Magic Hold Off Heat At End, 102-101
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MIAMI (AP) — Nikola Vucevic scored 26 points, Victor Oladipo scored seven of his 22 in the final minutes and the Orlando Magic beat the Miami Heat 102-101 on Monday night.
Oladipo had a layup to tie it, then a free throw to put the Magic ahead to stay and give them their first win against Miami in 11 tries.
Tobias Harris scored 18 for the Magic, who got 13 from Channing Frye.
Dwyane Wade scored 25 points for Miami, which has lost 12 of 18 at home. Danny Granger had 21 points and Chris Bosh scored 20 in his return after missing eight games with a strained left calf.
Granger was 6 for 7 from 3-point range, including one that put Miami up 101-97 with 1:38 left. The Heat didn't score again.
There were nine lead changes and four ties in the fourth quarter, with the Magic knotting the game at 101-all when Oladipo drove by Wade and scored with 45 seconds left.
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