Yahoo Sports Magic take on the Heat on 3-game slide
Miami Heat (13-12, sixth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Orlando Magic (17-12, fourth in the Eastern Conference)
Orlando, Florida; Saturday, 7 p.m. EST
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Magic -2.5; over/under is 208.5
BOTTOM LINE: Orlando heads into the matchup with Miami as losers of three straight games.
The Magic are 4-0 against the rest of their division. Orlando is the worst team in the NBA shooting 30.9% from 3-point range.
The Heat are 9-8 in Eastern Conference play. Miami ranks seventh in the Eastern Conference with 43.8 rebounds per game led by Bam Adebayo averaging 10.2.
The Magic average 11.5 made 3-pointers per game this season, 2.3 fewer makes per game than the Heat give up (13.8). The Heat average 8.6 more points per game (112.2) than the Magic give up to opponents (103.6).
TOP PERFORMERS: Franz Wagner is averaging 24.4 points, 5.6 rebounds, 5.7 assists and 1.7 steals for the Magic.
Adebayo is averaging 16.2 points, 10.2 rebounds and 4.9 assists for the Heat.
LAST 10 GAMES: Magic: 5-5, averaging 107.6 points, 41.8 rebounds, 22.9 assists, 9.9 steals and 7.5 blocks per game while shooting 46.4% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 106.5 points per game.
Heat: 6-4, averaging 113.6 points, 44.3 rebounds, 27.2 assists, 8.6 steals and 3.1 blocks per game while shooting 46.6% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 108.2 points.
INJURIES: Magic: Paolo Banchero: out (oblique), Franz Wagner: out (oblique), Jalen Suggs: day to day (ankle), Gary Harris: day to day (hamstring).
Heat: Josh Richardson: day to day (heel), Jimmy Butler: day to day (ankle).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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