Who: Orlando Magic vs. Miami Heat.
When: Tonight at 7:30.
Where: Orlando's TD Waterhouse Centre. Tickets: About 1,000 remain; call (800) 4-NBA-TIX (1-800-462-2849).
TV, radio: Sunshine Network; WMEL-AM 920, WDBO-AM 580.
Starters: Orlando -- guards Darrell Armstrong, Tracy McGrady; forwards Monty Williams, Pat Garrity; center Horace Grant. Miami -- guards Rod Strickland, Eddie Jones; forwards Kendall Gill, Brian Grant; center Alonzo Mourning.
Magic notes: Orlando enters its last game of the regular season needing a victory to guarantee itself homecourt advantage in the playoffs. The Magic would win any tiebreaker with Philadelphia by virtue of its 3-1 advantage in the season series. However, if they finish tied with Charlotte, the Hornets would get the fourth seed because they have beaten the Magic three times. The top four seeds host the first two games of the playoffs. . . Still bothered by a sore left ankle, Mike Miller was placed on the injured list Tuesday. Miller has twice missed time in the past month with a deep bone bruise in the ankle. He scored just 12 points in his 11 quarters. He can be activated off the injured list for the beginning of the playoffs.
Heat notes: Miami head coach Pat Riley will miss the playoffs for the first time in his illustrious 20-year coaching career. In fact, this is the first time a Riley-coached team will have a losing record. Before this season, his teams had never finished lower than second in their division. . . The Heat played the spoiler role to perfection last Friday night, beating Orlando 99-94 in Miami. It was Heat reserves Eddie House and Malik Allen who did most of the damage. House scored a career-high 28 points, with 16 coming in the fourth quarter. Allen, who entered the game with just two field goals all season, made eight of nine shots against the Magic. . . The Heat have won two of the three meetings between the two teams this season. The Magic won 92-87 in January in Orlando.
Next for the Magic: Saturday or Sunday (playoffs), vs. TBA.