Butler scores 23, Heat used balanced attack to run past Magic 121-95
MIAMI (AP) It took 63 seconds for Jimmy Butler to decide the game.
That's all he needed to go on a personal 8-0 run - a stepback 3-pointer from the right corner, an all-alone 3-pointer from the left wing and then a jumper in the lane - midway through the fourth quarter, and the Miami Heat ran away from there for a 121-95 win over the Orlando Magic on Tuesday night.
Butler finished with 23 points to lead seven Miami players in double figures, plus added eight rebounds, eight assists and three steals for the Heat - who won for just the second time in their last seven home games. Terry Rozier scored 18 while Tyler Herro and All-Star Bam Adebayo each scored 14 for Miami.
“Overall, that's a quality win against a very good opponent,” Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said.
The Heat outscored Orlando by 32 points with Adebayo on the floor, the second-highest plus-minus for a Miami player this season.
“Bam was a monster,” Spoelstra said.
All-Star forward Paolo Banchero scored 23 for Orlando, the 18th consecutive road game in which he’s scored at least 20 points - tying Tracy McGrady for the second-longest such streak in Magic history. McGrady also has the longest streak, a 21-game run in the 2003-04 season.
Wendell Carter Jr. scored 15, while Markelle Fultz and Franz Wagner scored 13 apiece for Orlando.
The Heat, who had lost eight of their last 10 games, never trailed Tuesday and pulled into a tie with the Magic atop the Southeast Division with identical 27-24 records.
But Miami won the season series 3-1, big in case that tiebreaker comes into play for playoff seeding.
“I love the fact that it is becoming a rivalry and that we can rekindle that,” Magic coach Jamahl Mosley said.
It sure looked like Miami took the rivalry seriously.
“We know how important that was,” Rozier said.
Miami led by 20 points in the second quarter - only the second time in a span of 38 games that the Heat had such a big lead before halftime. Miami led Charlotte by 24 on Jan. 14; before that, the last Heat lead of 20 or more before halftime was Nov. 18 against Chicago.
It all sounded good, for a few minutes anyway.
By halftime, the 20-point lead was down to seven; 53-33 became 56-49 in a flash. Orlando closed the half on a 16-3 run, Banchero leading the way with six of those points, and Miami missed six of its final seven shots.
The Magic got within five early in the third, but the Heat ran away in the rest of the period and took a 96-75 edge into the fourth. The closest Orlando got in the fourth was 10, and that's when Butler scored his eight consecutive points to put the game away.
“They wanted it more, it seemed like,” Banchero said.
UP NEXT
Magic: Host San Antonio on Thursday night.
Heat: Host San Antonio on Wednesday night.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Wendell Carter Jr. vs. Bam Adebayo (Jalen Suggs gains possession) | ||
| 11:36 |  | Franz Wagner turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 11:12 | | +3 | Caleb Martin makes three point stepback jump shot (Terry Rozier assists) | 0-3 |
| 10:57 | | Markelle Fultz misses two point hook shot | ||
| 10:56 | | Jimmy Butler defensive rebound | ||
| 10:43 | | Tyler Herro misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 10:39 | | Bam Adebayo offensive rebound | ||
| 10:33 | | +2 | Bam Adebayo makes two point driving dunk (Tyler Herro assists) | 0-5 |
| 10:15 | | Jalen Suggs misses two point driving layup | ||
| 10:11 | | Jimmy Butler defensive rebound | ||
| 10:09 | | +2 | Caleb Martin makes two point running jump shot (Jimmy Butler assists) | 0-7 |
| 9:48 | | Franz Wagner turnover (bad pass) (Jimmy Butler steals) | ||
| 9:43 | | Jimmy Butler turnover (bad pass) (Paolo Banchero steals) | ||
| 9:39 | | Paolo Banchero turnover (lost ball) (Caleb Martin steals) | ||
| 9:27 | | Terry Rozier misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 9:25 | | Franz Wagner defensive rebound | ||
| 9:20 | | +2 | Paolo Banchero makes two point running dunk (Franz Wagner assists) | 2-7 |
| 8:56 | | Jimmy Butler misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:52 | | Jalen Suggs defensive rebound | ||
| 8:48 | | Wendell Carter Jr. misses two point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 8:44 | | Tyler Herro defensive rebound | ||
| 8:37 | | +2 | Tyler Herro makes two point driving finger roll layup | 2-9 |
| 8:23 | | Franz Wagner turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 8:09 | | Bam Adebayo misses two point alley-oop dunk | ||
| 8:07 | | Paolo Banchero defensive rebound | ||
| 7:54 | | Paolo Banchero misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 7:51 | | Jimmy Butler defensive rebound | ||
| 7:49 | | +2 | Bam Adebayo makes two point running dunk (Tyler Herro assists) | 2-11 |
| 7:46 | | Magic 60 second timeout | ||
| 7:35 | | Jalen Suggs misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:30 | | Bam Adebayo defensive rebound | ||
| 7:15 | | Bam Adebayo misses two point turnaround fadeaway bank jump shot | ||
| 7:13 | | Franz Wagner defensive rebound | ||
| 6:57 | | Markelle Fultz misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 6:55 | | Caleb Martin defensive rebound | ||
| 6:49 | | Tyler Herro turnover (bad pass) (Franz Wagner steals) | ||
| 6:45 | | Bam Adebayo shooting foul (Paolo Banchero draws the foul) | ||
| 6:45 | | Paolo Banchero misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 6:45 | | Magic offensive rebound | ||
| 6:45 | | Paolo Banchero misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 6:42 | | Tyler Herro defensive rebound | ||
| 6:31 | | Wendell Carter Jr. shooting foul (Jimmy Butler draws the foul) | ||
| 6:31 | | +1 | Jimmy Butler makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 2-12 |
| 6:31 | | +1 | Jimmy Butler makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 2-13 |
| 6:10 | | +2 | Wendell Carter Jr. makes two point driving floating jump shot (Markelle Fultz assists) | 4-13 |
| 5:58 | | +3 | Terry Rozier makes three point jump shot (Jimmy Butler assists) | 4-16 |
| 5:42 | | Franz Wagner misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:39 | | Bam Adebayo defensive rebound | ||
| 5:33 | | Jimmy Butler turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 5:12 | | +2 | Paolo Banchero makes two point dunk (Wendell Carter Jr. assists) | 6-16 |
| 4:59 | | +2 | Tyler Herro makes two point driving finger roll layup (Bam Adebayo assists) | 6-18 |
| 4:46 | | Paolo Banchero misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 4:44 | | Bam Adebayo defensive rebound | ||
| 4:38 | | Terry Rozier misses two point running finger roll layup | ||
| 4:38 | | Wendell Carter Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 4:23 | | +3 | Markelle Fultz makes three point jump shot (Jalen Suggs assists) | 9-18 |
| 4:21 | | Heat 60 second timeout | ||
| 4:05 | | Tyler Herro misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 4:02 | | Wendell Carter Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 3:58 | | +2 | Markelle Fultz makes two point running finger roll layup (Jalen Suggs assists) | 11-18 |
| 3:52 | | Jalen Suggs shooting foul (Terry Rozier draws the foul) | ||
| 3:52 | | +1 | Terry Rozier makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 11-19 |
| 3:52 | | +1 | Terry Rozier makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 11-20 |
| 3:39 | | Jaime Jaquez Jr. personal foul (Paolo Banchero draws the foul) | ||
| 3:24 | | Jalen Suggs misses three point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 3:20 | | Moritz Wagner offensive rebound | ||
| 3:18 | | Jalen Suggs misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:14 | | Jaime Jaquez Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 3:02 | | Duncan Robinson misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 3:00 | | Paolo Banchero defensive rebound | ||
| 2:50 | | +3 | Joe Ingles makes three point jump shot (Paolo Banchero assists) | 14-20 |
| 2:33 | | Kevin Love misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:31 | | Joe Ingles defensive rebound | ||
| 2:22 | | Moritz Wagner misses two point driving layup | ||
| 2:20 | | Moritz Wagner offensive rebound | ||
| 2:20 | | Kevin Love shooting foul (Moritz Wagner draws the foul) | ||
| 2:20 | | +1 | Moritz Wagner makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 15-20 |
| 2:20 | | Moritz Wagner misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 2:13 | | Josh Richardson defensive rebound | ||
| 2:07 | | Jaime Jaquez Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Markelle Fultz steals) | ||
| 2:01 | | +2 | Markelle Fultz makes two point running layup (Paolo Banchero assists) | 17-20 |
| 1:42 | | +2 | Jaime Jaquez Jr. makes two point reverse layup (Jimmy Butler assists) | 17-22 |
| 1:34 | | Joe Ingles misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:34 | | Gary Harris offensive rebound | ||
| 1:30 | | Moritz Wagner offensive foul (Charge) (Kevin Love draws the foul) | ||
| 1:30 | | Moritz Wagner turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 1:30 | | Magic 60 second timeout | ||
| 1:15 | | Kevin Love misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:12 | | Jaime Jaquez Jr. offensive rebound | ||
| 1:09 | | Jimmy Butler misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:06 | | Kevin Love offensive rebound | ||
| 1:03 | | Jimmy Butler turnover (lost ball) (Gary Harris steals) | ||
| 1:01 | | Duncan Robinson shooting foul (Markelle Fultz draws the foul) | ||
| 1:01 | | +1 | Markelle Fultz makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 18-22 |
| 1:01 | | +1 | Markelle Fultz makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 19-22 |
| 0:45 | | Josh Richardson misses two point driving hook shot | ||
| 0:44 | | Jaime Jaquez Jr. offensive rebound | ||
| 0:44 | | Jaime Jaquez Jr. misses two point tip layup | ||
| 0:43 | | Kevin Love offensive rebound | ||
| 0:43 | | +2 | Kevin Love makes two point tip layup | 19-24 |
| 0:39 | | Markelle Fultz offensive foul (Charge) (Kevin Love draws the foul) | ||
| 0:39 | | Markelle Fultz turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 0:18 | | +2 | Duncan Robinson makes two point cutting layup (Kevin Love assists) | 19-26 |
| 0:00 | | Moritz Wagner misses two point hook shot | ||
| 0:00 | | Magic offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:41 | | Gary Harris personal foul (Duncan Robinson draws the foul) | ||
| 11:36 | | Duncan Robinson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:32 | | Josh Richardson offensive rebound | ||
| 11:31 | | Kevin Love misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:26 | | Jonathan Isaac defensive rebound | ||
| 11:04 | | Jonathan Isaac misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:01 | | Jimmy Butler defensive rebound | ||
| 10:46 | | +2 | Duncan Robinson makes two point driving floating jump shot (Jimmy Butler assists) | 19-28 |
| 10:31 | | Franz Wagner offensive foul (Duncan Robinson draws the foul) | ||
| 10:31 | | Franz Wagner turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 10:15 | | Moritz Wagner blocks Kevin Love's three point jump shot | ||
| 10:12 | | Cole Anthony defensive rebound | ||
| 10:09 | | Cole Anthony turnover (bad pass) (Jaime Jaquez Jr. steals) | ||
| 10:05 | | +2 | Jimmy Butler makes two point running dunk (Jaime Jaquez Jr. assists) | 19-30 |
| 9:51 | | Duncan Robinson personal foul (Moritz Wagner draws the foul) | ||
| 9:42 | | +2 | Gary Harris makes two point reverse layup (Franz Wagner assists) | 21-30 |
| 9:42 | | Kevin Love shooting foul (Gary Harris draws the foul) | ||
| 9:42 | | +1 | Gary Harris makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 22-30 |
| 9:31 | | +3 | Josh Richardson makes three point jump shot (Duncan Robinson assists) | 22-33 |
| 9:05 | | Cole Anthony misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:59 | | Jimmy Butler defensive rebound | ||
| 8:52 | | +2 | Jimmy Butler makes two point running layup (Kevin Love assists) | 22-35 |
| 8:52 | | Magic 60 second timeout | ||
| 8:35 | | Cole Anthony turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 8:17 | | Jaime Jaquez Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:13 | | Jonathan Isaac defensive rebound | ||
| 8:05 | | +2 | Franz Wagner makes two point driving dunk | 24-35 |
| 7:41 | | Moritz Wagner personal foul (Kevin Love draws the foul) | ||
| 7:36 | | +2 | Jaime Jaquez Jr. makes two point driving floating jump shot | 24-37 |
| 7:36 | | Wendell Carter Jr. shooting foul (Jaime Jaquez Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 7:36 | | +1 | Jaime Jaquez Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 24-38 |
| 7:15 | | +2 | Paolo Banchero makes two point fadeaway jump shot | 26-38 |
| 7:00 | | +2 | Terry Rozier makes two point driving finger roll layup | 26-40 |
| 6:44 | | +2 | Gary Harris makes two point driving layup (Wendell Carter Jr. assists) | 28-40 |
| 6:35 | | Bam Adebayo offensive foul (Franz Wagner draws the foul) | ||
| 6:35 | | Bam Adebayo turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 6:10 | | Paolo Banchero misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 6:08 | | Josh Richardson defensive rebound | ||
| 6:05 | | +3 | Tyler Herro makes three point running jump shot (Josh Richardson assists) | 28-43 |
| 5:45 | | Bam Adebayo blocks Franz Wagner's two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 5:41 | | Tyler Herro defensive rebound | ||
| 5:37 | | +3 | Josh Richardson makes three point running jump shot (Terry Rozier assists) | 28-46 |
| 5:37 | | Magic 60 second timeout | ||
| 5:18 | | Franz Wagner turnover (lost ball) (Josh Richardson steals) | ||
| 5:13 | | +2 | Terry Rozier makes two point running finger roll layup | 28-48 |
| 4:59 | | +2 | Paolo Banchero makes two point turnaround jump shot (Markelle Fultz assists) | 30-48 |
| 4:41 | | Jaime Jaquez Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:38 | | Terry Rozier offensive rebound | ||
| 4:36 | | Tyler Herro misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:33 | | Paolo Banchero defensive rebound | ||
| 4:22 | | Jaime Jaquez Jr. shooting foul (Franz Wagner draws the foul) | ||
| 4:22 | | +1 | Franz Wagner makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 31-48 |
| 4:22 | | +1 | Franz Wagner makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 32-48 |
| 4:11 | | +3 | Josh Richardson makes three point jump shot (Terry Rozier assists) | 32-51 |
| 3:56 | | Markelle Fultz misses two point turnaround jump shot | ||
| 3:55 | | Wendell Carter Jr. offensive rebound | ||
| 3:55 | | Josh Richardson shooting foul (Wendell Carter Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 3:55 | | Wendell Carter Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 3:55 | | Magic offensive rebound | ||
| 3:55 | | +1 | Wendell Carter Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 33-51 |
| 3:45 | | +2 | Tyler Herro makes two point driving finger roll layup (Terry Rozier assists) | 33-53 |
| 3:30 | | +2 | Wendell Carter Jr. makes two point jump shot (Paolo Banchero assists) | 35-53 |
| 3:14 | | Bam Adebayo turnover (traveling) | ||
| 3:00 | | Franz Wagner misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:58 | | Caleb Martin defensive rebound | ||
| 2:48 | | Terry Rozier misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 2:44 | | Franz Wagner defensive rebound | ||
| 2:38 | | Paolo Banchero misses two point dunk | ||
| 2:34 | | Paolo Banchero offensive rebound | ||
| 2:33 | | +2 | Paolo Banchero makes two point putback layup | 37-53 |
| 2:14 | | +2 | Terry Rozier makes two point driving floating jump shot (Bam Adebayo assists) | 37-55 |
| 2:14 | | Markelle Fultz shooting foul (Terry Rozier draws the foul) | ||
| 2:14 | | Terry Rozier misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||