Bam Adebayo made a 13-foot pull-up jumper on a pass from Jaime Jaquez Jr. with 18 seconds left, and the Miami Heat beat the Orlando Magic 99-96.
Paolo Banchero’s 15-foot fadeaway had put the Magic ahead 96-95 with 38 seconds left.
The Magic had the ball down 3, but Banchero missed a 29-foot pull-up 3-pointer with 3 seconds left that would have tied it.
During clutch time, the teams each scored 9. Banchero scored 7 of the Magic’s 9 on 2 for 7 shooting and 3 for 5 at the line.
Duncan Robinson scored 23 points (12 on 4 3-pointers). Adebayo added 21 points, 11 rebounds and 7 assists, and Caleb Martin scored 11 points off the bench.
For the Magic, Banchero had 25 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists but went 1 for 7 from 3, and Moritz Wagner added 19 points (14 in the paint) on 7 for 9 shooting off the bench.
The Heat went 17 for 20 at the line to the Magic’s 12 for 20. The Heat outscored the Magic 20-9 in 8 minutes with Love, Richardson, Adebayo, Martin and Robinson on the floor together.