Heat hope to 冷静な／正味の off hot 魔法
The visiting Orlando 魔法 and host Miami Heat arrive for their in-明言する／公表する matchup Friday night both 勝利者s in three of their last four contests.
For Orlando, homecourt victories over NBA-主要な Boston on Monday and Indiana on Wednesday 示す the 魔法's first 連続した victories since Dec. 21 and 23.
Still 10 games under .500, they 長，率いる to Miami 捜し出すing a third straight 勝利，勝つ for the first time since they had a six-game winning streak last month.
All five Orlando starters 得点する／非難する／２０d in 二塁打-人物／姿／数字s in the 126-120 勝利，勝つ over the Pacers led by 新人 standout Paolo Banchero's 23 points. Gary Harris knocked 負かす／撃墜する all six of his 3-point 試みる／企てるs en 大勝する to a season-high 22 points, and Wendell Carter Jr. 地位，任命するd a 二塁打-二塁打 with 18 points and 10 回復するs.
The 二塁打-二塁打 示すd Carter's second straight and sixth since the calendar turned to 2023. The 魔法 are 5-1 in those contests.
While every 魔法 starter notched at least 13 points Wednesday - with Markelle Fultz and Franz Wagner both hitting that 示す - Orlando's （法廷の）裁判 供給するd an 付加 37 points.
"We did a 広大な／多数の／重要な 職業 trying 株ing the basketball. We might have over-株d a few times," 魔法 coach Jamahl Mosley said. Thirty-four of Orlando's 46 baskets against the Pacers were 補助装置d, with Fultz (eight) and Wagner (seven) 主要な the passing parade.
Orlando 目的（とする）s to continue its efficient 不快な／攻撃 play against Miami, one of the NBA's best 防御の teams. The Heat are 持つ／拘留するing 対抗者s to 108.2 points per game (second in the league), offsetting their league-low 108.4 得点する／非難する／２０ing 普通の／平均（する）.
Miami 普通の／平均（する）s 8.5 steals a game and has held teams to 36.9% 狙撃 from beyond the 3-point arc.
In each of their last four 勝利，勝つs, the Heat have held the 競争 to 98 or より小数の points, 含むing last time out -- a 98-95 grinder over Boston on Tuesday.
Miami was without Jimmy Butler against the Celtics. Butler has 行方不明になるd 15 of 49 games this season, but Tuesday's late scratch because of a 支援する 問題／発行する was his first time out of the 顔触れ since Dec. 31.
Bam Adebayo, whose 21.6 points per game match Butler to lead Miami, 選ぶd up the slack with 30 points against the Celtics.
Adebayo is 普通の／平均（する）ing 10.2 回復するs a game and his 1.1 steals game continue to 与える／捧げる to the Heat's 防御の dominance.
"Bam has been a 殺し屋 all season for us. We go as far as he takes us," Heat 今後 Haywood Highsmith told the South Florida Sun-Sentinel. "He's one of the best 中心s in the NBA. He's definitely an All-星／主役にする. ... Not only offensively, but defensively. He's a two-way guy."
Tuesday 示すd Adebayo's fourth 30-加える-point game since Dec. 31, and his eighth 二塁打-二塁打 since Jan. 2.
Tyler Herro, Miami's third-主要な scorer (20.5) has been in something of a 冷淡な （一定の）期間. He finished with nine points against the Celtics and is 6-of-34 (17.6%) from beyond the arc since Jan. 16.
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