Dwight Howard had 25 points and 24 rebounds, Ryan Anderson scored 27 and the Orlando Magic hit 17 3-pointers in a 102-89 victory over the Miami Heat on Wednesday night.
Anderson had five 3s — all in the first half — and grabbed 11 rebounds to lead the Magic.
Howard posted his 20th double-double of the season.
Orlando fell two shy of its season high for 3s and set a team record with 42 attempts.
The Magic have won four of five since their season-high four-game losing streak.
Dwyane Wade led the Heat with 33 points, but had only 11 after halftime. LeBron James added 17.In the middle of a stretch of 20 games in 32 days before the All-Star break, the Magic got a rare day off Tuesday. They seemed energized from the opening tip against the Heat, racing out to a 17-point lead in the first half.
That cushion was 16 at the start of the fourth thanks to all those 3s.
The Heat got within 89-80 on a basket by Chris Bosh before Jameer Nelson's 3 from the corner pushed the Magic's advantage back to 12 with 3:53 to play. The Heat never got closer.
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