Although he still had to clear NBA concussion protocol Monday, Magic center Goga Bitadze said he was ‘good to go’ after shootaround in Miami.
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Wendell Carter Jr. and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope speak with the media following the Magic's loss to the Nuggets.
are set to visit the Miami Heat on Monday night. On Saturday night -- with that starting unit of Paulo Banchero, Franz Wagner, Jalen Suggs, Wendell Carter Jr. and Kentavius Caldwell-Pope -- the ...
The Magic need perimeter scoring. They're on track to be the worst three-point shooting team in more than a decade and their offensive rating has been stuck in the NBA's bottom third since 2011-12. Complementing Banchero, Wagner and Suggs now could further open Orlando's window of contention.
In the second OT, Duncan Robinson delivered an alley-oop to Adebayo, and Adebayo drove past Anthony Black for a jam after two Magic misses, putting Miami up four. A Wendell Carter Jr. three-point play pulled Orlando within one, but Kel’El Ware then tapped back a miss to Adebayo, who passed to Herro for a three that put Miami up four with 1:39 left.
The Orlando Magic will need to be ready for another physical battle when they visit their Sunshine State rivals, the Miami Heat, on Monday at 7:30 p.m. ET.
Tyler Herro scored 30 points and had a season-high 12 assists, leading the host Miami Heat to a 125-119 double-overtime win over the Orlando Magic on Monday night.
Tyler Herro scored 30 points, Bam Adebayo finished with 26 and the Miami Heat erased a 14-point deficit in the fourth quarter before beating the Orlando Magic 125-119 in double overtime.
MIAMI – The Orlando Magic wasted a 12-point advantage in the final six minutes of regulation, and then a six-point lead in overtime before losing to the Miamt.
Ira Winderman’s perspectives and other items of note from the Miami Heat’s Monday night game against the Orlando Magic.
Franz Wagner, playing in just his third game after missing 20 straight with a torn right oblique, led the Magic with 29 points. He again played beyond his original minutes restriction, logging 40 minutes. Paolo Banchero, who played 44 minutes, had an overall rough night, finishing with 17 points on 7-of-21 floor shooting and five turnovers.