Heat roll past Magic, 96-70
MIAMI -- Dwyane Wade scored 26 points in Miami's home opener, LeBron James had 15 points and seven assists and the Heat scored the first 14 points of the second half on the way to a surprisingly one-sided 96-70 win over the Orlando Magic on Friday night.
The Heat outscored Orlando 28-10 in the third quarter, with James and Wade combining to hit three 3-pointers to begin the half, and Miami earned its sixth win over the Magic in their last 21 meetings.
Of course, all the previous ones were before Wade, James and Chris Bosh teamed up in Miami.
Dwight Howard scored all 19 of his points in the first half for Orlando, which shot just 30 percent — including a 2-for-20 effort in the third quarter. Howard fouled out with 5:41 remaining, and missed all three of his shots in the second half.