The Miami Heat (42 - 30) defeated the Orlando Magic (29 - 43) 108 - 97 on Friday. A short - handed Magic squad surprised the Heat in the first half, mounting a 57 - 54 lead by intermission despite missing Nikola Vucevic (groin) and the sharpshooting Victor Oladipo, who sat out the game with a wrist injury. However, the tenor of the contest significantly changed in a crucial third quarter, which Miami won going away, 31 - 12. As has often been the case during Chris Bosh's extended absence due to blood clots, the duo of Goran Dragic and Hassan Whiteside stepped up significantly on offense. Both players eclipsed the 20 - point mark, and filled out the other areas of the stat sheet as well against the undermanned Orlando defense. The Magic were led by a strong effort from Evan Fournier, who supplied 20 points, seven rebounds and two assists. Andrew Nicholson was suprisingly right behind him, tallying a bench - leading 19 points, and also contributing six rebounds and an assist. Elfrid Payton followed up his triple - double in Orlando's last contest versus the Pistons by putting together a 14 - point, seven - rebound, seven - assist stat line. Dewayne Dedmon received another start at center in Vucevic's absence, and collected 10 points, six rebounds, an assist and a steal. Orlando remains in last place in the Eastern Conference's Southeast Division. They're home against the Chicago Bulls on Saturday night. The Heat's attack was spearheaded by Whiteside, who posted 26 points, 12 rebounds, a steal and five blocks off the bench. Dragic followed closely behind with 22 points, eight assists and four steals. Josh Richardson also made strong contributions in a reserve role, managing 14 points, two rebounds and two assists. Amar'e Stoudemire tallied 13 points, five rebounds and a steal. Luol Deng, who started the day with a questionable designation due to a thigh injury, posted 10 points, 13 boards, five assists, a steal and a block. Miami remains in second place in the Eastern Conference's Southeast Division, and has a hold of the fifth seed in the conference as well. They're home again on Monday versus the Brooklyn Nets.
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