The Magic beat the Heat 121-117 on 2026-03-14 on the road against the Heat. The Heat started Bam Adebayo, Tyler Herro, Davion Mitchell, Pelle Larsson, and Kel'el Ware. The Magic started Wendell Carter Jr., Desmond Bane, Jalen Suggs, Paolo Banchero, and Tristan da Silva. Paolo Banchero (Magic) scored 16 points (6/16) in his matchups, with Kel'el Ware as his primary defender. Norman Powell (Heat) scored 12 points (5/7) in his matchups, with Noah Penda as his primary defender.
Box score
In orange, the game high in points, rebounds and assists.
MIA
Miami Heat
117
Did not play: Simone Fontecchio (DNP - Coach's Decision), Vladislav Goldin (DNP - Coach's Decision), Keshad Johnson (DNP - Coach's Decision), Trevor Keels (DNP - Coach's Decision), Dru Smith (DNP - Coach's Decision), Jahmir Young (DNP - Coach's Decision)
ORL
Orlando Magic
121
Did not play: Goga Bitadze (DNP - Coach's Decision), Jett Howard (DND - Injury/Illness), Jase Richardson (DNP - Coach's Decision)
Lineups
MIA
Miami Heat
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Bam Adebayo · Tyler Herro · Davion Mitchell · Pelle Larsson · Kel'el Ware Starter 7.9 min
- Norman Powell · Jaime Jaquez Jr. · Pelle Larsson · Kel'el Ware · Kasparas Jakučionis 9.5 min
- Bam Adebayo · Tyler Herro · Davion Mitchell · Jaime Jaquez Jr. · Pelle Larsson 6.0 min
- Norman Powell · Bam Adebayo · Tyler Herro · Jaime Jaquez Jr. · Pelle Larsson 4.6 min
- Norman Powell · Bam Adebayo · Tyler Herro · Davion Mitchell · Jaime Jaquez Jr. 4.5 min
ORL
Orlando Magic
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Wendell Carter Jr. · Desmond Bane · Jalen Suggs · Paolo Banchero · Tristan da Silva Starter 17.5 min
- Jevon Carter · Moritz Wagner · Desmond Bane · Jamal Cain · Noah Penda 6.0 min
- Wendell Carter Jr. · Jalen Suggs · Paolo Banchero · Tristan da Silva · Noah Penda 4.8 min
- Jevon Carter · Wendell Carter Jr. · Paolo Banchero · Jamal Cain · Noah Penda 4.4 min
- Moritz Wagner · Desmond Bane · Jalen Suggs · Paolo Banchero · Tristan da Silva 3.7 min
Who guarded whom
Based on stats.nba.com matchup data. Points and shooting are always the offensive player's.
Heat defense
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Paolo Banchero 16 pts (6/16) in 78 possessions
Guarded by: Kel'el Ware (28 %, 0 pts) · Bam Adebayo (20 %, 7 pts) · Jaime Jaquez Jr. (19 %, 4 pts)
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Moritz Wagner 5 pts (1/4) in 28 possessions
Guarded by: Kel'el Ware (49 %, 5 pts) · Jaime Jaquez Jr. (19 %, 0 pts) · Kasparas Jakučionis (8 %, 0 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Bam Adebayo | Wendell Carter Jr.: 44 poss., 9 pts (3/4) · Paolo Banchero: 16 poss., 7 pts (2/7) |
| Pelle Larsson | Desmond Bane: 37 poss., 5 pts (1/3) · Paolo Banchero: 7 poss., 3 pts (1/1) |
| Norman Powell | Noah Penda: 18 poss., 4 pts (1/4) · Jamal Cain: 13 poss., 7 pts (2/3) |
| Tyler Herro | Jalen Suggs: 28 poss., 7 pts (3/7) · Tristan da Silva: 11 poss., 3 pts (1/2) |
| Jaime Jaquez Jr. | Paolo Banchero: 15 poss., 4 pts (2/3) · Noah Penda: 12 poss., 2 pts (1/2) |
| Kel'el Ware | Paolo Banchero: 22 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Moritz Wagner: 14 poss., 5 pts (1/3) |
| Davion Mitchell | Tristan da Silva: 21 poss., 12 pts (4/5) · Jalen Suggs: 8 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
| Kasparas Jakučionis | Jevon Carter: 13 poss., 3 pts (1/2) · Jalen Suggs: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/2) |
| Myron Gardner | Desmond Bane: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Paolo Banchero: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
Magic defense
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Norman Powell 12 pts (5/7) in 63 possessions
Guarded by: Noah Penda (24 %, 2 pts) · Jamal Cain (19 %, 2 pts) · Tristan da Silva (15 %, 0 pts)
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Bam Adebayo 24 pts (9/18) in 81 possessions
Guarded by: Paolo Banchero (37 %, 9 pts) · Wendell Carter Jr. (27 %, 2 pts) · Tristan da Silva (13 %, 5 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Paolo Banchero | Bam Adebayo: 30 poss., 9 pts (3/7) · Pelle Larsson: 13 poss., 4 pts (2/3) |
| Wendell Carter Jr. | Bam Adebayo: 22 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Kel'el Ware: 19 poss., 5 pts (2/3) |
| Desmond Bane | Pelle Larsson: 18 poss., 2 pts (1/2) · Davion Mitchell: 16 poss., 5 pts (2/5) |
| Jalen Suggs | Tyler Herro: 19 poss., 7 pts (3/4) · Davion Mitchell: 11 poss., 2 pts (1/2) |
| Tristan da Silva | Tyler Herro: 19 poss., 2 pts (1/2) · Bam Adebayo: 11 poss., 5 pts (2/3) |
| Noah Penda | Norman Powell: 15 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Jaime Jaquez Jr.: 10 poss., 5 pts (1/1) |
| Jevon Carter | Kasparas Jakučionis: 12 poss., 2 pts (1/2) · Bam Adebayo: 5 poss., 3 pts (1/2) |
| Jamal Cain | Norman Powell: 12 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Kel'el Ware: 6 poss., 6 pts (2/2) |
| Moritz Wagner | Kel'el Ware: 9 poss., 3 pts (1/2) · Jaime Jaquez Jr.: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |