ORLANDO, (Reuters) – Rashard Lewis made a driving  lay-in with 1.3 seconds left on the clock to give the Orlando  Magic a 96-94 win over Eastern Conference rival the Boston  Celtics on Thursday.

Lewis scored a game-high 23 points and Boston’s Rasheed  Wallace missed badly on a three-point attempt as time expired  to complete an improbable come-from-behind win for the Magic  (30-16).

“Turned the corner, took it to the basket and was expecting  the defense to collapse,” Lewis told reporters. “I was surprised when I turned to the basket and nobody was there.”

Trailing by 14 early in the fourth quarter, Dwight Howard  spearheaded a rally with 11 of his 19 coming in the final  period to go with 10 boards and four blocks.

Howard scored nine straight Orlando points to spark a 12-4  run that gave the home team an 84-83 lead with 4:52 to go,  their first advantage of the game.

Ray Allen made his first seven shots and finished with 20  points while Wallace had 17 for the Celtics (29-14) who lost  for the first time in three games since Kevin Garnett returned  from a knee injury.

Despite squandering their big lead Boston was in good position when Paul Pierce made a three-pointer and Rajon Rondo  added a runner to put the team up three with 51 seconds left.

However, Magic guard J.J. Redick tied the game with a long  bomb of his own, and after a defensive stop, Lewis took  advantage of a defensive mix-up by the Celtics to swoop for the  game-winning score.