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The Magic look to win the season series against the Heat for the first time since 2008-09.

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Coming off another loss on Wednesday night to the New York Knicks, the Orlando Magic wrap up their five game home stand against the in-state rival Miami Heat.

After two strong performances out of the All-Star break, the Magic fell flat against the Knicks on Wednesday night yet again. Their struggles to find any flow and consistent on offense continued, with the Knicks holding them to just 39 second half points.

The Magic did have some good news out of shootaround, as point guard C.J. Watson is poised to return after missing three games with a sore achillies. Nikola Vucevic is also expected to play after a collision in Wednesday night's loss.

With a victory the Magic can win the season series against the Heat for the first time since the 2008-09 season.

Game time is set for 7:00 PM at the Amway Center. The game can be seen on FoxSports Florida, and heard on ESPN580 Orlando.

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Projected Starters

Miami Heat Orlando Magic
Goran Dragic Elfrid Payton
Dion Waiters Terrence Ross
Rodney McGruder Evan Fournier
Luke Babbitt Aaron Gordon
Hassan Whiteside Nikola Vucevic