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Miami Heat at Orlando Magic

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13-13, 5-8 Away
Final
114 - 121

18-12, 11-2 Home

Magic tie franchise record with 25-point comeback in 121-114 win over Heat

Moritz Wagner suffers torn ACL

The Magic also trailed by 22 entering the fourth quarter before outscoring the Heat 37-8. Their 25-point comeback ties a mark set on Nov. 8, 1989 against the Cleveland Cavaliers.

Anthony also had eight rebounds and nine assists. Kentavious Caldwell-Pope scored 24 points and Goga Bitadze added 18 points and 13 rebounds for the Magic, who lost center Mo Wagner to a knee injury in the first quarter and center Wendell Carter Jr. to an ejection before halftime.

Bam Adebayo and Terry Rozier led Miami with 23 points each, and Tyler Herro added 22.

Wagner went down with a left knee injury and did not return. Guard Jalen Suggs was a late scratch after injuring his ankle Thursday night.

Takeaways Heat: Playing without Jimmy Butler, the Heat went cold in the fourth quarter to blow their lead.

Magic: After Carter was ejected before halftime for disputing a goaltending no-call on Kel'el Ware, the Magic were left with only one player (Caldwell-Pope) who started their season opener at Miami.

Key moment Despite having to look to their bench, the Magic erased a 22-point deficit and took the lead on a short jumper by Caldwell-Pope with 2:41 remaining.

Key stat The Heat made eight of their first 17 3-points shots before missing 14 of their next 15.

Up next The Heat host the Brooklyn Nets and the Magic host the Boston Celtics on Monday night.

Regular Season Series

ORL leads series 2-0

Matchup Prediction

Magic: 65.3%
Heat: 34.7%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 114 - 121
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 114 - 121
4th 0.0 Heat offensive team rebound 114 - 121
4th 0.0 Jonathan Isaac blocks Bam Adebayo 's 33-foot three point pullup jump shot 114 - 121
4th 3.1 Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes free throw 2 of 2 114 - 121

Statistics

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36-75 FG 43-87
48.0 Field Goal % 49.4
9-32 3PT 11-37
28.1 Three Point % 29.7
33-42 FT 24-27
78.6 Free Throw % 88.9
38 Rebounds 41
7 Offensive Rebounds 10
31 Defensive Rebounds 31
16 Assists 24
7 Steals 5
2 Blocks 9
14 Turnovers 13
1 Team Turnovers 0
15 Total Turnovers 13
0 Technical Fouls 5
0 Total Technical Fouls 5
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
26 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 18
11 Fast Break Points 23
46 Points in Paint 56
25 Fouls 23
25 Largest Lead 7

Game Information

Kia Center

Location: Orlando, FL
Attendance: 18,080 · Capacity:

2024-25 Southeast Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Orlando 23 20 .535 - L2
Atlanta 21 19 .525 0.5 W2
Miami 20 20 .500 1.5 L3
Charlotte 10 28 .263 10.5 W2
Washington 6 33 .154 15 L8
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