Miami Heat guard Tyler Herro (14) drives to the basket past Orlando Magic guard Anthony Black (0) during the second quarter at Kaseya Center. Sam Navarro-Imagn Images

Heat outlast Magic in double OT thriller

By Andrew Wright | Last updated Jan 27, 2025 10:59 PM ET

On the same day in which Jimmy Butler was suspended for the third time this month, the Miami Heat were able to get a gritty, come-from-behind victory in double overtime against the Orlando Magic.

HEAT WIN. pic.twitter.com/N42BKJT3AB
— Miami HEAT (@MiamiHEAT) January 28, 2025

Miami trailed by nine with 4:10 remaining before finishing regulation on an 11-2 run to send the game to overtime.

It took a 6-0 Miami run in overtime to send the game to double overtime, where the Heat defense locked in and allowed Orlando to make just one shot in the double overtime period.

FINAL/2OT: Heat 125, #Magic 119

Orlando led by 12 with 6:27 to play in regulation, but a 17-5 run in regulation forced OT, then the two teams needed 10 extra minutes to decide a winner. Magic ran out of steam.

Magic and Heat split the season series 2-2.
— Mason Williams (@mvsonwilliams) January 28, 2025

Four of the five Miami starters were in double figures, led by Tyler Herro with 30 points. Both Bam Adebayo (26 points, 10 rebounds) and Kel'el Ware (19 points, 10 rebounds) finished with a double-double.

Nikola Jovic finished with 15 points for Miami and came up huge in the fourth quarter and both overtime periods. Terry Rozier was the sixth Miami player in double figures with 11 points.

LEAD US BAM

THAT'S OUR CAPTAIN pic.twitter.com/7KTJEtQRH7
— Miami HEAT (@MiamiHEAT) January 28, 2025

Miami's win was much-needed after a day full of talks surrounding the ongoing Butler saga.

This may very well be the win that the Heat needed to propel themselves past worrying about Butler and start to play well headed into the All-Star break.

Andrew Wright

Andrew "Dew" Wright graduated from Charleston Southern University with a degree in Communication Studies. He is a lifelong Chicago Cubs and Washington Commanders fan.

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