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Miami Heat at Orlando Magic

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0-1, 0-1 Away
Final
121 - 125

1-0, 1-0 Home

Paolo Banchero and Franz Wagner score 24 points each and Orlando beats Miami 125-121

Miami Heat vs. Orlando Magic: Game Highlights

Norman Powell led Miami with 28 points, and Bam Adebayo had 15 points and 12 rebounds. The Heat led by seven points midway through the fourth quarter before going more than four minutes without a field goal.

Magic guard Jalen Suggs, a surprise starter after missing the second half of last season and the entire exhibition season, finished with 14 points on 6-of-7 shooting. Suggs came up with several defensive plays late in the fourth quarter, including a steal and layup that reduced Miami’s lead to 111-110.

Suggs’ short jumper with 58.7 seconds left put Orlando ahead to stay, and Wendell Carter’s two free throws finished the scoring with 6.1 seconds left.

Andrew Wiggins had 18 points for the Heat and Davion Mitchell had 16 points and 12 assists.

Bane, playing in his first game after signing a five-year contract with the Magic, hit his first two 3-point shots and finished 3-for-7 from behind the arc.

Miami led 39-38 after the first quarter, the highest-scoring quarter in the 143-game history of the intrastate series.

Suggs played for the first time since Jan. 25, after missing most of last season with an assortment of injuries and having surgery on his left knee.

The Heat played without Tyler Herro, their leading scorer last season, who had surgery on his left ankle on Sept. 19.

Up next Heat: Visit Memphis on Friday night.

Magic: Host Atlanta on Friday night.

Regular Season Series

ORL leads series 1-0

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 121 - 125
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 121 - 125
4th 3.4 Wendell Carter Jr. defensive rebound 121 - 125
4th 3.4 Bam Adebayo misses 28-foot three point pullup jump shot 121 - 125
4th 6.1 Nikola Jovic enters the game for Kel'el Ware 121 - 125

Statistics

https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nba/500/mia.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originMIA https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nba/500/orl.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originORL
44-91 FG 42-90
48 Field Goal % 47
12-35 3PT 12-30
34 Three Point % 40
21-27 FT 29-35
78 Free Throw % 83
47 Rebounds 46
10 Offensive Rebounds 9
37 Defensive Rebounds 37
26 Assists 23
9 Steals 8
4 Blocks 7
17 Turnovers 15
2 Team Turnovers 0
19 Total Turnovers 15
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
25 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 16
22 Fast Break Points 23
54 Points in Paint 56
28 Fouls 20
12 Largest Lead 7
Orlando Magic Orlando Magic Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Jonathan Isaac, F Out Nov 5
Jalen Suggs, G Out Oct 26
Paolo Banchero, F Out Oct 24
Noah Penda, F Out Oct 17
Izaiyah Nelson, F Out Sep 28
Miami Heat Miami Heat Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE

Game Information

Kia Center

Location: Orlando, FL
Attendance: 19,186 · Capacity:

2026-27 Southeast Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Atlanta 6 4 .600 - W3
Washington 4 5 .444 1.5 L2
Miami 3 6 .333 2.5 L1
Charlotte 3 7 .300 3 L6
Orlando 2 6 .250 3 L3
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