Charlotte Survives Miami’s 35-Point Fourth-Quarter Rally

Charlotte beat Miami 115-110, surviving a furious Heat rally after building control through three quarters. The Hornets turned a 66-58 halftime lead into a 96-75 advantage with a 30-17 third, but Miami answered with a 35-19 fourth. Brandon Miller led Charlotte with 34 points on 10-of-29 shooting, including 3-of-10 from three and 11-of-12 at the line, plus seven rebounds, four assists, one block, no steals and four turnovers. Dennis Schroder added 25 points on 8-of-17 shooting (3-of-7 from three, 6-of-6 at the line), six rebounds, four assists, no steals or blocks and four turnovers; Naz Reid had 23 points on 9-of-16 shooting (5-of-8 from three), nine rebounds, two blocks, no assists or steals and one turnover. Miami’s Davion Mitchell scored 22 on 8-of-13 shooting (3-of-4 from three, 3-of-3 at the line), with one rebound, 10 assists, one steal, no blocks and two turnovers. Bam Adebayo posted 20 points on 7-of-17 shooting (2-of-6 from three, 4-of-4 at the line), eight rebounds, four assists, one steal, one block and four turnovers. Pelle Larsson added 15 points (5-of-9 FG, 1-of-3 from three, 4-of-4 FT), seven rebounds, four assists, one steal, no blocks and two turnovers; Klay Thompson scored 14 (5-of-12 FG, 4-of-9 from three), with three rebounds, one steal, no assists or blocks and one turnover, while Giannis Antetokounmpo had 14 (4-of-11 FG, 0-of-1 from three, 6-of-8 FT), six rebounds, three assists, one steal, no blocks and three turnovers.