INJURY REPORTMAGIC
Paolo Banchero: Questionable – Groin
Moritz Wagner: Out – Knee
HEAT
Tyler Herro: Questionable – Toe
Norman Powell: Questionable – Ankle
Kasparas Jakucionis: Out – G League
Myron Gardner: Out – G League
Vladislav Goldin: Out – G League
Terry Rozier: Out – Not with team
Game date, time and location:Â Friday, Dec. 5, 7:00 p.m. EST, Kia Center, Orlando, Florida
TV:Â FanDuel Sports Network Sun (South Florida), FanDuel Sports Network Florida (Orlando)
Radio: WQAM 104.3 & The Heat Audio Experience, (ESPN 106.3 FM, Ft. Myers/Naples – WFSX FOX Sports Radio 105.9 FM, Stuart – WSTU 1450 AM & The Keys – WAVK 97.7 FM, WAQI 710 AM (South Florida), 96.9 FM, AM 740 (Orlando)
VITALS: The Miami Heat (14-8) and Orlando Magic (13-9) meet for the second of four regular season matchups. The two teams previously met in the season opener in Orlando on October 22. They will also meet in the NBA Cup quarterfinals next week on December 9 back in Orlando. The Heat are 81-62 all-time versus the Magic during the regular season, including 45-25 in home games and 36-37 in road games.
PROJECTED STARTERSMAGIC
G Jalen Suggs
G Desmond Bane
C Wendell Carter Jr.
F Franz Wagner
F Tristan da Silva
HEAT
G Davion Mitchell
G Tyler Herro
C Bam Adebayo
F Norman Powell
F Andrew Wiggins
Spread:Â Magic -5.5 (-140), Heat +5.5 (-106),
Moneyline: Magic -210, Heat -176,
Total points scored: 239.5 (over -110, under -110)
QUOTABLE
Heat head coach Jamahl Mosley: “It wasn’t the fourth quarter that got us, it was the second quarter ans the way we started the game. It was those pieces. You lose it at the end, but our process and our spirit wasn’t right for this game.” … “You can’t you turn it on, you can’t turn it off. You can’t start a game that way and expect that you’re just going to pull it out in the end.”
Alexander Toledo is a contributor to Orlando Magic On SI and producer/co-host of the Five on the Floor podcast, covering the Miami Heat and the NBA. He can be reached at Twitter: @tropicalblanket