{"id":331901,"date":"2025-12-08T07:20:07","date_gmt":"2025-12-08T07:20:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/331901\/"},"modified":"2025-12-08T07:20:07","modified_gmt":"2025-12-08T07:20:07","slug":"heat-visit-magic-tuesday-in-nba-cup-group-stage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/331901\/","title":{"rendered":"Heat visit Magic Tuesday in NBA Cup group stage"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Orlando Magic take on the Miami Heat in an NBA Cup in-season tournament group play matchup. Tuesday&#8217;s game is the third meeting this season between the two&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Miami Heat (14-10, sixth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Orlando Magic (14-10, fifth in the Eastern Conference)<\/p>\n<p>Orlando, Florida; Tuesday, 6 p.m. EST<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/betmgm.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE:<\/a> Magic -1.5; over\/under is 237.5<\/p>\n<p>BOTTOM LINE: The Miami Heat travel to face the Miami Heat in an NBA Cup in-season tournament group play matchup.<\/p>\n<p>The Magic are 4-2 against opponents in the Southeast Division. Orlando is fourth in the Eastern Conference with 33.0 defensive rebounds per game led by Paolo Banchero averaging 7.1.<\/p>\n<p>The Heat are 2-2 against opponents in the Southeast Division. Miami ranks second in the NBA with 35.2 defensive rebounds per game led by Bam Adebayo averaging 7.6.<\/p>\n<p>The Magic make 46.9% of their shots from the field this season, which is 2.5 percentage points higher than the Heat have allowed to their opponents (44.4%). The Heat are shooting 48.0% from the field, 0.8% higher than the 47.2% the Magic&#8217;s opponents have shot this season.<\/p>\n<p>The two teams match up for the third time this season. The Magic defeated the Heat 106-105 in their last matchup on Dec. 6. Franz Wagner led the Magic with 32 points, and Norman Powell led the Heat with 28 points.<\/p>\n<p>TOP PERFORMERS: Desmond Bane is averaging 18.3 points and 4.5 assists for the Magic. Jalen Suggs is averaging 17.0 points over the last 10 games.<\/p>\n<p>Adebayo is scoring 19.2 points per game and averaging 9.0 rebounds for the Heat. Jaime Jaquez Jr. is averaging 27.0 points and 6.0 rebounds over the last 10 games.<\/p>\n<p>LAST 10 GAMES: Magic: 7-3, averaging 121.1 points, 44.9 rebounds, 27.2 assists, 9.4 steals and 4.5 blocks per game while shooting 47.1% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 113.0 points per game.<\/p>\n<p>Heat: 6-4, averaging 119.1 points, 47.7 rebounds, 28.7 assists, 8.6 steals and 5.6 blocks per game while shooting 46.7% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 113.7 points.<\/p>\n<p>INJURIES: Magic: Franz Wagner: day to day (leg), Moritz Wagner: out (knee).<\/p>\n<p>Heat: Pelle Larsson: day to day (hip), Davion Mitchell: day to day (groin), Tyler Herro: day to day (toe).<\/p>\n<p>The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dataskrive.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Data Skrive<\/a> and data from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportradar.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sportradar<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Copyright 2025 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Orlando Magic take on the Miami Heat in an NBA Cup in-season tournament group play matchup. 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