Magic shocks Heat despite Butler’s 38
Division leaders lose in overtime at Orlando
The Miami Heat, leaders in the Southeast Division, took a stunning ride upstate to Orlando on Saturday and came away with a 126-114 overtime loss to the Magic.
Miami had forced the overtime when Jimmy Butler sank a 26-foot 3-pointer to knot the score at 108-108. But in the extra period, Orlando outscored Miami 18-6 with Wendell Carter Jr. and Cole Anthony each sinking a 3pointer and Carter adding two dunks.
The finish of the fourth quarter included a wild sequence in which Paolo Banchero’s foul on a 3-point attempt by Butler with 14.5 seconds left was overturned by replay.
The victory ended the Magic’s three-game losing streak.
Butler led all scorers with 38 points. Carter topped Orlando with 27 points and teammates Banchero and Franz Wagner each adding 17 points off the bench.
Heat guard Kyle Lowry played 36 minutes in his first game in more than a month, and did so without starting for the first time in more than a decade.
He had missed his team’s past 15 games with soreness in his left knee and his return was as a backup behind starter Gabe Vincent. It was Lowry’s first time playing as a reserve since Jan. 26, 2013. He had started in each of his last 771 games, including 94 in the playoffs.
Other games
Celtics 134, Hawks 125:
Jayson Tatum had 34 points and 15 rebounds to lead Boston to a victory in a cantankerous meeting in Atlanta that saw Celtics guard Marcus Smart get ejected after a confrontation with Hawks guard Trae Young. The Hawks were led by Young’s 35 points and 13 assists.:
Clippers 106, Knicks 95: Kawhi Leonard scored 38 points and Los Angeles pulled away in the fourth quarter to win at New York. Paul George added 22 points for the Clippers, who have won three in a row. Immanuel Quickley scored 26 to lead the Knicks, who have lost three in a row after a nine-game winning streak.
Jazz 119, Hornets 111: Talen Horton-Tucker scored 37 points to lead Utah to a road win at Charlotte. Horton-Tucker also had 10 assists.
Pacers 121, Pistons 115: Jalen Smith scored 20 points off the bench and Isaiah Jackson and Andrew Nembhard added 19 apiece as Indiana earned a road win against Detroit. It was the 11th loss in a row for the Pistons, who were missing five of their top six scorers.
Bulls 119, Rockets 111: Zach LaVine scored 36 points and added nine rebounds, and Nikola Vucevic had 11 rebounds and six assists to carry Chicago to victory at Houston. Jabari Smith Jr. scored 20 points and grabbed 10 rebounds for the Rockets, who lost their third in a row.
Grizzlies 112, Mavericks 108: Desmond Bane scored 25 points as Memphis rallied in the fourth quarter to defeat visiting Dallas. Tim Hardaway Jr. scored 23 points to pace the Mavericks.