Behind Dwight's Monster Night, Magic Defeat the Miami Heat 102-89

The Orlando Magic scorch the Heat from downtown and earn their first signature victory of the season.

The Miami Heat Trail the Orlando Magic 53-50: Halftime Update

The visiting Miami Heat trail a scorching Ryan Anderson and his Orlando Magic 53-50 at halftime of Wednesday night's game. Anderson has 24 points at the half and has made a blistering 5 of 6 clip from 3-point range.

Dwyane Wade (22) and LeBron James (15) have combined for 37 points on an efficient 16 of 23 shot attempts. Nonetheless, they have been unable to cool the Magic's outside shooting and energy on the offensive glass. The Magic have made a combined 9 3-point shots in the half and have notched 11 offensive rebounds.

Early in the first period, the Heat employed 2nd year center Dexter Pittman to try and halt Dwight Howard's prowess in the paint-- Howard has a double-double with 13 points and 13 rebounds. The strategy largely proved ineffective as Howard drew three quick fouls on Pittman in just four minutes of play.

Chris Bosh has had an eerily quiet night thus far, with just 4 points and 3 rebounds. The Heat are going to need more productivity in the second half from their front court (Udonis Haslem has 0 points and just 2 rebounds) to pull out the victory in the second half.

Miami Heat Visit Orlando Magic: Starting Lineups And Injury Report

Tonight the in-state rivals meet for the first of four games this season. Last season, the two split the series, with each team going 1-1 on their own home court.

Miami Heat:

Injury Report:

Miami is reporting injury free

Starting Lineup:

Point Guard - Mario Chalmers

Shooting Guard - Dwyane Wade

Small Forward - LeBron James

Power Forward - Chris Bosh

Center - Joel Anthony

Orlando Magic:

Injury Report:

The Magic is also reporting no injuries

Starting Lineup:

Point Guard - Jameer Nelson

Shooting Guard - Jason Richardson

Small Forward - Hedo Turkoglu

Power Forward - Ryan Anderson

Center - Dwight Howard

Miami is on a three game winning streak, and has won eight of their last nine and 11 of their last 13. After starting the season 10-3, Orlando has won only five of their last 12 contests, dropping to sixth in the Eastern Conference. A win against the high flying Heat lineup may be just what the doctor ordered, although Miami won't go down easy. The all-time series is pretty much even, with the Heat just barely on top at 45-42. Tune in, tip off is at 7:00 ET.

Miami Heat Visit Orlando Magic: Facts And Figures

Common Thread:

Heat forward Juwan Howard played 81 games during the 2003-04 season with the Magic. He averaged 17 points, seven rebounds and two assists in 35 minutes per game.

Heat forward Mike Miller spent 194 gamers over his first three NBA seasons with the Magic, averaging 14 points, five rebounds and three assists in 33 minutes per game.

Magic guard Quentin Richardson played 76 games for Miami in 2009-10, averaging nine points and five rebounds in 27 minutes per game.

Team Milestones:

Heat:

With two more field goals, LeBron James will pass Sherman Douglas into 16th with 1,012. Two more assists will move him past Dan Majerle into 15th with 718. 29 points will move him into 14th, past Jamal Mashburn with 2,836.

James Jones needs four more three pointers to move past James Posey into 13th all-time, with 215.

One more block and Udonis Haslem will pass Brian Grant into 11th, with 185.

Magic:

JJ Reddick plays in his 307th game tonight, passing Tony Battie into 14th. With one point he will pass Anthony Bowie into 19th, with 2,432.

Jameer Nelson needs 11 more free throws to move into ninth on the all-time list, past Donald Royal with 873.

Hedo Turkoglu sits in 19th all-time with 124 blocks. Andrew Declercq has 125, and Rashard Lewis has 127.

Team Leaders:

Heat:

PPG:

LeBron James - 29.0

Dwyane Wade - 21.3

Chris Bosh - 19.5

RPG:

LeBron James - 8.3

Udonis Haslem - 8.2

Chris Bosh - 7.8

APG:

LeBron James - 6.8

Dwyane Wade - 5.3

Mario Chalmers - 3.9

SPG:

Dwyane Wade - 1.9

LeBron James - 1.7

Mario Chalmers - 1.4

BPG:

Dwyane Wade - 1.4

Joel Anthony - 1.0

Chris Bosh - 0.8

Magic:

PPG:

Dwight Howard - 20.9

Ryan Anderson - 16.0

Hedo Turkoglu - 11.8

RPG:

Dwight Howard - 15.1

Ryan Anderson - 7.3

Glen Davis - 5.0

APG:

Jameer Nelson - 5.5

Hedo Turkoglu - 4.6

Chris Duhon - 2.8

SPG:

Dwight Howard - 1.5

Jason RIchardson - 0.9

Hedo Turkoglu - 0.8

BPG:

Dwight Howard - 2.2

Earl Clark - 0.8

Heat Vs. Magic: TV Schedule, Game Time And More

The Orlando Magic will be taking on their intra-state rival Miami Heat on Wednesday night at the Amway Center in what has become a pretty big rivalry for the two teams over the past few years. The Heat enter the game with one of the best records in the NBA at 19-6. The Magic aren't so far behind, with just a 15-10 record.

Here is all the information you need to find the game tonight on whichever medium you choose.

Game Date/Time: Wednesday, February 8, 7 p.m. ET

Location: Amway Center, Orlando, Florida

TV:

Magic: FS Florida

Heat: Sun Sports

Radio:

Heat: 790 AM

Magic: 580 AM

We'll have plenty more on this game throughout the day on SB Nation Tampa Bay, so keep it locked to this StoryStream. For more on Miami you can head over to SB Nation's Heat blog Pennisula is Mightier. For more on the Magic please head over to Orlando Pinstriped Post.

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