Watch: Cole Anthony connects with Aaron Gordon on a one-handed dunk
On Wednesday, the Orlando Magic picked up a 113-107 win over the Miami Heat to open up the regular season. Evan Fournier scored a team-high 25 points to lead the Magic while Aaron Gordon chipped in 20 points and seven rebounds over the defending Eastern Conference champions.
The game also marked the official debut for Magic rookies Cole Anthony and Chuma Okeke. Anthony produced six points, a team-high six assists and two steals in 19 minutes off the bench while Okeke had three points, five rebounds and two assists in 22 minutes.
Perhaps the biggest highlight of the contest occurred in the fourth quarter on a fastbreak situation with Anthony and Gordon. Anthony picked off a pass from the Heat, and immediately sprinted toward the other end of the floor and hit Gordon on the alley-oop pass.
Orlando outscored Miami by 10 points in the final period to pull out the win. The Magic forced the Heat into 22 turnovers, which resulted in 24 points, and also won the second-chance points and fastbreak points battle throughout the evening.
The Magic certainly picked up an impressive win on Wednesday but the outcome was merely one game in a long season and the team stressed afterward that they can’t get too high following the first win of the year.
Orlando returns to action on Saturday versus the Washington Wizards.
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