Magic rally from 24 down to stun Heat
China Daily | Updated: 2011-03-05 07:38
MIAMI - This time, the Orlando Magic started their comeback in plenty of time to beat the Miami Heat.
Down by 24 in the third quarter, the Magic went on an unbelievable 40-9 run over the next 15 minutes and shocked the Heat 99-96 on Thursday night - Orlando's biggest comeback win of the season, by far.
Jason Richardson scored 24 points for Orlando, 11 of them to kickstart the epic burst. Jameer Nelson scored 12 of his 16 in the second half and Dwight Howard finished with 14 points and 18 rebounds for the Magic, who trailed 73-49 after a dunk by LeBron James with 8 min 57 sec remaining in the third quarter.
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