NBA: Heat outlast Magic in OT
FILE – Jimmy Butler #22 of the Miami Heat waits for a free throw during a game against the Milwaukee Bucks at Fiserv Forum on February 04, 2023 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Stacy Revere/Getty Images/AFP
Tyler Herro scored 23 points and Jimmy Butler collected 22 points, seven rebounds and six assists to fuel the visiting Miami Heat to a 107-103 overtime victory over the Orlando Magic on Saturday.
Gabe Vincent scored 20 points and Bam Adebayo recorded 13 points and 17 rebounds for the Heat, who overcame a 17-point deficit to secure their ninth win in a row in their home state. Included in that stretch was a 110-105 victory over Orlando on Jan. 27.
Opened overtime with a Gabe 3 👌
Tune in on Bally Sports Sun 📺 pic.twitter.com/gBOr2FA7CM
— Miami HEAT (@MiamiHEAT) February 12, 2023
Markelle Fultz scored 17 points and rookie Paolo Banchero contributed 16 points and 13 rebounds for the Magic. Wendell Carter Jr. scored all 14 of his points in the first half, while Jalen Suggs and Moritz Wagner each finished with 14 points.
Orlando’s Gary Harris scored six points in his return to action following a one-game absence due to right adductor soreness.
Vincent drained a 3-pointer with 4:24 remaining in overtime to give Miami its first lead of the night at 100-97. Butler’s step-back jumper pushed the Heat’s lead to 106-101 before Franz Wagner’s basket trimmed the deficit for Orlando.
Jimmy showing off the hops again 🐇 pic.twitter.com/6937xHKO4e
— Miami HEAT (@MiamiHEAT) February 12, 2023
Harris missed a 3-point attempt with six seconds left and Banchero reeled in the loose ball before inadvertently stepping out of bounds. Miami was able to secure the win from there.
Butler made a layup to trim the Magic’s lead to 97-95 with 35.1 seconds left in the fourth quarter before Vincent sank a pair of free throws to forge a tie with 11.1 seconds remaining. Banchero missed a driving layup to give the ball back to the Heat, however Butler’s off-balance jumper caromed off the rim.
Fultz made a pair of jumpers on consecutive possessions to push the Magic’s lead to 95-86 with 2:34 remaining in the fourth quarter before the Heat scored the next seven points — capped by Butler’s short jumper.
Banchero answered with a mid-range jumper on the next possession to give Orlando a 97-93 lead with 51.1 seconds left.
Banchero made a layup to give Orlando a 52-35 lead with 3:24 remaining in the second quarter. Miami, however, closed the half on an 11-2 run and began the third quarter with an 11-4 surge, capped by a 3-pointer from Vincent with 7:40 remaining.
