Rockets fight back, Shai Returns, and what is the Heat’s future?
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What happened in the Rockets vs. Magic game?
Good morning and welcome to the NBA Daily presented by Amazon Prime. It's Friday, February 27th, 2026. I'm Esparhini, joined alongside Andrew Schlecht. Coming up, we've got Wes Goldberg, my guy, here to talk about the middling Miami Heat. Kevin Durant drops 40 against the Orlando Magic. SGA is back and the Spurs went undefeated in all of February. Let's get into it. Good morning, everybody. Good morning, Andrew. Good morning, Disney World, Disneyland. Good morning. Oh, World. World, right. Never been, but, you know, I'd love to go. Seems fun.
It's cool. It's very cool. Would recommend Disney World.
Yeah.
I've always you know, one of those like things that I want to do is be able to go with like an NBA like Robin Lopez. Take me to Disney World, you know?
Oh, yeah.
That would be a little side quest.
That's the right person.
Yeah. OK. The Rockets also went to Disney World and they had a it was a wild game. It was a wild game because Orlando set the tone early. Desmond Bain was awesome in this one. He dropped 30.
How did Shai Gilgeous-Alexander's return impact the Thunder?
And I mean, Desmond Bain has been very, very good for the Orlando Magic, especially as of late. Paulo Banqueiro has also been good. Didn't have a great game tonight, but it felt like Orlando was in control of this one until the third quarter where the Rockets went on a 21 to nothing run.
And that's that's inexcusable.
It's it's it's insane. And Jamal Mosley, I think either only called one timeout or did not call a single timeout in that 21 to 0 run. Jalen Suggs, who got benched for the fourth quarter, was a minus 11 in 13 minutes tonight. He got he was minus 19 in those four minutes that the Rockets went on the 21 to nothing run. I just I feel like that is the game we can talk about the fourth quarter execution because it was a it was a close game. And Kevin Durant had 40 points and the Rockets look better in the clutch. And Reed Shepard was awesome in this one, too. But I think that's where the game starts. That absolute collapse that Orlando had in that third quarter.
Yeah, I mean, a lot of it was like Reed Shepard just shook loose. He was 4 of 5 during that stretch. And it was a lineup of Durant, Reed, Capella, Okoge, and Tari Eason that kind of broke that game open for Houston, which is just, it continues to be interesting that like The Rockets have had a good season. I feel like we treat them like they've had a horrific season. If you were to just listen to podcasts and think about the Rockets, they're 37-21. They've had a good season.
What are the implications of the Spurs' undefeated February?
But I feel like they just can't find rhythm with all of their best players on the court at once. And it's been... They're good. The numbers look good. They're like a plus six with... uh, like Shangoon and I'm in Thompson and Katie on the court together. And Jabari like, but plus six is fine. It's fine. It should be much better than that. Um, but this little stretch, it was like, Hey, just having shooting on the court is very helpful, especially when you have a guy named Kevin Durant on the team. Um, But man, Orlando has had a just weird, weird season. And I don't quite know what to do with it. I don't quite know what to do with their direction. Like you said, Desmond Bain has not been the problem. You could go like, man, shouldn't have traded for Desmond Bain.
And that might be true, but it's not because of him.
No. No, it isn't. And you know what? It's also like Paolo Bencaro has, again, he's played better as of late, but he has not had the season that many expected him to. Like the jump shooting is no, he's genuinely having one of the worst jump shooting seasons, like high volume jump shooting seasons in NBA history. Franz Wagner is obviously hurt. Jalen Suggs has been dealing with his fair share of injuries. And I think that kind of reared its head tonight, too. It's tough to look at. Kind of funny. Both of these teams kind of mirror images of themselves in terms of like expectations and reality. Right. In different ways. You know, like you said, Houston is at a good season. It's just that in the Western Conference with Kevin Durant now on your roster, I think it was an expectation they would be better than this.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What happened in the Rockets vs. Magic game?
0:08–1:28
2
How did Shai Gilgeous-Alexander's return impact the Thunder?
1:28–3:10
3
What are the implications of the Spurs' undefeated February?
3:10–5:18
4
How did the Heat perform against the Sixers?
5:18–6:39
5
What are the Heat's chances for the playoffs this season?
6:39–7:48
6
What strategies can the Heat employ to improve their game?
7:48–10:38
7
What challenges do the Heat face in their current roster construction?
10:38–12:55
8
What is the future outlook for the Miami Heat?
12:55–27:33