Heat Loses Season Finale To Magic

     The Orlando Magic beat the Miami Heat 125-111 in the regular season finale at Amway Center on Sunday night. The Heat finished with the best record in the Eastern Conference and third best overall in the National Basketball Association. The Magic ended up with the worst record in the Eastern Conference. 

     Miami(53-29) will have to wait until next Sunday to play in the NBA Playoffs. They will face the lowest seed in the play-in tournament The Heat's first-round opponent with be the Brooklyn Nets, Cleveland Cavaliers, Atlanta Hawks or Charlotte Hornets. 

     The Heat held out several of their starters in the season finale just in case of an injury. Miami clinched the top seed in the Eastern Conference earlier this weekend. 

     Both clubs were tied 31-31 at the end of the first quarter. Orlando(22-60) had a 68-59 advantage by halftime. The Heat still trailed 101-88 at the end of three quarters. 

     Victor Oladipo pushed through with a double-double of a game-high 40 points and 10 rebounds for Miami. Javonte Smart added 20 points while Haywood Highsmith had 16 points. R.J.Hampton and Mo Bamba both collected 21 points each for the Magic.