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Magic tie franchise record with 25-point comeback in 121-114 win over Heat
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) Cole Anthony scored 27 of his 35 points in the second half and the Orlando Magic tied their largest comeback in franchise history to beat the Miami Heat 121-114 after trailing by 25 points on Saturday night.
The Magic also trailed by 22 entering the fourth quarter before outscoring the Heat 37-8. Their 25-point comeback ties a mark set on Nov. 8, 1989 against the Cleveland Cavaliers.
Anthony also had eight rebounds and nine assists. Kentavious Caldwell-Pope scored 24 points and Goga Bitadze added 18 points and 13 rebounds for the Magic, who lost center Mo Wagner to a knee injury in the first quarter and center Wendell Carter Jr. to an ejection before halftime.
Bam Adebayo and Terry Rozier led Miami with 23 points each, and Tyler Herro added 22.
Wagner went down with a left knee injury and did not return. Guard Jalen Suggs was a late scratch after injuring his ankle Thursday night.
Heat: Playing without Jimmy Butler, the Heat went cold in the fourth quarter to blow their lead.
Magic: After Carter was ejected before halftime for disputing a goaltending no-call on Kel'el Ware, the Magic were left with only one player (Caldwell-Pope) who started their season opener at Miami.
Despite having to look to their bench, the Magic erased a 22-point deficit and took the lead on a short jumper by Caldwell-Pope with 2:41 remaining.
The Heat made eight of their first 17 3-points shots before missing 14 of their next 15.
The Heat host the Brooklyn Nets and the Magic host the Boston Celtics on Monday night.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Bam Adebayo vs. Goga Bitadze (Anthony Black gains possession) | ||
| 11:41 | | +2 | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes two point driving layup (Tristan da Silva assists) | 0-2 |
| 11:28 |  | Bam Adebayo turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 11:20 | | Anthony Black turnover (bad pass) (Dru Smith steals) | ||
| 10:56 | | +2 | Bam Adebayo makes two point turnaround jump shot | 2-2 |
| 10:44 | | Anthony Black turnover (lost ball) (Dru Smith steals) | ||
| 10:35 | | Bam Adebayo turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 10:23 | | Nikola Jovic personal foul (Goga Bitadze draws the foul) | ||
| 10:19 | | +2 | Tristan da Silva makes two point cutting dunk (Wendell Carter Jr. assists) | 2-4 |
| 10:04 | | Nikola Jovic misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:00 | | Anthony Black defensive rebound | ||
| 9:58 | | +2 | Anthony Black makes two point running layup | 2-6 |
| 9:58 | | Nikola Jovic shooting foul (Anthony Black draws the foul) | ||
| 9:58 | | +1 | Anthony Black makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 2-7 |
| 9:42 | | +2 | Bam Adebayo makes two point pullup jump shot | 4-7 |
| 9:28 | | Anthony Black turnover (bad pass) (Nikola Jovic steals) | ||
| 9:27 | | Goga Bitadze shooting foul (Nikola Jovic draws the foul) | ||
| 9:27 | | +1 | Nikola Jovic makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 5-7 |
| 9:27 | | +1 | Nikola Jovic makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 6-7 |
| 9:11 | | Duncan Robinson shooting foul (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope draws the foul) | ||
| 9:11 | | +1 | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 6-8 |
| 9:11 | | +1 | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 6-9 |
| 9:04 | | Anthony Black shooting foul (Tyler Herro draws the foul) | ||
| 9:04 | | +1 | Tyler Herro makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 7-9 |
| 9:04 | | +1 | Tyler Herro makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 8-9 |
| 8:55 | | +2 | Anthony Black makes two point driving floating jump shot | 8-11 |
| 8:46 | | Tyler Herro misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 8:42 | | Tristan da Silva defensive rebound | ||
| 8:39 | | +3 | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes three point running pullup jump shot (Tristan da Silva assists) | 8-14 |
| 8:37 | | Heat 60 second timeout | ||
| 8:18 | | Wendell Carter Jr. shooting foul (Bam Adebayo draws the foul) | ||
| 8:18 | | Bam Adebayo misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 8:18 | | Heat offensive rebound | ||
| 8:18 | | +1 | Bam Adebayo makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 9-14 |
| 8:03 | | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:01 | | Bam Adebayo defensive rebound | ||
| 7:50 | | +2 | Tyler Herro makes two point layup | 11-14 |
| 7:37 | | +2 | Tristan da Silva makes two point floating jump shot | 11-16 |
| 7:24 | | +2 | Dru Smith makes two point driving layup | 13-16 |
| 7:02 | | +3 | Wendell Carter Jr. makes three point jump shot (Goga Bitadze assists) | 13-19 |
| 6:43 | | Duncan Robinson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:42 | | Heat offensive rebound | ||
| 6:42 | | Tristan da Silva personal foul (Loose ball) (Bam Adebayo draws the foul) | ||
| 6:36 | | Wendell Carter Jr. shooting foul (Bam Adebayo draws the foul) | ||
| 6:36 | | +1 | Bam Adebayo makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 14-19 |
| 6:36 | | +1 | Bam Adebayo makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 15-19 |
| 6:12 | | +2 | Anthony Black makes two point pullup jump shot | 15-21 |
| 6:00 | | Anthony Black personal foul (Bam Adebayo draws the foul) | ||
| 6:00 | | +1 | Bam Adebayo makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 16-21 |
| 6:00 | | +1 | Dru Smith makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 17-21 |
| 5:46 | | Anthony Black misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 5:43 | | Tyler Herro defensive rebound | ||
| 5:38 | | +3 | Duncan Robinson makes three point jump shot (Tyler Herro assists) | 20-21 |
| 5:20 | | Kel'el Ware blocks Tristan da Silva's two point driving layup | ||
| 5:15 | | Kel'el Ware defensive rebound | ||
| 5:14 | | +2 | Kel'el Ware makes two point running dunk (Tyler Herro assists) | 22-21 |
| 5:14 | | Magic 60 second timeout | ||
| 4:55 | | +2 | Goga Bitadze makes two point cutting layup (Anthony Black assists) | 22-23 |
| 4:29 | | Nikola Jovic misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 4:26 | | Goga Bitadze defensive rebound | ||
| 4:16 | | Cory Joseph misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:12 | | Goga Bitadze offensive rebound | ||
| 4:08 | | Tristan da Silva misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:07 | | Heat defensive rebound | ||
| 4:07 | | Goga Bitadze personal foul (Dru Smith draws the foul) | ||
| 4:07 | | Dru Smith misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 4:07 | | Heat offensive rebound | ||
| 4:07 | | +1 | Dru Smith makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 23-23 |
| 3:58 | | Anthony Black misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 3:54 | | Jaime Jaquez Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 3:51 | | +3 | Tyler Herro makes three point running jump shot (Jaime Jaquez Jr. assists) | 26-23 |
| 3:39 | | Jett Howard turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 3:22 | | +3 | Tyler Herro makes three point jump shot (Jaime Jaquez Jr. assists) | 29-23 |
| 3:05 | | Jett Howard turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 2:52 | | +3 | Tyler Herro makes three point pullup jump shot | 32-23 |
| 2:49 | | Magic 60 second timeout | ||
| 2:33 | | Moritz Wagner turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 2:33 | | Magic 60 second timeout | ||
| 2:21 | | +2 | Kel'el Ware makes two point alley-oop dunk (Terry Rozier assists) | 34-23 |
| 2:12 | | Jonathan Isaac misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:09 | | Terry Rozier defensive rebound | ||
| 2:05 | | +2 | Terry Rozier makes two point driving floating jump shot | 36-23 |
| 1:45 | | Jonathan Isaac misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:40 | | Tyler Herro defensive rebound | ||
| 1:33 | | Tyler Herro turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 1:17 | | +3 | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes three point jump shot (Caleb Houstan assists) | 36-26 |
| 1:05 | | +2 | Terry Rozier makes two point driving floating bank jump shot | 38-26 |
| 0:53 | | Tyler Herro personal foul (Cory Joseph draws the foul) | ||
| 0:43 | | Wendell Carter Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:40 | | Duncan Robinson defensive rebound | ||
| 0:33 | | Wendell Carter Jr. blocks Jaime Jaquez Jr.'s two point driving layup | ||
| 0:30 | | Cory Joseph defensive rebound | ||
| 0:27 | | Caleb Houstan misses two point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 0:25 | | Duncan Robinson defensive rebound | ||
| 0:09 | | Cory Joseph shooting foul (Terry Rozier draws the foul) | ||
| 0:09 | | +1 | Terry Rozier makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 39-26 |
| 0:09 | | +1 | Terry Rozier makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 40-26 |
| 0:00 | | +2 | Cory Joseph makes two point driving bank hook shot | 40-28 |
| 0:00 | | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope blocks Terry Rozier's three point jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | Heat offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:43 | | Cory Joseph shooting foul (Jaime Jaquez Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 11:43 | | +1 | Jaime Jaquez Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 41-28 |
| 11:43 | | Jaime Jaquez Jr. misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 11:40 | | Jonathan Isaac defensive rebound | ||
| 11:32 | | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:28 | | Magic offensive rebound | ||
| 11:28 | | Bam Adebayo personal foul (Loose ball) (Cory Joseph draws the foul) | ||
| 11:22 | | +2 | Wendell Carter Jr. makes two point pullup jump shot | 41-30 |
| 11:08 | | Bam Adebayo misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:06 | | Jonathan Isaac defensive rebound | ||
| 11:03 | | Pelle Larsson personal foul (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope draws the foul) | ||
| 10:55 | | Jonathan Isaac misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:54 | | Magic offensive rebound | ||
| 10:43 | | Cory Joseph misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 10:41 | | Bam Adebayo defensive rebound | ||
| 10:30 | | +2 | Bam Adebayo makes two point hook shot | 43-30 |
| 10:08 | | Wendell Carter Jr. misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 10:04 | | Terry Rozier defensive rebound | ||
| 9:56 | | +3 | Terry Rozier makes three point stepback jump shot (Pelle Larsson assists) | 46-30 |
| 9:54 | | Magic 60 second timeout | ||
| 9:31 | | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:29 | | Bam Adebayo defensive rebound | ||
| 9:12 | | Jaime Jaquez Jr. turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 8:57 | | Jonathan Isaac misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 8:55 | | Bam Adebayo defensive rebound | ||
| 8:43 | | Anthony Black shooting foul (Pelle Larsson draws the foul) | ||
| 8:43 | | +1 | Pelle Larsson makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 47-30 |
| 8:43 | | +1 | Pelle Larsson makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 48-30 |
| 8:37 | | Jamahl Mosley technical foul | ||
| 8:37 | | +1 | Terry Rozier makes technical free throw 1 of 1 | 49-30 |
| 8:19 | | Cole Anthony misses two point driving floating bank jump shot | ||
| 8:17 | | Terry Rozier defensive rebound | ||
| 8:04 | | +2 | Terry Rozier makes two point turnaround jump shot | 51-30 |
| 7:48 | | Anthony Bl |