Jimmy Butler III scored 22 points (12 in the paint), and the Miami Heat rallied from 17 points down in the second quarter to beat the Orlando Magic 107-103 in overtime.
The Heat trailed 50-33 with 3:43 left in the second quarter. They were still down 95-86 with 2:34 left in the fourth quarter, with a 3% chance to win, and outscored the Magic 21-8 the rest of the way.
The Magic had the ball down 3 after a timeout, but Gary Harris missed a step-back 3-pointer with 6.2 seconds left that would have tied it.
Tyler Herro’s free throw with 1.8 seconds left in overtime made it 107-103 and put it away.
During clutch time, the Heat outscored the Magic 16-10. Butler (No. 3 in clutch points, 2022-23) scored 6 of the Heat’s 16 on 3 for 6 shooting. Early in the fourth quarter, Jalen Suggs had 2 of his 4 steals in 21 seconds, the first leading to Bol Bol’s driving dunk and the second to Bol’s driving dunk.
Herro scored 23 points (12 in the paint), and Gabe Vincent added 20 points. The Heat had 3 20-point scorers.
For the Magic, Markelle Fultz scored 17 points.
The Heat went 21 for 23 at the line to the Magic’s 18 for 23. The Magic outscored the Heat 17-5 on the fast break. The Heat outscored the Magic 28-18 in 13 minutes with Butler, Adebayo, Vincent, Strus and Herro on the floor together.