If the Magic keep playing like this, they'll bump their record up to 20-12 in no time. On the other hand, the Heat will have to make due with a 14-14 record unless they turn things around (and fast). Miami Heat @ Orlando Magic Current Records: Miami 14-13 ...

Five takeaways from the Miami Heat’s 89-88 win over the Orlando Magic (19-13) on Thursday night at Kia Center to open a three-game trip. The Heat (15-13) continues the trip on Saturday against the Hawks in Atlanta:

Tyler Herro hit a 19-foot jumper with 0.5 seconds left to give the Miami Heat an 89-88 win over the Orlando Magic.

Playing without Jimmy Butler a second straight game, the Miami Heat are going with the same starting lineup. The starters are: Bam Adebayo, Tyler Herro, Duncan Robinson, Haywood Highsmith and Jaime Jaquez.

VITALS : The Heat and Magic meet for the third of four regular season matchups. So far this season, Orlando has won both matchups, but has lost the season series to the Heat the past five straight seasons. The HEAT are 79-61 all-time versus the Magic during the regular season, including 44-25 in home games and 35-36 in road games.

Tyler Herro drilled a 15-footer with 0.5 seconds left to lift the Miami Heat to an 89-88 win over the host Orlando Magic on Thursday night.

On Saturday, it was the Orlando Magic with the rally to beat the Miami Heat, but on Thursday, on the same court, it was the Heat who found a way at the end to beat the Magic. Tyler Herro’s jumper with half a second left gave Miami an 89-88 victory — a game that came less than a week after the Heat wasted a 22-point,

The Miami Heat are heading up north, just a bit, to face the Orlando Magic at Kia Center for an Eastern Conference matchup. The Heat are trying to work their way up the ladder, with a 13-12 record which puts them in sixth place. The Magic are faring slightly better with a 17-12 record that puts them in fourth place.

Four of the 24 Duke basketball talents on an NBA contract this season have played more than 20 games and are averaging at least 20 points. The other three are Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum (28.7), Dallas Mavericks guard Kyrie Irving (24.6), and Toronto Raptors guard RJ Barrett (23.7).

The Orlando Magic won the first three meetings this season over the Brooklyn Nets by producing plenty of offense and getting big performances by Franz Wagner.

Just two days after Tyler Herro’s game-winning jumper lifted the Heat to a quality win over the Magic in Orlando, the Heat fell to the Atlanta Hawks 120-110 on Saturday afternoon at State Farm Arena. That game-to-game inconsistency has had the Heat hovering around .500 all season, dropping to 15-14 after Saturday’s defeat.