{"id":19002,"date":"2022-01-08T23:00:32","date_gmt":"2022-01-09T04:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/?p=19002"},"modified":"2022-01-08T23:00:32","modified_gmt":"2022-01-09T04:00:32","slug":"magic-come-back-from-down-24-to-defeat-skyhawks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/2022\/01\/08\/magic-come-back-from-down-24-to-defeat-skyhawks\/","title":{"rendered":"MAGIC COME BACK FROM DOWN 24 TO DEFEAT SKYHAWKS"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Lakeland Magic, NBA G League affiliate of the Orlando Magic, rallied from down 24 points to defeat the College Park Skyhawks 112-102 on the second night of a back-to-back at the RP Funding Center in Lakeland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/F4B_VEDek3c\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Skyhawks got off to a hot start, outscoring the Magic 32-16&nbsp;in the first quarter. Cat Barber continued his weekend of hot shooting and scored 14 first-half points to push the College Park lead to 24 points. Lakeland battled back in the third behind&nbsp;strong play&nbsp;from BJ Johnson and Jeremiah Tilmon to cut the deficit to just four points going into the final period.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Johnson took over in the fourth, going a perfect 4-4 from the field, included two clutch three-point shots to complete the Lakeland comeback. For the second night in a row, Johnson led the team in scoring with over 30 points. The Magic outscored the Skyhawks 67-43 in the second half to cap off the 24-point comeback and win by 10.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Johnson finished with a game-high 31 points and 8 rebounds. Hassani Gravett posted 19 points, four rebounds and five assists. Jeremiah Tilmon added 16 points, five rebounds and three assists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Barber notched his second 30-point game in two nights, finishing with 30 points and six assists. Justin Tillman shot 10-15 from the field to contribute 24 points and seven rebounds. Jordan Sibert added 16 points and five rebounds.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Magic take on the Capital City Go-Go on Tuesday, January 11 at the RP Funding Center. 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