Who won Miami Heat vs Orlando Magic?

The Orlando Magic beat the Miami Heat 121-114 on December 21, 2024.

Bam Adebayo scored 23 for the Miami Heat; Cole Anthony scored 35 for the Orlando Magic.

Miami Heat at Orlando Magic

2024-25 · Regular season Sat, Dec 21, 2024 · 7:00 pm EST · All results that day · Miami Heat vs Orlando Magic head-to-head · Miami Heat schedule · Orlando Magic schedule

Final

Away

Orlando Magic

121

Venue: Amway Center

Schedule source: whynba · Observed Oct 9, 2026, 06:29 UTC.

Game recap

The Orlando Magic beat the Miami Heat 121-114 at home on Saturday, December 21, 2024 at Amway Center. Cole Anthony had 35 points, 8 rebounds and 9 assists for the Orlando Magic. Bam Adebayo had 23 points, 6 rebounds and 0 assists for the Miami Heat.

The Orlando Magic trailed 76-56 at halftime and came back to win. Their best stretch was the fourth quarter, won 37-8. Double-digit figures in two categories: Goga Bitadze (double-double, Orlando Magic). Bench points: Miami Heat 41, Orlando Magic 56. Kentavious Caldwell-Pope had 24 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists in support for the winners.

Written by the whynba data desk from the licensed final box score and period scores.

Score source: whynba · Retrieved Oct 9, 2026, 06:29:18 UTC. Source update time is unavailable.

Quick answers

Who won Miami Heat vs Orlando Magic?: The Orlando Magic beat the Miami Heat 121-114 on December 21, 2024.
Who led the scoring?: Bam Adebayo scored 23 for the Miami Heat; Cole Anthony scored 35 for the Orlando Magic.

Box score

Score by quarter
Team	q1	q2	q3	q4	Final
Miami Heat	40	36	30	8	114
Orlando Magic	28	28	28	37	121

Game leaders

Miami Heat

Points: 23 Bam Adebayo
Rebounds: 7 Kel'el Ware
Assists: 5 Tyler Herro

Orlando Magic

Points: 35 Cole Anthony
Rebounds: 13 Goga Bitadze
Assists: 9 Cole Anthony

Goga Bitadze double-double (18 PTS, 13 REB)

Miami Heat
Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3P	FT	PF	+/−
Tyler Herro starter	38:20	22	6	5	0	0	4	7-17	3-9	5-7	1	-5
Bam Adebayo starter	34:20	23	6	0	2	0	4	8-15	0-4	7-11	2	-35
Duncan Robinson starter	26:33	10	4	3	0	0	1	3-7	2-6	2-2	3	-8
Dru Smith starter	26:12	14	4	0	4	0	1	4-8	2-4	4-5	5	-17
Nikola Jović starter	19:16	4	1	0	1	0	0	0-3	0-2	4-4	4	+0
Terry Rozier bench	33:27	23	5	2	0	0	0	8-15	2-7	5-6	2	+1
Pelle Larsson bench	24:03	5	2	2	0	0	1	1-2	0-0	3-3	5	-2
Jaime Jaquez Jr. bench	17:49	5	2	4	0	0	3	1-4	0-0	3-4	1	+6
Kel'el Ware bench	13:49	8	7	0	0	2	0	4-4	0-0	0-0	1	+26
Haywood Highsmith bench	6:09	0	1	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	-1

Not available: Jimmy Butler, Kevin Love, Josh Richardson

Orlando Magic
Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3P	FT	PF	+/−
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope starter	36:09	24	2	2	0	2	0	5-10	2-7	12-12	2	+13
Goga Bitadze starter	31:17	18	13	1	0	2	0	8-8	0-0	2-3	3	-2
Tristan da Silva starter	28:11	8	2	3	0	0	0	3-7	0-3	2-2	3	+3
Anthony Black starter	18:28	10	1	2	0	0	5	4-7	1-2	1-1	5	-15
Wendell Carter Jr. starter	12:58	5	1	1	0	1	0	2-5	1-2	0-0	2	-8
Cole Anthony bench	28:04	35	8	9	1	1	2	13-25	2-8	7-7	3	+17
Cory Joseph bench	23:41	5	4	1	1	0	1	2-5	1-3	0-0	2	+4
Trevelin Queen bench	17:57	7	1	2	2	2	1	3-4	1-1	0-0	0	+27
Jonathan Isaac bench	17:27	0	5	1	1	1	0	0-4	0-3	0-2	2	+8
Jett Howard bench	12:40	9	4	1	0	0	3	3-9	3-6	0-0	1	+6
Caleb Houstan bench	11:31	0	0	1	0	0	0	0-3	0-2	0-0	0	-9
Moritz Wagner bench	1:34	0	0	0	0	0	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	-9

Not available: Gary Harris, Paolo Banchero, Franz Wagner, Jalen Suggs

Team statistics
Miami Heat	Stat	Orlando Magic
33/42 (78%)	Free throws	24/27 (88%)
27/43 (62%)	2 pointers	32/50 (64%)
9/32 (28%)	3 pointers	11/37 (29%)
36/75 (48%)	Field goals	43/87 (49%)
38	Rebounds	41
31	Defensive rebounds	31
7	Offensive rebounds	10
16	Assists	24
14	Turnovers	13
7	Steals	5
2	Blocks	9
25	Fouls	23
14	Max points in a row	14
37:27	Time spent in lead	9:05
25	Biggest lead	7

Scoring margin by minute (above the line: Orlando Magic ahead)

Largest margin: 25 points.

Game flow

Lead changes: 4
Times tied: 3
Largest lead · Miami Heat: 25 Q2 5:17
Largest lead · Orlando Magic: 7 Q4 0:04
Longest run: 14-0 Miami Heat · Q1 4:07 to Q1 2:05

Scoring plays

Q1 · 38 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q1
Time left	Team	Play	Miami Heat	Orlando Magic
11:41	Orlando Magic	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope 2-pt field goal	0	2
10:56	Miami Heat	Bam Adebayo 2-pt field goal	2	2
10:19	Orlando Magic	Tristan da Silva 2-pt field goal	2	4
9:58	Orlando Magic	Anthony Black 2-pt field goal	2	6
9:58	Orlando Magic	Anthony Black Free throw	2	7
9:42	Miami Heat	Bam Adebayo 2-pt field goal	4	7
9:27	Miami Heat	Nikola Jović Free throw	5	7
9:27	Miami Heat	Nikola Jović Free throw	6	7
9:11	Orlando Magic	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope Free throw	6	8
9:11	Orlando Magic	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope Free throw	6	9
9:04	Miami Heat	Tyler Herro Free throw	7	9
9:04	Miami Heat	Tyler Herro Free throw	8	9
8:55	Orlando Magic	Anthony Black 2-pt field goal	8	11
8:39	Orlando Magic	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope 3-pt field goal	8	14
8:18	Miami Heat	Bam Adebayo Free throw	9	14
7:50	Miami Heat	Tyler Herro 2-pt field goal	11	14
7:37	Orlando Magic	Tristan da Silva 2-pt field goal	11	16
7:24	Miami Heat	Dru Smith 2-pt field goal	13	16
7:02	Orlando Magic	Wendell Carter Jr. 3-pt field goal	13	19
6:36	Miami Heat	Bam Adebayo Free throw	14	19
6:36	Miami Heat	Bam Adebayo Free throw	15	19
6:12	Orlando Magic	Anthony Black 2-pt field goal	15	21
6:00	Miami Heat	Bam Adebayo Free throw	16	21
6:00	Miami Heat	Dru Smith Free throw	17	21
5:38	Miami Heat	Duncan Robinson 3-pt field goal	20	21
5:14	Miami Heat	Kel'el Ware 2-pt field goal	22	21
4:55	Orlando Magic	Goga Bitadze 2-pt field goal	22	23
4:07	Miami Heat	Dru Smith Free throw	23	23
3:51	Miami Heat	Tyler Herro 3-pt field goal	26	23
3:22	Miami Heat	Tyler Herro 3-pt field goal	29	23
2:52	Miami Heat	Tyler Herro 3-pt field goal	32	23
2:21	Miami Heat	Kel'el Ware 2-pt field goal	34	23
2:05	Miami Heat	Terry Rozier 2-pt field goal	36	23
1:17	Orlando Magic	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope 3-pt field goal	36	26
1:05	Miami Heat	Terry Rozier 2-pt field goal	38	26
0:09	Miami Heat	Terry Rozier Free throw	39	26
0:09	Miami Heat	Terry Rozier Free throw	40	26
0:01	Orlando Magic	Cory Joseph 2-pt field goal	40	28

Q2 · 41 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q2
Time left	Team	Play	Miami Heat	Orlando Magic
11:43	Miami Heat	Jaime Jaquez Jr. Free throw	41	28
11:22	Orlando Magic	Wendell Carter Jr. 2-pt field goal	41	30
10:30	Miami Heat	Bam Adebayo 2-pt field goal	43	30
9:56	Miami Heat	Terry Rozier 3-pt field goal	46	30
8:43	Miami Heat	Pelle Larsson Free throw	47	30
8:43	Miami Heat	Pelle Larsson Free throw	48	30
8:37	Miami Heat	Terry Rozier Free throw	49	30
8:04	Miami Heat	Terry Rozier 2-pt field goal	51	30
7:39	Miami Heat	Bam Adebayo 2-pt field goal	53	30
7:20	Orlando Magic	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope Free throw	53	31
7:20	Orlando Magic	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope Free throw	53	32
7:20	Miami Heat	Terry Rozier Free throw	54	32
6:58	Orlando Magic	Cole Anthony Free throw	54	33
6:58	Orlando Magic	Cole Anthony Free throw	54	34
6:50	Miami Heat	Dru Smith Free throw	55	34
6:50	Miami Heat	Dru Smith Free throw	56	34
6:31	Orlando Magic	Cole Anthony 2-pt field goal	56	36
6:18	Miami Heat	Dru Smith 3-pt field goal	59	36
6:09	Orlando Magic	Cole Anthony Free throw	59	37
6:09	Orlando Magic	Cole Anthony Free throw	59	38
5:51	Miami Heat	Tyler Herro 2-pt field goal	61	38
5:17	Miami Heat	Kel'el Ware 2-pt field goal	63	38
5:00	Orlando Magic	Goga Bitadze 2-pt field goal	63	40
4:27	Miami Heat	Tyler Herro Free throw	64	40
4:22	Orlando Magic	Cole Anthony 2-pt field goal	64	42
3:58	Miami Heat	Dru Smith 3-pt field goal	67	42
3:20	Orlando Magic	Anthony Black 3-pt field goal	67	45
3:02	Miami Heat	Terry Rozier 3-pt field goal	70	45
2:32	Orlando Magic	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope Free throw	70	46
2:32	Orlando Magic	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope Free throw	70	47
2:17	Miami Heat	Tyler Herro Free throw	71	47
1:39	Orlando Magic	Jett Howard 3-pt field goal	71	50
1:20	Miami Heat	Bam Adebayo Free throw	72	50
0:45	Orlando Magic	Tristan da Silva Free throw	72	51
0:45	Orlando Magic	Tristan da Silva Free throw	72	52
0:38	Miami Heat	Bam Adebayo 2-pt field goal	74	52
0:33	Orlando Magic	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope Free throw	74	53
0:33	Orlando Magic	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope Free throw	74	54
0:21	Miami Heat	Terry Rozier 2-pt field goal	76	54
0:08	Orlando Magic	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope Free throw	76	55
0:08	Orlando Magic	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope Free throw	76	56

Q3 · 32 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q3
Time left	Team	Play	Miami Heat	Orlando Magic
11:05	Miami Heat	Nikola Jović Free throw	77	56
11:05	Miami Heat	Nikola Jović Free throw	78	56
10:45	Orlando Magic	Cole Anthony 2-pt field goal	78	58
9:39	Orlando Magic	Goga Bitadze Free throw	78	59
9:39	Orlando Magic	Goga Bitadze Free throw	78	60
9:30	Miami Heat	Bam Adebayo 2-pt field goal	80	60
9:21	Orlando Magic	Cole Anthony 2-pt field goal	80	62
8:51	Miami Heat	Duncan Robinson 3-pt field goal	83	62
8:17	Miami Heat	Bam Adebayo Free throw	84	62
7:59	Orlando Magic	Tristan da Silva 2-pt field goal	84	64
7:46	Miami Heat	Tyler Herro 2-pt field goal	86	64
7:23	Miami Heat	Bam Adebayo 2-pt field goal	88	64
6:58	Orlando Magic	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope 2-pt field goal	88	66
6:45	Miami Heat	Duncan Robinson 2-pt field goal	90	66
6:35	Orlando Magic	Cole Anthony 2-pt field goal	90	68
5:51	Orlando Magic	Cole Anthony 3-pt field goal	90	71
5:23	Orlando Magic	Goga Bitadze 2-pt field goal	90	73
4:54	Orlando Magic	Cole Anthony 3-pt field goal	90	76
4:14	Orlando Magic	Goga Bitadze 2-pt field goal	90	78
3:41	Orlando Magic	Goga Bitadze 2-pt field goal	90	80
3:27	Miami Heat	Pelle Larsson Free throw	91	80
3:27	Miami Heat	Pelle Larsson 2-pt field goal	93	80
2:58	Miami Heat	Tyler Herro 2-pt field goal	95	80
2:38	Orlando Magic	Trevelin Queen 2-pt field goal	95	82
2:27	Miami Heat	Terry Rozier 2-pt field goal	97	82
1:36	Miami Heat	Jaime Jaquez Jr. 2-pt field goal	99	82
0:58	Miami Heat	Kel'el Ware 2-pt field goal	101	82
0:33	Miami Heat	Terry Rozier 2-pt field goal	103	82
0:29	Orlando Magic	Cole Anthony 2-pt field goal	103	84
0:08	Miami Heat	Tyler Herro Free throw	104	84
0:08	Miami Heat	Jaime Jaquez Jr. Free throw	105	84
0:08	Miami Heat	Jaime Jaquez Jr. Free throw	106	84

Q4 · 25 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q4
Time left	Team	Play	Miami Heat	Orlando Magic
11:29	Orlando Magic	Cole Anthony 2-pt field goal	106	86
11:06	Orlando Magic	Cole Anthony 2-pt field goal	106	88
10:35	Orlando Magic	Jett Howard 3-pt field goal	106	91
10:00	Orlando Magic	Trevelin Queen 2-pt field goal	106	93
9:28	Orlando Magic	Jett Howard 3-pt field goal	106	96
9:05	Miami Heat	Bam Adebayo Free throw	107	96
8:46	Orlando Magic	Trevelin Queen 3-pt field goal	107	99
8:06	Miami Heat	Dru Smith 2-pt field goal	109	99
7:24	Orlando Magic	Cole Anthony 2-pt field goal	109	101
5:04	Orlando Magic	Cory Joseph 3-pt field goal	109	104
3:59	Orlando Magic	Goga Bitadze 2-pt field goal	109	106
3:17	Orlando Magic	Cole Anthony 2-pt field goal	109	108
2:43	Orlando Magic	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope 2-pt field goal	109	110
1:51	Miami Heat	Terry Rozier Free throw	110	110
1:35	Orlando Magic	Goga Bitadze 2-pt field goal	110	112
1:09	Orlando Magic	Cole Anthony 2-pt field goal	110	114
1:09	Orlando Magic	Cole Anthony Free throw	110	115
0:57	Miami Heat	Bam Adebayo 2-pt field goal	112	115
0:31	Orlando Magic	Goga Bitadze 2-pt field goal	112	117
0:22	Miami Heat	Duncan Robinson Free throw	113	117
0:22	Miami Heat	Duncan Robinson Free throw	114	117
0:14	Orlando Magic	Cole Anthony Free throw	114	118
0:14	Orlando Magic	Cole Anthony Free throw	114	119
0:04	Orlando Magic	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope Free throw	114	120
0:04	Orlando Magic	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope Free throw	114	121

2024-25 season series

After this game: Orlando Magic 2-0. Final series: tied 2-2.

Oct 23: Orlando Magic 116 at Miami Heat 97
Dec 21: Miami Heat 114 at Orlando Magic 121 (this game)
Dec 26: Miami Heat 89 at Orlando Magic 88
Jan 27: Orlando Magic 119 at Miami Heat 125

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Orlando Magic 121-114 Miami Heat — Full Highlights (YouTube)

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