After starting the preseason with three consecutive losses and plenty of injuries, there was finally some good news for the Miami Heat.
Two pieces of the Heat’s young core, Josh Richardson and Bam Adebayo, returned from injury to contribute in a 90-89 win over the Orlando Magic on Monday at AmericanAirlines Arena. It marked the first of Miami’s three-game homestand to close the preseason.
The Heat (1-3 in the preseason) and Magic will face off next week to open the regular season on Oct. 17 in Orlando.
Richardson started in his return alongside Goran Dragic, Justise Winslow, Kelly Olynyk and Hassan Whiteside, and finished with five points, three rebounds and two assists in 26 minutes.