Banchero scores 33, Magic roll in 2nd half to beat Heat 116-97 on opening night

Paolo Banchero scored 33 points and grabbed 11 rebounds, Franz Wagner scored 23 and nan Orlando Magic rolled past nan Miami Heat 116-97 successful nan opener for some teams

MIAMI -- Paolo Banchero scored 33 points and grabbed 11 rebounds, Franz Wagner scored 23 and nan Orlando Magic rolled past nan Miami Heat 116-97 connected Wednesday nighttime successful nan opener for some teams.

Gary Harris added 18 for Orlando, each connected 3-pointers. The Magic were 18 of 49 from 3-point range.

Terry Rozier scored 19 for Miami, which celebrated “Pat Riley Court” nighttime pinch a halftime ceremony. Nikola Jovic scored 15 and Tyler Herro added 14 for nan Heat.

Orlando led by arsenic galore arsenic 32 successful nan 2nd half.

Magic: Orlando's precocious for 3-pointers attempted successful a first half past play was 23. The Magic tried 27 earlier halftime connected Wednesday, a clear motion that they spot nan 3-pointer arsenic much of an action this season. The Magic made a league-low 903 3s past season.

Heat: Jimmy Butler was 1 for 8 from nan section and scored 3 points. It's nan 5th clip successful his profession that he played astatine slightest 24 minutes and scored 3 points aliases less.

The full 3rd 4th was a infinitesimal for nan Magic. Orlando outscored Miami by 21 points successful nan third, 39-18. It was nan astir lopsided 3rd 4th connected nan roadworthy for nan Magic since Feb. 7, 2010, erstwhile they outscored Boston by 25 connected nan measurement to a 96-89 win.

Banchero had nan sixth lawsuit of an Orlando subordinate scoring astatine slightest 30 successful a play opener. Tracy McGrady did it doubly and Shaquille O'Neal, Nick Anderson and Anfernee Hardaway did it once. Anderson (1992) and O'Neal (1993) each scored 42 for nan Magic opening nighttime record. Banchero is now No. 3 connected that database pinch his 33-point effort.

Orlando plays its location opener Friday nighttime against Brooklyn. Miami goes to Charlotte connected Saturday night.

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