Magic 102, Heat 101
Victor Oladipo made the winning free throw with 6.6 seconds left as part of a 22-point effort as visiting Orlando squeaked past Miami.
Nikola Vucevic had 26 points and nine rebounds and Tobias Harris scored 18 points for the Magic, who went 11-of-25 from 3-point range. Channing Frye added 13 points and Elfrid Payton had eight assists as Orlando halted a 10-game losing streak against Miami.
Dwyane Wade scored 25 points, but missed a 20-footer just prior to the buzzer as the Heat concluded a 2-5 homestand. Danny Granger scored a season-high 21 points off the bench and made a season-best six 3-pointers and Chris Bosh tallied 20 points in his return from a calf injury.
Wade scored seven consecutive points to give Miami an 88-87 lead with 7:11 remaining and Granger sank a 3-pointer with 1:38 left to give the Heat a 101-97 lead. Harris hit a short jumper and Oladipo drove for the tying hoop with 43.1 seconds to play before Oladipo split two free throws to give Orlando the win.
Granger connected on five first-half 3-pointers and Miami shot 57.6 percent from the field en route to a 53-50 halftime lead. The Heat scored the first seven points of the third quarter to build a 10-point bulge and were up nine late in the period before Frye hit two 3-pointers and Harris drained one during a quarter-ending 11-2 burst that sent the game into the final stanza knotted at 77.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Granger is averaging 19.5 points over the past two games. … Orlando shot just 13 free throws, making nine, while Miami went 28-of-40. … Bosh sat out eight games due to his ailment.