NBA 2018-19: 3 Talking Points from the Miami Heat's blowout win over the Orlando Magic

Final Score: Miami Heat defeated Orlando Magic 115-91

The Miami Heat and Orlando Magic were up against each other for an Eastern Conference regular-season matchup. The Miami Heat entered this game as the favourites on a four-game winning streak and were looking to extend it.

The situation of Orlando Magic was very different as they suffered two straight losses with their recent one being on the road against the Bulls. The Magic were placed at the bottom half of the table and every game is important moving forward.

The Heat jumped to an early 28-17 lead at the end of the first quarter and never really looked back as they went on to blowout the Magic en route to a 24-point win. The Miami Heat now have five straight wins and will meet the Toronto Raptors up next at home.

Let us take a look at three of the talking points from the Heat's blowout win over the Magic.

#3 Magic lose their third straight game

Aaron Gordon could not lead the Magic to victory. Credit: USA Today

The Orlando Magic's woes continue this season and even though Nikola Vucevic has been dominantly posting double-doubles on a nightly basis, the team is still struggling to pick up wins and they might miss out on making it to the playoffs, once again.

After two tough losses against the San Antonio Spurs and the Chicago Bulls, the Magic came into this game looking to get back to winning ways. However, Miami Heat, who have been exceptional off-late took care of business and walked away with a crucial away victory.

With a tough schedule ahead, things are only expected to get tougher for the Magic as they try to fight it out for a postseason berth.

#2 Josh Richardson tallies a double-double but struggles from the field

Josh Richardson had a double-double against the Magic. Credit: ESPN

Stat line: 15 points, 10 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 steals on 28.6 % shooting

After scoring 16 points in the win against the Bucks, Richardson was once again in his elements as he put together a double-double scoring 15 points and 10 rebounds in the win against the Magic.

At 10:59 mark, he knocked down a three-pointer to extend the Heat's lead to 16 points. He went on to score six straight points for the team and tallied 9 points in the second quarter. However, the 25-year-old struggled from the field as he only shot 4-for-14, including 2-for-8 from the three-point line.

Despite his shooting struggles, he managed to find ways to score and was also efficient on the defensive end as he finished the night +21. This was his first double-double of the season.

#1 Miami Heat's exceptional three-point shooting

The Miami Heat were firing from the three-point line. Credit: USA Today

One of the top ten shooting teams in the league, Miami Heat were firing from the three-point line last night. After a not-so-impressive shooting night against the Bucks, the Heat got their act together and torched the Magic from distance.

While Josh Richardson struggled from the three-point line and only shot 2-for-8, Justise Winslow and Tyler Johnson combined for 9-for-13 from behind the arc and torched the Magic.

The Magic defenders did a poor defending as they gave a lot of open looks to the Heat's sharpshooters who knocked them down with ease.

The entire Heat roster combined for 16-for-31 shooting from downtown and shot at 51.6 % from distance. To the contrary, the Orlando Magic only shot 10-for-28 (35.7%) from the three-point line. In particular, their bench only connected on 4 three-pointers after 11 attempts.