Vucevic drives Magic to win over Heat in wild gameBy Associated Press MIAMI — Nikola Vucevic scored 26 points, Victor Oladipo scored seven of his 22 in the final minutes and the Orlando Magic beat the Miami Heat 102-101 on Monday night. Oladipo had a layup to tie it, then a free throw toBy Associated Press MIAMI — Nikola Vucevic scored 26 points, Victor Oladipo scored seven of his 22 in the final minutes and the Orlando Magic beat the Miami Heat 102-101 on Monday night. Oladipo had a layup to tie it, then a free throw to put the Magic ahead to stay and give them their first win against Miami in 11 tries. Tobias Harris scored 18 for the Magic, who got 13 from Channing Frye. Dwyane Wade scored 25 points for Miami, which has lost 12 of 18 at home. Danny Granger had 21 points and Chris Bosh scored 20 in his return after missing eight games with a strained left calf. Granger was 6 for 7 from 3-point range, including one that put Miami up 101-97 with 1:38 left. The Heat didnt score again. There were nine lead changes and four ties in the fourth quarter, with the Magic knotting the game at 101-101 when Oladipo drove by Wade and scored with 45 seconds left. Wade missed a jumper on the next possession, and Oladipo made the first of two free throws with 6.6 seconds left to give the Magic the lead. He missed the second, the Heat called time and drew up the final play. Wade took the inbounds pass and had a good look, his 20-footer bouncing off the rim as time expired. Miami trailed by as many as eight in the first half, then led by 10 in the third quarter before the Magic got back on track and set up the back-and-forth final minutes. Harris scored 11 points in the third, including a 3-pointer with 1.8 seconds left in the quarter to cap a nine-point, 80-second run for the Magic that tied the game at 77-77 entering the fourth. —— TIP-INS Magic: Vucevic has reached double-digits in scoring in all 28 of his games this season. … Orlando played its 21st road game — the most so far in the NBA — and that means the Magic have already completed more than half their road schedule. The Magic have played the second-fewest home games, just 13 to date. Their next three are all at home. … Orlando scored the first seven points of the game, then allowed the first seven points of the second half. Heat: Wades first field goal was his 4,000th (including post-season) at AmericanAirlines Arena, more than any other two players combined. … The Heat finished their seven-game homestand 2-5. … C Hassan Whiteside scored eight points, notable because it matched the third-most in Heat history for someone taking no more than one field-goal attempt. He was 1 for 1 from the field, 6 for 11 from the line. … With Bosh and Chris Andersen starting, it was Miamis 14th lineup of the season, in 32 games. UP NEXT Magic: Host Detroit on Tuesday. Heat: At Indiana on Wednesday. facebook/pages/p/225252027684392
Posted on: Tue, 30 Dec 2014 03:57:50 +0000
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