Without Anfernee Hardaway in the lineup, winning wasn’t always easy for the Orlando Magic. On this day 25 years ago, however, the club pulled off a comeback for the ages.
Playing without Hardaway for the fourth straight game, a 20-point fourth quarter deficit wasn’t too much for the Magic to overcome. They erased that advantage before topping the Cleveland Cavaliers in overtime, 96-93.
The Magic were 6-4 and playing on the second night of a back-to-back as they arrived at Gund Arena on Nov. 19, 1997. Trailing 81-61 with less than nine minutes to go, it looked like a lost cause, but Chuck Daly’s team refused to quit.