Game ID: 22500339
Miami Heat @ Orlando Magic
Friday, December 5, 2025 at 7:00 PM ET
Kia Center, Orlando, FL
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
ORL 30 27 30 19 106MIA 28 32 19 26 105
MIA @ ORL ScoutingMIA @ ORL Scouting
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 11/25 · 1 day's restOUT Banchero missed 6 since 11/14, out tonight
BACK Penda back 11/22 after 4, 13 min since (99% of 13)
BACK Richardson back 11/20 after 3, 9 min since (88% of 11)
NEW da Silva 24 to 30 min over the last 5
NEW Howard 12 to 18 min over the last 4
ORL availability going into 11/28 · 2 days' restOUT Banchero missed 7 since 11/14, out tonight
BACK Penda back 11/22 after 4, 16 min since (123% of 13)
BACK Richardson back 11/20 after 3, 10 min since (90% of 11)
NEW Howard 12 to 18 min over the last 4
ORL availability going into 12/01 · 2 days' restOUT Banchero missed 8 since 11/14, out tonight
BACK Penda back 11/22 after 4, 16 min since (123% of 13)
BACK Richardson back 11/20 after 3, 10 min since (90% of 11)
NEW Howard 12 to 18 min over the last 4
ORL availability going into 12/03 · 1 day's restOUT Banchero missed 9 since 11/14, out tonight
OUT Cain missed 2 since 11/28, out tonight
OUT Richardson missed 2 since 11/28, returns tonight: 16 min (150% of 11)
BACK Penda back 11/22 after 4, 15 min since (114% of 13)
ORL availability going into 12/05 · 1 day's restOUT Banchero missed 10 since 11/14, returns tonight: 20 min (58% of 35)
OUT Cain missed 3 since 11/28, out tonight
BACK Richardson back 12/03 after 2, 16 min since (150% of 11)
ORL availability going into 12/07 · 1 day's restOUT Cain missed 4 since 11/28, out tonight
OUT Howard missed 2 since 12/03, returns tonight: 6 min (46% of 12)
BACK Banchero back 12/05 after 10, 20 min since (58% of 35)
BACK Richardson back 12/03 after 2, 10 min since (93% of 11)
ORL availability going into 12/09 · 1 day's restOUT Cain missed 5 since 11/28, out tonight
BACK Banchero back 12/05 after 10, 22 min since (64% of 35)
BACK Howard back 12/07 after 2, 6 min since (46% of 12)
BACK Richardson back 12/03 after 2, 8 min since (80% of 11)
ORL availability going into 12/13
OUT Cain missed 6 since 11/28, tonight's box is missing
BACK Banchero back 12/05 after 10, 26 min since (73% of 35)
BACK Howard back 12/07 after 2, 6 min since (46% of 12)
BACK Richardson back 12/03 after 2, 8 min since (80% of 11)
ORL availability going into 12/18 · 4 days' restOUT Cain missed 6 since 11/28, out tonight
BACK Banchero back 12/05 after 10, 26 min since (73% of 35)
BACK Howard back 12/07 after 2, 6 min since (46% of 12)
BACK Richardson back 12/03 after 2, 8 min since (80% of 11)
MIA availability going into 11/26 · 1 day's restOUT Wiggins missed 3 since 11/21, returns tonight: 31 min (103% of 30)
OUT Jakučionis missed 11 since 11/05, out tonight
OUT Jović missed 4 since 11/19, out tonight
BACK Adebayo back 11/19 after 6, 30 min since (93% of 32)
NEW Ware 22 to 28 min over the last 5
MIA availability going into 11/29 · 2 days' restOUT Jakučionis missed 12 since 11/05, out tonight
OUT Jović missed 5 since 11/19, returns tonight: 10 min (59% of 17)
BACK Adebayo back 11/19 after 6, 30 min since (92% of 32)
BACK Wiggins back 11/26 after 3, 31 min since (103% of 30)
MIA availability going into 12/01 · 1 day's restOUT Jakučionis missed 13 since 11/05, returns tonight: 1 min (5% of 18)
BACK Wiggins back 11/26 after 3, 34 min since (113% of 30)
BACK Jović back 11/29 after 5, 10 min since (59% of 17)
MIA availability going into 12/03 · 1 day's restBACK Wiggins back 11/26 after 3, 33 min since (110% of 30)
BACK Jakučionis back 12/01 after 13, 1 min since (5% of 18)
BACK Jović back 11/29 after 5, 6 min since (32% of 17)
MIA availability going into 12/05 · 1 day's restBACK Wiggins back 11/26 after 3, 33 min since (110% of 30)
BACK Jakučionis back 12/01 after 13, 1 min since (5% of 18)
BACK Jović back 11/29 after 5, 6 min since (33% of 17)
MIA availability going into 12/06 · back-to-backOUT Jakučionis missed 2 since 12/03, out tonight
BACK Wiggins back 11/26 after 3, 33 min since (110% of 30)
BACK Jović back 11/29 after 5, 6 min since (33% of 17)
MIA availability going into 12/09 · 2 days' restOUT Herro missed 2 since 12/05, returns tonight: 34 min (110% of 31)
OUT Jakučionis missed 3 since 12/03, out tonight
BACK Jović back 11/29 after 5, 12 min since (70% of 17)
MIA availability going into 12/15 · 5 days' restOUT Jakučionis missed 4 since 12/03, out tonight
BACK Herro back 12/09 after 2, 34 min since (110% of 31)
MIA availability going into 12/18 · 2 days' restOUT Jakučionis missed 5 since 12/03, returns tonight: 8 min (43% of 18)
BACK Herro back 12/09 after 2, 34 min since (110% of 31)
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Orlando comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 124 a night and allowing 117, shooting 48 percent and 32 from three, 27 free throws a game; Bane at 24 and Fra. Wagner at 21 a game. Without Banchero (10 straight). One day's rest. Miami comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 117, shooting 47 percent and 37 from three, 23 free throws a game; Herro at 24 and Powell at 23 a game. One day's rest.
So: Orlando wins, and the game turns on the arc, Miami at 37 percent from three to Orlando's 32. Call it Orlando 121, Miami 117, Miami keeping it close.
11/25 @ PHI 144-103 — ORL notes
ORL won 144-103. ORL shot 53% (54 of 101) to PHI's 45%, 13 of 34 from three, and went to the line 28 times to PHI's 22 — 23 points from the stripe to their 20. ORL turned it over 11 times to PHI's 21. Black led with 31 (12 of 17, 4 of 6 from three); Wagner added 21, Bane 15. The hinge was Q2, 51-25: from level to 26 ahead, and the lead reached 46. Bane was the night's best plus/minus at +44.
11/28 @ DET 112-109 — ORL notes
ORL won 112-109. ORL shot 41% (40 of 97) to DET's 44%, 5 of 30 from three. ORL turned it over 13 times to DET's 24. Bane led with 37 (13 of 25, 0 of 5 from three, 11 of 12 at the line); Wagner added 21, Black 16. The hinge was Q3, 30-26: a lead of 1 became 5. Black was the night's best plus/minus at +27.
12/01 vs CHI 125-120 — ORL notes
ORL won 125-120. ORL shot 51% (45 of 88) to CHI's 50%, 9 of 33 from three, and went to the line 33 times to CHI's 22 — 26 points from the stripe to their 16. Bane led with 37 (12 of 17, 3 of 7 from three, 10 of 10 at the line); Wagner added 25, Black 22. The hinge was Q4, 40-35: from level to 5 ahead. Black was the night's best plus/minus at +25.
12/03 vs SAS 112-114 — ORL notes
ORL lost 112-114. ORL took 8 more shots (99 to 91), fed by 10 offensive rebounds, but shot 45% to SAS's 46%, 9 of 27 from three. ORL turned it over 10 times to SAS's 19. Wagner led with 25 (9 of 17, 6 of 7 at the line); Suggs added 24, Bane 14. Q4 was theirs, 33-28, the deficit cut from 7 to 2, but the other 3 periods went 86-79 against them.
12/05 vs MIA 106-105 — ORL notes
ORL won 106-105. ORL shot 41% (38 of 92) to MIA's 50%, 12 of 34 from three. ORL turned it over 10 times to MIA's 15. Wagner led with 32 (12 of 22, 4 of 9 from three, 4 of 6 at the line); Suggs added 22, Black 13. The hinge was Q3, 30-19: ORL came in trailing by 3 and left it ahead by 8. ORL trailed 57-60 at the half and won the second half 49-45. Bitadze was the night's best plus/minus at +11.
12/07 @ NYK — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
New York comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 123 a night and allowing 108, shooting 49 percent and 40 from three, 24 free throws a game; Brunson at 26 and Towns at 23 a game. It has won the glass by 7 a night. Without Shamet (7 straight). One day's rest. Orlando comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 110, shooting 47 percent and 30 from three, 27 free throws a game; Fra. Wagner at 25 and Bane at 22 a game. One day's rest.
So: New York wins, and the game turns on the arc, New York at 40 percent from three to Orlando's 30 and the glass, where New York has been plus-7 a night and Orlando plus-0. Call it New York 118, Orlando 114, Orlando keeping it close.
12/09 vs MIA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Orlando comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 111, shooting 43 percent and 28 from three, 26 free throws a game; Fra. Wagner at 22 and Bane at 22 a game. One day's rest. Miami comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 122, shooting 48 percent and 40 from three, 26 free throws a game; Powell at 26 and Herro at 22 a game. That is 3 straight losses. Without Herro (2 straight), Jakučionis (3 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Orlando wins, and the game turns on the arc, Miami at 40 percent from three to Orlando's 28 and the defense, Orlando allowing 111 a night to Miami's 122. Call it Orlando 119, Miami 115, Miami keeping it close.
12/13 vs NYK — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Orlando comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 111, shooting 45 percent and 34 from three, 23 free throws a game; Fra. Wagner at 22 and Bane at 22 a game. 3 days' rest. New York comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 108, shooting 50 percent and 41 from three, 24 free throws a game; Brunson at 28 and Towns at 24 a game. That is 4 straight wins. Without Shamet (9 straight). 3 days' 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 34. Call it New York 115, Orlando 114, Orlando keeping it close.
12/18 @ DEN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Denver comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 130 a night and allowing 118, shooting 55 percent and 45 from three, 28 free throws a game; Jokić at 33 and Murray at 31 a game. That is 5 straight wins. Without Braun (14 straight), Gordon (10 straight). 2 days' rest. Orlando comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 111, shooting 45 percent and 34 from three, 23 free throws a game; Fra. Wagner at 22 and Bane at 22 a game. 4 days' rest.
So: Denver wins, and the game turns on the arc, Denver at 45 percent from three to Orlando's 34 and the defense, Orlando allowing 111 a night to Denver's 118. Call it Denver 120, Orlando 115.
11/26 vs MIL 106-103 — MIA notes
MIA won 106-103. MIA shot 46% (39 of 85) to MIL's 42%, 10 of 36 from three, and went to the line 20 times to MIL's 14 — 18 points from the stripe to their 9. Herro led with 29 (9 of 15, 3 of 5 from three, 8 of 8 at the line); Adebayo added 17, Wiggins 11. The hinge was Q2, 24-20: a lead of 2 became 6. Ware was the night's best plus/minus at +16.
11/29 vs DET 135-138 — MIA notes
MIA lost 135-138. MIA shot 50% (44 of 88) to DET's 59%, 14 of 29 from three, and went to the line 39 times to DET's 23 — 33 points from the stripe to their 17. Wiggins led with 31 (10 of 15, 2 of 4 from three, 9 of 9 at the line); Powell added 28, Herro 24. Q4 was theirs, 44-30, the deficit cut from 17 to 3, but the other 3 periods went 108-91 against them. Herro's -18 in 32 minutes was the worst on the floor.
12/01 vs LAC 140-123 — MIA notes
MIA won 140-123. MIA shot 53% (53 of 100) to LAC's 45%, 24 of 46 from three, and got to the line 12 times to LAC's 35. Powell led with 30 (12 of 18, 6 of 10 from three); Adebayo added 27, Wiggins 22. The hinge was Q3, 38-26: a lead of 20 became 32, and the lead reached 38. Mitchell was the night's best plus/minus at +37.
12/03 @ DAL 108-118 — MIA notes
MIA lost 108-118. MIA took 10 more shots (101 to 91), fed by 14 offensive rebounds, but shot 40% to DAL's 51%, 11 of 37 from three, and went to the line 18 times to DAL's 12 — 17 points from the stripe to their 10. Ware led with 22 (8 of 11, 4 of 5 from three); Adebayo added 21, Herro 20. Q1 was theirs, 33-28, but the other 3 periods went 90-75 against them. Larsson's -11 in 23 minutes was the worst on the floor.
12/05 @ ORL 105-106 — MIA notes
MIA lost 105-106. MIA shot 50% (40 of 80) to ORL's 41%, 7 of 19 from three. MIA turned it over 15 times to ORL's 10. Powell led with 28 (9 of 18, 2 of 5 from three, 8 of 11 at the line); Adebayo added 24, Jaquez Jr. 16. Q4 was theirs, 26-19, the deficit cut from 8 to 1, but the other 3 periods went 87-79 against them. Ware's -18 in 22 minutes was the worst on the floor.
12/06 vs SAC — 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 119 a night and allowing 118, shooting 48 percent and 40 from three, 23 free throws a game; Powell at 24 and Herro at 24 a game. Without Jakučionis (2 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Sacramento comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 108 a night and allowing 118, shooting 44 percent and 31 from three, 20 free throws a game; DeRozan at 19 and Monk at 18 a game. That is 4 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 13 a night. Without Sabonis (8 straight), Plowden (10 straight), Schröder (4 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Miami wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Miami has been minus-2 a night and Sacramento minus-13 and the arc, Miami at 40 percent from three to Sacramento's 31. Call it Miami 121, Sacramento 113.
12/09 @ ORL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Orlando comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 111, shooting 43 percent and 28 from three, 26 free throws a game; Fra. Wagner at 22 and Bane at 22 a game. One day's rest. Miami comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 122, shooting 48 percent and 40 from three, 26 free throws a game; Powell at 26 and Herro at 22 a game. That is 3 straight losses. Without Herro (2 straight), Jakučionis (3 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Orlando wins, and the game turns on the arc, Miami at 40 percent from three to Orlando's 28 and the defense, Orlando allowing 111 a night to Miami's 122. Call it Orlando 119, Miami 115, Miami keeping it close.
12/15 vs TOR — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Miami comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 118, shooting 47 percent and 36 from three, 22 free throws a game; Powell at 24 and Herro at 21 a game. That is 4 straight losses. Without Jakučionis (4 straight). 5 days' rest. Toronto comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 108 a night and allowing 118, shooting 46 percent and 35 from three, 19 free throws a game; Ingram at 22 and Quickley at 20 a game. That is 4 straight losses. Without Barrett (9 straight). 5 days' rest.
So: Miami wins, and the game turns on the turnovers, Toronto giving it away 15 times a game to Miami's 11. Call it Miami 118, Toronto 114, Toronto keeping it close.
12/18 @ BKN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Brooklyn comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 106, shooting 49 percent and 39 from three, 22 free throws a game; Porter Jr. at 28 and Clowney at 17 a game. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Without Thomas (17 straight), Saraf (2 straight), Etienne (3 straight). 3 days' rest. Miami comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 106 a night and allowing 115, shooting 45 percent and 29 from three, 24 free throws a game; Powell at 22 and Adebayo at 19 a game. That is 5 straight losses. Without Jakučionis (5 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Brooklyn wins, and the game turns on the arc, Brooklyn at 39 percent from three to Miami's 29 and the glass, where Brooklyn has been plus-5 a night and Miami minus-4. Call it Brooklyn 116, Miami 111.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
ORLAB A. Black
DB D. Bane
FW F. Wagner
GB G. Bitadze
JR J. Richardson
JS J. Suggs
PB P. Banchero
TJ T. Jones
TD T. da Silva
WC W. Carter Jr.
MIAAW A. Wiggins
BA B. Adebayo
DM D. Mitchell
DS D. Smith
JJ J. Jaquez Jr.
KW K. Ware
NP N. Powell
PL P. Larsson
SF S. Fontecchio
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
Franz Wagner scores 32 points, Magic hold off Heat 106-105
ORLANDO, Fla. -- — Franz Wagner scored 32 points, Jalen Suggs added 22 and the Orlando Magic beat the Mimi Heat 106-105 on Friday night when Bam Adebayo missed a jumper at the buzzer.
The teams will meet again in Orlando on Tuesday night in an NBA Cup quarterfinal. The Magic have won seven of nine. The Heat have lost three of four following a six-game winning streak.
Paolo Banchero was back for Orlando after missing 10 games because of strained left groin. He had nine points and six rebounds in 20 minutes.
Norman Powel had 28 points for Miami, making two layups for the game's final points, keeping the Heat in the game after Suggs' layup had given the Magic a 106-101 lead. Adebayo had 24 points and 15 rebounds for the Heat.
The Heat played without Tyler Herro after he injured his right big toe in Wednesday night at Dallas.
Desmond Bane finished with five points on 2-for-16 shooting for Orlando.