Orlando Magic vs. Miami Heat
December 9, 2025 · 2025-26 season
The Magic beat the Heat 117-108 on 2025-12-09 at home. The Magic started Wendell Carter Jr., Desmond Bane, Jalen Suggs, Paolo Banchero, and Anthony Black. The Heat started Andrew Wiggins, Norman Powell, Bam Adebayo, Tyler Herro, and Davion Mitchell. Norman Powell (Heat) scored 12 points (4/7) in his matchups, with Jalen Suggs as his primary defender. Paolo Banchero (Magic) scored 8 points (3/11) in his matchups, with Andrew Wiggins as his primary defender.
Box score
In orange, the game high in points, rebounds and assists.
ORL
Orlando Magic
117
Did not play: Jamal Cain (DNP - Coach's Decision), Jett Howard (DNP - Coach's Decision), Noah Penda (DNP - Coach's Decision), Jase Richardson (DNP - Coach's Decision)
MIA
Miami Heat
108
Did not play: Myron Gardner (DNP - Coach's Decision), Kasparas Jakučionis (DNP - Coach's Decision), 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 · Jalen Suggs · Paolo Banchero · Anthony Black Starter 12.8 min
- Tyus Jones · Goga Bitadze · Desmond Bane · Paolo Banchero · Tristan da Silva 8.9 min
- Jonathan Isaac · Wendell Carter Jr. · Desmond Bane · Jalen Suggs · Anthony Black 6.4 min
- Wendell Carter Jr. · Jalen Suggs · Paolo Banchero · Anthony Black · Tristan da Silva 4.3 min
- Tyus Jones · Goga Bitadze · Desmond Bane · Anthony Black · Tristan da Silva 3.8 min
MIA
Miami Heat
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Andrew Wiggins · Norman Powell · Bam Adebayo · Tyler Herro · Davion Mitchell Starter 20.4 min
- Norman Powell · Jaime Jaquez Jr. · Simone Fontecchio · Pelle Larsson · Kel'el Ware 6.3 min
- Andrew Wiggins · Bam Adebayo · Tyler Herro · Davion Mitchell · Jaime Jaquez Jr. 5.6 min
- Norman Powell · Davion Mitchell · Dru Smith · Jaime Jaquez Jr. · Kel'el Ware 4.4 min
- Andrew Wiggins · Bam Adebayo · Tyler Herro · Dru Smith · Jaime Jaquez Jr. 3.4 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 12 pts (4/7) in 70 possessions
Guarded by: Jalen Suggs (24 %, 6 pts) · Anthony Black (23 %, 2 pts) · Desmond Bane (17 %, 1 pts)
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Bam Adebayo 25 pts (10/19) in 74 possessions
Guarded by: Wendell Carter Jr. (63 %, 10 pts) · Goga Bitadze (9 %, 2 pts) · Anthony Black (6 %, 0 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Desmond Bane | Davion Mitchell: 26 poss., 14 pts (5/7) · Norman Powell: 12 poss., 1 pts (0/0) |
| Anthony Black | Tyler Herro: 26 poss., 2 pts (1/2) · Norman Powell: 16 poss., 2 pts (1/2) |
| Wendell Carter Jr. | Bam Adebayo: 46 poss., 10 pts (4/6) · Andrew Wiggins: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Paolo Banchero | Andrew Wiggins: 27 poss., 7 pts (1/6) · Jaime Jaquez Jr.: 14 poss., 1 pts (0/2) |
| Jalen Suggs | Norman Powell: 17 poss., 6 pts (2/4) · Tyler Herro: 15 poss., 3 pts (1/3) |
| Tristan da Silva | Jaime Jaquez Jr.: 14 poss., 3 pts (1/3) · Norman Powell: 10 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Goga Bitadze | Kel'el Ware: 16 poss., 3 pts (1/2) · Bam Adebayo: 6 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
| Tyus Jones | Davion Mitchell: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Norman Powell: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Jonathan Isaac | Andrew Wiggins: 13 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Bam Adebayo: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
Heat defense
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Paolo Banchero 8 pts (3/11) in 63 possessions
Guarded by: Andrew Wiggins (38 %, 2 pts) · Jaime Jaquez Jr. (22 %, 2 pts) · Davion Mitchell (19 %, 2 pts)
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Desmond Bane 18 pts (6/10) in 73 possessions
Guarded by: Norman Powell (36 %, 4 pts) · Davion Mitchell (16 %, 2 pts) · Andrew Wiggins (15 %, 5 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Davion Mitchell | Jalen Suggs: 16 poss., 7 pts (3/3) · Anthony Black: 14 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Bam Adebayo | Wendell Carter Jr.: 46 poss., 9 pts (4/9) · Anthony Black: 5 poss., 4 pts (1/1) |
| Tyler Herro | Anthony Black: 30 poss., 4 pts (1/3) · Jalen Suggs: 11 poss., 2 pts (1/2) |
| Norman Powell | Desmond Bane: 26 poss., 4 pts (2/5) · Jalen Suggs: 14 poss., 10 pts (3/5) |
| Andrew Wiggins | Paolo Banchero: 24 poss., 2 pts (1/3) · Jonathan Isaac: 13 poss., 3 pts (1/1) |
| Jaime Jaquez Jr. | Tristan da Silva: 14 poss., 2 pts (1/4) · Paolo Banchero: 14 poss., 2 pts (1/4) |
| Kel'el Ware | Goga Bitadze: 15 poss., 4 pts (1/1) · Wendell Carter Jr.: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Pelle Larsson | Jalen Suggs: 5 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Tyus Jones: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Simone Fontecchio | Tristan da Silva: 10 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Jonathan Isaac: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Dru Smith | Tyus Jones: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Desmond Bane: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |