 3 of the 4 quarters during regular time. They led in both halves, and started the final quarter with a rain of three-pointers. At the critical moment, Turkoglu hit a game-tying three-pointer.
The TV announcers also predicted before overtime that the two teams would likely engage in a tit-for-tat offensive battle like in the final quarter, even citing the Bobcats vs. the Lakers triple overtime as an example...
Then the Bobcats came out with a 4-0 run. In the subsequent rounds, Felton scored a close-range step-back jumper and drew a foul from Lewis on the defense. Okafor received the ball at the free-throw line and hit a mid-range shot, scoring 5 points. During this time, the Magic Team managed only one mid-range shot when the 34-year-old veteran Anthony Johnson made a step-back jumper against Felton.
