The Heat traveled up Florida's Turnpike to take on their instate rivials the Orlando Magic. Starting guards Jason Williams and Dwyane Wade made the trip, but both players spent the evening on the bench adhearing to the NBA's dress code policy.

Wade continues to be out with a sprained wrist that he hurt two games ago against Chicago. It's the third game of the year that Wade has missed and the Heat are 0 and 3 in those games.

Jwil was out with a sore quadricep. He had off-season knee surgery to relieve tendonitis in his right knee and is still recovering. Because of the surgery, his quad is still weak and he is unable to play in back-to-back games.

Orlando was playing without Keyon Dooling and Grant Hill, but they didn't miss them. 

Miami's starting line-up was altered once again. With no Jwil or D-Wade, coach Riley decided to go with Alonzo Mourning, Jason Kapono, James Posey, Udonis Haslem and Gary Payton. Surprisingly, last night's star, Dorell Wright, came off the bench.

The game was competitive at the start, but it didn't take long for Miami to fall behind. Early on, the Heat had no answer for Dwight Howard. Basically, every time he touched the ball, Miami fouled him.

The Magic put two big runs together in the first half. One of eleven points and another one of twelve points. Orlando was dominating the interior and finished the half with 34 points in the paint.  Howard led the team with 16 points. They led Miami at halftime 48-37.

Miami scored only four points in the first nine minutes of the second quarter. They were outscored 21-10 in the quarter. Things would only get worse from there.

The game was over in the thrid quarter. Orlando picked up where they left off, and Miami actually regressed. The Magic pounded the ball inside on offense and locked the Heat down on defense. It turned into amateur night in Orlando, as Riley, desperate to get something going, inserted bench players Robert Hite and Earl Barron. Before the Heat knew it, they were down double digits and never made any kind of come back.

Antoine Walker had another strong game. 13 minutes, 0 for 6 from the floor, zero points, one turnover and one personal foul. Outstanding.

The play of the game was every time 21-year-old Dwight Howard's feet left the floor. Howard can jump through the roof! He skyed for rebounds, alley-oop dunks, blocked shots and jump hooks with his opposite hand.