Hornets happy to be home for play-in clash with Heat
In order to reach the playoffs for the first time since 2016, the No. 9 seed Charlotte Hornets will need to win a pair of games this week in the Eastern Conference play-in tournament.
The first of those games is set for Tuesday when they host the No. 10 seed Miami Heat in an elimination game.
The Hornets (44-38) finished with their largest single-season win total since 2015-16 and have been one of the league's best teams since Jan. 1, going 33-16 to end the season.
Miami (43-39) won the season series against Charlotte 3-1, but the Hornets won the last meeting 136-106 at home on March 17. The Heat were short-handed in that matchup minus standout center Bam Adebayo, who sat out with right calf tightness.
The winner between Charlotte and Miami will go on the road to face the loser of Wednesday's matchup between the seventh-seeded Philadelphia 76ers and No. 8 seed Orlando Magic on Friday for the eighth and final playoff spot. The loser will be eliminated from the postseason.
Miami closed the regular season with a 143-117 win over the visiting and resting Atlanta Hawks on Sunday. Jaime Jaquez Jr. scored 26 points off the bench, while Adebayo and Norman Powell added 25 apiece.
The Heat finished the season with a team-record 9,911 points but remained the 10th seed after Charlotte beat the host New York Knicks 110-96 on Sunday.
"We're here, and now we just have to make the most of this," Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said. "There's no other way than just to absolutely go for it."
Powell averages 21.7 points to lead Miami, which can lean on its past success in the play-in tournament. Spoelstra has guided his team out of the play-in and into the playoffs in each of the past three seasons.
"It's a Game 7," Spoelstra said ahead of Tuesday's game. "So, I just want our guys to take on that challenge and do whatever is necessary to get that one. You can't think ahead of it, you can't think of two up, two down. You have to stay in the absolute present moment of every single possession."
The game features a contrast in styles between the physical Heat and a Charlotte team that is second in the league in 3-point percentage since Jan. 1 (38.7%).
"(Miami) lives in the paint, they live on the free-throw line as well," Hornets guard Coby White said. "So, we've got to play defense, stay between them and around but also playing defense without fouling is a big key. For us, it's just playing with pace, being solid on the defensive end. And I think we'll have a great opportunity."
Charlotte guards Kon Knueppel and LaMelo Ball finished the season ranking first and second, respectively, in total 3-pointers made. Knueppel made 273 3-pointers and became the first rookie to ever lead the NBA in the category.
Brandon Miller (20.2 points per game) and Ball (20.1) lead a high-scoring Hornets team that hopes to learn from its previous meetings against Miami.
"The ones that we lost, they were beating us to offensive rebounds, had a lot of points in the paint," Charlotte forward Miles Bridges said. "And the game we beat them, we limited their offensive rebounds, we limited their paint points, and Tyler Herro had a tough time when we played. So, we've just got to make it tough for Tyler and Bam and let other guys beat us."
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0:12 | +1 | Tyler Herro makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 113-111 | |
| 0:12 | Miles Bridges personal foul (Tyler Herro draws the foul) | |||
| 0:18 | Heat 60 second timeout | |||
| 0:18 | +3 | Brandon Miller makes three point jump shot (Miles Bridges assists) | 112-111 | |
| 0:28 | Hornets 60 second timeout | |||
| 0:28 | +1 | Jaime Jaquez Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 112-108 | |
| 0:28 | Heat offensive rebound | |||
| 0:28 | Jaime Jaquez Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | |||
| 0:28 | Brandon Miller personal foul (Jaime Jaquez Jr. draws the foul) | |||
| 0:28 | Jaime Jaquez Jr. defensive rebound | |||
| 0:28 | Grant Williams misses three point jump shot | |||
| 0:48 | Brandon Miller defensive rebound | |||
| 0:50 | Davion Mitchell misses two point driving floating jump shot | |||
| 1:17 | +3 | Miles Bridges makes three point jump shot (Brandon Miller assists) | 111-108 | |
| 1:22 | Coby White defensive rebound | |||
| 1:25 | Jaime Jaquez Jr. misses three point jump shot | |||
| 1:42 | LaMelo Ball personal foul (Tyler Herro draws the foul) | |||
| 2:01 | Andrew Wiggins defensive rebound | |||
| 2:01 | LaMelo Ball misses three point jump shot | |||
| 2:02 | Moussa Diabate offensive rebound | |||
| 2:04 | Brandon Miller misses three point jump shot | |||
| 2:16 | +3 | Tyler Herro makes three point jump shot (Kel'el Ware assists) | 111-105 | |
| 2:20 | Kel'el Ware offensive rebound | |||
| 2:21 | Davion Mitchell misses three point jump shot | |||
| 2:41 | +3 | Brandon Miller makes three point jump shot (Miles Bridges assists) | 108-105 | |
| 2:54 | Moussa Diabate defensive rebound | |||
| 2:56 | Andrew Wiggins misses two point stepback jump shot | |||
| 3:11 | Andrew Wiggins defensive rebound | |||
| 3:13 | Miles Bridges misses three point jump shot | |||
| 3:30 | +3 | Andrew Wiggins makes three point jump shot (Jaime Jaquez Jr. assists) | 108-102 | |
| 3:45 | Kel'el Ware defensive rebound | |||
| 3:45 | Grant Williams misses two point fadeaway jump shot | |||
| 4:09 | +3 | Andrew Wiggins makes three point pullup jump shot (Tyler Herro assists) | 105-102 | |
| 4:27 | +2 | Miles Bridges makes two point alley-oop dunk (LaMelo Ball assists) | 102-102 | |
| 4:36 | Davion Mitchell personal foul (Loose ball) (Moussa Diabate draws the foul) | |||
| 4:36 | Hornets offensive rebound | |||
| 4:36 | Moussa Diabate misses two point tip layup | |||
| 4:36 | Moussa Diabate offensive rebound | |||
| 4:39 | LaMelo Ball misses three point jump shot | |||
| 4:58 | Jaime Jaquez Jr. turnover (traveling) | |||
| 5:08 | Heat 60 second timeout | |||
| 5:12 | +1 | Miles Bridges makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 102-100 | |
| 5:12 | Davion Mitchell shooting foul (Miles Bridges draws the foul) | |||
| 5:12 | +2 | Miles Bridges makes two point running pullup jump shot (LaMelo Ball assists) | 102-99 | |
| 5:15 | LaMelo Ball defensive rebound | |||
| 5:20 | Davion Mitchell misses three point jump shot | |||
| 5:30 | Davion Mitchell defensive rebound | |||
| 5:34 | LaMelo Ball misses three point pullup jump shot | |||
| 5:41 | LaMelo Ball defensive rebound | |||
| 5:45 | Kel'el Ware misses three point jump shot | |||
| 5:56 | +2 | Ryan Kalkbrenner makes two point putback layup | 102-97 | |
| 5:57 | Ryan Kalkbrenner offensive rebound | |||
| 6:03 | Brandon Miller misses three point stepback jump shot | |||
| 6:17 | +2 | Norman Powell makes two point driving layup (Andrew Wiggins assists) | 102-95 | |
| 6:30 | Kel'el Ware defensive rebound | |||
| 6:32 | Grant Williams misses three point stepback jump shot | |||
| 6:49 | +3 | Norman Powell makes three point turnaround jump shot (Kel'el Ware assists) | 100-95 | |
| 6:51 | Kel'el Ware offensive rebound | |||
| 6:54 | Brandon Miller blocks Norman Powell's two point pullup jump shot | |||
| 7:08 | +2 | Grant Williams makes two point putback layup | 97-95 | |
| 7:09 | Grant Williams offensive rebound | |||
| 7:11 | Miles Bridges misses three point jump shot | |||
| 7:25 | Hornets 60 second timeout | |||
| 7:25 | +3 | Davion Mitchell makes three point stepback jump shot | 97-93 | |
| 7:32 | Andrew Wiggins defensive rebound | |||
| 7:34 | LaMelo Ball misses three point jump shot | |||
| 7:49 | +1 | Andrew Wiggins makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 94-93 | |
| 7:49 | Kon Knueppel shooting foul (Andrew Wiggins draws the foul) | |||
| 7:49 | +2 | Andrew Wiggins makes two point running alley-oop dunk (Jaime Jaquez Jr. assists) | 93-93 | |
| 7:51 | Kel'el Ware defensive rebound | |||
| 7:53 | Brandon Miller misses three point jump shot | |||
| 8:14 | +2 | Davion Mitchell makes two point running layup (Jaime Jaquez Jr. assists) | 91-93 | |
| 8:20 | Jaime Jaquez Jr. defensive rebound | |||
| 8:24 | Coby White misses three point pullup jump shot | |||
| 8:35 | +2 | Davion Mitchell makes two point fadeaway jump shot | 89-93 | |
| 8:50 | Coby White turnover (traveling) | |||
| 9:03 | Miles Bridges defensive rebound | |||
| 9:07 | Pelle Larsson misses three point stepback jump shot | |||
| 9:27 | Kel'el Ware defensive rebound | |||
| 9:30 | Kon Knueppel misses three point jump shot | |||
| 9:51 | +1 | Pelle Larsson makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 87-93 | |
| 9:51 | +1 | Pelle Larsson makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 86-93 | |
| 9:51 | Moussa Diabate shooting foul (Pelle Larsson draws the foul) | |||
| 10:00 | Hornets 60 second timeout | |||
| 10:00 | Miles Bridges personal foul (Jaime Jaquez Jr. draws the foul) | |||
| 10:22 | +2 | Moussa Diabate makes two point turnaround jump shot (Coby White assists) | 85-93 | |
| 10:41 | +2 | Davion Mitchell makes two point driving finger roll layup (Jaime Jaquez Jr. assists) | 85-91 | |
| 10:50 | Kel'el Ware defensive rebound | |||
| 10:52 | Kon Knueppel misses two point pullup jump shot | |||
| 11:01 | Hornets offensive rebound | |||
| 11:01 | Kel'el Ware blocks Kon Knueppel's two point running layup | |||
| 11:04 | Moussa Diabate defensive rebound | |||
| 11:06 | Jaime Jaquez Jr. misses two point turnaround hook shot | |||
| 11:21 | +2 | Moussa Diabate makes two point tip layup | 83-91 | |
| 11:21 | Moussa Diabate offensive rebound | |||
| 11:24 | Coby White misses two point driving layup | |||
| 11:32 | Miles Bridges defensive rebound | |||
| 11:32 | Kel'el Ware misses two point tip layup | |||
| 11:32 | Kel'el Ware offensive rebound | |||
| 11:32 | Jaime Jaquez Jr. misses two point fadeaway jump shot | |||
| 11:33 | Jaime Jaquez Jr. offensive rebound | |||
| 11:37 | Brandon Miller blocks Jaime Jaquez Jr.'s two point driving layup |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0:00 | End of period | |||
| 0:00 | +3 | Coby White makes three point jump shot (LaMelo Ball assists) | 83-89 | |
| 0:17 | +2 | Norman Powell makes two point driving layup | 83-86 | |
| 0:39 | +2 | Coby White makes two point driving layup (LaMelo Ball assists) | 81-86 | |
| 1:04 | +2 | Davion Mitchell makes two point driving layup | 81-84 | |
| 1:28 | Heat 60 second timeout | |||
| 1:28 | +3 | Coby White makes three point pullup jump shot | 79-84 | |
| 1:30 | Pelle Larsson turnover (lost ball) (Coby White steals) | |||
| 1:32 | Pelle Larsson defensive rebound | |||
| 1:34 | Grant Williams misses three point running jump shot | |||
| 1:38 | LaMelo Ball defensive rebound | |||
| 1:42 | Kel'el Ware misses three point jump shot | |||
| 2:04 | +3 | Coby White makes three point pullup bank jump shot | 79-81 | |
| 2:19 | Ryan Kalkbrenner defensive rebound | |||
| 2:21 | Andrew Wiggins misses three point jump shot | |||
| 2:39 | +2 | LaMelo Ball makes two point driving floating jump shot | 79-78 | |
| 3:00 | Coby White defensive rebound | |||
| 3:02 | Tyler Herro misses two point driving layup | |||
| 3:12 | Tyler Herro defensive rebound | |||
| 3:15 | LaMelo Ball misses three point stepback jump shot | |||
| 3:21 | Pelle Larsson turnover (bad pass) (Coby White steals) | |||
| 3:38 | Kel'el Ware defensive goaltending violation | |||
| 3:38 | +2 | Brandon Miller makes two point driving floating jump shot | 79-76 | |
| 3:56 | +3 | Davion Mitchell makes three point jump shot (Tyler Herro assists) | 79-74 | |
| 4:05 | +3 | Coby White makes three point jump shot (Brandon Miller assists) | 76-74 | |
| 4:09 | Brandon Miller offensive rebound | |||
| 4:13 | LaMelo Ball misses three point jump shot | |||
| 4:30 | Hornets 60 second timeout | |||
| 4:30 | +2 | Kel'el Ware makes two point running dunk (Pelle Larsson assists) | 76-71 | |
| 4:33 | Pelle Larsson defensive rebound | |||
| 4:38 | Grant Williams misses three point jump shot | |||
| 4:56 | +1 | Andrew Wiggins makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 74-71 | |
| 4:56 | +1 | Andrew Wiggins makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 73-71 | |
| 4:56 | LaMelo Ball shooting foul (Andrew Wiggins draws the foul) | |||
| 5:08 | +3 | Brandon Miller makes three point stepback jump shot (Sion James assists) | 72-71 | |
| 5:25 | Kel'el Ware kicked ball violation | |||
| 5:44 | +2 | Andrew Wiggins makes two point running layup (Tyler Herro assists) | 72-68 | |
| 5:49 | Tyler Herro defensive rebound | |||
| 5:51 | Brandon Miller misses three point jump shot | |||
| 6:00 | Moussa Diabate defensive rebound | |||
| 6:04 | Tyler Herro misses two point pullup jump shot | |||
| 6:15 | +2 | Moussa Diabate makes two point tip dunk | 70-68 | |
| 6:15 | Moussa Diabate offensive rebound | |||
| 6:20 | LaMelo Ball misses three point pullup jump shot | |||
| 6:35 | +2 | Andrew Wiggins makes two point running dunk (Jaime Jaquez Jr. assists) | 70-66 | |
| 6:38 | Kel'el Ware defensive rebound | |||
| 6:41 | Kel'el Ware blocks Brandon Miller's two point fadeaway jump shot | |||
| 7:01 | +2 | Andrew Wiggins makes two point running dunk (Kel'el Ware assists) | 68-66 | |
| 7:03 | Kel'el Ware defensive rebound | |||
| 7:06 | Kel'el Ware blocks Miles Bridges's two point driving layup | |||
| 7:19 | Kon Knueppel defensive rebound | |||
| 7:22 | Andrew Wiggins misses three point jump shot | |||
| 7:31 | +3 | Brandon Miller makes three point jump shot (LaMelo Ball assists) | 66-66 | |
| 7:40 | +3 | Tyler Herro makes three point jump shot (Andrew Wiggins assists) | 66-63 | |
| 7:52 | Kon Knueppel personal foul (Tyler Herro draws the foul) | |||
| 7:58 | +1 | LaMelo Ball makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 63-63 | |
| 7:58 | Tyler Herro shooting foul (LaMelo Ball draws the foul) | |||
| 7:58 | +2 | LaMelo Ball makes two point fadeaway jump shot | 63-62 | |
| 8:10 | +2 | Tyler Herro makes two point driving floating jump shot (Kel'el Ware assists) | 63-60 | |
| 8:25 | Heat 60 second timeout | |||
| 8:25 | Heat defensive rebound | |||
| 8:25 | Davion Mitchell blocks LaMelo Ball's two point driving floating jump shot | |||
| 8:27 | Moussa Diabate offensive rebound | |||
| 8:29 | LaMelo Ball misses three point jump shot | |||
| 8:45 | Hornets defensive rebound | |||
| 8:45 | LaMelo Ball blocks Tyler Herro's two point driving layup | |||
| 8:56 | Davion Mitchell offensive rebound | |||
| 8:58 | Davion Mitchell misses two point driving floating jump shot | |||
| 9:21 | +2 | LaMelo Ball makes two point driving bank hook shot | 61-60 | |
| 9:37 | +3 | Jaime Jaquez Jr. makes three point jump shot (Tyler Herro assists) | 61-58 | |
| 9:49 | +2 | Moussa Diabate makes two point tip layup | 58-58 | |
| 9:49 | Moussa Diabate offensive rebound | |||
| 9:52 | LaMelo Ball misses two point driving floating jump shot | |||
| 9:57 | +2 | Kel'el Ware makes two point tip dunk | 58-56 | |
| 9:57 | Kel'el Ware offensive rebound | |||
| 10:02 | Andrew Wiggins misses two point cutting layup | |||
| 10:26 | +2 | Brandon Miller makes two point fadeaway jump shot | 56-56 | |
| 10:45 | +2 | Jaime Jaquez Jr. makes two point turnaround bank jump shot | 56-54 | |
| 11:03 | +2 | LaMelo Ball makes two point pullup jump shot | 54-54 | |
| 11:21 | Moussa Diabate defensive rebound | |||
| 11:23 | Andrew Wiggins misses two point driving floating jump shot | |||
| 11:36 | Kel'el Ware defensive rebound | |||
| 11:39 | Miles Bridges misses three point jump shot |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0:00 | End of period | |||
| 0:00 | Hornets offensive rebound | |||
| 0:00 | Hornets misses three point jump shot | |||
| 0:00 | Miles Bridges defensive rebound | |||
| 0:00 | Davion Mitchell misses two point fadeaway jump shot | |||
| 0:24 | Davion Mitchell defensive rebound | |||
| 0:26 | Grant Williams misses two point driving layup | |||
| 0:37 | +1 | Tyler Herro makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 54-52 | |
| 0:37 | Grant Williams shooting foul (Tyler Herro draws the foul) | |||
| 0:37 | +2 | Tyler Herro makes two point driving floating jump shot | 53-52 | |
| 0:42 | Jaime Jaquez Jr. defensive rebound | |||
| 0:44 | Miles Bridges misses two point driving floating bank jump shot | |||
| 1:09 | +2 | Tyler Herro makes two point running pullup jump shot (Davion Mitchell assists) | 51-52 | |
| 1:14 | LaMelo Ball turnover (bad pass) (Davion Mitchell steals) | |||
| 1:26 | Tyler Herro turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | |||
| 1:26 | Tyler Herro defensive rebound | |||
| 1:29 | LaMelo Ball misses three point pullup jump shot | |||
| 1:36 | Miles Bridges defensive rebound | |||
| 1:38 | Andrew Wiggins misses three point jump shot | |||
| 1:48 | +3 | LaMelo Ball makes three point stepback jump shot | 49-52 | |
| 1:59 | +1 | LaMelo Ball makes technical free throw 1 of 1 | 49-49 | |
| 1:59 | Heat technical foul (Defensive three second) | |||
| 2:23 | +3 | Jaime Jaquez Jr. makes three point pullup jump shot (Davion Mitchell assists) | 49-48 | |
| 2:29 | Kel'el Ware offensive rebound | |||
| 2:32 | Jaime Jaquez Jr. misses two point turnaround bank hook shot | |||
| 2:48 | +3 | Miles Bridges makes three point jump shot (LaMelo Ball assists) | 46-48 | |
| 2:58 | Miles Bridges defensive rebound | |||
| 3:02 | Moussa Diabate blocks Andrew Wiggins's two point turnaround jump shot | |||
| 3:16 | +2 | LaMelo Ball makes two point driving finger roll layup | 46-45 | |
| 3:37 | +3 | Andrew Wiggins makes three point jump shot (Davion Mitchell assists) | 46-43 | |
| 3:55 | +2 | Sion James makes two point driving finger roll layup (LaMelo Ball assists) | 43-43 | |
| 4:12 | +2 | Jaime Jaquez Jr. makes two point driving layup (Tyler Herro assists) | 43-41 | |
| 4:21 | Kon Knueppel personal foul (Andrew Wiggins draws the foul) | |||
| 4:21 | Heat offensive rebound | |||
| 4:25 | Tyler Herro misses three point running jump shot | |||
| 4:28 | Davion Mitchell defensive rebound | |||
| 4:32 | LaMelo Ball misses three point pullup jump shot | |||
| 4:39 | Jaime Jaquez Jr. personal foul (Moussa Diabate draws the foul) | |||
| 4:39 | Hornets offensive rebound | |||
| 4:39 | LaMelo Ball misses three point jump shot | |||
| 4:50 | Miles Bridges defensive rebound | |||
| 4:52 | Davion Mitchell misses two point driving floating jump shot | |||
| 5:19 | +2 | Kon Knueppel makes two point fadeaway bank jump shot | 41-41 | |
| 5:30 | Hornets 60 second timeout | |||
| 5:30 | Hornets offensive rebound | |||
| 5:30 | Jaime Jaquez Jr. blocks LaMelo Ball's two point driving layup | |||
| 5:37 | Miles Bridges defensive rebound | |||
| 5:42 | Tyler Herro misses two point fadeaway jump shot | |||
| 5:53 | Kon Knueppel personal foul (Andrew Wiggins draws the foul) | |||
| 5:56 | Kel'el Ware defensive rebound | |||
| 5:59 | Miles Bridges misses three point pullup jump shot | |||
| 6:07 | +2 | Kel'el Ware makes two point putback layup | 41-39 | |
| 6:07 | Kel'el Ware offensive rebound | |||
| 6:12 | Davion Mitchell misses three point stepback jump shot | |||
| 6:26 | +1 | Kon Knueppel makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 39-39 | |
| 6:26 | +1 | Kon Knueppel makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 39-38 | |
| 6:26 | Andrew Wiggins shooting foul (Kon Knueppel draws the foul) | |||
| 6:32 | Kon Knueppel defensive rebound | |||
| 6:36 | Kel'el Ware misses three point jump shot | |||
| 6:42 | Kel'el Ware defensive rebound | |||
| 6:42 | Kel'el Ware blocks Ryan Kalkbrenner's two point tip layup | |||
| 6:42 | Ryan Kalkbrenner offensive rebound | |||
| 6:42 | Kon Knueppel misses two point pullup jump shot | |||
| 7:11 | +3 | Davion Mitchell makes three point jump shot (Andrew Wiggins assists) | 39-37 | |
| 7:14 | Andrew Wiggins offensive rebound | |||
| 7:17 | Kel'el Ware misses three point jump shot | |||
| 7:20 | Heat offensive rebound | |||
| 7:22 | Miles Bridges blocks Andrew Wiggins's three point pullup jump shot | |||
| 7:36 | Kel'el Ware defensive rebound | |||
| 7:38 | Coby White misses two point bank jump shot | |||
| 7:57 | Norman Powell personal foul (Loose ball) (Grant Williams draws the foul) | |||
| 7:57 | Hornets offensive rebound | |||
| 7:57 | Coby White misses two point fadeaway jump shot | |||
| 8:24 | +3 | Davion Mitchell makes three point stepback jump shot | 36-37 | |
| 8:38 | +2 | Miles Bridges makes two point driving floating jump shot (Kon Knueppel assists) | 33-37 | |
| 8:53 | Miles Bridges defensive rebound | |||
| 8:53 | Norman Powell misses two point tip layup | |||
| 8:53 | Norman Powell offensive rebound | |||
| 8:59 | Norman Powell misses two point driving floating jump shot | |||
| 9:09 | Brandon Miller turnover (offensive foul) | |||
| 9:09 | Brandon Miller offensive foul (Pelle Larsson draws the foul) | |||
| 9:18 | +3 | Kel'el Ware makes three point jump shot (Pelle Larsson assists) | 33-35 | |
| 9:24 | Grant Williams personal foul (Kel'el Ware draws the foul) | |||
| 9:35 | +3 | Grant Williams makes three point jump shot (Coby White assists) | 30-35 | |
| 9:55 | +2 | Norman Powell makes two point driving floating jump shot (Davion Mitchell assists) | 30-32 | |
| 10:03 | +2 | Ryan Kalkbrenner makes two point tip dunk | 28-32 | |
| 10:03 | Ryan Kalkbrenner offensive rebound | |||
| 10:07 | Coby White misses two point driving layup | |||
| 10:19 | +2 | Norman Powell makes two point driving hook shot | 28-30 | |
| 10:37 | LaMelo Ball personal foul (Pelle Larsson draws the foul) | |||
| 10:37 | Jaime Jaquez Jr. defensive rebound | |||
| 10:39 | Kon Knueppel misses three point running jump shot | |||
| 10:44 | LaMelo Ball defensive rebound | |||
| 10:47 | Norman Powell misses three point jump shot | |||
| 10:58 | Heat 60 second timeout | |||
| 10:58 | +2 | LaMelo Ball makes two point cutting dunk (Coby White assists) | 26-30 | |
| 11:03 | +2 | Pelle Larsson makes two point running layup (Jaime Jaquez Jr. assists) | 26-28 | |
| 11:06 | Bam Adebayo defensive rebound | |||
| 11:10 | Simone Fontecchio blocks LaMelo Ball's two point fadeaway jump shot | |||
| 11:22 | Norman Powell turnover (bad pass) (LaMelo Ball steals) | |||
| 11:42 | +2 | Kon Knueppel makes two point turnaround jump shot (Ryan Kalkbrenner assists) | 24-28 |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0:00 | End of period | |||
| 0:00 | Hornets offensive rebound | |||
| 0:00 | Kon Knueppel misses three point pullup jump shot | |||
| 0:02 | Jaime Jaquez Jr. personal foul (Grant Williams draws the foul) | |||
| 0:15 | +2 | Bam Adebayo makes two point turnaround hook shot | 24-26 | |
| 0:30 | Hornets turnover (shot clock violation) | |||
| 0:53 | Coby White defensive rebound | |||
| 0:55 | Jaime Jaquez Jr. misses three point jump shot | |||
| 1:07 | Bam Adebayo defensive rebound | |||
| 1:10 | Kon Knueppel misses three point jump shot | |||
| 1:32 | +2 | Bam Adebayo makes two point turnaround hook shot | 22-26 | |
| 1:47 | Heat defensive rebound | |||
| 1:47 | Coby White misses three point jump shot | |||
| 1:49 | Moussa Diabate offensive rebound | |||
| 1:52 | Coby White misses two point pullup jump shot | |||
| 2:01 | Coby White defensive rebound | |||
| 2:05 | Jaime Jaquez Jr. misses three point jump shot | |||
| 2:13 | Simone Fontecchio defensive rebound | |||
| 2:14 | Kon Knueppel misses two point driving layup | |||
| 2:30 | Kon Knueppel defensive rebound | |||
| 2:32 | Pelle Larsson misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | |||
| 2:32 | Brandon Miller shooting foul (Pelle Larsson draws the foul) | |||
| 2:32 | +2 | Pelle Larsson makes two point layup (Norman Powell assists) | 20-26 | |
| 2:35 | Norman Powell defensive rebound | |||
| 2:36 | Josh Green misses two point tip layup | |||
| 2:36 | Josh Green offensive rebound | |||
| 2:44 | Brandon Miller misses three point jump shot | |||
| 2:55 | Grant Williams defensive rebound | |||
| 2:57 | Simone Fontecchio misses three point pullup jump shot | |||
| 3:02 | Brandon Miller kicked ball violation | |||
| 3:02 | Heat offensive rebound | |||
| 3:02 | Jaime Jaquez Jr. misses three point jump shot | |||
| 3:12 | Josh Green personal foul (Norman Powell draws the foul) | |||
| 3:12 | Pelle Larsson offensive rebound | |||
| 3:13 | Pelle Larsson misses two point reverse layup | |||
| 3:33 | +2 | Coby White makes two point driving finger roll layup | 18-26 | |
| 3:40 | Moussa Diabate defensive rebound | |||
| 3:44 | Davion Mitchell misses two point pullup jump shot | |||
| 3:57 | +2 | Miles Bridges makes two point turnaround jump shot | 18-24 | |
| 4:11 | Brandon Miller offensive rebound | |||
| 4:14 | Brandon Miller misses two point driving bank hook shot | |||
| 4:32 | Norman Powell turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | |||
| 4:42 | Josh Green personal foul (Bam Adebayo draws the foul) | |||
| 4:50 | Heat 60 second timeout | |||
| 4:50 | +2 | Ryan Kalkbrenner makes two point tip layup | 18-22 | |
| 4:50 | Ryan Kalkbrenner offensive rebound | |||
| 4:53 | Sion James misses three point jump shot | |||
| 5:03 | Tyler Herro turnover (lost ball) (Miles Bridges steals) | |||
| 5:13 | +1 | Miles Bridges makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 18-20 | |
| 5:13 | +1 | Miles Bridges makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 18-19 | |
| 5:13 | Andrew Wiggins shooting foul (Miles Bridges draws the foul) | |||
| 5:34 | +2 | Andrew Wiggins makes two point jump shot | 18-18 | |
| 5:34 | Andrew Wiggins offensive rebound | |||
| 5:40 | Kel'el Ware misses three point jump shot | |||
| 5:50 | +3 | Miles Bridges makes three point pullup jump shot | 16-18 | |
| 6:01 | +3 | Andrew Wiggins makes three point pullup jump shot (Jaime Jaquez Jr. assists) | 16-15 | |
| 6:11 | +3 | Brandon Miller makes three point pullup jump shot (LaMelo Ball assists) | 13-15 | |
| 6:26 | Hornets defensive rebound | |||
| 6:26 | Jaime Jaquez Jr. misses two point running layup | |||
| 6:31 | LaMelo Ball turnover (bad pass) (Davion Mitchell steals) | |||
| 6:33 | Kon Knueppel offensive rebound | |||
| 6:37 | LaMelo Ball misses three point stepback jump shot | |||
| 6:47 | Sion James defensive rebound | |||
| 6:49 | Tyler Herro misses two point fadeaway jump shot | |||
| 6:52 | Jump ball. Bam Adebayo vs. Miles Bridges (Jaime Jaquez Jr. gains possession) | |||
| 7:07 | Andrew Wiggins defensive rebound | |||
| 7:11 | Kon Knueppel misses three point running jump shot | |||
| 7:14 | Sion James defensive rebound | |||
| 7:16 | Davion Mitchell misses two point driving floating jump shot | |||
| 7:39 | +1 | LaMelo Ball makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 13-12 | |
| 7:39 | +1 | LaMelo Ball makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 13-11 | |
| 7:39 | Kel'el Ware shooting foul (LaMelo Ball draws the foul) | |||
| 7:47 | Hornets offensive rebound | |||
| 7:47 | LaMelo Ball misses two point driving finger roll layup | |||
| 7:58 | Kon Knueppel defensive rebound | |||
| 8:00 | Kel'el Ware misses three point running jump shot | |||
| 8:03 | Bam Adebayo defensive rebound | |||
| 8:09 | Kel'el Ware blocks Miles Bridges's two point driving hook shot | |||
| 8:22 | +2 | Andrew Wiggins makes two point turnaround bank jump shot | 13-10 | |
| 8:32 | Kel'el Ware defensive rebound | |||
| 8:35 | Kon Knueppel misses three point jump shot | |||
| 8:52 | Hornets 60 second timeout | |||
| 8:52 | +2 | Davion Mitchell makes two point driving layup | 11-10 | |
| 9:00 | +3 | LaMelo Ball makes three point stepback jump shot | 9-10 | |
| 9:08 | +2 | Bam Adebayo makes two point driving reverse layup (Davion Mitchell assists) | 9-7 | |
| 9:20 | +3 | Miles Bridges makes three point jump shot (Brandon Miller assists) | 7-7 | |
| 9:40 | +2 | Tyler Herro makes two point pullup jump shot (Bam Adebayo assists) | 7-4 | |
| 9:47 | LaMelo Ball personal foul (Andrew Wiggins draws the foul) | |||
| 9:55 | +2 | LaMelo Ball makes two point running layup (Brandon Miller assists) | 5-4 | |
| 9:58 | Brandon Miller defensive rebound | |||
| 10:02 | Miles Bridges blocks Tyler Herro's two point driving layup | |||
| 10:13 | Moussa Diabate turnover (bad pass) (Bam Adebayo steals) | |||
| 10:15 | Moussa Diabate offensive rebound | |||
| 10:16 | Brandon Miller misses two point fadeaway jump shot | |||
| 10:39 | +3 | Kel'el Ware makes three point jump shot (Tyler Herro assists) | 5-2 | |
| 10:49 | Brandon Miller personal foul (Tyler Herro draws the foul) | |||
| 10:51 | Kel'el Ware defensive rebound | |||
| 10:56 | LaMelo Ball misses three point pullup jump shot | |||
| 11:06 | +2 | Davion Mitchell makes two point driving floating jump shot | 2-2 | |
| 11:19 | +2 | LaMelo Ball makes two point driving floating jump shot (Moussa Diabate assists) | 0-2 | |
| 11:33 | Moussa Diabate defensive rebound | |||
| 11:36 | Tyler Herro misses two point driving layup | |||
| 12:00 | Kel'el Ware vs. Moussa Diabate (Tyler Herro gains possession) |
| Min. Per Game | ||
| Pts. Per Game | ||
| Ast. Per Game | ||
| Reb. Per Game | ||
| Field Goal % | ||
| Three Point % | ||
| Free Throw % |
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+ 1 | Tyler Herro makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 0:12 |
| Miles Bridges personal foul (Tyler Herro draws the foul) | 0:12 |
| Heat 60 second timeout | 0:18 |
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+ 3 | Brandon Miller makes three point jump shot (Miles Bridges assists) | 0:18 |
| Hornets 60 second timeout | 0:28 |
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+ 1 | Jaime Jaquez Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 0:28 |
| Heat offensive rebound | 0:28 |
| Jaime Jaquez Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | 0:28 |
| Brandon Miller personal foul (Jaime Jaquez Jr. draws the foul) | 0:28 |
| Jaime Jaquez Jr. defensive rebound | 0:28 |
| Grant Williams misses three point jump shot | 0:28 |
| Team Stats | ||
|---|---|---|
| Points | 113 | 111 |
| Field Goals | 45-93 (48.4%) | 43-103 (41.7%) |
| 3-Pointers | 15-36 (41.7%) | 16-51 (31.4%) |
| Free Throws | 8-10 (80.0%) | 9-9 (100.0%) |
| Total Rebounds | 52 | 59 |
| Offensive | 12 | 17 |
| Defensive | 34 | 32 |
| Team | 6 | 10 |
| Assists | 29 | 21 |
| Steals | 3 | 4 |
| Blocks | 8 | 6 |
| Turnovers | 7 | 5 |
| Fouls | 9 | 19 |
| Technicals | 1 | 0 |
| Key Players | |||||
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A. Wiggins SF | PPG | RPG | APG | FG% |
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L. Ball PG | PPG | RPG | APG | FG% |
| Top Scorers | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. Wiggins SF | 27 PTS | 6 REB | 3 AST | ||
| L. Ball PG | 26 PTS | 4 REB | 8 AST | ||
| On Court | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| A. Wiggins | 27 | 6 | 3 | 10/18 | 4/8 | 3/3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | +3 | 39 |
| D. Mitchell | 24 | 4 | 5 | 10/19 | 4/7 | 0/0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | -3 | 41 |
| T. Herro | 16 | 3 | 6 | 6/14 | 2/3 | 2/2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -6 | 29 |
| J. Jaquez Jr. | 11 | 5 | 7 | 4/13 | 2/6 | 1/2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | +7 | 30 |
| P. Larsson | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2/4 | 0/1 | 2/3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | -4 | 11 |
| On Court | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| A. Wiggins | 27 | 6 | 3 | 10/18 | 4/8 | 3/3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | +3 | 39 |
| D. Mitchell | 24 | 4 | 5 | 10/19 | 4/7 | 0/0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | -3 | 41 |
| T. Herro | 16 | 3 | 6 | 6/14 | 2/3 | 2/2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -6 | 29 |
| J. Jaquez Jr. | 11 | 5 | 7 | 4/13 | 2/6 | 1/2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | +7 | 30 |
| P. Larsson | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2/4 | 0/1 | 2/3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | -4 | 11 |
| On Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| N. Powell | 11 | 2 | 1 | 5/9 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | +9 | 13 |
| S. Fontecchio | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0/1 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +3 | 2 |
| T. Keels | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| K. Jakucionis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| K. Johnson | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| J. Young | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| M. Gardner | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| V. Goldin | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 113 | 46 | 29 | 45/93 | 15/36 | 8/10 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 34 | +9 | - |
| On Court | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| M. Bridges | 23 | 8 | 2 | 8/15 | 4/8 | 3/3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | -7 | 38 |
| B. Miller | 19 | 4 | 4 | 7/15 | 5/10 | 0/0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 32 |
| M. Diabate | 8 | 14 | 1 | 4/5 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | -15 | 24 |
| G. Williams | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2/8 | 1/5 | 0/0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 7 |
| S. James | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1/2 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +2 | 6 |
| On Court | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| M. Bridges | 23 | 8 | 2 | 8/15 | 4/8 | 3/3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | -7 | 38 |
| B. Miller | 19 | 4 | 4 | 7/15 | 5/10 | 0/0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 32 |
| M. Diabate | 8 | 14 | 1 | 4/5 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | -15 | 24 |
| G. Williams | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2/8 | 1/5 | 0/0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 7 |
| S. James | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1/2 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +2 | 6 |
| On Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| C. White | 16 | 4 | 3 | 6/13 | 4/6 | 0/0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | +9 | 27 |
| R. Kalkbrenner | 6 | 5 | 1 | 3/4 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +12 | 13 |
| J. Green | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| P. Connaughton | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| X. Tillman | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| T. Salaun | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| L. McNeeley | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| T. Mann | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| A. Reeves | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| T. Evbuomwan | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 111 | 49 | 21 | 43/103 | 16/51 | 9/9 | 19 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 32 | +1 | - |