Published on Sunday, February 07, 2010
By HOWARD ULMAN
BOSTON - The Orlando Magic needed less than 48 hours to go from a terrible third quarter to a terrific one.
Vince Carter and Dwight Howard each scored nine points in that period to erase an 11-point halftime deficit, and the Magic went on to beat the Boston Celtics 96-89 on Sunday.
In a matter of three days, I've seen the worst quarter we've had since I've been here in three years and the best now in three years, Orlando coach Stan Van Gundy said.
On Friday night, the Magic blew a 21-point lead and lost to the Washington Wizards 92-91 after being outscored 39-17 in the third quarter. On Sunday, they outscored the Celtics 36-11 in that period.
The Magic (34-17) moved into second place in the Eastern Conference, one game ahead of the Celtics (32-17).
We were upset about the way we played in the first half, said Howard, who had 16 points and 13 rebounds. After that, we got stops and then we came down and hit some shots. And after that, we just kept it rolling
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