"Only one Heat starter - Jaime Jaquez Jr. - played more than 14 minutes. Andrew Wiggins and Nikola Jovic led the way in the first unit. Wiggins scored 11 points on 4-of-6 shooting from the floor with a pair of triples, while Jovic had 10 points on 3-of-6 shooting with three rebounds and two assists in 12 minutes. In his first game with the Heat, Norman Powell had five points (14 minutes) while Bam Adebayo had seven points - all coming from the free-throw line."
"In addition to Wiggins and Jovic, the Heat's two best players, they got productive minutes from Simone Fontecchio, Keshad Johnson and Dru Smith, who moved excellently in his first game back since rupturing his achilles last December. Kel'el Ware wasn't as impactful off the bench, albeit in just 17 minutes, but he still nearly posted a 10-point, nine-rebound double-double with one steal."
"Miami's regulars were very active defensively all night, limiting Orlando to just 34.8 percent shooting and 33.3 percent from 3-point range in the first half. Desmond Bane, Tristan da Silva and Paolo Banchero were the best players on the floor over that span, but they did a good job generating myriad deflections and playing rock sound team defense when it was required."
Orlando defeated Miami 126-118 in a preseason game played in Puerto Rico. Miami was missing much of its guard rotation, including Tyler Herro and Davion Mitchell, while Orlando rested Jalen Suggs and Franz Wagner. Andrew Wiggins and Nikola Jovic led Miami's first unit, and role players Simone Fontecchio, Keshad Johnson, Dru Smith and Kel'el Ware provided bench minutes. Miami's starters limited Orlando to 34.8 percent shooting and 33.3 percent from three in the first half. Orlando mounted a comeback in the second half with contributions from Jase Richardson, Jamal Cain and Reece Beekman to secure the win.
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