15-year Orlandoversary: Turkoglu beats buzzer from deep as Magic top Celtics

Photo by Fernando Medina/NBAE via Getty ImagesThe 2007-08 Boston Celtics accomplished a great and many things. That year, the Celtics finished 66-16 before beating the Los Angeles Lakers in six games in the NBA Finals for the franchise’s 17th championship and first since 1986.

One of the things Boston failed to do was take the season series from the Orlando Magic or to win in Orlando. On this day 15 years ago, Hedo Turkoglu drilled the game-winning 3-pointer at the buzzer to give the Magic a thrilling 96-93 victory.

The teams had split the first two meetings as they arrived at Amway Arena on Jan. 27, 2008. The Magic collected a 104-102 victory in the first meeting in Orlando before the…