Magic at Heat 1/27/20 - NBA Picks & Predictions

Southeast Division rivals will clash on Monday night, when the Orlando Magic invade American Airlines Arena to take on the Miami Heat. This will be the second of a back-to-back for Orlando, who was outscored by 11 points during the third quarter of a 112-97 home loss versus the Los Angeles Clippers. The Magic (21-26) were outrebounded by a 53-45 margin and shot a dismal 35 percent from the floor.

Michael Carter-Williams led six Orlando players in double figures with 15 points and eight assists. Aaron Gordon added ten points and ten rebounds in a losing effort for the Magic.

The Miami Heat have won 20 of their first 22 home games and trail Toronto by a half-game for second place in the Eastern Conference standings. On Friday, Miami was outscored by 18 points during the third quarter of a 122-117 home loss versus the Los Angeles Clippers. The Heat (31-14) missed 31 of their 44 three-point attempts and shot 43 percent overall.

All-Star G Jimmy Butler led six Miami players in double figures with 20 points and eight rebounds. Bam Adebayo added 18 points, nine assists, and eight rebounds for the Heat.