LAS VEGAS - The Orlando Magic, who advanced to the playoffs in 2019 for the first time in seven years after winning 17 more games than the prior year, reeled off 10 victories throughout the season when trailing after three quarters.
The only team who had more wins when behind after three was the Detroit Pistons, who did it 12 times. The Houston Rockets, like the Magic, rallied back 10 times when trailing going into the fourth.
The poise the Magic showed, especially down the stretch of the season when they won 22 of their final 31 games, may be carrying over to the team’s summer league squad, who made two separate furious late-game rallies before falling short in an 84-79 loss to the Denver Nuggets on Sunday at the Cox Pavilion in Las Vegas.