Miami Heat guard Shabazz Napier (13) reacts against the Orlando Magic during the second half at Amway Center. Both teams lost their first preseason game to the Charlotte Hornets. Center but had long checked out by the time the Miami Heat erased a hefty deficit of their own.
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“When the most games that you’ve won is 25 in three years, that is a big reason why – because the team has played well in stretches, but what separates are the team’s that can sustain it, ” Skiles said following the Magic’s shoot-around session at the KFC Yum!
Orlando started to pull away early in the third quarter, going up by 7 points.
Then came a run of eight victories in nine games, with a stop in Louisville again Napier’s potential springboard.
The Miami Heat are taking training camp on the road. Bench continued contributing as Stoudemire and Justise Winslow scored a couple of points, helping Green.
Injury Update: Nikola Vucevic (shoulder) and Evan Fourier (ankle) will likely play after sitting out Saturday’s preseason contest against the Hornets. In the span of less than 3 minutes, Green scored 11 points without a single miss, and he tied the game.
The Orlando Magic and ex-Indiana University star Victor Oladipo play the Miami Heat with Chris Bosh and Dwyane Wade.
Shabazz Napier hit a 3-pointer with 3.5 seconds left to beat his former team as the Orlando Magic earned their first preseason win, 100-97 against the Miami Heat on Wednesday night.
Oladipo’s mini-run righted the Magic, who spotted the Heat 11 points to open the game.
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Miami next hosts the San Antonio Spurs next Monday at 7:30pm and this time it will be televised by Fox Sports Sunday.
