The Miami Heat defeated the Charlotte Hornets 115-104 in a home-and-home sweep. The game was marked by turnovers, with the Heat committing a season-high 14 turnovers in the first half but still leading by nine points. The Heat capitalized on the Hornets' turnovers, scoring 27 points off 17 turnovers by the Hornets. Duncan Robinson led the Heat with 20 points, shooting 5-of-7 from three-point range. The Heat overcame injuries and turnovers to secure a double-digit win, with notable performances from Robinson, Jimmy Butler, Kyle Lowry, Jaime Jaquez Jr., and others.
Bulls led 33-8. Heat answered with 48-27 run. It's 60-56 Bulls at the half. This league.
Bulls 60, Heat 56 at half Bulls once led by 25 DeRozan 13 pts White 12 pts, 7 assists Caruso questionable to return Jaquez Jr. 14 pts
Miami, once down 33-8, have closed to within 11 with 4:25 left in the first half.
Even tonight, the Heat are 5-of-10 from three.
The Bulls led by 25 in the opening quarter in Miami tonight. The last time the Bulls had a bigger first-quarter lead a guy named Jordan made a jumper to put them up 35-8 in 1997.
Heat close 1st quarter with 14-3 run. Bulls had 11 assists and 7 3s in opening period and lead by 14.
The Bulls have a bigger lead right now (17 points, midway through the first quarter) than the Bears have had at any point in the last 7-1/2 weeks.
The Bulls have made five 3's. The Heat have five points.
Bulls playing with proper energy to start and up 11-3 on Heat. Caruso already has two 3s. Remember, Bulls trailed 22-1 in these teams' first meeting.
Heat shows team effort, defeat Hornets #CharlotteHornets #MiamiHeat https://t.co/Ksi16B3EKO
Heat overcomes injuries, turnovers to earn double-digit win. Takeaways from victory over Hornets https://t.co/kijl2dq7xk
#HEATWin final - Miami 115, Charlotte 104 π₯ Robinson: 23pts, (6 3s) & 3asts π₯ Lowry: 17pts (4 3s) π₯ Jaquez Jr.: 17pts, 8asts & 6rebs π₯ Butler: 15pts, 10asts & 6rebs π₯ Cain: 14pts & 3rebs π₯ Bryant: 11pts & 9rebs https://t.co/I4TEqrphe2
Heat top Hornets 115-104 to finish off home-and-home sweep https://t.co/Y7WXkz956w
Heat overcomes injuries, turnovers to earn double-digit win. Takeaways from victory over Hornets https://t.co/NjDxnpr7nd
Shorthanded Heat provide quality backup plan in 115-104 victory over Hornets https://t.co/2dMat9Ikgh
"We came out in the 2nd half and did what we needed to do." Jaime Jaquez Jr. joins @KellySaco in #TheWinnersCircle after 17 points in the Heat's win over the Hornets π₯ @MiamiHEAT | #HEATCulture https://t.co/VqjNR14RUQ
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End of third quarter: Heat 91, Hornets 70. Heat with 27 points off 17 Hornets turnovers and shooting 13 of 21 (61.9 percent) on threes. Duncan Robinson with a team-high 20 points on 5-of-7 shooting from deep for the Heat.
13-0 runs to close the half >>>>>>>>>> @MiamiHEAT | #HEATCulture https://t.co/F0XjapMo4z
Halftime: Heat 56, Hornets 45. Heat with 14 turnovers that the Hornets have only scored six points off. Heat with 16 points off 12 Hornets turnovers. Heat also shooting 7 of 12 on threes.
Heat with 14 turnovers in tonight's first half. New Heat season-high for any half this season and the Heat is still ahead by nine points.
The Heat has 11 turnovers and somehow the Hornets have just four points off them. Meanwhile, the Heat has 14 points off eight Hornets turnovers.
Ties the Heat's season-high for turnovers in a quarter. The Heat also committed nine turnovers in two fourth quarters earlier this season. https://t.co/Fm5zhxYaYZ
End of first quarter: Hornets 23, Heat 22. Very sloppy quarter that included nine Heat turnovers and seven Hornets turnovers.
The Heat, which entered with the NBA's seventh-lowest turnover percentage, with seven turnovers in the first 8:22. Luckily for the Heat, the Hornets have just four points off those turnovers. Hornets also sloppy with seven turnovers of their own.
Six Heat turnovers in the first 7:48. https://t.co/NMQzKIrjVm
The Heat have six turnovers and five baskets, which is not ideal.
Heat with five turnovers in the first 6:07. Yikes.
Heat and Hornets have combined to shoot 5 of 6 on threes and commit seven turnovers in the first five minutes.