Heat fall short in late comeback attempt, lose to Magic 106-105 - Hot Hot Hoops

Magic Heat The Miami Heat dropped to 4-7 on the road after their one-point loss to the Orlando Magic. (Mandatory Credit: John Raoux/AP Photo)

The Orlando Magic fought off the Miami Heat and secured a 106-105 win inside Kia Center Friday evening.

Miami had to climb back from a 10-point fourth-quarter deficit. They cut it to within three on three separate occasions, but Franz Wagner, who scored a game-high 32 points on 12-of-22 shooting, had a response each time.

Bam Adebayo ultimately missed the game-winning jumper as time expired — a play that reeked of miscommunication between him and Norman Powell, who tallied a team-high 28 points.

Friday’s loss drops the Heat to 4-7 on the road this season — 14-9 overall.

Adebayo scored 24 points while grabbing a team-high 15 rebounds, adding three assists, two steals and two blocks. Aside from his final shot (Powell wanted the DHO) and one errant second-half pass that found the third row, he was phenomenal.

Powell’s 28 points came on 18 shots, but with just two made 3-pointers. As a team, the Heat only made seven threes while attempting just 19, six off their previous season low (25 — Nov. 3 vs. Clippers).

The Heat also beat themselves with their haphazard turnovers, coughing up the rock 15 times, including nine times in the second half. Combine that, their lack of made threes plus their nine missed free throws — the Heat did not win the margins.

Friday was the first night of a back-to-back for the Heat. They will travel back home for a game against the Sacramento Kings before heading back to Orlando for their Emirates Cup quarterfinal game on Tuesday, Dec. 9.

Heat fall short in late comeback attempt, lose to Magic 106-105 – Hot Hot Hoops

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