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Depleted Magic storm back, hold Heat to 8 points in 4th quarter

A lead of at least 22 points with 12 minutes left means victory in the NBA. Over the last five years, including playoffs, there had been 796 instances of a team having such a lead entering the fourth quarter.

Their record: 796-0.

Their record now: 796-1.

The Orlando Magic pulled off a rally they'll surely remember, and the Miami Heat had a collapse they surely won't soon forget. The Magic outscored the Heat 37-8 in the fourth quarter to pull off an improbable 121-114 victory on Saturday night, winning a game in which they trailed by 25 in the first half and were down 22 with one quarter remaining.