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The Miami Heat are less than two weeks away from the 2024 NBA All-Star break, and they have five games remaining until players can hit the reset button and Bam Adebayo makes his third All-Star Game appearance. Let’s take a look and see if this stretch can keep the Heat (26-24) above .500 or put them under.
The Heat will play their second game of a four-game home stand on Tuesday night against the Orlando Magic (27–23), which began with the Heat’s 103–95 loss to the Los Angeles Clippers on Sunday night. The Heat have the opportunity to defeat the youthful, competitive Magic club and feel good about themselves.
Paolo Banchero’s team is winning three straight games and he was picked for his first All-Star game. Franz Wagner has come and gone, but it appears that he is back and still looks quite good. The Magic prevailed 107-85 in the last game, which was abhorrent. But since then, the Heat have improved as a team.
The Magic sit ahead of the Heat in the standings, and, believe it or not, this is a must-win for the Heat. Every win feels like that at this point, but with how close the standings are, you always want the tie-breaker, and the Heat winning would give them a 3-1 regular season series lead over the Magic. This win could be the difference in whether or not the Heat can avoid the play-in tournament.
However, this will be a game that the Magic should win. They’re just a better team right now despite the record difference and, though the Heat lead it 2-1, the second win was not that convincing and then they were blown out.The Magic are a tough matchup and they should look to bring that one home.
