In Butler’s return, Heat burn Magic 93-83

Photo by Issac Baldizon/NBAE via Getty ImagesIn the Miami Heat’s Dec. 26 game against the Orlando Magic, Miami continued to be depleted. Jimmy Butler and Caleb Martin returned, but Kyle Lowry entered health-and-safety protocols. P.J. Tucker and Dewayne Dedmon remained out. (Orlando’s roster also was depleted.)

The Heat made just two 3-pointers in the first half against the Orlando Magic, going into intermission up just three points. But in the third quarter, the long balls started to fall. Three consecutive 3s midway through the period — two from Gabe Vincent, and one from Max Strus — gave Miami a 15-point lead.

But late in the third, Tyler Herro got called for a moving screen. He was upset,…