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Magic 117, Hawks 110: Orlando overcomes massive first quarter deficit to earn the crunchtime victory

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Orlando earned a quality win thanks to Vucevic's massive second half and Hezonja's crunchtime scoring.

Winning back-to-back games against the same opponent is usually a difficult task in the NBA, and for much of the game tonight it appeared to be impossible for the Magic to earn their second straight victory over the Atlanta Hawks. However, despite being down 20 points in the first quarter, the Magic fought back the entire rest of the way to tie the game in the fourth quarter, reversing their crunch-time fortunes from the previous battle between these two teams. They were finally able to seal the deal in overtime, winning 117-110.