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COPYRIGHT 2005 Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service
Byline: Brian Schmitz
ORLANDO, Fla. _ The Miami Heat spotted the Orlando Magic a 7-foot-1, 340-pound all-star, and still came up big late in the game.
Again.
For the third time this season _ the second time without the services of Shaquille O'Neal _the Heat made the plays in the fourth quarter to beat the Magic, 112-103, on Sunday.
It was the third consecutive loss for the Magic (28-27), who slipped closer to the .500 mark.
With O'Neal or not, Orlando lost to Miami (42-16) the same way.
O'Neal guided them to a 117-107 victory Dec. 19 in Miami. With Shaq sitting out because of a sore left knee in a weekend back-to-back,...
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