Heat beat Magic 118-96
The Miami Heat beat the Orlando Magic 118-96.
The Heat led by as many as 23.
Luol Deng scored 20 points (12 in the paint) on 7 for 11 shooting, and Dwyane Wade added 17 points (8 in the third quarter) and 3 steals on 7 for 9 shooting. Gerald Green scored 13 of his 15 points in the fourth quarter.
For the Magic, Evan Fournier scored 21 points.
The Heat shot 55.8% from the field to the Magic’s 44.6% and outscored them 60-38 in the paint. The Magic got 6 offensive rebounds, about 4 fewer than usual for the shots they missed. The Heat outscored the Magic 13-3 in 4 minutes with Johnson, Deng, Dragic, Whiteside and Richardson on the floor together.