The Lead
‘Never surrender’ might as well be the Orlando Magic’s motto this season. Time after time, they have battled back from double-digit deficits. Usually, those big deficits are early in the game, and they gradually crawl back in it. On Friday in Houston, they fell behind by 13 with four minutes left in the fourth quarter before rallying to tie it in the final minute. However, in the end, it was Eric Gordon, one of the seasoned veterans on the court, who hit a go-ahead floater with 1.6 seconds remaining to propel the Rockets to a 118-116 victory.