Heat Survive Hornets

     The Miami Heat held off the Charlotte Hornets 98-94 at Spectrum Center on Wednesday night. The Heat played their third game in four days prior to the Thanksgiving Day holiday. The Heat are now 5-0 when they hold opponents to under 100 points in a contest this season. 

     Both teams came out of the gate tied at 26-26 after one quarter. Miami(8-8) outscored the Hornets 24-13 during the second quarter and were up 50-39 at halftime. 

     The Heat extended their margin to 18 points 66-48 with 6:42 to go in the third quarter and led 75-58 at the end of the frame. Charlotte(6-12) cut into the deficit by 10 points during the fourth quarter and trailed 82-75 with 6:14 remaining. The Hornets took a 94-92 lead with 42.1 seconds left. The Heat leaped past them on their next possession with 28.1 seconds remaining. 

     Duncan Robinson collected 27 points and led Miami in scoring. Tyler Herro showed up with 22 points. Bam Adebayo fell short of a triple-double with eight points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists.  

     LaMelo Ball ended up leading the Hornets with 32 points along with 10 rebounds for a double-double. Brandon Miller was able to contribute 21 points.