Magic Rally Late, Stun Heat At Home 99-96
MIAMI (AP) - Jason Richardson scored 24 points, 11 of them to kickstart what became a wild 40-9 run, and the Orlando Magic rallied from 24 points down in the second half to stun the Miami Heat 99-96 on Thursday night.
Jameer Nelson scored 12 of his 16 points 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 8:57 left in the third quarter.
Ryan Anderson scored 15 and Gilbert Arenas added 11, including a pair of big 3-pointers in the fourth.
James scored 29 and Dwyane Wade had 28 for Miami, which trailed 97-96 with 9.6 seconds left. J.J. Redick pushed the lead to three with a pair of free throws, and Chris Bosh and James missed 3-point attempts in the final seconds.
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