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Heat move into 6th place in East; beat Hornets 121-111
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) The NBA playoffs are approaching and the defending Eastern Conference champion Miami Heat are starting to play like it.
Bam Adebayo had 20 points and 10 rebounds, Jimmy Butler added 18 points, eight rebounds and eight assists, and the surging Heat easily defeated the Charlotte Hornets 121-111 on Sunday night to move into sole possession of sixth place in the conference.
Miami's win combined with Boston's 129-119 loss to the Portland Trail Blazers leaves the Heat (35-30) a full game ahead of the Celtics with seven games remaining.
That's significant because the team that finishes in sixth automatically qualifies for the playoffs, while the teams that finish in seventh through 10th place must earn their way into the postseason via the play-in tournament.
''You want to be playing your best basketball at the right time and I'm praying, I'm hoping that right now is the right time for us to being playing our best basketball,'' Butler said.
Kendrick Nunn added 19 points and Goran Dragic had 18 for the Heat, who've won four of their last five.
P.J. Washington had 21 points on 9-of-13 shooting for the Hornets (31-33), while rookie LaMelo Ball finished with 14 points, six rebounds and five assists in his second game back from a broken wrist.
The Hornets were hoping to pull within 1 1/2 games of the Heat for seventh place in what Miles Bridges had called a statement game, but they never could get on track and failed to match Miami's intensity.
''This team was in the Finals last year,'' Bridges said of the Heat. ''They know what it's like to be in the playoffs. Mostly everybody on our team doesn't know how to be in the playoffs. ... So yeah, they played more physical than us and it showed.''
Adebayo dominated the paint early and Dragic sliced up Charlotte's defense with surprising ease as the Heat avoided a series sweep by the Hornets.
Dragic said Sunday night felt like a playoff game.
''We definitely want to be in the top six and not play in the seeding game,'' Dragic said. ''We need to fight every game because it's important. It is the playoffs. The preparation is just different.''
''They were able to get to the rim, they were physical in the paint,'' Hornets coach James Borrego said. ''I thought our success against them a lot this season was the paint game. We've done a much better job protecting the paint, but we got exposed there tonight.''
The Heat led by as many as 12 in the first half, but Ball cut the lead to seven at the break with a rebound and a full-court baseball pass to a streaking Terry Rozier for the layup to beat the buzzer.
But Butler began to take over in the third quarter, getting past Bridges for a two-handed dunk for a three-point play to give the Heat a 93-78 lead. Dragic added a layup to push Miami's lead to 20 entering the fourth quarter and it seemed to deflate the Hornets. Nunn's 3-pointer gave Miami a 25-point lead early in the fourth quarter and a short while later, both coaches began emptying the benches.
It was the second straight night Miami's starters got to watch the finish while relaxing on the bench.
''We threw different type of defenses at them throughout the entire game,'' Butler said. ''We were locked in. Being able to mix and match our defense can really help us grow.''
TIP INS
Heat: Had 30 assists on 45 made baskets. ... Outscored Charlotte 64-50 in the paint.
Hornets: Cody Martin, who has been starting for the Hornets, left with a sprained left ankle and did not return. He played just seven minutes and did not score. ... Rozier became the fifth player in franchise history to reach 200 3-pointers in a season.
CLOSING STRETCH
The Heat have a challenging closing stretch with two games left against the Celtics, and one each against the Mavericks, 76ers and Bucks.
''I think we will be just fine,'' Butler said confidently.
MONK A NONFACTOR
Malik Monk averaged 34 points in Charlotte's previous two wins against Miami this season, but he was a nonfactor in his second game back from an ankle injury, limited to 11 points.
UP NEXT
Heat: Host Mavericks on Tuesday night.
Hornets: At Pistons on Tuesday night.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Bam Adebayo vs. P.J. Washington (Jimmy Butler gains possession) | ||
| 11:32 |  | +2 | Bam Adebayo makes two point turnaround jump shot | 2-0 |
| 11:17 | | P.J. Washington misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:15 | | Trevor Ariza defensive rebound | ||
| 11:05 | | +2 | Trevor Ariza makes two point layup (Bam Adebayo assists) | 4-0 |
| 10:52 | | +2 | Miles Bridges makes two point driving layup | 4-2 |
| 10:28 | | +2 | Bam Adebayo makes two point hook shot (Jimmy Butler assists) | 6-2 |
| 10:10 | | Miles Bridges misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 10:08 | | Jimmy Butler defensive rebound | ||
| 9:58 | | Trevor Ariza misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:56 | | Terry Rozier defensive rebound | ||
| 9:47 | | Terry Rozier misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 9:45 | | Duncan Robinson defensive rebound | ||
| 9:36 | | Miles Bridges kicked ball violation | ||
| 9:28 | | LaMelo Ball blocks Duncan Robinson's three point jump shot | ||
| 9:28 | | LaMelo Ball blocks Duncan Robinson's three point jump shot | ||
| 9:25 | | LaMelo Ball defensive rebound | ||
| 9:24 | | LaMelo Ball turnover (bad pass) (Jimmy Butler steals) | ||
| 9:20 | | Duncan Robinson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:17 | | Cody Martin defensive rebound | ||
| 9:09 | | +2 | P.J. Washington makes two point layup (LaMelo Ball assists) | 6-4 |
| 8:55 | | Bam Adebayo turnover (bad pass) (Terry Rozier steals) | ||
| 8:48 | | +2 | P.J. Washington makes two point reverse layup (Cody Martin assists) | 6-6 |
| 8:48 | | +2 | Bam Adebayo makes two point driving layup | 8-6 |
| 8:34 | | Cody Martin shooting foul (Bam Adebayo draws the foul) | ||
| 8:34 | | Bam Adebayo misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 8:33 | | Miles Bridges defensive rebound | ||
| 8:25 | | +2 | Terry Rozier makes two point driving layup (LaMelo Ball assists) | 8-8 |
| 8:12 | | +2 | Trevor Ariza makes two point layup (Bam Adebayo assists) | 10-8 |
| 8:05 | | Duncan Robinson personal foul (Miles Bridges draws the foul) | ||
| 7:51 | | LaMelo Ball misses two point layup | ||
| 7:49 | | Bam Adebayo defensive rebound | ||
| 7:42 | | Duncan Robinson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:39 | | LaMelo Ball defensive rebound | ||
| 7:32 | | +3 | P.J. Washington makes three point jump shot (Miles Bridges assists) | 10-11 |
| 7:20 | | Kendrick Nunn misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:17 | | P.J. Washington defensive rebound | ||
| 7:08 | | +2 | P.J. Washington makes two point dunk (Miles Bridges assists) | 10-13 |
| 6:50 | | +2 | Kendrick Nunn makes two point reverse layup | 12-13 |
| 6:29 | | Terry Rozier misses two point jump shot | ||
| 6:26 | | Jimmy Butler defensive rebound | ||
| 6:14 | | Duncan Robinson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:12 | | P.J. Washington defensive rebound | ||
| 5:52 | | Jalen McDaniels turnover (bad pass) (Trevor Ariza steals) | ||
| 5:48 | | +2 | Kendrick Nunn makes two point layup (Bam Adebayo assists) | 14-13 |
| 5:48 | | Hornets 60 second timeout | ||
| 5:35 | | Miles Bridges misses two point driving layup | ||
| 5:33 | | Trevor Ariza defensive rebound | ||
| 5:25 | | +2 | Bam Adebayo makes two point dunk (Jimmy Butler assists) | 16-13 |
| 5:14 | | Miles Bridges misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:11 | | Bismack Biyombo offensive rebound | ||
| 5:09 | | +3 | Terry Rozier makes three point step back jump shot (Bismack Biyombo assists) | 16-16 |
| 4:51 | | +3 | Duncan Robinson makes three point jump shot (Jimmy Butler assists) | 19-16 |
| 4:41 | | Bam Adebayo shooting foul (Bismack Biyombo draws the foul) | ||
| 4:41 | | +1 | Bismack Biyombo makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 19-17 |
| 4:41 | | Bismack Biyombo misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 4:38 | | Dewayne Dedmon defensive rebound | ||
| 4:26 | | +3 | Max Strus makes three point jump shot (Jimmy Butler assists) | 22-17 |
| 4:19 | | +2 | Bismack Biyombo makes two point dunk (Devonte' Graham assists) | 22-19 |
| 4:03 | | Miles Bridges shooting foul (Jimmy Butler draws the foul) | ||
| 4:03 | | +1 | Jimmy Butler makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 23-19 |
| 4:03 | | +1 | Jimmy Butler makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 24-19 |
| 3:52 | | Trevor Ariza personal foul (Malik Monk draws the foul) | ||
| 3:43 | | +2 | Devonte' Graham makes two point fadeaway jump shot (Bismack Biyombo assists) | 24-21 |
| 3:20 | | Dewayne Dedmon misses two point jump shot | ||
| 3:16 | | Jimmy Butler offensive rebound | ||
| 3:16 | | +2 | Jimmy Butler makes two point putback layup | 26-21 |
| 3:01 | | +2 | Bismack Biyombo makes two point hook shot | 26-23 |
| 2:47 | | Goran Dragic misses two point layup | ||
| 2:45 | | Bismack Biyombo defensive rebound | ||
| 2:38 | | Malik Monk misses three point step back jump shot | ||
| 2:33 | | Max Strus defensive rebound | ||
| 2:24 | | +2 | Dewayne Dedmon makes two point jump shot (Jimmy Butler assists) | 28-23 |
| 1:59 | | Trevor Ariza blocks Devonte' Graham's three point jump shot | ||
| 1:58 | | Hornets offensive rebound | ||
| 1:59 | | Hornets turnover (shot clock violation) | ||
| 1:59 | | Heat 60 second timeout | ||
| 1:47 | | +2 | Goran Dragic makes two point jump shot (Max Strus assists) | 30-23 |
| 1:27 | | +2 | LaMelo Ball makes two point driving dunk (Malik Monk assists) | 30-25 |
| 1:12 | | +2 | Dewayne Dedmon makes two point reverse layup (Andre Iguodala assists) | 32-25 |
| 0:56 | | +2 | P.J. Washington makes two point jump shot (Devonte' Graham assists) | 32-27 |
| 0:45 | | Goran Dragic turnover (bad pass) (LaMelo Ball steals) | ||
| 0:42 | | +2 | LaMelo Ball makes two point layup | 32-29 |
| 0:42 | | Goran Dragic shooting foul (LaMelo Ball draws the foul) | ||
| 0:42 | | +1 | LaMelo Ball makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 32-30 |
| 0:25 | | Kendrick Nunn misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:23 | | P.J. Washington defensive rebound | ||
| 0:05 | | Max Strus personal foul (Devonte' Graham draws the foul) | ||
| 0:05 | | +1 | Devonte' Graham makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 32-31 |
| 0:05 | | +1 | Devonte' Graham makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 32-32 |
| 0:02 | | +2 | Goran Dragic makes two point layup | 34-32 |
| 0:02 | | Malik Monk shooting foul (Goran Dragic draws the foul) | ||
| 0:02 | | +1 | Goran Dragic makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 35-32 |
| 0:00 | | Trevor Ariza blocks Malik Monk's three point jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | Hornets offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:50 | | LaMelo Ball turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 11:35 | | Andre Iguodala misses two point jump shot | ||
| 11:35 | | Heat offensive rebound | ||
| 11:35 | | LaMelo Ball personal foul (Loose ball) (Bam Adebayo draws the foul) | ||
| 11:19 | | Bam Adebayo turnover (lost ball) (P.J. Washington steals) | ||
| 11:12 | | Duncan Robinson shooting foul (Devonte' Graham draws the foul) | ||
| 11:12 | | +1 | Devonte' Graham makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 35-33 |
| 11:12 | | +1 | Devonte' Graham makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 35-34 |
| 10:51 | | Goran Dragic misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:48 | | Bismack Biyombo defensive rebound | ||
| 10:44 | | Devonte' Graham turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 10:31 | | Goran Dragic misses two point layup | ||
| 10:27 | | Bam Adebayo offensive rebound | ||
| 10:27 | | Bam Adebayo misses two point putback layup | ||
| 10:26 | | Devonte' Graham defensive rebound | ||
| 10:19 | | Malik Monk misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:17 | | Bam Adebayo defensive rebound | ||
| 10:06 | | +2 | Kendrick Nunn makes two point jump shot (Bam Adebayo assists) | 37-34 |
| 9:58 | | +2 | LaMelo Ball makes two point layup | 37-36 |
| 9:46 | | Goran Dragic misses two point reverse layup | ||
| 9:45 | | P.J. Washington defensive rebound | ||
| 9:41 | | Andre Iguodala blocks Malik Monk's two point layup | ||
| 9:40 | | Duncan Robinson defensive rebound | ||
| 9:40 | | P.J. Washington personal foul (Duncan Robinson draws the foul) | ||
| 9:28 | | +3 | Goran Dragic makes three point jump shot (Andre Iguodala assists) | 40-36 |
| 9:06 | | +2 | LaMelo Ball makes two point jump shot | 40-38 |
| 8:58 | | Goran Dragic misses two point jump shot | ||
| 8:56 | | LaMelo Ball defensive rebound | ||
| 8:43 | | P.J. Washington turnover (bad pass) (Kendrick Nunn steals) | ||
| 8:41 | | +2 | Kendrick Nunn makes two point dunk | 42-38 |
| 8:29 | | Hornets 60 second timeout | ||
| 8:20 | | P.J. Washington misses two point layup | ||
| 8:14 | | Miles Bridges offensive rebound | ||
| 8:14 | | Miles Bridges misses two point putback dunk | ||
| 8:13 | | Bam Adebayo defensive rebound | ||
| 8:09 | | +2 | Bam Adebayo makes two point alley-oop dunk (Goran Dragic assists) | 44-38 |
| 7:56 | | +2 | LaMelo Ball makes two point layup | 44-40 |
| 7:45 | | P.J. Washington shooting foul (Goran Dragic draws the foul) | ||
| 7:45 | | +1 | Goran Dragic makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 45-40 |
| 7:45 | | +1 | Goran Dragic makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 46-40 |
| 7:24 | | P.J. Washington misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:22 | | Jalen McDaniels offensive rebound | ||
| 7:22 | | Goran Dragic personal foul (Jalen McDaniels draws the foul) | ||
| 7:11 | | +2 | Miles Bridges makes two point dunk (Malik Monk assists) | 46-42 |
| 6:46 | | +3 | Andre Iguodala makes three point step back jump shot (Kendrick Nunn assists) | 49-42 |
| 6:23 | | Dewayne Dedmon personal foul (Miles Bridges draws the foul) | ||
| 6:14 | | Devonte' Graham misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:12 | | Dewayne Dedmon defensive rebound | ||
| 5:59 | | Jimmy Butler misses two point layup | ||
| 5:55 | | Dewayne Dedmon offensive rebound | ||
| 5:58 | | Dewayne Dedmon turnover (lost ball) (P.J. Washington steals) | ||
| 5:44 | | +3 | Jalen McDaniels makes three point jump shot (Terry Rozier assists) | 49-45 |
| 5:20 | | Jalen McDaniels shooting foul (Jimmy Butler draws the foul) | ||
| 5:20 | | +1 | Jimmy Butler makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 50-45 |
| 5:20 | | +1 | Jimmy Butler makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 51-45 |
| 5:08 | | Jimmy Butler blocks Terry Rozier's two point jump shot | ||
| 5:08 | | Terry Rozier offensive rebound | ||
| 5:08 | | Jimmy Butler shooting foul (Terry Rozier draws the foul) | ||
| 5:08 | | +1 | Terry Rozier makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 51-46 |
| 5:08 | | +1 | Terry Rozier makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 51-47 |
| 4:51 | | Kendrick Nunn misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:47 | | Jimmy Butler offensive rebound | ||
| 4:47 | | +2 | Jimmy Butler makes two point layup | 53-47 |
| 4:29 | | Devonte' Graham turnover (bad pass) (Trevor Ariza steals) | ||
| 4:26 | | Miles Bridges shooting foul (Jimmy Butler draws the foul) | ||
| 4:26 | | +1 | Jimmy Butler makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 54-47 |
| 4:26 | | +1 | Jimmy Butler makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 55-47 |
| 4:15 | | +3 | P.J. Washington makes three point jump shot (Devonte' Graham assists) | 55-50 |
| 3:57 | | Duncan Robinson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:55 | | Jalen McDaniels defensive rebound | ||
| 3:43 | | P.J. Washington misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:40 | | Trevor Ariza defensive rebound | ||
| 3:23 | | Duncan Robinson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:19 | | P.J. Washington defensive rebound | ||
| 3:04 | | Dewayne Dedmon personal foul (Miles Bridges draws the foul) | ||
| 3:04 | | Miles Bridges misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 3:04 | | Hornets offensive rebound | ||
| 3:04 | | +1 | Miles Bridges makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 55-51 |
| 2:55 | | +2 | Jimmy Butler makes two point dunk (Bam Adebayo assists) | 57-51 |
| 2:33 | | Miles Bridges turnover (lost ball) (Max Strus steals) | ||
| 2:30 | | +2 | Max Strus makes two point dunk (Trevor Ariza assists) | 59-51 |
| 2:13 | | Miles Bridges misses three point step back jump shot | ||
| 2:10 | | Jimmy Butler defensive rebound | ||
| 2:03 | | Trevor Ariza misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:02 | | Hornets defensive rebound | ||
| 2:02 | | Heat 60 second timeout | ||
| 1:49 | | Terry Rozier misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:47 | | Trevor Ariza defensive rebound | ||
| 1:40 | | +2 | Goran Dragic makes two point driving layup | 61-51 |
| 1:36 | | Max Strus shooting foul (Miles Bridges draws the foul) | ||
| 1:36 | | +1 | Miles Bridges makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 61-52 |
| 1:36 | | +1 | Miles Bridges makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 61-53 |
| 1:16 | | Miles Bridges personal foul (Bam Adebayo draws the foul) | ||
| 1:16 | | +1 | Bam Adebayo makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 62-53 |
| 1:16 | | +1 | Bam Adebayo makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 63-53 |
| 1:03 | | LaMelo Ball misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:00 | | Andre Iguodala defensive rebound | ||
| 0:59 | | Andre Iguodala turnover (bad pass) (LaMelo Ball steals) | ||
| 0:44 | | P.J. Washington offensive foul (Charge) (Bam Adebayo draws the foul) | ||
| 0:44 | | P.J. Washington turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 0:28 | | +2 | Goran Dragic makes two point driving layup | 65-53 |
| 0:10 | | +3 | Devonte' Graham makes three point jump shot (LaMelo Ball assists) | 65-56 |
| 0:05 | | Goran Dragic misses three point step back jump shot | ||
| 0:02 | | LaMelo Ball defensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | +2 | Terry Rozier makes two point layup (LaMelo Ball assists) | 65-58 |
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0:00 | | End of period | ||
| 11:49 | | Duncan Robinson personal foul (Miles Bridges draws the foul) | ||
| 11:40 | | +3 | Terry Rozier makes three point jump shot (Miles Bridges assists) | 65-61 |
| 11:08 | | Jimmy Butler misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:06 | | LaMelo Ball defensive rebound | ||
| 11:02 | | +2 | LaMelo Ball makes two point jump shot | 65-63 |
| 10:43 | | P.J. Washington shooting foul (Jimmy Butler draws the foul) | ||
| 10:43 | | +1 | Jimmy Butler makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 66-63 |
| 10:43 | | +1 | Jimmy Butler makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 67-63 |
| 10:21 | | LaMelo Ball turnover (lost ball) (Trevor Ariza steals) | ||
| 10:17 | | +2 | Bam Adebayo makes two point layup (Trevor Ariza assists) | 69-63 |
| 10:10 | | LaMelo Ball turnover (bad pass) (Duncan Robinson steals) | ||
| 9:58 | | Jimmy Butler misses two point layup | ||
| 9:57 | | P.J. Washington defensive rebound | ||
| 9:45 | | Terry Rozier misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:42 | | Jimmy Butler defensive rebound | ||
| 9:36 | | +3 | Kendrick Nunn makes three point jump shot (Jimmy Butler assists) | 72-63 |
| 9:20 | | +3 | P.J. Washington makes three point jump shot (Terry Rozier assists) | 72-66 |
| 9:06 | | Cody Martin flagrant 1 (Trevor Ariza draws the foul) | ||
| 9:06 | | Trevor Ariza misses flagrant free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 9:06 | | Heat offensive rebound | ||
| 9:06 | | +1 | Trevor Ariza makes flagrant free throw 2 of 2 | 73-66 |
| 8:56 | | Bam Adebayo misses two point jump shot | ||
| 8:53 | | Miles Bridges defensive rebound | ||
| 8:38 | | Kendrick Nunn shooting foul (Miles Bridges draws the foul) | ||
| 8:38 | | +1 | Miles Bridges makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 73-67 |
| 8:38 | | +1 | Miles Bridges makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 73-68 |
| 8:28 | | +3 | Trevor Ariza makes three point jump shot (Jimmy Butler assists) | 76-68 |
| 8:09 | | Devonte' Graham misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:06 | | Kendrick Nunn defensive rebound | ||
| 8:00 | | Kendrick Nunn turnover (bad pass) (LaMelo Ball steals) | ||
| 8:00 | | Kendrick Nunn personal foul (LaMelo Ball draws the foul) | ||
| 7:42 | | LaMelo Ball misses two point jump shot | ||
| 7:41 | | Jimmy Butler defensive rebound | ||
| 7:37 | | +3 | Duncan Robinson makes three point jump shot (Bam Adebayo assists) | 79-68 |
| 7:36 | | Hornets 60 second timeout | ||
| 7:26 | | Devonte' Graham misses two point driving layup | ||
| 7:24 | | Bam Adebayo defensive rebound | ||
| 7:11 | | Kendrick Nunn misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:09 | | Terry Rozier defensive rebound | ||
| 6:57 | | +2 | Bismack Biyombo makes two point dunk (Devonte' Graham assists) | 79-70 |
| 6:33 | | LaMelo Ball shooting foul (Trevor Ariza draws the foul) | ||
| 6:33 | | Trevor Ariza misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 6:33 | | Heat offensive rebound | ||
| 6:33 | | +1 | Trevor Ariza makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 80-70 |
| 6:27 | | Bam Adebayo personal foul (Bismack Biyombo draws the foul) | ||
| 6:21 | | +3 | Miles Bridges makes three point jump shot (Terry Rozier assists) | 80-73 |
| 6:01 | | Trevor Ariza turnover (bad pass) (LaMelo Ball steals) | ||
| 5:46 | | LaMelo Ball misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 5:44 | | Duncan Robinson defensive rebound | ||
| 5:30 | | +3 | Duncan Robinson makes three point jump shot (Jimmy Butler assists) | 83-73 |
| 5:21 | | Miles Bridges turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 5:13 | | +2 | Jimmy Butler makes two point layup (Bam Adebayo assists) | 85-73 |
| 5:03 | | +2 | Terry Rozier makes two point floating jump shot | 85-75 |
| 5:02 | | Heat 60 second timeout | ||
| 4:46 | | +2 | Dewayne Dedmon makes two point dunk (Trevor Ariza assists) | 87-75 |
| 4:36 | | +3 | Malik Monk makes three point jump shot (Devonte' Graham assists) | 87-78 |
| 4:06 | | Malik Monk shooting foul (Duncan Robinson draws the foul) | ||
| 4:06 | | Duncan Robinson misses regular free throw 1 of 3 | ||
| 4:06 | | Heat offensive rebound | ||
| 4:06 | | +1 | Duncan Robinson makes regular free throw 2 of 3 | 88-78 |
| 4:06 | | Duncan Robinson misses regular free throw 3 of 3 | ||
| 4:04 | | Cody Zeller defensive rebound | ||
| 4:03 | | Cody Zeller turnover (lost ball) (Dewayne Dedmon steals) | ||
| 4:03 | | +2 | Dewayne Dedmon makes two point layup | 90-78 |
| 4:03 | | Cody Zeller shooting foul (Dewayne Dedmon draws the foul) | ||
| 4:03 | | +1 | Dewayne Dedmon makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 91-78 |
| 3:43 | | Miles Bridges misses two point jump shot | ||
| 3:41 | | Trevor Ariza defensive rebound | ||
| 3:35 | | +2 | Jimmy Butler makes two point driving dunk | 93-78 |
| 3:35 | | Miles Bridges shooting foul (Jimmy Butler draws the foul) | ||
| 3:35 | | Jimmy Butler misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 3:31 | | Devonte' Graham defensive rebound | ||
| 3:21 | | Duncan Robinson blocks Miles Bridges's two point layup | ||
| 3:19 | | Jimmy Butler defensive rebound | ||
| 3:16 | | Dewayne Dedmon offensive foul (Malik Monk draws the foul) | ||
| 3:16 | | Dewayne Dedmon turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 3:03 | | Trevor Ariza shooting foul (Cody Zeller draws the foul) | ||
| 3:03 | | Cody Zeller misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 3:03 | | Hornets offensive rebound | ||
| 3:03 | | +1 | Cody Zeller makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 93-79 |
| 2:46 | | Goran Dragic misses two point jump shot | ||
| 2:45 | | LaMelo Ball defensive rebound | ||
| 2:27 | | Malik Monk misses two point layup | ||
| 2:27 | | Heat defensive rebound | ||
| 2:08 | | Duncan Robinson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:01 | | Dewayne Dedmon offensive rebound | ||
| 2:01 | | +2 | Dewayne Dedmon makes two point putback dunk | 95-79 |
| 1:55 | | Dewayne Dedmon shooting foul (Cody Zeller draws the foul) | ||
| 1:55 | | +1 | Cody Zeller makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 95-80 |
| 1:55 | | Cody Zeller misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 1:53 | | Dewayne Dedmon defensive rebound | ||
| 1:44 | | Malik Monk personal foul (Dewayne Dedmon draws the foul) | ||
| 1:44 | | Dewayne Dedmon misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 1:44 | | Heat offensive rebound | ||
| 1:44 | | +1 | Dewayne Dedmon makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 96-80 |
| 1:26 | | Cody Zeller misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 1:24 | | Dewayne Dedmon defensive rebound | ||
| 1:04 | | Goran Dragic misses three point step back jump shot | ||
| 1:01 | | Dewayne Dedmon offensive rebound | ||
| 0:59 | | Max Strus misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:57 | | Goran Dragic offensive rebound | ||
| 0:48 | | Cody Zeller shooting foul (Dewayne Dedmon draws the foul) | ||
| 0:48 | | +1 | Dewayne Dedmon makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 97-80 |
| 0:48 | | +1 | Dewayne Dedmon makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 98-80 |
| 0:35 | | LaMelo Ball misses two point layup | ||
| 0:33 | | Dewayne Dedmon defensive rebound | ||
| 0:28 | | +2 | Goran Dragic makes two point driving layup | 100-80 |
| 0:07 | | Dewayne Dedmon kicked ball violation | ||
| 0:03 | | Jalen McDaniels misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:01 | | Andre Iguodala defensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | Andre Iguodala misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | Heat offensive rebound |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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| 11:44 | | Goran Dragic turnover (bad pass) (P.J. Washington steals) | ||
| 11:36 | | +3 | Miles Bridges makes three point step back jump shot (Jalen McDaniels assists) | 100-83 |
| 11:14 | | Kendrick Nunn misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:12 | | Max Strus offensive rebound | ||
| 11:10 | | Max Strus misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:08 | | Jalen McDaniels defensive rebound | ||
| 10:52 | | Miles Bridges misses three point step back jump shot | ||
| 10:46 | | Jalen McDaniels offensive rebound | ||
| 10:45 | | Jalen McDaniels turnover (bad pass) (Goran Dragic steals) | ||
| 10:41 | | +2 | Bam Adebayo makes two point floating jump shot (Kendrick Nunn assists) | 102-83 |
| 10:25 | | LaMelo Ball misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:21 | | Andre Iguodala defensive rebound | ||
| 10:13 | | Jalen McDaniels personal foul (Goran Dragic draws the foul) | ||
| 10:06 | | +2 | Max Strus makes two point layup (Bam Adebayo assists) | 104-83 |
| 9:52 | | LaMelo Ball turnover (bad pass) (Bam Adebayo steals) | ||
| 9:48 | | +2 | Bam Adebayo makes two point dunk (Goran Dragic assists) | 106-83 |
| 9:31 | | Max Strus shooting foul (LaMelo Ball draws the foul) | ||
| 9:31 | | LaMelo Ball misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 9:31 | | Hornets offensive rebound | ||
| 9:31 | | +1 | LaMelo Ball makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 106-84 |
| 9:17 | | +3 | Kendrick Nunn makes three point jump shot (Max Strus assists) | 109-84 |
| 9:03 | | +3 | Jalen McDaniels makes three point jump shot (Malik Monk assists) | 109-87 |
| 8:43 | | +2 | Bam Adebayo makes two point driving layup | 111-87 |
| 8:32 | | +2 | Malik Monk makes two point driving dunk (LaMelo Ball assists) | 111-89 |
| 8:17 | | Goran Dragic turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 8:01 | | LaMelo Ball misses two point layup | ||
| 8:00 | | Max Strus defensive rebound | ||
| 7:52 | | +3 | Kendrick Nunn makes three point jump shot (Bam Adebayo assists) | 114-89 |
| 7:36 | | +2 | P.J. Washington makes two point hook shot (Miles Bridges assists) | 114-91 |
| 7:14 | | Bam Adebayo misses two point jump shot | ||
| 7:11 | | Miles Bridges defensive rebound | ||
| 7:05 | | Andre Iguodala personal foul (LaMelo Ball draws the foul) | ||
| 6:54 | | LaMelo Ball misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:54 | | Heat defensive rebound | ||
| 6:54 | | Hornets 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:39 | | Max Strus misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:35 | | Trevor Ariza offensive rebound | ||
| 6:30 | | Trevor Ariza misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:27 | | Bam Adebayo offensive rebound | ||
| 6:21 | | +2 | Kendrick Nunn makes two point turnaround hook shot (Bam Adebayo assists) | 116-91 |
| 6:05 | | +3 | Malik Monk makes three point jump shot (Miles Bridges assists) | 116-94 |
| 5:41 | | +2 | Goran Dragic makes two point hook shot | 118-94 |
| 5:26 | | +2 | P.J. Washington makes two point jump shot | 118-96 |
| 5:04 | | Goran Dragic misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:01 | | Jalen McDaniels defensive rebound | ||
| 4:54 | | +3 | Malik Monk makes three point jump shot (Jalen McDaniels assists) | 118-99 |
| 4:53 | | Heat 60 second timeout | ||
| 4:37 | | Bam Adebayo misses two point jump shot | ||
| 4:33 | | Jalen McDaniels defensive rebound | ||
| 4:18 | | Brad Wanamaker misses two point step back jump shot | ||
| 4:15 | | Brad Wanamaker offensive rebound | ||
| 4:13 | | +2 | Brad Wanamaker makes two point layup | 118-101 |
| 3:48 | | Max Strus misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:46 | | Trevor Ariza offensive rebound | ||
| 3:37 | | Goran Dragic misses two point reverse layup | ||
| 3:34 | | Caleb Martin defensive rebound | ||
| 3:25 | | Goran Dragic blocks Brad Wanamaker's two point floating jump shot | ||
| 3:22 | | Vernon Carey Jr. offensive rebound | ||
| 3:20 | | Jalen McDaniels misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:18 | | Bam Adebayo defensive rebound | ||
| 2:57 | | Goran Dragic misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:55 | | Jalen McDaniels defensive rebound | ||
| 2:41 | | Vernon Carey Jr. misses two point jump shot | ||
| 2:35 | | Jalen McDaniels offensive rebound | ||
| 2:35 | | Jalen McDaniels misses two point putback dunk | ||
| 2:34 | | Goran Dragic defensive rebound | ||
| 2:16 | | Max Strus misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:13 | | Jalen McDaniels defensive rebound | ||
| 2:02 | | +2 | Vernon Carey Jr. makes two point dunk (Caleb Martin assists) | 118-103 |
| 1:41 | | Bam Adebayo turnover (bad pass) (Malik Monk steals) | ||
| 1:41 | | Goran Dragic personal foul (Take) (Malik Monk draws the foul) | ||
| 1:25 | | +2 | Vernon Carey Jr. makes two point jump shot (Malik Monk assists) | 118-105 |
| 1:09 | | Caleb Martin personal foul (Bam Adebayo draws the foul) | ||
| 0:58 | | Precious Achiuwa misses two point layup | ||
| 0:57 | | Heat offensive rebound | ||
| 0:52 | | Gabe Vincent misses two point driving layup | ||
| 0:50 | | Vernon Carey Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 0:45 | | +3 | Jalen McDaniels makes three point jump shot (Caleb Martin assists) | 118-108 |
| 0:20 | | +3 | Gabe Vincent makes three point jump shot (KZ Okpala assists) | 121-108 |
| 0:07 | | +2 | Jalen McDaniels makes two point jump shot (Malik Monk assists) | 121-110 |
| 0:07 | | Kendrick Nunn shooting foul (Jalen McDaniels draws the foul) | ||
| 0:07 | | +1 | Jalen McDaniels makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 121-111 |
| 0:00 | | End of period |
Key Players
| Min. Per Game | ||
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| Ast. Per Game | ||
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| Field Goal % | ||
| Three Point % | ||
| Free Throw % |
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+ 1 | Jalen McDaniels makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 0:07 |
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Kendrick Nunn shooting foul (Jalen McDaniels draws the foul) | 0:07 |
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+ 2 | Jalen McDaniels makes two point jump shot (Malik Monk assists) | 0:07 |
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+ 3 | Gabe Vincent makes three point jump shot (KZ Okpala assists) | 0:20 |
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+ 3 | Jalen McDaniels makes three point jump shot (Caleb Martin assists) | 0:45 |
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Vernon Carey Jr. defensive rebound | 0:50 |
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Gabe Vincent misses two point driving layup | 0:52 |
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Heat offensive rebound | 0:57 |
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Precious Achiuwa misses two point layup | 0:58 |
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Caleb Martin personal foul (Bam Adebayo draws the foul) | 1:09 |
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+ 2 | Vernon Carey Jr. makes two point jump shot (Malik Monk assists) | 1:25 |
| Team Stats | |
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| Points | 121 | 111 |
| Field Goals | 45-88 (51.1%) | 40-81 (49.4%) |
| 3-Pointers | 11-38 (28.9%) | 14-33 (42.4%) |
| Free Throws | 20-27 (74.1%) | 17-22 (77.3%) |
| Total Rebounds | 51 | 45 |
| Offensive | 11 | 8 |
| Defensive | 31 | 31 |
| Team | 9 | 6 |
| Assists | 30 | 30 |
| Steals | 10 | 9 |
| Blocks | 6 | 1 |
| Turnovers | 11 | 14 |
| Fouls | 22 | 21 |
| Technicals | 0 | 0 |
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C 13
20 PTS, 7 REB, 10 AST
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14 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST
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| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| B. Adebayo | 20 | 7 | 10 | 9/13 | 0/0 | 2/3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | +5 | 45 |
| K. Nunn | 19 | 1 | 2 | 8/13 | 3/8 | 0/0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 24 |
| J. Butler | 18 | 8 | 8 | 5/8 | 0/1 | 8/9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | +14 | 44 |
| D. Robinson | 10 | 3 | 0 | 3/10 | 3/10 | 1/3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | +12 | 15 |
| T. Ariza | 9 | 7 | 3 | 3/6 | 1/4 | 2/4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | +4 | 26 |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| B. Adebayo | 20 | 7 | 10 | 9/13 | 0/0 | 2/3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | +5 | 45 |
| K. Nunn | 19 | 1 | 2 | 8/13 | 3/8 | 0/0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 24 |
| J. Butler | 18 | 8 | 8 | 5/8 | 0/1 | 8/9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | +14 | 44 |
| D. Robinson | 10 | 3 | 0 | 3/10 | 3/10 | 1/3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | +12 | 15 |
| T. Ariza | 9 | 7 | 3 | 3/6 | 1/4 | 2/4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | +4 | 26 |
| Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| G. Dragic | 18 | 2 | 2 | 7/18 | 1/6 | 3/3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | +11 | 23 |
| D. Dedmon | 14 | 8 | 0 | 5/6 | 0/0 | 4/5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | +8 | 21 |
| M. Strus | 7 | 3 | 2 | 3/8 | 1/6 | 0/0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 15 |
| G. Vincent | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1/2 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 3 |
| A. Iguodala | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1/3 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | +9 | 10 |
| K. Okpala | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 |
| P. Achiuwa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| N. Bjelica | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| V. Oladipo | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| T. Herro | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| U. Haslem | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 121 | 42 | 30 | 45/88 | 11/38 | 20/27 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 31 | +50 | - |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| P. Washington | 21 | 6 | 0 | 9/13 | 3/6 | 0/0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | +1 | 28 |
| M. Bridges | 15 | 4 | 5 | 4/12 | 2/5 | 5/6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -17 | 27 |
| T. Rozier | 14 | 3 | 3 | 5/10 | 2/4 | 2/2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -18 | 24 |
| L. Ball | 14 | 6 | 5 | 6/14 | 0/3 | 2/3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 6 | -17 | 30 |
| C. Martin | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 3 |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| P. Washington | 21 | 6 | 0 | 9/13 | 3/6 | 0/0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | +1 | 28 |
| M. Bridges | 15 | 4 | 5 | 4/12 | 2/5 | 5/6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -17 | 27 |
| T. Rozier | 14 | 3 | 3 | 5/10 | 2/4 | 2/2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -18 | 24 |
| L. Ball | 14 | 6 | 5 | 6/14 | 0/3 | 2/3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 6 | -17 | 30 |
| C. Martin | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 3 |
| Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| J. McDaniels | 12 | 9 | 2 | 4/7 | 3/5 | 1/1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | +6 | 23 |
| M. Monk | 11 | 0 | 5 | 4/9 | 3/6 | 0/0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 22 |
| D. Graham | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2/6 | 1/4 | 4/4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -13 | 19 |
| B. Biyombo | 7 | 3 | 2 | 3/3 | 0/0 | 1/2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -9 | 14 |
| V. Carey Jr. | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2/3 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +9 | 6 |
| B. Wanamaker | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1/3 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +13 | 3 |
| C. Zeller | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 2/4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -10 | 2 |
| C. Martin | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +9 | 5 |
| G. Hayward | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| G. Riller | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| N. Darling | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| N. Richards | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 111 | 39 | 30 | 40/81 | 14/33 | 17/22 | 21 | 9 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 31 | -50 | - |
