The Orlando Magic rallied from a 24-point third-quarter deficit to defeat the Miami Heat 99-96 Thursday at AmericanAirlines Arena. Guard Jason Richardson led the Magic with 24 points. Orlando had five players in double-figures, including Jameer Nelson (16), Ryan Anderson (15), Dwight Howard (14) and Gilbert Arenas (11). The Heat, who got off to such a hot start, were led by LeBron James' 29 points. Trailing by three in the closing seconds, the Heat had two chances to tie but Chris Bosh and James missed 3-pointers.
"It's a trend. We've had leads and we've let it go away. I'm not used to being on teams like that. So it's mind boggling." -- Heat guard Dwyane Wade
In the other game of the night, Denver made it five wins of its last six by downing