National Basketball Association
Charlotte 108, Miami 103
When: 7:00 PM ET, Saturday, February 25, 2023
Where: Spectrum Center, Charlotte, North Carolina
Officials:
#72 JT Orr, #42 Eric Lewis, #33 Sean Corbin
Attendance:
19109
By Field Level Media
Gordon Hayward scored 21 points and rookie center Mark Williams had key baskets among his 18 points and also collected 20 rebounds as the Charlotte Hornets extended their best stretch of the season by defeating the visiting Miami Heat 108-103 on Saturday night.
LaMelo Ball had 19 points and 13 assists, Kelly Oubre Jr. and Dennis Smith Jr. both supplied 15 points and Terry Rozier finished with 14 points as the Hornets have won four consecutive games after never winning more than two straight games this season prior to the All-Star break.
Tyler Herro's 33 points and Jimmy Butler's 28 points couldn't prevent Miami's season-worst four-game losing streak. Bam Adebayo had 14 points and Kevin Love posted 13 points and 13 rebounds for the Heat, which shot 40 percent from the field.
Herro was 6-for-12 on 3-pointers but the rest of the Heat combined to go 5-for-24 from long range.
The Hornets carried an 82-72 lead into the fourth quarter. Miami closed within 93-91 before baskets from Hayward and Williams helped stretch the margin.
Herro hit another three as the Heat made a charge. Adebayo's dunk cut the gap to 104-103, but he committed a turnover on Miami's next possession when it had a chance to go ahead.
Williams scored the next two baskets.
Charlotte held a 54-51 halftime lead, but the Heat had the momentum by that point.
The Hornets used a 14-0 run that extended into the second quarter for a 31-16 lead. The gap reached 40-20 on Oubre's four-point play. It was 48-26 before Miami made a move that was ignited by a technical foul on Smith and a pair of Herro 3-point baskets and ended up as a 13-0 spurt until Williams' dunk for the Hornets.
Miami shot 34.9 percent and Charlotte was at 36.2 percent through the first half. The teams combined to make 32 of 35 free throws.
By halftime, Charlotte's reserves outscored Miami's backups by 24-4.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
| Miami |
|
Charlotte |
|
Tyler Herro 33 |
Scoring |
Gordon Hayward 21 |
|
Jimmy Butler 6 |
Assists |
LaMelo Ball 13 |
|
Kevin Love 13 |
Rebounds |
Mark Williams 20 |
|
Jimmy Butler 16 |
Free Throws Made |
Terry Rozier 6 |
|
Bam Adebayo 2 |
Steals |
Dennis Smith Jr. 3 |
|
Tyler Herro 1 |
Blocks |
Nick Richards 1 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Miami
|
103 |
40.0 |
11-36 |
28-34 |
24 |
42 |
3 |
7 |
18 |
| Charlotte
|
108 |
43.2 |
10-31 |
22-27 |
20 |
48 |
2 |
10 |
15 |
Upcoming Games
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Charlotte will play their next game at home against Detroit. The Hornets have a W/L % of .333 after a win and .295 after a loss.
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Miami will play their next game on the road against Philadelphia. The Heat have a W/L % of .485 after a win and .571 after a loss.
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