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Hezonja's Clutch Shot in NBA Debut Lifts Magic


July 4, 2015

ORLANDO – In a scene that seemed to be straight out of a Hollywood script or heaven-sent from the basketball gods, Mario Hezonja – a rookie playing in his first NBA game – received the basketball on the left wing and his Orlando Magic trailing by two points in the final seconds.

What happened next backed up the legendary confidence that Hezonja brought with him from Europe and it left the Magic downright giddy with excitement over the forward’s future.

Hezonja, the fifth overall pick from last Thursday’s NBA Draft, confidently drilled a go-ahead 3-point shot with 12.