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12/09 20:24 CST Bane scores 37 to lead the Magic past the Heat 117-108 in the
NBA Cup quarterfinals
Bane scores 37 to lead the Magic past the Heat 117-108 in the NBA Cup
quarterfinals
DICK SCANLON
Associated Press
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) --- Desmond Bane matched his season high with 37 points and
the Orlando Magic advanced to the NBA Cup semifinals with a 117-108 victory
over the Miami Heat on Tuesday night.
Jalen Suggs scored 20 points and Paolo Banchero added 18 points and seven
rebounds for the Magic, who will play New York or Toronto on Saturday in the
semifinal round at Las Vegas.
Norman Powell led Miami with 21 points. Tyler Herro added 20 and Bam Adebayo
and Andrew Wiggins each had 19 for the Heat, who have lost three times in
Orlando this season.
Bane hit two 3-pointers and scored on a three-point play in the first 2:06 of
the fourth quarter, stretching the Magic's six-point lead to 13. The Heat never
got the margin under nine until the final minute.
The Magic played for the first time this season without Franz Wagner, who is
expected to be out several weeks with a high ankle sprain.
The Heat made their first six shots and led 15-0 when Herro drove for a layup
less than three minutes into the game. But Miami went cold and finished the
game 8 for 33 (24.2%) from 3-point range. Herro missed all six of his 3-point
attempts, including an open shot that could have cut the margin to four with 37
seconds left.
Bane made 6 of 9 3-pointers and the Magic shot 15 for 32 (46.9%).
Up next
Heat: Play the New York-Toronto loser in a regular-season game.
Magic: Play the New York-Toronto winner on Saturday at Las Vegas.
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