National Basketball Association
Orlando 102, Miami 101
When: 7:30 PM ET, Monday, December 29, 2014
Where: American Airlines Arena, Miami, Florida
Officials:
#77 Karl Lane, #6 Tony Brown, #19 James Capers
Attendance:
19887
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Magic 102, Heat 101: Victor Oladipo made the winning free throw with 6.6 seconds left as part of a 22-point effort as visiting Orlando squeaked past Miami.
Nikola Vucevic had 26 points and nine rebounds and Tobias Harris scored 18 points for the Magic, who went 11-of-25 from 3-point range. Channing Frye added 13 points and Elfrid Payton had eight assists as Orlando halted a 10-game losing streak against Miami.
Dwyane Wade scored 25 points, but missed a 20-footer just prior to the buzzer as the Heat concluded a 2-5 homestand. Danny Granger scored a season-high 21 points off the bench and made a season-best six 3-pointers and Chris Bosh tallied 20 points in his return from a calf injury.
Wade scored seven consecutive points to give Miami an 88-87 lead with 7:11 remaining and Granger sank a 3-pointer with 1:38 left to give the Heat a 101-97 lead. Harris hit a short jumper and Oladipo drove for the tying hoop with 43.1 seconds to play before Oladipo split two free throws to give Orlando the win.
Granger connected on five first-half 3-pointers and Miami shot 57.6 percent from the field en route to a 53-50 halftime lead. The Heat scored the first seven points of the third quarter to build a 10-point bulge and were up nine late in the period before Frye hit two 3-pointers and Harris drained one during a quarter-ending 11-2 burst that sent the game into the final stanza knotted at 77.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Granger is averaging 19.5 points over the past two games. … Orlando shot just 13 free throws, making nine, while Miami went 28-of-40. … Bosh sat out eight games due to his ailment.
Top Game Performances
| Orlando |
|
Miami |
|
Nikola Vucevic 26 |
Scoring |
Dwyane Wade 25 |
|
Elfrid Payton 8 |
Assists |
Dwyane Wade 6 |
|
Nikola Vucevic 9 |
Rebounds |
Chris Bosh 8 |
|
Victor Oladipo 5 |
Free Throws Made |
Dwyane Wade 11 |
|
Elfrid Payton 4 |
Steals |
Mario Chalmers 2 |
|
Kyle O'Quinn 1 |
Blocks |
Hassan Whiteside 2 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Orlando
|
102 |
53.2 |
11-25 |
9-13 |
21 |
34 |
2 |
9 |
14 |
| Miami
|
101 |
52.4 |
7-14 |
28-40 |
18 |
36 |
3 |
9 |
14 |
Upcoming Games
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Miami will play their next game on the road against Indiana. The Heat have a W/L % of .333 after a win and .529 after a loss.
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Orlando will play their next game at home against Detroit. The Magic have a W/L % of .333 after a win and .409 after a loss.