Paolo Banchero recorded 33 points, making it the first time since Tracy McGrady in 2002 that a Magic player scored 30-plus on opening night, Gary Harris made six of Orlando’s 18 3-pointers, and the Magic’s defense following an elongated halftime was smothering in Wednesday’s 116-97 victory over the Miami Heat at the Kaseya Center.

After clinching a playoff berth for the first time under Jamahl Mosley, the Magic enter the season looking to build on that success.

How about that bumpy ride in, Miami Heat fans? Wednesday’s opening-night 116-97 loss to the Orlando Magic started with good vibes before Paolo Banchero and company snapped their nine-game road losing streak to the Heat,