Orlando Magic (24-23, seventh in the Eastern Conference) vs. Miami Heat (22-22, eighth in the Eastern Conference)
Miami; Monday, 7:30 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Orlando will aim to stop its three-game road slide when the Magic take on Miami.
The Heat are 4-3 in division matchups. Miami ranks ninth in the Eastern Conference in rebounding averaging 43.9 rebounds. Bam Adebayo paces the Heat with 9.8 boards.
The Magic are 5-1 against the rest of their division. Orlando is 2-3 in one-possession games.
The Heat are shooting 45.5% from the field this season, 1.6 percentage points lower than the 47.1% the Magic allow to opponents. The Magic's 43.9% shooting percentage from the field this season is 2.2 percentage points lower than the Heat have allowed to their opponents (46.1%).
TOP PERFORMERS: Tyler Herro is averaging 24 points, 5.6 rebounds and 5.1 assists for the Heat. Nikola Jovic is averaging 13.6 points and 4.8 assists over the past 10 games.
Franz Wagner is averaging 24.2 points, 5.5 rebounds, 5.5 assists and 1.7 steals for the Magic. Paolo Banchero is averaging 17.3 points over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Heat: 5-5, averaging 108.6 points, 46.2 rebounds, 27.5 assists, 6.3 steals and 4.2 blocks per game while shooting 45.4% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 109.2 points per game.
Magic: 3-7, averaging 98.2 points, 41.1 rebounds, 21.1 assists, 8.2 steals and 5.1 blocks per game while shooting 41.5% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 108.5 points.
INJURIES: Heat: Dru Smith: out for season (achilles), Josh Richardson: day to day (heel).
Magic: Gary Harris: day to day (hamstring), Goga Bitadze: day to day (concussion), Moritz Wagner: out for season (knee).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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