Game ID: 22400377
Miami Heat @ Orlando Magic
Saturday, December 21, 2024 at 7:00 PM ET
Kia Center, Orlando, FL
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
ORL 28 28 28 37 121MIA 40 36 30 8 114
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Welcome to the scouting desk. The coffee is cold, the film is play-by-play, and somebody has to explain what happened.
Every game has a hinge — a stretch where it was decided, usually while everyone was watching something else. Start where the evidence lives: the Lineups' face-offs say which five actually won their minutes; the Possessions ledger says who ran ahead of the night's own pace; the Shot Chart says where the points really came from, which is rarely where the highlights were. When all three agree, that is the story. When they don't — that is why this desk has a chair.
ORL availability going into 12/08 · 1 day's restOUT Banchero missed 20 since 11/01, out tonight
OUT Harris missed 6 since 11/27, out tonight
OUT Queen missed 13 since 11/13, out tonight
OUT Joseph missed 4 since 12/01, out tonight
NEW Bitadze 20 to 26 min over the last 4
ORL availability going into 12/10 · 1 day's restOUT Banchero missed 21 since 11/01, out tonight
OUT Isaac missed 2 since 12/06, out tonight
OUT Harris missed 7 since 11/27, out tonight
OUT Queen missed 14 since 11/13, out tonight
OUT Joseph missed 5 since 12/01, out tonight
NEW Bitadze 20 to 27 min over the last 4
ORL availability going into 12/15 · 4 days' restOUT Banchero missed 22 since 11/01, out tonight
OUT Wagner missed 2 since 12/08, out tonight
OUT Isaac missed 3 since 12/06, returns tonight: 15 min (98% of 15)
OUT Harris missed 8 since 11/27, out tonight
OUT Queen missed 15 since 11/13, returns tonight: 2 min (11% of 14)
OUT Joseph missed 6 since 12/01, returns tonight: 9 min (69% of 13)
NEW Suggs 29 to 36 min over the last 5
NEW Bitadze 20 to 29 min over the last 4
ORL availability going into 12/19 · 3 days' restOUT Banchero missed 23 since 11/01, out tonight
OUT Wagner missed 3 since 12/08, out tonight
OUT Harris missed 9 since 11/27, out tonight
BACK Isaac back 12/15 after 3, 15 min since (98% of 15)
BACK Queen back 12/15 after 15, 2 min since (11% of 14)
BACK Joseph back 12/15 after 6, 9 min since (69% of 13)
NEW Suggs 29 to 34 min over the last 5
NEW Bitadze 20 to 28 min over the last 5
ORL availability going into 12/21 · 1 day's restOUT Banchero missed 24 since 11/01, out tonight
OUT Wagner missed 4 since 12/08, out tonight
OUT Harris missed 10 since 11/27, out tonight
BACK Isaac back 12/15 after 3, 16 min since (104% of 15)
BACK Queen back 12/15 after 15, 2 min since (11% of 14)
BACK Joseph back 12/15 after 6, 8 min since (62% of 13)
NEW Bitadze 20 to 29 min over the last 5
ORL availability going into 12/23 · 1 day's restOUT Banchero missed 25 since 11/01, out tonight
OUT Wagner missed 5 since 12/08, out tonight
OUT Harris missed 11 since 11/27, out tonight
BACK Isaac back 12/15 after 3, 16 min since (107% of 15)
BACK Queen back 12/15 after 15, 10 min since (70% of 14)
BACK Joseph back 12/15 after 6, 13 min since (100% of 13)
NEW da Silva 22 to 27 min over the last 5
NEW Bitadze 20 to 30 min over the last 5
ORL availability going into 12/26 · 2 days' restOUT Banchero missed 26 since 11/01, out tonight
OUT Wagner missed 6 since 12/08, out tonight
OUT Harris missed 12 since 11/27, out tonight
BACK Isaac back 12/15 after 3, 16 min since (102% of 15)
BACK Queen back 12/15 after 15, 18 min since (129% of 14)
BACK Joseph back 12/15 after 6, 13 min since (100% of 13)
NEW da Silva 22 to 30 min over the last 5
NEW Bitadze 20 to 28 min over the last 5
ORL availability going into 12/27 · back-to-backOUT Banchero missed 27 since 11/01, out tonight
OUT Wagner missed 7 since 12/08, out tonight
OUT Harris missed 13 since 11/27, returns tonight: 15 min (98% of 15)
OUT Houstan missed 2 since 12/23, returns tonight: 4 min (34% of 13)
BACK Isaac back 12/15 after 3, 15 min since (99% of 15)
BACK Queen back 12/15 after 15, 23 min since (164% of 14)
BACK Joseph back 12/15 after 6, 12 min since (90% of 13)
NEW da Silva 22 to 34 min over the last 5
NEW Bitadze 20 to 27 min over the last 5
ORL availability going into 12/29 · 1 day's restOUT Banchero missed 28 since 11/01, out tonight
OUT Wagner missed 8 since 12/08, out tonight
BACK Harris back 12/27 after 13, 15 min since (98% of 15)
BACK Houstan back 12/27 after 2, 4 min since (34% of 13)
NEW da Silva 22 to 34 min over the last 5
NEW Bitadze 20 to 29 min over the last 5
NEW Queen 14 to 29 min over the last 4
MIA availability going into 12/08 · back-to-backOUT Jović missed 7 since 11/26, out tonight
OUT Ware missed 5 since 11/29, out tonight
OUT Richardson missed 8 since 11/24, out tonight
OUT Burks missed 2 since 12/04, out tonight
BACK Smith back 12/02 after 5, 21 min since (107% of 19)
BACK Bryant back 12/02 after 10, 10 min since (83% of 12)
NEW Highsmith 24 to 29 min over the last 5
MIA availability going into 12/12 · 3 days' restOUT Jović missed 8 since 11/26, returns tonight: 24 min (98% of 25)
OUT Ware missed 6 since 11/29, out tonight
OUT Richardson missed 9 since 11/24, out tonight
OUT Burks missed 3 since 12/04, out tonight
OUT Larsson missed 2 since 12/07, out tonight
BACK Smith back 12/02 after 5, 22 min since (114% of 19)
BACK Bryant back 12/02 after 10, 9 min since (76% of 12)
MIA availability going into 12/16 · 3 days' restOUT Ware missed 7 since 11/29, out tonight
OUT Richardson missed 10 since 11/24, out tonight
OUT Burks missed 4 since 12/04, out tonight
OUT Larsson missed 3 since 12/07, out tonight
BACK Jović back 12/12 after 8, 24 min since (98% of 25)
BACK Smith back 12/02 after 5, 24 min since (126% of 19)
BACK Bryant back 12/02 after 10, 9 min since (76% of 12)
MIA availability going into 12/20 · 3 days' restOUT Ware missed 8 since 11/29, out tonight
OUT Richardson missed 11 since 11/24, out tonight
OUT Burks missed 5 since 12/04, out tonight
OUT Larsson missed 4 since 12/07, out tonight
BACK Jović back 12/12 after 8, 24 min since (98% of 25)
NEW Smith 19 to 26 min over the last 5
MIA availability going into 12/21 · back-to-backOUT Ware missed 9 since 11/29, returns tonight: 14 min (63% of 22)
OUT Richardson missed 12 since 11/24, out tonight
OUT Burks missed 6 since 12/04, out tonight
OUT Larsson missed 5 since 12/07, returns tonight: 24 min (171% of 14)
BACK Jović back 12/12 after 8, 22 min since (88% of 25)
NEW Smith 19 to 30 min over the last 5
MIA availability going into 12/23 · 1 day's restOUT Richardson missed 13 since 11/24, out tonight
OUT Burks missed 7 since 12/04, returns tonight: 24 min (137% of 18)
BACK Jović back 12/12 after 8, 21 min since (85% of 25)
BACK Ware back 12/21 after 9, 14 min since (63% of 22)
BACK Larsson back 12/21 after 5, 24 min since (171% of 14)
NEW Smith 19 to 29 min over the last 5
MIA availability going into 12/26 · 2 days' restOUT Butler III missed 2 since 12/21, out tonight
OUT Richardson missed 14 since 11/24, out tonight
OUT Love missed 2 since 12/21, out tonight
BACK Jović back 12/12 after 8, 24 min since (96% of 25)
BACK Ware back 12/21 after 9, 16 min since (71% of 22)
BACK Burks back 12/23 after 7, 24 min since (137% of 18)
BACK Larsson back 12/21 after 5, 20 min since (145% of 14)
NEW Smith 19 to 26 min over the last 5
MIA availability going into 12/28 · 1 day's restOUT Butler III missed 3 since 12/21, out tonight
OUT Richardson missed 15 since 11/24, out tonight
OUT Love missed 3 since 12/21, out tonight
BACK Ware back 12/21 after 9, 15 min since (67% of 22)
BACK Burks back 12/23 after 7, 28 min since (159% of 18)
BACK Larsson back 12/21 after 5, 20 min since (145% of 14)
MIA availability going into 12/29 · back-to-backOUT Butler III missed 4 since 12/21, out tonight
OUT Richardson missed 16 since 11/24, out tonight
OUT Love missed 4 since 12/21, returns tonight: 14 min (128% of 11)
BACK Ware back 12/21 after 9, 14 min since (62% of 22)
BACK Burks back 12/23 after 7, 25 min since (142% of 18)
BACK Larsson back 12/21 after 5, 15 min since (107% of 14)
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Orlando comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 102 a night and allowing 106, shooting 44 percent and 29 from three, 22 free throws a game; Suggs at 20 and M. Wagner at 15 a game. That is 3 straight losses. Without Banchero (24 straight), Wagner (4 straight), Harris (10 straight). One day's rest. Miami comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 111, shooting 47 percent and 36 from three, 25 free throws a game; Herro at 25 and Adebayo at 19 a game. Without Ware (9 straight), Richardson (12 straight), Burks (6 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Orlando wins, and the game turns on the arc, Miami at 36 percent from three to Orlando's 29. Call it Orlando 109, Miami 108, Miami keeping it close.
12/08 vs PHX 115-110 — ORL notes
ORL won 115-110. ORL shot 48% (42 of 88) to PHX's 47%, 12 of 36 from three, and went to the line 30 times to PHX's 22 — 19 points from the stripe to their 19. ORL turned it over 13 times to PHX's 19. Suggs led with 26 (8 of 18, 4 of 10 from three, 6 of 7 at the line); Bitadze added 21, Anthony 14. The hinge was Q4, 31-23: ORL came in trailing by 3 and left it ahead by 5. ORL trailed 57-62 at the half and won the second half 58-48. Anthony was the night's best plus/minus at +17.
12/10 @ MIL 109-114 — ORL notes
ORL lost 109-114. ORL took 16 more shots (93 to 77), fed by 15 offensive rebounds, but shot 44% to MIL's 55%, 6 of 27 from three. Suggs led with 32 (12 of 26, 3 of 11 from three, 5 of 6 at the line); Black added 17, Wagner 13. Q1 was theirs, 33-25, but the other 3 periods went 89-76 against them. They led by as many as 11. Black's -14 in 32 minutes was the worst on the floor.
12/15 vs NYK 91-100 — ORL notes
ORL lost 91-100. ORL took 15 more shots (86 to 71), fed by 10 offensive rebounds, but shot 42% to NYK's 46%, 9 of 30 from three, and got to the line 13 times to NYK's 30. Wagner led with 32 (10 of 15, 4 of 7 from three, 8 of 11 at the line); da Silva added 20. Q3 was theirs, 26-24, the deficit cut from 10 to 8, but the other 3 periods went 76-65 against them. Suggs's -15 in 32 minutes was the worst on the floor.
12/19 vs OKC 99-105 — ORL notes
ORL lost 99-105. ORL shot 45% (35 of 78) to OKC's 48%, 11 of 35 from three, and went to the line 25 times to OKC's 16 — 18 points from the stripe to their 15. ORL turned it over 18 times to OKC's 13, and OKC turned those into 15 steals. Black led with 23 (8 of 14, 3 of 6 from three); da Silva added 15, Bitadze 15. Q3 was theirs, 28-17, the deficit cut from 19 to 8, but the other 3 periods went 88-71 against them. Anthony's -21 in 13 minutes was the worst on the floor.
12/21 vs MIA 121-114 — ORL notes
ORL won 121-114. ORL shot 49% (43 of 87) to MIA's 48%, 11 of 37 from three, and got to the line 27 times to MIA's 42. Anthony led with 35 (13 of 25, 2 of 8 from three, 7 of 7 at the line); Caldwell-Pope added 24, Bitadze 18. The hinge was Q4, 37-8: ORL came in trailing by 22 and left it ahead by 7. ORL trailed 56-76 at the half and won the second half 65-38. Queen was the night's best plus/minus at +27.
12/23 vs BOS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Orlando comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 107 a night and allowing 109, shooting 46 percent and 30 from three, 24 free throws a game; Suggs at 19 and Bitadze at 15 a game. Without Banchero (25 straight), Wagner (5 straight), Harris (11 straight). One day's rest. Boston comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 108, shooting 44 percent and 33 from three, 20 free throws a game; Tatum at 30 and Porziņģis at 18 a game. Without Hauser (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: Boston wins, on the road, in a game with no one edge to lean on. Call it Boston 111, Orlando 109, Orlando keeping it close.
12/26 vs MIA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Orlando comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 106 a night and allowing 107, shooting 45 percent and 31 from three, 23 free throws a game; Suggs at 16 and M. Wagner at 14 a game. Without Banchero (26 straight), Wagner (6 straight), Harris (12 straight). 2 days' rest. Miami comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 110, shooting 47 percent and 34 from three, 28 free throws a game; Herro at 23 and Adebayo at 20 a game. Without Butler III (2 straight), Richardson (14 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Orlando wins, and the game turns on the line, where Miami takes 28 free throws a game to Orlando's 23 and the glass, where Orlando has been plus-3 a night and Miami minus-1. Call it Orlando 109, Miami 108, Miami keeping it close.
12/27 vs NYK — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Orlando comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 101 a night and allowing 102, shooting 45 percent and 30 from three, 21 free throws a game; da Silva at 16 and Suggs at 16 a game. Without Banchero (27 straight), Wagner (7 straight), Harris (13 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. New York comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 106, shooting 49 percent and 41 from three, 21 free throws a game; Bridges at 24 and Towns at 23 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 6 a night. One day's rest.
So: New York wins, on the road, and the game turns on the arc, New York at 41 percent from three to Orlando's 30 and the turnovers, Orlando giving it away 17 times a game to New York's 13. Call it New York 109, Orlando 107, Orlando keeping it close.
12/29 vs BKN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Orlando comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 100 a night and allowing 104, shooting 44 percent and 30 from three, 21 free throws a game; Suggs at 20 and Bitadze at 13 a game. Without Banchero (28 straight), Wagner (8 straight). One day's rest. Brooklyn comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 98 a night and allowing 102, shooting 41 percent and 30 from three, 19 free throws a game; C. Johnson at 25 and Clowney at 13 a game. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Without Thomas (13 straight), Williams (10 straight), Watford (5 straight). One day's rest.
So: Orlando wins, in a game with no one edge to lean on. Call it Orlando 107, Brooklyn 102.
12/08 vs CLE 122-113 — MIA notes
MIA won 122-113. MIA shot 48% (41 of 86) to CLE's 48%, 16 of 37 from three, and went to the line 26 times to CLE's 18 — 24 points from the stripe to their 17. The glass went 47-36 for them. Herro led with 34 (10 of 19, 5 of 9 from three, 9 of 9 at the line); Robinson added 23, Butler III 18. The hinge was Q2, 38-26: MIA came in trailing by 4 and left it ahead by 8, and the lead reached 15. Adebayo was the night's best plus/minus at +20.
12/12 vs TOR 114-104 — MIA notes
MIA won 114-104. MIA shot 48% (40 of 83) to TOR's 45%, 13 of 32 from three, and went to the line 32 times to TOR's 15 — 21 points from the stripe to their 11. The glass went 52-42 for them. Herro led with 23 (9 of 13, 4 of 7 from three); Adebayo added 21, Jović 14. The hinge was Q2, 35-24: MIA came in trailing by 4 and left it ahead by 7, and the lead reached 20. Herro was the night's best plus/minus at +30.
12/16 @ DET 124-125 — MIA notes
MIA lost 124-125 in 1 overtime. MIA took 9 more shots (99 to 90), but shot 45% to DET's 49%, 12 of 43 from three. MIA turned it over 13 times to DET's 21. Butler III led with 35 (12 of 21, 1 of 3 from three, 10 of 12 at the line); Herro added 23, Adebayo 15. Q4 was theirs, 33-17, the deficit cut from 16 to 0, but the other 4 periods went 108-91 against them. Robinson's -17 in 24 minutes was the worst on the floor.
12/20 vs OKC 97-104 — MIA notes
MIA lost 97-104. MIA shot 43% (36 of 83) to OKC's 45%, 12 of 40 from three. Herro led with 28 (11 of 24, 3 of 10 from three); Adebayo added 17, Robinson 13. Q4 was theirs, 27-23, the deficit cut from 11 to 7, but the other 3 periods went 81-70 against them.
12/21 @ ORL 114-121 — MIA notes
MIA lost 114-121. MIA shot 48% (36 of 75) to ORL's 49%, 9 of 32 from three, and went to the line 42 times to ORL's 27 — 33 points from the stripe to their 24. Adebayo led with 24 (8 of 15, 0 of 4 from three, 8 of 12 at the line); Rozier added 23, Herro 22. Q1 was theirs, 40-28, but the other 3 periods went 93-74 against them. They led by as many as 25. Adebayo's -35 in 34 minutes was the worst on the floor.
12/23 vs BKN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Miami comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 113, shooting 46 percent and 34 from three, 29 free throws a game; Herro at 26 and Adebayo at 19 a game. That is 3 straight losses. Without Richardson (13 straight), Burks (7 straight). One day's rest. Brooklyn comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 106 a night and allowing 116, shooting 44 percent and 33 from three, 20 free throws a game; C. Johnson at 22 and Finney-Smith at 12 a game. Without Thomas (10 straight), Williams (7 straight), Watford (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: Miami wins, and the game turns on the line, where Miami takes 29 free throws a game to Brooklyn's 20. Call it Miami 115, Brooklyn 109.
12/26 @ ORL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Orlando comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 106 a night and allowing 107, shooting 45 percent and 31 from three, 23 free throws a game; Suggs at 16 and M. Wagner at 14 a game. Without Banchero (26 straight), Wagner (6 straight), Harris (12 straight). 2 days' rest. Miami comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 110, shooting 47 percent and 34 from three, 28 free throws a game; Herro at 23 and Adebayo at 20 a game. Without Butler III (2 straight), Richardson (14 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Orlando wins, and the game turns on the line, where Miami takes 28 free throws a game to Orlando's 23 and the glass, where Orlando has been plus-3 a night and Miami minus-1. Call it Orlando 109, Miami 108, Miami keeping it close.
12/28 @ ATL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Atlanta comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 122, shooting 49 percent and 41 from three, 28 free throws a game; Young at 28 and Hunter at 22 a game. Without Okongwu (4 straight), Bogdanović (2 straight), Gueye (23 straight). One day's rest. Miami comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 107 a night and allowing 107, shooting 45 percent and 35 from three, 25 free throws a game; Herro at 22 and Adebayo at 17 a game. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. Without Butler III (3 straight), Richardson (15 straight). One day's rest.
So: Atlanta wins, and the game turns on the defense, Miami allowing 107 a night to Atlanta's 122 and the glass, where Atlanta has been plus-2 a night and Miami minus-5. Call it Atlanta 115, Miami 114, Miami keeping it close.
12/29 @ HOU — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Houston comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 110, shooting 48 percent and 35 from three, 23 free throws a game; Green at 21 and Sengun at 21 a game. It has won the glass by 10 a night. Without Brooks (3 straight), Eason (5 straight). One day's rest. Miami comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 104 a night and allowing 106, shooting 45 percent and 36 from three, 24 free throws a game; Herro at 23 and Adebayo at 17 a game. It has lost the glass by 4 a night. Without Butler III (4 straight), Richardson (16 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Houston wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Houston has been plus-10 a night and Miami minus-4. Call it Houston 114, Miami 106.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
ORLAB A. Black
CA C. Anthony
CH C. Houstan
CJ C. Joseph
GB G. Bitadze
JH J. Howard
JI J. Isaac
KC K. Caldwell-Pope
MW M. Wagner
TQ T. Queen
TD T. da Silva
WC W. Carter Jr.
MIABA B. Adebayo
DR D. Robinson
DS D. Smith
HH H. Highsmith
JJ J. Jaquez Jr.
KW K. Ware
NJ N. Jović
PL P. Larsson
TH T. Herro
TR T. Rozier
ORL/MIA the team itself, not a player
-- the feed named nobody
What
What happened
the codes in the Events column
M2 / M3 made 2 / made 3
X2 / X3 missed 2 / missed 3
FT / X1 free throw made / missed
AST assist
OR / DR offensive / defensive rebound
STL steal
BLK block
TO turnover
FL foul
OF offensive foul — ends the possession
VIOL violation
JUMP jump ball
TM timeout
IR instant replay
HE heave at the buzzer, filed to the team
END the clock ran out, ball in hand
Where
Where a shot came from
the middle field of M3.LW.25
RM at the rim inside 4 ft
RC right corner
RW right wing
SO straight on
LW left wing
LC left corner
M3.LW.25 made 3, left wing, 25 ft
X2.RM.01 missed 2, at the rim, 1 ft
When
When it happened
the Offset column
one number per event, in the Events order:
whole seconds from the start of the
possession to that event
Events FL X3.RC.23 OR M2.RM.01
Offset 0 18 22 24
the foul opens the possession at 0s;
the putback ends it at 24s, which is
the possession's own Dur
Magic tie franchise record with 25-point comeback in 121-114 win over Heat
ORLANDO, Fla. -- — Cole Anthony scored 27 of his 35 points in the second half and the Orlando Magic tied their largest comeback in franchise history to beat the Miami Heat 121-114 after trailing by 25 points on Saturday night.
The Magic also trailed by 22 entering the fourth quarter before outscoring the Heat 37-8. Their 25-point comeback ties a mark set on Nov. 8, 1989 against the Cleveland Cavaliers .
Anthony also had eight rebounds and nine assists. Kentavious Caldwell-Pope scored 24 points and Goga Bitadze added 18 points and 13 rebounds for the Magic, who lost center Mo Wagner to a knee injury in the first quarter and center Wendell Carter Jr . to an ejection before halftime.
Bam Adebayo and Terry Rozier led Miami with 23 points each, and Tyler Herro added 22.
Wagner went down with a left knee injury and did not return. Guard Jalen Suggs was a late scratch after injuring his ankle Thursday night.
Takeaways Heat: Playing without Jimmy Butler , the Heat went cold in the fourth quarter to blow their lead.
Magic: After Carter was ejected before halftime for disputing a goaltending no-call on Kel'el Ware , the Magic were left with only one player (Caldwell-Pope) who started their season opener at Miami.
Key moment Despite having to look to their bench, the Magic erased a 22-point deficit and took the lead on a short jumper by Caldwell-Pope with 2:41 remaining.
Key stat The Heat made eight of their first 17 3-points shots before missing 14 of their next 15.
Up next The Heat host the Brooklyn Nets and the Magic host the Boston Celtics on Monday night.