Heat Breeze By Hornets

     The Miami Heat knocked off the Charlotte Hornets 115-104 at Kaseya Center on Wednesday night. It was the second contest of back-to-back games between both clubs. 

     Charlotte(7-15) had a slight 23-22 lead after one quarter. Miami(14-10) passed them by and had a 56-45 advantage at halftime. The Heat extended it to a 21-point margin 91-70 at the end of the third quarter. 

     Jimmy Butler had a double-double for Miami with 15 points and 10 assists. Duncan Robinson dropped in a team-high 23 points. Kyle Lowry and Jaime Jaquez Jr. both contributed 17 points each. Terry Rozier was the Hornets leading scorer for the second straight game with 28 points.