Tyler Herro made a 15-foot shot with 0.5 seconds left to give the Miami Heat an 89-88 win over the Orlando Magic on Thursday night.
The Magic had a 17-point lead but lost it and never trailed until the fourth quarter.
Herro led the Heat with 20 points, helping them get revenge on the Magic after they blew a 25-point lead in a 121-114 loss on Saturday.
Orlando had a chance for a final shot, with Jalen Suggs receiving the ball and taking a long 3-pointer, but it bounced off the rim and was ruled to have been taken after the buzzer. Suggs finished with a game-high 29 points but struggled with his 3-point shooting, making only 2 of 11 attempts.
Tristan da Silva scored 18 points for Orlando. Kentavious Caldwell-Pope added 11 points, and Goga Bitadze contributed 10 points and 14 rebounds.
For the Heat, Alec Burks scored 17 points, and Jaime Jaquez Jr. added 15. Bam Adebayo had nine rebounds, seven assists, and four points.
The Heat played without star Jimmy Butler, who missed his third consecutive game. With trade rumors surrounding him, Heat president Pat Riley denied that Butler would be traded.
Miami trailed by 10 points going into the fourth quarter but got a big boost from Burks, who scored 11 points in the final period. He gave the Heat their first lead of the game with a jumper from the elbow with 7:42 left, then hit a 3-pointer to make it 80-76.
Herro added a basket to make it 87-82 with 2:05 remaining, but the Magic responded with six straight points to take the lead, capped by Bitadze tipping in a pass.
After a timeout, Herro delivered the game-winning shot for the Heat.
Miami made 15 of 30 shots from 3-point range, while the Magic were just 5 of 29. The teams combined for 35 fouls and 41 turnovers.
Orlando started strong with a 14-0 run, fueled by Caldwell-Pope’s six early points. Miami’s first basket came more than five minutes into the game.
The Magic led 52-41 at halftime, despite committing 14 turnovers. Suggs had 18 points at the break.
Orlando’s record streak of 43 consecutive made free throws ended in the third quarter when Bitadze missed.
