Cole Anthony: 10 points, 3 rebounds. Markelle Fultz: 6 points, 2 assists Orlando found its groove after the early turnover struggles. – 8:39 PM Heat down 5 at end of first Turnover forcing has stopped, and well, they’re shooting 14% from three But that’s no surprise lol – 8:38 PM As usual, the Heat are dragging because of their lack of 3-point shot-making. Just 1 of 7 from deep. Otherwise, they are checking all the boxes. Trail the Magic 31-26 after the first quarter. – 8:38 PM Highsmith gets some first quarter minutes with Caleb Martin in early foul trouble. Scores right away with a baseline cut, which he’s been really good at lately. – 8:35 PM Keith Smith @KeithSmithNBA Paolo Banchero caught the ball just over halfcourt.
Working well, though Orlando doesn’t really have the personnel to attack defensive weak spots. – 10:22 PM Bam Adebayo blocked Banchero’s shot, Butler picked up the loose ball, got it back to Bam who finished in transition with a layup. – 10:17 PM Ira Winderman @IraHeatBeat Lowry didn’t play in fourth quarter vs. Boston, but based on Oladipo’s struggles, could be Lowry and Vincent closing tonight. – 10:00 PM Three straight 3-pointers (one by Strus, two by Vincent) to start the fourth quarter and the Heat take a one-point lead. – 9:58 PM Brady Hawk @BradyHawk305 Heat take lead A pair of Gabe Vincent triples An Oladipo kick-out into a perfect steal in the middle of that zone – 9:58 PM Now that’s a good play Heat set up a cross screen for Bam to receive the ball baseline They double him on the block, he turns into it, kicks weak-side to Strus for 3 – 9:55 PM Khobi Price @khobi_price End of 3Q: Magic 79, Heat 73.
– 9 pts, 6 rebs Franz Wagner – 9 pts, 4 rebs ORL – 51. 4% FG | 43. 8% 3PT MIA – 38. 8% FG | 16. 7% 3PT Points in Paint: MIA 30, ORL 18 – 9:13 PM Halftime: Magic 59, Heat 50. Cole Anthony with a 3 to close out the half. He’s up to a team-high 17 points (4 of 5 on 3-pointers). Orlando shooting 51. 4% from the field (19-37) and 43. 8% on 3s (7-16).
– 9:11 PM The Heat trail the Magic 59-50 at halftime. They’ve forced nine turnovers, have 30 points in the paint, Jimmy Butler has 18 points. But the Heat have missed 15 of their 18 first-half 3s. Max Strus is 2/2 but didn’t shoot for several minutes in the 2Q. Need to get him touches. – 9:11 PM Barry Jackson @flasportsbuzz Besides the plunge in 3 point shooting, the other thing that irks from this Heat season is the difficulty at home against teams with losing records. They’ve played 14 home games against teams currently below. 500 and lost 7 of them.
Cole Anthony: 19 points, 6 rebounds Franz Wagner: 15 points (three 3s), 6 rebounds Paolo Banchero/Wenndell Carter Jr. : 11 points each – 9:53 PM That Max Strus (3 of 3) has as many 3-point attempts as Martin (0 of 3), Herro (0 of 3) and less than Oladipo (0 of 5) and Vincent (1 of 4) is a problem. – 9:52 PM The Magic’s halfcourt defense has been locked in for most of the night. Impressive showing/effort through 3 quarters. – 9:50 PM Halftime: Magic 59, Heat 50 Cole Anthony – 17 pts, 5 rebs Wendell Carter Jr.
With tonight’s victory vs. Magic, Heat has won 16 of its last 23 games and is now 28-22 this season. – 10:32 PM Nate Duncan @NateDuncanNBA Absolutely epic flop by Jimmy Butler trapped in the backcourt corner up 3 with under 30 seconds to go gets him FTs. There was a 6 second differential so Magic weren’t trying to foul. Makes 1-2. – 10:28 PM Kevin Pelton @kpelton Per @Ben Falk, the lineup finishing for the Heat tonight (Herro, Strus, Butler, Martin and Adebayo) had played just 15 possessions this season (bit. ly/3DlwvlM).
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