ORLANDO, Florida (AP) — Tyler Herro hit a 19-foot jumper with 0.5 seconds left Thursday night, Dec. 26, to give the Miami Heat an 89-88 win over the Orlando Magic.
Jalen Suggs, who scored 29 points for the Magic, missed a long jumper at the buzzer. Herro finished with 20 points to help the Heat come back from an early 17-point deficit and avenge a loss to the Magic last Friday in which they squandered a 22-point fourth-quarter lead. Alec Burks scored 11 of his 17 points in the fourth quarter for Miami, and Jaime Jaquez Jr.
added 15 points. Tristan da Silva had 18 points and six rebounds for the Magic. Meanwhile in Memphis, Jaren Jackson Jr.
had 21 points, 11 rebounds and three blocks, Zach Edey also scored 21 points and grabbed 16 rebounds, and the Grizzlies set a franchise scoring record in blowing out the skidding Toronto Raptors, 155-126. Desmond Bane added 19 points, Jaylen Wells scored 17 and Ja Morant had 15 points and nine assists as Memphis won for the third time in four games. Toronto lost its ninth straight and fell to 1-14 on the road.
RJ Barrett led the Raptors with 27 points, and Scottie Barnes added 26. Chris Boucher finished with 15. Both teams played porous defense for three quarters and each had reached 100 points before the fourth started.
A burst by Memphis in the third took the lead to 22. The 155 points were the most given up by the Raptors this season. In Washington, In dramatic fashion, Jordan Poole lifted the Wizards out of the NBA cellar.
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