Magic rally from 15 points down in the 2nd half and beat Pelicans 112-108

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Desmond Bane scored 27 points and the Orlando Magic overcame a 15-point deficit in the second half in a 112-108 victory over the New Orleans Pelicans on Sunday night.

The Magic extended their winning streak against the Pelicans to nine games, and Orlando won in New Orleans for the ninth straight time. The Magic's last loss to the Pelicans was on Dec. 23, 2021, in Orlando, and they last lost in New Orleans on Jan. 18, 2017.

Trailing 94-84 early in the fourth quarter, Orlando used a 14-2 run to take its first lead since the second quarter. Bane’s 3-pointer put the Magic up 101-99, and they held off the Pelicans down the stretch, clinching the win on Bane’s free throw with 9.5 seconds left.

Paolo Banchero added 23 points for Orlando, which won despite shooting 7 for 33 (21%) from distance.

Saddiq Bey scored 32 points for the Pelicans, who lost their seventh straight after hitting one field goal in the final 4:50. Yves Missi had a season-high 18 points with 13 rebounds. Zion Williamson scored 17 points, but only one in the fourth quarter.

The Magic trailed 60-52 at halftime after missing 18 of 20 3-point attempts. Jalen Suggs went 0 for 5 from distance and 1 of 12 overall. Suggs struggled at the start of the second half, falling to the floor while backing up trying to stay in front of rookie Jeremiah Fears, who sank a 3 and gave the Pelicans a double-digit lead.

Suggs then missed three shots in quick succession as Orlando fell behind by 15. He hit back-to-back 3s and the Magic closed within 88-81 after three periods.

Orlando, which is in ninth place in the Eastern Conference, pulled within one game of sixth-place Philadelphia in its attempt to avoid the play-in tournament.

Magic: Host Detroit on Monday.

Pelicans: Host Utah on Tuesday.

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Orlando Magic guard Jalen Suggs (4) shoots in the second half against the New Orleans Pelicans in an NBA basketball game in New Orleans, Sunday, April 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Ella Hall)

Orlando Magic center-forward Wendell Carter Jr. (34) blocks New Orleans Pelicans forward Zion Williamson (1) in the second half of an NBA basketball game in New Orleans, Sunday, April 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Ella Hall)

Orlando Magic forward Paolo Banchero (5) dunks in the second half against the New Orleans Pelicans in an NBA basketball game in New Orleans, Sunday, April 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Ella Hall)

Orlando Magic forward Paolo Banchero (5) dunks in the second half against the New Orleans Pelicans in an NBA basketball game in New Orleans, Sunday, April 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Ella Hall)

NEW YORK (AP) — Pinch-hitter Graham Pauley had a go-ahead, two-run double in a four-run eighth inning, and the Miami Marlins held off the Yankees 7-6 on Sunday to stop New York's four-game winning streak.

In a game that started after a 3-hour, 35-minute rain delay, Max Fried handed a 4-3 lead to the Yankees' bullpen with the help of two overturned calls on sixth-inning video reviews.

Fernando Cruz and Jake Bird (1-1) walked consecutive batters with one out in the eighth and Bird loaded the bases when he plunked pinch-hitter Griffin Conine with a pitch. Pauley pulled a sweeper for a 5-4 lead and Xavier Edwards followed with a two-run single off Ryan Yarbrough through a drawn-in infield.

John King (1-0) escaped a two-on jam in the seventh and Anthony Bender allowed Jazz Chisholm Jr.'s two-run double with two outs in the ninth before striking out pinch-hitter J.C. Escarra with two on for his second save.

New York dropped to 7-2 while the Marlins (6-3) salvaged the finale of a three-game series.

Yankees closer David Bednar (33 pitches on Saturday) and setup men Tim Hill and Brent Headrick (pitched Friday and Saturday) weren't used.

Miami was successful on 10 of 11 ABS challenges in the series before losing two in the ninth inning.

New York was 2 for 12 with runners in scoring position, dropping to 6 for 38 in the series. The Yankees walked 30 times, two more than the previous franchise record for a three-game series set against the Chicago White Sox from May 10-12, 1934.

Fried, who entered with 13 1/3 scoreless innings, allowed three runs, five hits and three walks over 6 2/3 innings.

Ben Rice homered for the third time in four games, a three-run drive in the first off closer Pete Fairbanks, who made his first start since 2020 so he could head home for the birth of a child Monday.

New York right-hander Luis Gil allowed three runs, four hits and four walks over 4 2/3 innings for Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. He is expected to rejoin the Yankees for his next start. Spencer Jones hit a grand slam for the RailRiders.

Marlins: RHP Janson Junk (0-0) is on the mound for a homestand opener Monday against Cincinnati LHP Brandon Williamson (0-1).

Yankees: RHP Cam Schlittler (2-0) starts Tuesday night's series opener against the Athletics and RHP Aaron Civale (1-0).

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New York Yankees catcher Austin Wells, top, tags out Miami Marlins' Otto Lopez as he tries to score during the sixth inning of a baseball game, Sunday, April 5, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

New York Yankees' Aaron Judge hits a single during the first inning of a baseball game against the Miami Marlins, Sunday, April 5, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

New York Yankees' Ben Rice celebrates his three-run home run in the dugout during the first inning of a baseball game against the Miami Marlins, Sunday, April 5, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Miami Marlins' Liam Hicks, left, greets Graham Pauley, center, as he scores on a single hit by Xavier Edwards during the eighth inning of a baseball game against the New York Yankees, Sunday, April 5, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Miami Marlins' Otto Lopez reacts as he scores on a double hit by Graham Pauley during the eighth inning of a baseball game against the New York Yankees, Sunday, April 5, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)