ORLANDO, Fla. — —

Cole Anthony made a layup with 1.3 seconds left to complete the Orlando Magic’s 17-point, fourth-quarter comeback in a 102-101 victory over the Brooklyn Nets on Sunday.

Cam Thomas missed a jumper from the corner at the final horn.

Anthony scored 10 and Tristan da Silva scored 13 of his 21 points in the fourth quarter for Orlando, which trailed 71-50 midway through the third quarter. Goga Bitadze added 19 points, 11 rebounds and five assists.

The Magic’s comeback was their second in eight days after Orlando rallied from a 25-point deficit to beat Miami 121-114 on Dec. 21.

Thomas came off the bench with 25 points to lead the Nets in scoring in his first game since November 25th. Jalen Wilson added 16 points, including two free throws, with 6.2 seconds left.

Thomas, Brooklyn’s leading scorer with 24.7 points per game, played 25 minutes after missing 13 games with a left hamstring strain.

Takeaways

Nets: The Nets lost for the seventh time in nine games and played for the first time without Dorian Finney-Smith, who was traded to the Los Angeles Lakers early Sunday. In their four games against the Magic this season, the Nets used 11 different starters. Only Cam Johnson started all four games.

Magic: The Magic ended the four-game series against the Nets and completed a 3-4 winning streak. In all three wins against Miami, Boston and Brooklyn, they overcame double-digit deficits in the second half.

Key moment

A 3-pointer from Anthony, not used in the first half, sparked a 13-0 run for Orlando after they had fallen behind by 20 points.

Key statistics

The Nets shot 13 for 30 from 3-point range.

Next

The Nets are in Toronto and the Magic are in Detroit on Wednesday night.

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