National Basketball Association
Miami 97, Orlando 96
When: 7:30 PM ET, Wednesday, March 6, 2013
Where: American Airlines Arena, Miami, Florida
Officials:
#48 Scott Foster, #16 David Guthrie, #32 Eddie F. Rush
Attendance:
20001
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Heat 97, Magic 96: LeBron James scored 26 points, including the game-winner with 3.2 seconds left, and Miami withstood a furious second-half comeback by visiting Orlando to extend its franchise-record winning streak to 16 games.
Chris Bosh made two free throws with 38 seconds left to cut Orlando’s lead to one, and the Magic missed two shots before James drove the lane for his game-winning layup. Dwyane Wade scored 24 points and Bosh had 17 points along with 10 rebounds.
Nikola Vucevic had 25 points and 21 rebounds for the Magic, who trailed by 20 points early in the third quarter before using a 23-7 run to lead 86-81 with 8:29 to play. Jameer Nelson chipped in 16 points and 14 assists.
Miami escaped with its 12th consecutive home victory despite missing 12 of its last 13 3-point attempts and making one field goal in the final seven minutes. Guard Ray Allen missed seven of his eight shots and finished with five points.
Vucevic, who grabbed a franchise-record 29 rebounds in an overtime loss to Miami in December, made 11 of his 16 shots from the field before fouling out with 38 seconds to play. Tobias Harris scored 16 points off the bench for the Magic, who have lost 19 of their last 21 games.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Orlando, which rallied from a 17-point deficit to beat New Orleans on Monday, failed to complete its second straight comeback despite holding Miami to 42 points in the second half. … James hit one 3-pointer and is one short of 1,000 for his career. …Miami was 27-of-31 from the foul line compared to 10-of-12 for Orlando.
Top Game Performances
Orlando |
|
Miami |
Nikola Vucevic 25 |
Scoring |
LeBron James 26 |
Jameer Nelson 14 |
Assists |
Mario Chalmers 5 |
Nikola Vucevic 21 |
Rebounds |
Chris Bosh 10 |
Arron Afflalo 3 |
Free Throws Made |
LeBron James 11 |
Maurice Harkless 3 |
Steals |
Dwyane Wade 4 |
Maurice Harkless 2 |
Blocks |
Chris Bosh 2 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Orlando
|
96 |
44.9 |
6-28 |
10-12 |
26 |
45 |
3 |
10 |
18 |
Miami
|
97 |
43.2 |
6-28 |
27-31 |
20 |
33 |
7 |
11 |
16 |
Upcoming Games
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Miami will play their next game at home against Philadelphia. The Heat have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.
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Orlando will play their next game at home against Indiana. The Magic have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.