Santa Cruz's Donovan Williams missed an open 3-point attempt with the No. 4 seeded Warriors leading their Western Conference semifinal by five points with 1 minute, 34 seconds remaining, and it was all downhill from there.
ORLANDO - Since debuting in Polk County in 2017, the Lakeland Magic have won 60 percent of their regular season games (94-63), have reached the playoffs every year and are now the reigning champs after beating the Delaware Blue Coats at Walt Disney World in the title game just last week.
At the helm throughout this now four-year journey has been Stan Heath, a long-time college coach prior to taking the Lakeland job. Just as he did at every stop in the college ranks, the now 56-year-old has excelled at developing young talent and getting players, all of whom hoping to land contracts with NBA clubs, to jell and play team-first basketball.