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Orlando Magic at Miami Heat

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1-0, 1-0 Away
Final
116 - 97

0-1, 0-1 Home

Banchero scores 33, Magic roll in 2nd half to beat Heat 116-97 on opening night

Paolo Banchero goes off for 33 points in Magic's season opener

Gary Harris added 18 for Orlando, all on 3-pointers. The Magic were 18 of 49 from 3-point range.

Terry Rozier scored 19 for Miami, which celebrated “Pat Riley Court” night with a halftime ceremony. Nikola Jovic scored 15 and Tyler Herro added 14 for the Heat.

Orlando led by as many as 32 in the second half.

Takeaways Magic: Orlando's high for 3-pointers attempted in a first half last season was 23. The Magic tried 27 before halftime on Wednesday, a clear sign that they see the 3-pointer as more of an option this season. The Magic made a league-low 903 3s last season.

Heat: Jimmy Butler was 1 for 8 from the field and scored three points. It's the fifth time in his career that he played at least 24 minutes and scored three points or less.

Key moment The whole third quarter was a moment for the Magic. Orlando outscored Miami by 21 points in the third, 39-18. It was the most lopsided third quarter on the road for the Magic since Feb. 7, 2010, when they outscored Boston by 25 on the way to a 96-89 win.

Key stat Banchero had the sixth instance of an Orlando player scoring at least 30 in a season opener. Tracy McGrady did it twice and Shaquille O'Neal, Nick Anderson and Anfernee Hardaway did it once. Anderson (1992) and O'Neal (1993) each scored 42 for the Magic opening night record. Banchero is now No. 3 on that list with his 33-point effort.

Up next Orlando plays its home opener Friday night against Brooklyn. Miami goes to Charlotte on Saturday night.

Regular Season Series

ORL leads series 1-0

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 116 - 97
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 116 - 97
4th 16.2 Haywood Highsmith makes 23-foot three point jumper (Dru Smith assists) 116 - 97
4th 25.1 shot clock turnover 116 - 94
4th 49.1 Pelle Larsson makes two point shot (Nikola Jovic assists) 116 - 94

Statistics

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41-96 FG 32-82
43 Field Goal % 39
18-49 3PT 11-34
37 Three Point % 32
16-22 FT 22-29
73 Free Throw % 76
57 Rebounds 41
18 Offensive Rebounds 9
39 Defensive Rebounds 32
28 Assists 24
8 Steals 5
8 Blocks 8
11 Turnovers 11
3 Team Turnovers 0
14 Total Turnovers 11
0 Technical Fouls 1
0 Total Technical Fouls 1
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
19 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 13
19 Fast Break Points 18
44 Points in Paint 40
21 Fouls 19
32 Largest Lead 8
Miami Heat Miami Heat Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Terry Rozier, G Out Mar 19
Orlando Magic Orlando Magic Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Anthony Black, G Out Mar 25
Jonathan Isaac, F Out Mar 25
Franz Wagner, F Out Mar 25

Game Information

Kaseya Center

Location: Miami, FL
Attendance: 19,630 · Capacity:

2025-26 Southeast Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Atlanta 41 33 .554 - L1
Charlotte 39 34 .534 1.5 W5
Orlando 39 34 .534 1.5 W1
Miami 39 35 .527 2 L1
Washington 17 56 .233 23.5 L1
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