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Miami Heat logo
MIAMiami Heat
110
Charlotte Hornets logo
CHACharlotte Hornets
115Winner
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MIA31271735110
CHA31353019115

Game analysis: Miami Heat at Charlotte Hornets

How the Hornets Beat the Heat

Charlotte answered Miami's fourth-quarter comeback with stronger late-game execution. An eight-point second quarter and a 13-point third-quarter advantage gave the Hornets a cushion before the Heat erased it with a fourth-quarter surge. Brandon Miller carried the scoring load with 34 points, while Naz Reid added 23 points and nine rebounds. Charlotte also overcame Miami's advantages in the paint and in transition before regaining control after the game was tied late.

The biggest reason

Clutch Execution

Late-game executionCHA 13vsMIA 8

Also mattered

  • +8Rebounds
  • +10Points off turnovers

Game flow

When the lead changed

MIACHA

MIA's biggest lead was 4 points · CHA's was 23 points · 9 lead changes

-250+25Q1 11:42 · MIA 2–CHA 0Q1 11:25 · MIA 2–CHA 2Q1 11:07 · MIA 2–CHA 4Q1 10:43 · MIA 2–CHA 7Q1 9:33 · MIA 2–CHA 9Q1 9:19 · MIA 5–CHA 9Q1 8:40 · MIA 8–CHA 9Q1 7:52 · MIA 9–CHA 9Q1 7:52 · MIA 10–CHA 9Q1 7:36 · MIA 11–CHA 9Q1 7:36 · MIA 12–CHA 9Q1 7:27 · MIA 12–CHA 10Q1 7:27 · MIA 12–CHA 11Q1 7:16 · MIA 14–CHA 11Q1 7:05 · MIA 14–CHA 13Q1 6:33 · MIA 14–CHA 16Q1 6:19 · MIA 15–CHA 16Q1 6:19 · MIA 16–CHA 16Q1 5:56 · MIA 18–CHA 16Q1 5:35 · MIA 19–CHA 16Q1 5:35 · MIA 20–CHA 16Q1 5:12 · MIA 20–CHA 17Q1 5:12 · MIA 20–CHA 18Q1 5:05 · MIA 21–CHA 18Q1 5:05 · MIA 22–CHA 18Q1 4:10 · MIA 22–CHA 21Q1 3:59 · MIA 24–CHA 21Q1 2:42 · MIA 24–CHA 24Q1 1:39 · MIA 26–CHA 24Q1 1:39 · MIA 27–CHA 24Q1 1:01 · MIA 27–CHA 27Q1 42.2 · MIA 28–CHA 27Q1 34.9 · MIA 28–CHA 29Q1 24.7 · MIA 30–CHA 29Q1 24.7 · MIA 31–CHA 29Q1 1.7 · MIA 31–CHA 31Q2 11:33 · MIA 31–CHA 33Q2 11:14 · MIA 32–CHA 33Q2 11:14 · MIA 33–CHA 33Q2 10:57 · MIA 33–CHA 34Q2 10:57 · MIA 33–CHA 35Q2 10:30 · MIA 35–CHA 35Q2 9:56 · MIA 35–CHA 37Q2 9:42 · MIA 38–CHA 37Q2 9:24 · MIA 38–CHA 39Q2 8:06 · MIA 38–CHA 42Q2 7:54 · MIA 40–CHA 42Q2 7:43 · MIA 40–CHA 44Q2 7:31 · MIA 43–CHA 44Q2 7:06 · MIA 43–CHA 47Q2 6:45 · MIA 45–CHA 47Q2 5:59 · MIA 45–CHA 49Q2 5:39 · MIA 46–CHA 49Q2 5:39 · MIA 47–CHA 49Q2 5:15 · MIA 47–CHA 52Q2 4:29 · MIA 47–CHA 54Q2 3:55 · MIA 47–CHA 57Q2 3:44 · MIA 50–CHA 57Q2 3:13 · MIA 52–CHA 57Q2 2:56 · MIA 52–CHA 59Q2 2:41 · MIA 54–CHA 59Q2 2:22 · MIA 54–CHA 61Q2 1:45 · MIA 56–CHA 61Q2 1:30 · MIA 56–CHA 63Q2 51.3 · MIA 58–CHA 63Q2 30.1 · MIA 58–CHA 66Q3 11:36 · MIA 58–CHA 68Q3 10:53 · MIA 60–CHA 68Q3 10:30 · MIA 63–CHA 68Q3 10:13 · MIA 63–CHA 70Q3 9:47 · MIA 63–CHA 73Q3 9:13 · MIA 63–CHA 76Q3 8:15 · MIA 63–CHA 77Q3 8:15 · MIA 63–CHA 78Q3 7:41 · MIA 63–CHA 80Q3 7:19 · MIA 63–CHA 83Q3 6:38 · MIA 65–CHA 83Q3 5:17 · MIA 67–CHA 83Q3 4:33 · MIA 67–CHA 85Q3 3:57 · MIA 70–CHA 85Q3 3:40 · MIA 70–CHA 88Q3 3:23 · MIA 70–CHA 89Q3 2:57 · MIA 70–CHA 92Q3 1:57 · MIA 73–CHA 92Q3 17.6 · MIA 73–CHA 93Q3 17.6 · MIA 73–CHA 94Q3 9.7 · MIA 73–CHA 95Q3 9.7 · MIA 73–CHA 96Q3 0.0 · MIA 75–CHA 96Q4 11:15 · MIA 76–CHA 96Q4 11:15 · MIA 77–CHA 96Q4 10:46 · MIA 79–CHA 96Q4 10:46 · MIA 80–CHA 96Q4 10:16 · MIA 80–CHA 98Q4 10:06 · MIA 83–CHA 98Q4 9:13 · MIA 84–CHA 98Q4 9:13 · MIA 85–CHA 98Q4 9:00 · MIA 85–CHA 100Q4 8:45 · MIA 88–CHA 100Q4 8:32 · MIA 91–CHA 100Q4 7:55 · MIA 93–CHA 100Q4 7:16 · MIA 95–CHA 100Q4 6:49 · MIA 97–CHA 100Q4 6:49 · MIA 98–CHA 100Q4 5:42 · MIA 100–CHA 100Q4 5:32 · MIA 100–CHA 101Q4 5:32 · MIA 100–CHA 102Q4 5:22 · MIA 102–CHA 102Q4 4:20 · MIA 102–CHA 104Q4 3:45 · MIA 104–CHA 104Q4 3:19 · MIA 104–CHA 107Q4 3:19 · MIA 104–CHA 108Q4 1:57 · MIA 104–CHA 109Q4 1:57 · MIA 104–CHA 110Q4 1:11 · MIA 107–CHA 110Q4 50.7 · MIA 107–CHA 111Q4 50.7 · MIA 107–CHA 112Q4 14.1 · MIA 107–CHA 113Q4 8.1 · MIA 110–CHA 113Q4 5.8 · MIA 110–CHA 114Q4 5.8 · MIA 110–CHA 115Q4 0:00 · MIA 110–CHA 115Q1Q2Q3Q4

Quarter-by-quarter momentum

Quarter winners and scoring margin
  1. Q1
    Miami Heat logoMIA31
    Charlotte Hornets logoCHA31
    Quarter tied
  2. Q2
    Miami Heat logoMIA27
    Charlotte Hornets logoCHA35
    CHA won by 8
  3. Q3
    Miami Heat logoMIA17
    Charlotte Hornets logoCHA30
    CHA won by 13
  4. Q4Biggest margin
    Miami Heat logoMIA35
    Charlotte Hornets logoCHA19
    MIA won by 16

Game turning points

Moments identified from the scoring timeline
  1. Final lead changeQ4 · 3:19

    Charlotte Hornets went ahead and did not trail again.

    Miami Heat logoMIA 104CHA 107Charlotte Hornets logo
  2. Late-game pressureQ4 · 1:11

    The game was within five points late, with Charlotte Hornets ahead.

    Miami Heat logoMIA 107CHA 110Charlotte Hornets logo

Momentum swings

Key runs

5 runs · 7+ unanswered points
  1. Q1 · 11:25–9:33
    Charlotte Hornets logoCharlotte Hornets9–0run

    MIA 2 – CHA 0MIA 2 – CHA 9

  2. Q1 · 9:19–7:36
    Miami Heat logoMiami Heat10–0run

    MIA 2 – CHA 9MIA 12 – CHA 9

  3. Q2 · 5:15–3:55
    Charlotte Hornets logoCharlotte Hornets8–0run

    MIA 47 – CHA 49MIA 47 – CHA 57

  4. Q3 · 10:13–7:19Largest run
    Charlotte Hornets logoCharlotte Hornets15–0run

    MIA 63 – CHA 68MIA 63 – CHA 83

  5. Q4 · 8:45–5:42
    Miami Heat logoMiami Heat15–0run

    MIA 85 – CHA 100MIA 100 – CHA 100

Players who shaped the game

Player impact

From the box score
Miami Heat logo

Miami Heat

MIA
  1. Leading scorerDavion Mitchell
    22PTS1REB10AST1STL0BLK
  2. Impact contributorBam Adebayo
    20PTS8REB4AST1STL1BLK
  3. Impact contributorPelle Larsson
    15PTS7REB4AST1STL0BLK
Charlotte Hornets logo

Charlotte Hornets

CHA
  1. Leading scorerBrandon Miller
    34PTS7REB4AST0STL1BLK
  2. Impact contributorDennis Schroder
    25PTS6REB4AST0STL0BLK
  3. Impact contributorNaz Reid
    23PTS9REB0AST0STL2BLK

Team performance

Biggest advantages and setbacks

What the winner did best—and what it overcame

Advantages

  1. Points off turnoversWinner edge

    Charlotte Hornets had a 10 edge in points off turnovers.

    MIA 13CHA 23
  2. Total reboundsWinner edge

    Charlotte Hornets had a 8 edge in total rebounds.

    MIA 37CHA 45

Setbacks

  1. StealsOpponent edge

    Charlotte Hornets trailed in steals by 6.

    MIA 9CHA 3
  2. Fast-break pointsOpponent edge

    Charlotte Hornets trailed in fast-break points by 16.

    MIA 24CHA 8
  3. Points in the paintOpponent edge

    Charlotte Hornets trailed in points in the paint by 8.

    MIA 44CHA 36

The numbers behind the win

Evidence

3 signals

Late-game execution

With the game tied entering the final five minutes, Charlotte produced the stronger closing stretch.

Miami Heat logoMIA8
Charlotte Hornets logoCHA13

Rebounding

Charlotte controlled the glass overall, including a six-rebound advantage on the defensive end.

Miami Heat logoMIA37
Charlotte Hornets logoCHA45

Points off turnovers

Despite committing more turnovers overall, Charlotte extracted substantially more scoring from the turnovers it forced.

Miami Heat logoMIA13
Charlotte Hornets logoCHA23

This game’s Winning DNA

How Charlotte Hornets got it done.

The winning formula behind this game.

Charlotte Hornets logo

Charlotte Hornets

Clutch Execution
50%
Rebounding
30%
Superstar Performance
20%

Editorial weights for this game — not fan-vote percentages or official NBA statistics.

Team Comparison

Miami Heat logoMiami Heat110 PTSVSSpectrum CenterCharlotte Hornets logoCharlotte Hornets115 PTS
37-86FG38-87
13-353PT16-43
23-25FT23-25
37REB45
22AST22
9STL3
4BLK5
13TO15

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