Heat rally late but fall short 106-105 in Orlando in absence of Herro

Key Highlights

• The uneven period left the Heat down 87-79 going into the fourth. The Magic then took the game’s first double-digit lead early in the fourth quarter on a Desmond Bane 3-pointer.
• Through it all, the Heat got within three midway through the fourth and again on a Jaime Jaquez Jr.
• layup with 1:57 to play. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementAfter the teams traded baskets, the Heat regained possession down 106-103 with 63 seconds to play, going to Powell, whose driving layup made it 106-105 with 50 seconds remaining. Later, with 29.9 seconds remaining, a rebounding scramble led to a jump ball on the Magic’s end. Orlando won that tip, with Bane off on an attempt to beat the shot clock. Powell then was off on a short jumper with 5.7 seconds remaining, with the ball going out of bounds in another rebounding scramble, with the Heat maintaining possession. Off a timeout, Jaquez was unable to inbound, leading to the Heat’s final timeout. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementWith a foul to give, the Magic made the Heat reset with 3.7 seconds remaining, with Adebayo off at the buzzer.2.
• A big deal: With Herro out with a toe irritation, the Heat returned to a big lineup, with Adebayo and Kel’el Ware both opening in the power rotation.
• The Heat entered 6-2 this season with the two starting together. Back in the mix was Powell, who missed Wednesday night’s loss in Dallas with an ankle sprain. In addition to those three, Andrew Wiggins and Davion Mitchell rounded out the starting lineup. Even with Herro out and two of three primary power players in the starting lineup, Nikola Jovic remained out of Spoelstra’s primary rotation mix, with double-digit minutes just once in the last nine games. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementRelated Articles Heat’s Herro out with new injury, MRI scheduled Saturday; Powell returns Heat’s 7-foot Vlad Goldin honing 3-point stroke: ‘He’s gotten better’ ASK IRA: Would Bam and Giannis alongside even work if there was an Antetokounmpo trade?