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Orlando Sentinel
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Roy Parry

Magic rally for 123-119 overtime victory over Grizzlies amid playoff push

ORLANDO, Fla. _ Amway Center hasn't seen a playoff game since 2012.

Friday night sure felt like one.

Terrence Ross hit 8 of 12 3-pointers and scored 31 points as the Orlando Magic rallied to beat the Memphis Grizzlies, 123-119 in overtime.

Evan Fournier finished with 27 points, Nikola Vucevic had 25 and D.J. Augustin had 20 as the Magic (35-38) extended their home win streak to six games.

The Magic trailed 90-73 before closing within 92-81 by the end of the third quarter.

Ross buried 3-pointers on consecutive possessions to make it 99-97 to cap a 16-4 run as the Amway crowd roared with approval.

The Grizzlies led 110-108 when Chandler Parsons missed a short jumper and the Magic rebounded with 21.5 seconds left. That led to a driving layup by Fournier and a tie game with 17.7 seconds remaining.

Fournier had a chance to win it but his 3-point attempt came up short as time expired in regulation.

In overtime, the teams traded baskets before the Magic went up 121-118 when Vucevic took a pass from Augustin on a cut to the basket and converted a layup with 35.5 seconds left.

Tyler Dorsey was fouled on a 3-point attempt with 24.3 seconds left but hit just one of his three free-throw attempts, and Magic guard Michael Carter-Williams grabbed the rebound after the second miss.

Fournier hit two free throws to seal it as the Grizzlies (29-43) failed to score again.

The Magic moved within one game of the Miami Heat for the eighth spot in the Eastern Conference with the win. The Heat were playing at Milwaukee late Friday night.

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