National Basketball Association

Heat top Magic in home regular-season finale, 118-96

Published Apr. 10, 2016 10:34 p.m. ET

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MIAMI (AP) Luol Deng scored 20 points, Hassan Whiteside added 18 points and 15 rebounds in his first start since Jan. 20, and the Miami Heat beat the Orlando Magic 118-96 on Sunday night.

Goran Dragic scored 19 points for the Heat, and Dwyane Wade had 17 on 7-of-9 shooting in 24 highly efficient minutes. Gerald Green added 13 for Miami, which outscored Orlando 60-38 in the paint.

Evan Fournier scored 21 for the Magic, with Nik Vucevic adding 19 points and Mario Hezonja finishing with 10. The Magic lost three of four meetings with the Heat this season.