Coming off a successful 3-2 road trip, the Miami Heat return home to face the Orlando Magic in the first of a condensed four-game stretch ahead of them.
At 25-22, the Heat, the No. 7 seed in the East, are currently one game ahead of their intrastate rival in the standings. Miami enters off two-straight wins against the Utah Jazz and Phoenix Suns, respectively. On the other hand, the Magic have lost four-straight by at least 14 points apiece, their first four-game skid since late October.
However, Miami has fallen short in each of its previous three meetings this season. Orlando’s last win against the Heat was on Dec. 9 (117-108). It’s won five of its last seven against Miami.
Wednesday’s game against the Magic will be the first of a rare four-game-in-five-day stretch for the Heat. Three of those games will be against the Bulls.
Will the Heat secure a win against the Magic for the first time this season? Let us know in the comments!
Injury Report (at the time of this publishing):
Orlando Magic:
- Colin Castleton (G-League) — OUT
- Franz Wagner (ankle) — OUT
Miami Heat:
- Vlad Goldin (G-League) — OUT
- Tyler Herro (ribs) — OUT
- Davion Mitchell (shoulder) — QUESTIONABLE
- Kel’el Ware (hamstring) — QUESTIONABLE
- Norman Powell (back) — QUESTIONABLE
- Terry Rozier (not with team) — OUT
Projected Starting 5 (subject to change):
Orlando Magic:
- Jalen Suggs, G
- Anthony Black, G
- Tristan da Silva, F
- Paolo Banchero, F
- Wendell Carter Jr.
Miami Heat:
- Davion Mitchell, G
- Norman Powell, G
- Pelle Larsson, G/F
- Andrew Wiggins, F
- Bam Adebayo, C
Broadcast Info:
- Tipoff: 7:30 PM EST
- TV: FanDuel Sports Network Sun (Eric Reid & John Crotty)
- Radio: AM 560 Sports WQAM & The HEAT Radio Network (Jason Jackson)
- Spanish Radio: WAQI 710 AM & The HEAT Spanish Radio Network (José Pañeda)
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Herro’s been out forever. What’s up with that?
Doesn’t want to get traded so was suggested by his agent to “fake an injury” so he can try to tank his trade value as much as possible being he’s only played 11 games this season he and his agent probably don’t think teams will bite because of that. He’ll be back after trade deadline feb 6th vs Celtics I can guarantee it
Win?
Another time where we have a great chance. Franz, like Booker, is really missed when not in the line up. I predict, if no new injuries occur, this game could play out just like the Suns game, we win by 8-10. If Wagner were healthy, it would be a close game.