Orlando Magic vs. Miami Heat
December 5, 2025 · 2025-26 season
The Magic beat the Heat 106-105 on 2025-12-05 at home. The Magic started Wendell Carter Jr., Desmond Bane, Franz Wagner, Jalen Suggs, and Paolo Banchero. The Heat started Andrew Wiggins, Norman Powell, Bam Adebayo, Davion Mitchell, and Kel'el Ware. Norman Powell (Heat) scored 15 points (6/12) in his matchups, with Jalen Suggs as his primary defender. Paolo Banchero (Magic) scored 4 points (2/5) in his matchups, with Kel'el Ware as his primary defender.
Box score
In orange, the game high in points, rebounds and assists.
ORL
Orlando Magic
106
Did not play: Jett Howard (DNP - Coach's Decision), Jonathan Isaac (DNP - Coach's Decision), Noah Penda (DNP - Coach's Decision)
MIA
Miami Heat
105
Did not play: Tyler Herro (DND - Injury/Illness), Keshad Johnson (DNP - Coach's Decision), Nikola Jović (DNP - Coach's Decision), Jahmir Young (DNP - Coach's Decision)
Lineups
ORL
Orlando Magic
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Wendell Carter Jr. · Desmond Bane · Franz Wagner · Jalen Suggs · Paolo Banchero Starter 11.7 min
- Goga Bitadze · Franz Wagner · Jalen Suggs · Anthony Black · Tristan da Silva 7.1 min
- Tyus Jones · Goga Bitadze · Desmond Bane · Anthony Black · Tristan da Silva 4.1 min
- Tyus Jones · Wendell Carter Jr. · Desmond Bane · Anthony Black · Tristan da Silva 4.0 min
- Tyus Jones · Wendell Carter Jr. · Desmond Bane · Paolo Banchero · Anthony Black 3.8 min
MIA
Miami Heat
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Andrew Wiggins · Norman Powell · Bam Adebayo · Davion Mitchell · Kel'el Ware Starter 10.6 min
- Bam Adebayo · Dru Smith · Jaime Jaquez Jr. · Simone Fontecchio · Pelle Larsson 8.6 min
- Andrew Wiggins · Norman Powell · Bam Adebayo · Davion Mitchell · Jaime Jaquez Jr. 6.5 min
- Andrew Wiggins · Norman Powell · Davion Mitchell · Jaime Jaquez Jr. · Kel'el Ware 4.7 min
- Andrew Wiggins · Norman Powell · Bam Adebayo · Jaime Jaquez Jr. · Kel'el Ware 3.0 min
Who guarded whom
Based on stats.nba.com matchup data. Points and shooting are always the offensive player's.
Magic defense
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Norman Powell 15 pts (6/12) in 69 possessions
Guarded by: Jalen Suggs (30 %, 8 pts) · Anthony Black (16 %, 0 pts) · Desmond Bane (15 %, 0 pts)
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Bam Adebayo 17 pts (5/13) in 81 possessions
Guarded by: Wendell Carter Jr. (33 %, 0 pts) · Paolo Banchero (19 %, 3 pts) · Goga Bitadze (15 %, 2 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Franz Wagner | Andrew Wiggins: 36 poss., 11 pts (5/8) · Jaime Jaquez Jr.: 12 poss., 5 pts (1/5) |
| Anthony Black | Dru Smith: 12 poss., 3 pts (0/0) · Norman Powell: 11 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Desmond Bane | Davion Mitchell: 16 poss., 2 pts (1/3) · Andrew Wiggins: 11 poss., 3 pts (1/4) |
| Jalen Suggs | Norman Powell: 21 poss., 8 pts (3/4) · Davion Mitchell: 16 poss., 5 pts (2/5) |
| Wendell Carter Jr. | Bam Adebayo: 27 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Kel'el Ware: 14 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
| Tristan da Silva | Jaime Jaquez Jr.: 10 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Simone Fontecchio: 10 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Goga Bitadze | Kel'el Ware: 18 poss., 4 pts (2/2) · Bam Adebayo: 12 poss., 2 pts (0/0) |
| Paolo Banchero | Bam Adebayo: 16 poss., 3 pts (1/1) · Jaime Jaquez Jr.: 10 poss., 2 pts (1/2) |
| Tyus Jones | Dru Smith: 10 poss., 4 pts (2/2) · Simone Fontecchio: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Jase Richardson | Norman Powell: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Davion Mitchell: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
Heat defense
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Paolo Banchero 4 pts (2/5) in 38 possessions
Guarded by: Kel'el Ware (34 %, 0 pts) · Jaime Jaquez Jr. (15 %, 0 pts) · Bam Adebayo (15 %, 0 pts)
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Franz Wagner 11 pts (4/11) in 65 possessions
Guarded by: Andrew Wiggins (45 %, 6 pts) · Jaime Jaquez Jr. (17 %, 4 pts) · Norman Powell (14 %, 1 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Bam Adebayo | Wendell Carter Jr.: 38 poss., 16 pts (7/11) · Goga Bitadze: 11 poss., 2 pts (0/1) |
| Andrew Wiggins | Franz Wagner: 30 poss., 6 pts (2/4) · Desmond Bane: 11 poss., 3 pts (1/3) |
| Norman Powell | Jalen Suggs: 21 poss., 17 pts (5/6) · Desmond Bane: 12 poss., 4 pts (2/3) |
| Jaime Jaquez Jr. | Tristan da Silva: 13 poss., 6 pts (3/4) · Desmond Bane: 13 poss., 4 pts (2/3) |
| Davion Mitchell | Jalen Suggs: 14 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Desmond Bane: 9 poss., 2 pts (1/2) |
| Kel'el Ware | Goga Bitadze: 18 poss., 2 pts (0/1) · Paolo Banchero: 13 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Pelle Larsson | Anthony Black: 13 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Tristan da Silva: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Dru Smith | Tyus Jones: 12 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Anthony Black: 9 poss., 3 pts (1/1) |
| Simone Fontecchio | Tristan da Silva: 8 poss., 3 pts (1/2) · Anthony Black: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |