(My Sportsbook) - A pair of Southeast Division rivals get together tonight at Amway Arena, where the Orlando Magic will host the Miami Heat. The division-leading Magic have won eight in a row at home and own a 13-3 record in Orlando this season. They have won eight of their last nine games overall, including Wednesday's 113-94 triumph over the Chicago Bulls in the finale of a three-game road trip. Rashard Lewis finished with 21 points, seven rebounds and four assists, as the Magic got back in the win column. Dwight Howard added 15 points and 14 boards for the Magic, who rebounded from a loss Monday to Detroit that snapped a seven-game win streak. Hedo Turkoglu ended with 18 points and nine boards in a winning effort. Miami has won five of its last six games and defeated LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers, 104-95, on Tuesday at AmericanAirlines Arena in the back end of a home-and-home series. Dwyane Wade had 21 points and 12 assists to help the Heat earn a split in the home-and-home set. The Cavaliers topped the Heat, 93-86, on Sunday in Cleveland. Rookie Mario Chalmers went 6-of-7 from three-point range and put together a 21-point, eight-assist performance for the Heat, who got 14 points and 11 rebounds from Shawn Marion. The Heat are 6-8 away from South Beach this season. Orlando has won nine straight against the Heat, who are winless in their last four as the visitor in this series. |
