After a mediocre debut, Goran Dragic appeared much more comfortable in his second game with the Miami Heat.
The Miami Heat will look to build on Monday night's win over the Philadelphia 76ers that included promising showings from newcomers Goran Dragic and Henry Walker. Miami will visit the 19-39 Orlando Magic, a team that sits just above Philadelphia in the Eastern Conference standings, Wednesday at 7.
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The Heat (24-31) hit the road having alternated wins and losses over their last five games after getting by Philadelphia 119-108 on Monday. Luol Deng led the way with 29 points while Dragic added 23 and 10 assists as Miami posted its highest scoring total of the season.
Orlando is on a three-game winning streak, though. Nikola Vucevic has dominated Miami in the past -- in Orlando's 102-101 win over the Heat Dec. 29, Vucevic made 12 of his 17 field goal attempts and finished with 26 points and nine boards. When Miami defeated Orlando 99-92 in November, Vucevic racked up 33 points and 17 boards -- 11 of which came on the offensive end of the floor. He made 11 trips to the foul line that night.
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The Magic are looking to keep building after defeating the 76ers 103-98 on Sunday. Nikola Vucevic had 31 points and 14 rebounds as Orlando scored 23 points off 21 turnovers.
The Magic had dropped 10 straight to the Heat before pulling out a 102-101 road victory Dec. 29 thanks to Victor Oladipo's go-ahead free throw with 7 seconds left. Vucevic and Oladipo combined for 48 points as Orlando shot 53.2 percent for its second-highest mark this season.
Vucevic has totaled 59 points on 24-of-41 shooting and 26 boards in two games against the Heat in 2014-15. He may not have as easy a time down low against the emerging Hassan Whiteside, who's averaging 14.5 points, 14.0 rebounds and 2.9 blocks over an 11-game stretch.
Los Angeles Clippers center DeAndre Jordan (15.7) is the only player averaging more boards than Whiteside since Jan. 25.
Wade's average of 27.6 points against the Magic is his second-highest against any team. He's averaging 16.3 in three games since the break, down from his season mark of 21.0.
Monday night's game featured a more up-tempo Heat offense, and Dragic finished with 23 points and 10 assists on the night. But Philadelphia is a run-and-gun team, while Orlando is ranked 15th in pace this year. Will Dragic continue to push the ball up court against a more middle-of-the-pack team? Will Henry Walker emerge as a reliable contributor off the bench? We'll find some answers Wednesday night.
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