Magic
Orlando
Eastern Conference
Southeast
0
1
1
null
3281
18
6
33
89
34
38
28
22
79
30
15
45
4
20
5
11
15
96
4
42
21
50
2521
99
4
108
77
71
611
83
694
11
46
10
13
2726
6060
57
12
21
2022
511
25
64
53
83
58
21
79
02
55
13
34
1627
6060
4
2
50
25
9
36
10
7
70
6
8
14
1
4
1
1
27
60
2
1
50
21
9
43
8
7
88
11
3
14
1
6
0
3
26
60
5
1
20
20
5
25
6
5
83
5
2
7
0
5
1
3
16
60
7
2
29
22
11
50
4
3
75
8
1
9
2
5
3
4
27
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Evan
Fournier
Evan Fournier
True
39
7
19
37
2
6
33
4
7
57
1
3
4
4
2
0
1
3
20
-3
none
Elfrid
Payton
Elfrid Payton
True
37
4
12
33
0
2
0
8
8
100
2
2
4
5
0
2
4
1
16
-4
none
Serge
Ibaka
Serge Ibaka
True
36
6
17
35
2
4
50
0
0
0
2
6
8
0
0
1
0
3
14
-16
none
Nikola
Vučević
Nikola Vučević
True
35
7
14
50
0
0
0
3
4
75
5
9
14
3
2
0
1
3
17
0
double
Aaron
Gordon
Aaron Gordon
True
35
5
12
42
2
3
67
0
0
0
2
6
8
4
1
1
3
1
12
-11
none
Jeff
Green
Jeff Green
False
25
2
7
29
0
2
0
3
4
75
1
2
3
1
0
0
1
1
7
-8
none
D.J.
Augustin
D.J. Augustin
False
16
2
3
67
0
1
0
3
3
100
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
2
7
-11
none
Mario
Hezonja
Mario Hezonja
False
14
1
5
20
0
0
0
1
2
50
2
1
3
2
0
0
0
1
3
-7
none
Bismack
Biyombo
Bismack Biyombo
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Arinze
Onuaku
Arinze Onuaku
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Damjan
Rudež
Damjan Rudež
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
C.J.
Watson
C.J. Watson
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
C.J.
Wilcox
C.J. Wilcox
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
28
October
2016
Friday
Palace of Auburn Hills
Detroit
Pistons
Detroit
False
Heat
Miami
Eastern Conference
Southeast
1
0
1
null
2789
16
4
25
97
47
48
16
10
62
36
16
52
7
27
5
10
22
108
4
35
01
3
2526
1112
44
33
12
36
79
72
151
12
45
02
40
2327
6060
53
21
40
2422
1212
50
55
43
78
119
61
180
22
810
21
33
3028
6060
3
0
0
25
11
44
3
1
33
7
7
14
1
4
0
4
23
60
5
1
20
26
12
46
3
2
67
9
2
11
2
5
2
0
27
60
5
2
40
24
12
50
5
4
80
11
6
17
2
8
2
3
30
60
3
1
33
22
12
55
5
3
60
9
1
10
2
10
1
3
28
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Justise
Winslow
Justise Winslow
True
33
7
15
47
0
2
0
1
1
100
3
5
8
4
1
2
2
4
15
15
none
Dion
Waiters
Dion Waiters
True
33
4
13
31
0
1
0
1
2
50
1
5
6
4
0
0
1
2
9
5
none
Hassan
Whiteside
Hassan Whiteside
True
30
9
16
56
0
0
0
0
4
0
4
10
14
1
0
4
1
3
18
5
double
Goran
Dragić
Goran Dragić
True
28
7
15
47
0
1
0
2
2
100
3
3
6
6
0
0
3
4
16
-2
none
Luke
Babbitt
Luke Babbitt
True
18
3
10
30
2
6
33
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
0
0
0
1
8
12
none
Tyler
Johnson
Tyler Johnson
False
28
7
11
64
0
1
0
1
1
100
1
5
6
3
2
0
1
2
15
3
none
James
Johnson
James Johnson
False
25
4
8
50
2
4
50
1
1
100
0
2
2
6
0
0
1
1
11
0
none
Rodney
McGruder
Rodney McGruder
False
23
1
3
33
0
1
0
4
5
80
1
2
3
0
2
0
1
4
6
15
none
Willie
Reed
Willie Reed
False
17
5
6
83
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
3
6
1
0
1
0
1
10
7
none
Josh
McRoberts
Josh McRoberts
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Udonis
Haslem
Udonis Haslem
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Derrick
Williams
Derrick Williams
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Josh
Richardson
Josh Richardson
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
28
October
2016
Friday
American Airlines Arena
Miami
Hornets
Charlotte
True
The benches were thin Wednesday , but ended up playing a huge factor in the Miami Heat 's 108 - 96 win against the Orlando Magic . Four bench players for the Heat combined for 40 points , 17 rebounds and 10 assists , while the Magic 's three bench players accumulated just 17 points , seven rebounds and four assists . Despite going 0 - for - 4 from the free - throw line , Hassan Whiteside had a strong game , posting 18 points , 14 rebounds and four blocks . The 27 assists on 47 made baskets for Miami shows its new up - tempo offense , as eight of the nine players who played recorded a dime in the win . Serge Ibaka struggled in his debut with the Magic , tallying 14 points and seven rebounds on 6 - for - 17 shooting . In addition , his - 18 plus - minus was the worst in the game . All five starters for Orlando played at least 35 minutes , and this could end up being one of the shortest rotations in the NBA . The Miami Heat defeated the host Orlando Magic , 108 - 96 , on Wednesday in the season opener for both teams at Amway Center . Orlando ( 0 - 1 ) was expected to be the more improved team while the Heat ( 10 ) were supposed to decline , but that did n't show in the opener . A 37 - 16 run in the second half is when the Heat really pulled away and the Magic simply could n't respond . Defense was key for Miami , as they held Orlando to 39 percent shooting and outrebounded them 53 - 44 . Points in the paint was a huge factor as well , with the Heat recording 74 paint points to the Magic 's 36 . Many people pegged the Heat as a subpar team , but they showed some resiliency in an impressive opener . Hassan Whiteside tallied a team - high 18 points , 14 rebounds and four blocks in the win . Justice Winslow played well too , accumulating 15 points , eight rebounds and four assists . Goran Dragic was in foul trouble all night , but still finished with 16 points , six rebounds and six assists . Orlando went with a short eight - man rotation in the opener and it simply did n't go well . All five starters did score in double figures , but none of them shot over 50 percent from the field . Evan Fournier led the team in scoring , totaling 20 points , four rebounds and four assists in the defeat . Nikola Vucevic recorded a double - double , amassing 17 points and 14 rebounds . Aaron Gordon played 35 minutes in the defeat , scoring 12 points , grabbing eight boards and dishing out four assists . Both teams return to action on Friday , as the Magic travel to Detroit to play the Pistons and the Heat host the Charlotte Hornets .
The benches were thin Wednesday, but ended up playing a huge factor in the Miami Heat's 108 - 96 win against the Orlando Magic. Four bench players for the Heat combined for 40 points, 17 rebounds and 10 assists, while the Magic's three bench players accumulated just 17 points, seven rebounds and four assists. Despite going 0 - for - 4 from the free - throw line, Hassan Whiteside had a strong game, posting 18 points, 14 rebounds and four blocks. The 27 assists on 47 made baskets for Miami shows its new up - tempo offense, as eight of the nine players who played recorded a dime in the win. Serge Ibaka struggled in his debut with the Magic, tallying 14 points and seven rebounds on 6 - for - 17 shooting. In addition, his - 18 plus - minus was the worst in the game. All five starters for Orlando played at least 35 minutes, and this could end up being one of the shortest rotations in the NBA.
The benches were thin Wednesday, but ended up playing a huge factor in the Miami Heat's 108 - 96 win against the Orlando Magic. Four bench players for the Heat combined for 40 points, 17 rebounds and 10 assists, while the Magic's three bench players accumulated just 17 points, seven rebounds and four assists. Despite going 0 - for - 4 from the free - throw line, Hassan Whiteside had a strong game, posting 18 points, 14 rebounds and four blocks. The 27 assists on 47 made baskets for Miami shows its new up - tempo offense, as eight of the nine players who played recorded a dime in the win. Serge Ibaka struggled in his debut with the Magic, tallying 14 points and seven rebounds on 6 - for - 17 shooting. In addition, his - 18 plus - minus was the worst in the game. All five starters for Orlando played at least 35 minutes, and this could end up being one of the shortest rotations in the NBA. The Miami Heat defeated the host Orlando Magic, 108 - 96, on Wednesday in the season opener for both teams at Amway Center. Orlando (0 - 1) was expected to be the more improved team while the Heat (10) were supposed to decline, but that didn't show in the opener. A 37 - 16 run in the second half is when the Heat really pulled away and the Magic simply couldn't respond. Defense was key for Miami, as they held Orlando to 39 percent shooting and outrebounded them 53 - 44. Points in the paint was a huge factor as well, with the Heat recording 74 paint points to the Magic's 36. Many people pegged the Heat as a subpar team, but they showed some resiliency in an impressive opener. Hassan Whiteside tallied a team - high 18 points, 14 rebounds and four blocks in the win. Justice Winslow played well too, accumulating 15 points, eight rebounds and four assists. Goran Dragic was in foul trouble all night, but still finished with 16 points, six rebounds and six assists. Orlando went with a short eight - man rotation in the opener and it simply didn't go well. All five starters did score in double figures, but none of them shot over 50 percent from the field. Evan Fournier led the team in scoring, totaling 20 points, four rebounds and four assists in the defeat. Nikola Vucevic recorded a double - double, amassing 17 points and 14 rebounds. Aaron Gordon played 35 minutes in the defeat, scoring 12 points, grabbing eight boards and dishing out four assists. Both teams return to action on Friday, as the Magic travel to Detroit to play the Pistons and the Heat host the Charlotte Hornets.
<GAME> <DATE> 26 October 2016 <DAY> Wednesday <STADIUM> Amway Center <CITY> Orlando <HOME> <TEAM> Magic <CITY> Orlando <TEAM-RESULT> lost <TEAM-PTS> 96 <WINS-LOSSES> 0 1 <QTRS> 27 26 16 27 <TEAM-AST> 20 <3PT> 6 <TEAM-FG> 34 <TEAM-FT> 22 <TEAM-REB> 45 <TEAM-TO> 11 <NEXT-HOME> <NEXT-DATE> 28 October 2016 <NEXT-DAY> Friday <NEXT-STADIUM> Palace of Auburn Hills <NEXT-CITY> Detroit <NEXT-OPPONENT-PLACE> Detroit <NEXT-OPPONENT-NAME> Pistons <NEXT-IS-HOME> no <VIS> <TEAM> Heat <CITY> Miami <TEAM-RESULT> won <TEAM-PTS> 108 <WINS-LOSSES> 1 0 <QTRS> 23 27 30 28 <TEAM-AST> 27 <3PT> 4 <TEAM-FG> 47 <TEAM-FT> 10 <TEAM-REB> 52 <TEAM-TO> 10 <VIS-NEXT> <NEXT-DATE> 28 October 2016 <NEXT-DAY> Friday <NEXT-STADIUM> American Airlines Arena <NEXT-CITY> Miami <NEXT-OPPONENT-PLACE> Charlotte <NEXT-OPPONENT-NAME> Hornets <NEXT-IS-HOME> yes <PLAYER> Evan Fournier <TEAM> Orlando Magic <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-0 <MIN> 39 <PTS> 20 <FG> 7 19 37 <FG3> 2 6 33 <FT> 4 7 57 <REB> 4 <AST> 4 <STL> 2 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 1 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Nikola Vučević <TEAM> Orlando Magic <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-1 <MIN> 35 <PTS> 17 <FG> 7 14 50 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 3 4 75 <REB> 14 <AST> 3 <STL> 2 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 9 <OREB> 5 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> double <PLAYER> Elfrid Payton <TEAM> Orlando Magic <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-2 <MIN> 37 <PTS> 16 <FG> 4 12 33 <FG3> 0 2 0 <FT> 8 8 100 <REB> 4 <AST> 5 <STL> 0 <BLK> 2 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 2 <TO> 4 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Serge Ibaka <TEAM> Orlando Magic <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-3 <MIN> 36 <PTS> 14 <FG> 6 17 35 <FG3> 2 4 50 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 8 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 6 <OREB> 2 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Aaron Gordon <TEAM> Orlando Magic <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-4 <MIN> 35 <PTS> 12 <FG> 5 12 42 <FG3> 2 3 67 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 8 <AST> 4 <STL> 1 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 6 <OREB> 2 <TO> 3 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> D. J. Augustin <TEAM> Orlando Magic <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-5 <MIN> 16 <PTS> 7 <FG> 2 3 67 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 3 3 100 <REB> 1 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Jeff Green <TEAM> Orlando Magic <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-6 <MIN> 25 <PTS> 7 <FG> 2 7 29 <FG3> 0 2 0 <FT> 3 4 75 <REB> 3 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 1 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Mario Hezonja <TEAM> Orlando Magic <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-7 <MIN> 14 <PTS> 3 <FG> 1 5 20 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 1 2 50 <REB> 3 <AST> 2 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 2 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> C. J. Wilcox <TEAM> Orlando Magic <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> C. J. Watson <TEAM> Orlando Magic <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Damjan Rudež <TEAM> Orlando Magic <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Arinze Onuaku <TEAM> Orlando Magic <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Bismack Biyombo <TEAM> Orlando Magic <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Hassan Whiteside <TEAM> Miami Heat <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-0 <MIN> 30 <PTS> 18 <FG> 9 16 56 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 4 0 <REB> 14 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 4 <DREB> 10 <OREB> 4 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> double <PLAYER> Goran Dragić <TEAM> Miami Heat <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-1 <MIN> 28 <PTS> 16 <FG> 7 15 47 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 6 <AST> 6 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 3 <TO> 3 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Tyler Johnson <TEAM> Miami Heat <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-2 <MIN> 28 <PTS> 15 <FG> 7 11 64 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 1 1 100 <REB> 6 <AST> 3 <STL> 2 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 5 <OREB> 1 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Justise Winslow <TEAM> Miami Heat <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-3 <MIN> 33 <PTS> 15 <FG> 7 15 47 <FG3> 0 2 0 <FT> 1 1 100 <REB> 8 <AST> 4 <STL> 1 <BLK> 2 <DREB> 5 <OREB> 3 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> James Johnson <TEAM> Miami Heat <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-4 <MIN> 25 <PTS> 11 <FG> 4 8 50 <FG3> 2 4 50 <FT> 1 1 100 <REB> 2 <AST> 6 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Willie Reed <TEAM> Miami Heat <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-5 <MIN> 17 <PTS> 10 <FG> 5 6 83 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 6 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 3 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Dion Waiters <TEAM> Miami Heat <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-6 <MIN> 33 <PTS> 9 <FG> 4 13 31 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 1 2 50 <REB> 6 <AST> 4 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 5 <OREB> 1 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Luke Babbitt <TEAM> Miami Heat <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-7 <MIN> 18 <PTS> 8 <FG> 3 10 30 <FG3> 2 6 33 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 1 <AST> 2 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Rodney McGruder <TEAM> Miami Heat <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-8 <MIN> 23 <PTS> 6 <FG> 1 3 33 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 4 5 80 <REB> 3 <AST> 0 <STL> 2 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 1 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Josh Richardson <TEAM> Miami Heat <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Derrick Williams <TEAM> Miami Heat <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Udonis Haslem <TEAM> Miami Heat <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Josh McRoberts <TEAM> Miami Heat <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none