ORLANDO, Fla. -- — Cole Anthony scored 27 of his 35 points in the second half and the Orlando Magic tied their largest comeback in franchise history to beat the Miami Heat 121-114 after trailing by 25 points on Saturday night.

The Magic also trailed by 22 entering the fourth quarter before outscoring the Heat 37-8. Their 25-point comeback ties a mark set on Nov. 8, 1989 against the Cleveland Cavaliers.

Anthony also had eight rebounds and nine assists. Kentavious Caldwell-Pope scored 24 points and Goga Bitadze added 18 points and 13 rebounds for the Magic, who lost center Mo Wagner to a knee injury in the first quarter and center Wendell Carter Jr. to an ejection before halftime.

Bam Adebayo and Terry Rozier led Miami with 23 points each, and Tyler Herro added 22.

Wagner went down with a left knee injury and did not return. Guard Jalen Suggs was a late scratch after injuring his ankle Thursday night.

Takeaways

Heat: Playing without Jimmy Butler, the Heat went cold in the fourth quarter to blow their lead.

Magic: After Carter was ejected before halftime for disputing a goaltending no-call on Kel'el Ware, the Magic were left with only one player (Caldwell-Pope) who started their season opener at Miami.

Key moment

Despite having to look to their bench, the Magic erased a 22-point deficit and took the lead on a short jumper by Caldwell-Pope with 2:41 remaining.

Key stat

The Heat made eight of their first 17 3-points shots before missing 14 of their next 15.

Up next

The Heat host the Brooklyn Nets and the Magic host the Boston Celtics on Monday night.

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Play By Play

Recent plays and game events

TIME	PLAY
12:00	Bam Adebayo vs. Goga Bitadze (Anthony Black gains possession)	0	0
11:41	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes driving layup (Tristan da Silva assists)	2	0
11:28	Bam Adebayo out of bounds bad pass turnover	2	0
11:20	Anthony Black bad pass (Dru Smith steals)	2	0
10:56	Bam Adebayo makes 11-foot two point shot	2	2
10:44	Anthony Black lost ball turnover (Dru Smith steals)	2	2
10:35	Bam Adebayo out of bounds bad pass turnover	2	2
10:23	Nikola Jovic personal foul	2	2
10:19	Tristan da Silva makes 2-foot dunk (Wendell Carter Jr. assists)	4	2
10:04	Nikola Jovic misses 23-foot three point jumper	4	2
10:00	Anthony Black defensive rebound	4	2
9:58	Anthony Black makes two point shot	6	2
9:58	Nikola Jovic shooting foul	6	2
9:58	Anthony Black makes free throw 1 of 1	7	2
9:42	Bam Adebayo makes 11-foot pullup jump shot	7	4
9:28	Anthony Black bad pass (Nikola Jovic steals)	7	4
9:27	Goga Bitadze shooting foul	7	4
9:27	Nikola Jovic makes free throw 1 of 2	7	5
9:27	Nikola Jovic makes free throw 2 of 2	7	6
9:11	Duncan Robinson shooting foul	7	6
9:11	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes free throw 1 of 2	8	6
9:11	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes free throw 2 of 2	9	6
9:04	Anthony Black shooting foul	9	6
9:04	Tyler Herro makes free throw 1 of 2	9	7
9:04	Tyler Herro makes free throw 2 of 2	9	8
8:55	Anthony Black makes 5-foot driving floating jump shot	11	8
8:46	Tyler Herro misses 24-foot three point step back jumpshot	11	8
8:42	Tristan da Silva defensive rebound	11	8
8:39	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes 27-foot running pullup jump shot (Tristan da Silva assists)	14	8
8:37	Heat Full timeout	14	8
8:18	Wendell Carter Jr. shooting foul	14	8
8:18	Bam Adebayo misses free throw 1 of 2	14	8
8:18	Heat offensive team rebound	14	8
8:18	Bam Adebayo makes free throw 2 of 2	14	9
8:03	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses 25-foot three point jumper	14	9
8:01	Bam Adebayo defensive rebound	14	9
7:50	Tyler Herro makes layup	14	11
7:37	Tristan da Silva makes 5-foot two point shot	16	11
7:24	Dru Smith makes driving layup	16	13
7:02	Wendell Carter Jr. makes 28-foot three point jumper (Goga Bitadze assists)	19	13
6:43	Duncan Robinson misses 23-foot three point jumper	19	13
6:42	Heat offensive team rebound	19	13
6:42	Tristan da Silva loose ball foul	19	13
6:36	Wendell Carter Jr. shooting foul	19	13
6:36	Bam Adebayo makes free throw 1 of 2	19	14
6:36	Bam Adebayo makes free throw 2 of 2	19	15
6:12	Anthony Black makes 20-foot pullup jump shot	21	15
6:00	Anthony Black personal foul	21	15
6:00	Bam Adebayo makes free throw 1 of 2	21	16
6:00	Cory Joseph enters the game for Kentavious Caldwell-Pope	21	16
6:00	Dru Smith makes free throw 2 of 2	21	17
5:46	Anthony Black misses 11-foot pullup jump shot	21	17
5:43	Tyler Herro defensive rebound	21	17
5:41	Kel'el Ware enters the game for Bam Adebayo	21	17
5:38	Duncan Robinson makes 28-foot three point jumper (Tyler Herro assists)	21	20
5:20	Kel'el Ware blocks Tristan da Silva 's 4-foot driving layup	21	20
5:15	Kel'el Ware defensive rebound	21	20
5:14	Kel'el Ware makes 3-foot dunk (Tyler Herro assists)	21	22
5:14	Magic Full timeout	21	22
4:55	Goga Bitadze makes 2-foot layup (Anthony Black assists)	23	22
4:29	Nikola Jovic misses driving floating jump shot	23	22
4:26	Goga Bitadze defensive rebound	23	22
4:16	Cory Joseph misses 26-foot three point jumper	23	22
4:12	Goga Bitadze offensive rebound	23	22
4:08	Tristan da Silva misses 26-foot three point jumper	23	22
4:07	Heat defensive team rebound	23	22
4:07	Goga Bitadze personal foul	23	22
4:07	Dru Smith misses free throw 1 of 2	23	22
4:07	Heat offensive team rebound	23	22
4:07	Jett Howard enters the game for Tristan da Silva	23	22
4:07	Moritz Wagner enters the game for Wendell Carter Jr.	23	22
4:07	Terry Rozier enters the game for Nikola Jovic	23	22
4:07	Jaime Jaquez Jr. enters the game for Duncan Robinson	23	22
4:07	Dru Smith makes free throw 2 of 2	23	23
3:58	Anthony Black misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot	23	23
3:54	Jaime Jaquez Jr. defensive rebound	23	23
3:51	Tyler Herro makes 27-foot three point shot (Jaime Jaquez Jr. assists)	23	26
3:39	Jett Howard out of bounds bad pass turnover	23	26
3:39	Pelle Larsson enters the game for Dru Smith	23	26
3:22	Tyler Herro makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jaime Jaquez Jr. assists)	23	29
3:05	Jett Howard out of bounds bad pass turnover	23	29
3:05	Jonathan Isaac enters the game for Goga Bitadze	23	29
2:52	Tyler Herro makes 27-foot three pointer	23	32
2:49	Magic Full timeout	23	32
2:49	Caleb Houstan enters the game for Anthony Black	23	32
2:49	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope enters the game for Jett Howard	23	32
2:33	Moritz Wagner out of bounds lost ball turnover	23	32
2:33	Magic Full timeout	23	32
2:33	Wendell Carter Jr. enters the game for Moritz Wagner	23	32
2:21	Kel'el Ware makes 2-foot alley oop dunk shot (Terry Rozier assists)	23	34
2:12	Jonathan Isaac misses 24-foot three point jumper	23	34
2:09	Terry Rozier defensive rebound	23	34
2:05	Terry Rozier makes 9-foot driving floating jump shot	23	36
1:45	Jonathan Isaac misses 25-foot three point jumper	23	36
1:40	Tyler Herro defensive rebound	23	36
1:33	Tyler Herro out of bounds bad pass turnover	23	36
1:17	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes 23-foot three point jumper (Caleb Houstan assists)	26	36
1:05	Terry Rozier makes 10-foot two point shot	26	38
53.1	Tyler Herro personal foul	26	38
53.1	Duncan Robinson enters the game for Tyler Herro	26	38
43.1	Wendell Carter Jr. misses 25-foot three point jumper	26	38
40.1	Duncan Robinson defensive rebound	26	38
33.0	Wendell Carter Jr. blocks Jaime Jaquez Jr. 's 6-foot driving layup	26	38
30.2	Cory Joseph defensive rebound	26	38
27.1	Caleb Houstan misses running pullup jump shot	26	38
25.1	Duncan Robinson defensive rebound	26	38
9.0	Cory Joseph shooting foul	26	38
9.0	Terry Rozier makes free throw 1 of 2	26	39
9.0	Bam Adebayo enters the game for Duncan Robinson	26	39
9.0	Terry Rozier makes free throw 2 of 2	26	40
0.2	Cory Joseph makes 5-foot two point shot	28	40
0.0	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope blocks Terry Rozier 's 25-foot three point jumper	28	40
0.0	Heat offensive team rebound	28	40
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	28	40

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Venue

Kia Center

Orlando, FL

Date & Time

12:00 AM, December 22, 2024

Coverage

NBA League Pass, FanDuel SN FL, FanDuel SN Sun

Attendance

18,080

Referees

Marat Kogut, David Guthrie, Nate Green

2025-26 Southeast Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
Orlando	31	27	.534	L1
Miami	32	29	.525	W1
Charlotte	30	31	.492	W4
Atlanta	30	31	.492	W3
Washington	16	43	.271	L4

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