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Heat face Magic in opener following pair of 1st-round exits
Coming off first-round playoff exits, the Orlando Magic host the rival Miami Heat in Wednesday's season opener.
Last season, the Boston Celtics eliminated the seventh-seeded Magic in five games. The Heat won twice in the play-in tournament to become the first No. 10 seed in NBA history to advance, but the Cleveland Cavaliers swept them in the first round, punctuating the result with a 55-point blowout in Game 4.
The Magic are considered a team on the rise in the Eastern Conference. They finished 41-41 and won a second straight Southeast Division title despite injuries to young stars Paolo Banchero, Jalen Suggs and brothers Franz and Moritz Wagner.
SHOWDOWN: Magic and Heat CLASH in Season Opener | Can Orlando DOMINATE the Southeast Division?
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Three keys for the Miami Heat in their season opener
The season opener for the Miami Heat is finally upon us. They will be kicking things off in Orlando against the Magic just right up the road, and it's finally time to see the regulars for the full 48 minutes.
We may not be seeing the entire rotation whole, as along with Tyler Herro and Kasparas Jakucionis being ruled out, the Heat downgraded Kel'el Ware to questionable just 24 hours before the game due to a sprained ankle that occured at Heat practice.
But now that they're past evaluation time and have entered preparation time, let's take a look at three keys in this game:
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