Perry's great game led Miami to a 117-96 upset of Orlando. "He really gave us the win," said winning coach Bob. "I think the rest of the team really felt intimidated coming in, but Perry showed them that we could pull off the win. You could really see the confidence build as time went on."

Small paced Orlando, but his effort was not enough. "It's easy to blame the star when we come up short," said Orlando coach Bob. "But really, if we all played like him we'd have won. It's just that we sometimes take him for granted and sit around watching him dominate. Today's game served as a wake-up call for the rest of the team."

Miami was led by Perry (6 points, 14 boards, 8 assists), Dupree (23 points, a steal), Byrd (10 points, 9 boards, 1 assists, 2 blocks). Orlando was led by Small (10 points, 6 boards, 3 assists, 3 blocks), Archie (7 points, 2 steals), Perry (14 points, 2 steals).

After today's victory, Miami jump to 15-12 and 8-6 at home. They stay at #3 in the Southeast and improve to #8 overall in the Eastern Conference. After this loss, Orlando stand at 16-10. They stay at #2 in the Southeast and hold at #5 overall in the Eastern Conference.

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