Miami Heat guard Alec Burks, left, congratulates guard Tyler Herro, right, who hit the winning 2-point basket against the Orlando Magic during the second half of an NBA basketball game, Thursday, Dec. 26, 2024, in Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/Kevin Kolczynski)

ORLANDO, Florida — Tyler Herro hit a 19-foot jumper with 0.5 seconds left Thursday night to give the Miami Heat an 89-88 win over the Orlando Magic.

Jalen Suggs, who scored 29 points for the Magic, missed a long jumper at the buzzer.

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Herro finished with 20 points to help the Heat come back from an early 17-point deficit and avenge a loss to the Magic last Friday in which they squandered a 22-point fourth-quarter lead.

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"He makes it look easy."

Herro seals the W for the Heat in Orlando! https://t.co/f4MehCMwry pic.twitter.com/8t1e9JdDGS

— NBA (@NBA) December 27, 2024

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Alec Burks scored 11 of his 17 points in the fourth quarter for Miami, and Jaime Jaquez Jr. added 15 points.

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Tristan da Silva had 18 points and six rebounds for the Magic.

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Heat: Playing a third straight game without Jimmy Butler, and five days after squandering a 25-point lead in Orlando, the Heat shot 15 for 30 on 3-pointers and made six in the fourth quarter.

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Magic: In the third of five straight home games, the Magic managed only 88 points after scoring 31 in the first quarter. They shot 5 for 29 from 3-point range, staying at the bottom of the NBA in that category.

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A tip-in by Goga Bitadze regained a one-point lead for the Magic with 4.9 seconds left, but they left just enough time for Herro to dribble to an open spot and hit the game-winning shot.

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The Heat fell behind 14-0 by committing five turnovers and missing their first five shots. But the Magic finished the game with 23 turnovers, including nine in the fourth quarter, to Miami’s 21.

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Heat visit Atlanta on Saturday, and Magic host New York on Friday.

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