INDIANAPOLIS – Another game against the gritty, hard-nosed Indiana Pacers and another stirring fourth-quarter rally by the Orlando Magic to notch a victory that it absolutely, positively had to have to stay in the race for one of the final playoff spots in the Eastern Conference.
Already owners of come-from-behind victories over Indiana in which it pulled off late rallies on Jan. 31 and March 2, Orlando worked its, ummmm, fourth-quarter magic once again to frustrate the Pacers and the sellout crowd inside of Bankers Life Fieldhouse.
Down two points to start the final period, the Magic got clutch performances from long-time stalwarts Aaron Gordon and Nikola Vucevic and outscored Indiana 31-24 in the fourth quarter for a stirring 121-116 victory.