The Miami Heat paid a visit to Charlotte on Wednesday night and came away with a 105-92 victory over the Bobcats at Time Warner Cable Arena. The Heat were playing the second game of a back-to-back situation, now 4-0 in those circumstances, and won their sixth straight game. It was their first game of a four-game road trip.
Miami(20-6) rocketed to a 22-9 start in the first nine minutes of the game after they began with a 9-0 spurt. LeBron James had outscored the Bobcats team 11-9 at the time. Charlotte(7-21), who never led in the contest, was down 27-18 after one quarter. The Heat had a double-digit margin for the entire second quarter and were up 55-38 at halftime.
The Bobcats cut the deficit down to eight points on a 12-3 edge to begin the second half to make it 58-50 at 7:45. Miami held the lead at 78-71 after three quarters. Charlotte got the lead down to two points at 84-82 with 7:16 to go in the final quarter. The Heat followed with a 21-10 run which put the game away.
James carried the Heat with 27 points, 12 rebounds, eight assists and tied a season-high four steals in 38 minutes. Dwyane Wade contributed 29 points, nine rebounds and five assists in 36 minutes while Chris Bosh nailed 14 points in 30 minutes. Mario Chalmers finished strong with 17 points in 34 minutes.
Kemba Walker led the Bobcats with 27 points in 38 minutes. Reserve player Ramon Sessions added 19 points and Hakim Warrick dropped in 18 points.
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