
Orlando Magic at Miami Heat
· National Basketball AssociationBanchero scores 33, Magic roll in 2nd half to beat Heat 116-97 on opening night

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.
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.
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 |
42.7 | Field Goal % | 39.0 |
18-49 | 3PT | 11-34 |
36.7 | Three Point % | 32.4 |
16-22 | FT | 22-29 |
72.7 | Free Throw % | 75.9 |
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 Injuries
NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
---|---|---|
Kel'el Ware, C | Out | Jul 8 |
Dru Smith, G | Day-To-Day | Jul 3 |
Terry Rozier, SG | Day-To-Day | Jul 3 |
Orlando Magic Injuries
NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
---|---|---|
Jalen Suggs, SG | Day-To-Day | Jul 3 |
Game Information

Location: Miami, FL
Attendance: 19,630 · Capacity:
2024-25 Southeast Standings
TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
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41 | 41 | .500 | - | L1 |
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40 | 42 | .488 | 1 | W3 |
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37 | 45 | .451 | 4 | L1 |
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19 | 63 | .232 | 22 | L7 |
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18 | 64 | .220 | 23 | W1 |
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