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Jimmy Butler's scores 13 of 26 points in fourth quarter as Heat hold off pesky Hornets 114-106
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) Jimmy Butler scored 13 of his 26 points in the fourth quarter, Tyler Herro added five 3-pointers and 22 points and the Miami Heat spoiled the Charlotte Hornets’ home opener with 114-106 victory on Saturday night.
Terry Rozier had 19 points and Bam Adebayo finished with 12 points and 11 rebounds for Miami (1-1). Butler added eight assists and eight rebounds.
LaMelo Ball had 27 points, eight rebounds and seven assists for the Hornets on an emotional night when they honored their late longtime public address announcer Pat Doughty, and showed livestream feeds on the arena scoreboard of a star-studded benefit concert for victims of Hurricane Helene taking place less than a mile away at Bank of America Stadium. One of the performers at the concert was musician Eric Church, a Hornets minority owner.
The Hornets (1-2) looked out of sync with 20 turnovers, and twice were whistled for 5-second calls after failing to get the ball in on side inbound plays.
Heat: After struggling in their season opener, the Heat began to put things together down the stretch, thwarting three different rallies by the Hornets with Butler, Herro and Duncan Robinson all hitting big 3s.
Hornets: Three games into the season and Charlotte's depth is already being tested with three starters - Brandon Miller, Mark Williams and Josh Green - all sidelined with injuries.
After Tre Mann's pull-up jumper cut Miami's double-digit, fourth-quarter lead to three with 1:36 left, Herro knocked in a clutch 3-pointer from the top of the key. Ball's turnover led to two free throws for Butler. Rozier then added another 3 to seal the win.
The Heat had 33 assists on their 40 baskets.
The Heat host Detroit on Monday night, while the Hornets host Toronto on Wednesday night.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Bam Adebayo vs. Nick Richards (LaMelo Ball gains possession) | ||
| 11:45 | | LaMelo Ball misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:41 |  | Jimmy Butler defensive rebound | ||
| 11:24 | | Tyler Herro misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:24 | | Hornets defensive rebound | ||
| 11:08 | | Miles Bridges misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 11:04 | | Seth Curry offensive rebound | ||
| 10:57 | | Cody Martin turnover (lost ball) | ||
| 10:57 | | Cody Martin personal foul (Loose ball) (Jimmy Butler draws the foul) | ||
| 10:48 | | Terry Rozier offensive foul (Miles Bridges draws the foul) | ||
| 10:48 | | Terry Rozier turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 10:25 | | Bam Adebayo blocks LaMelo Ball's two point driving layup | ||
| 10:25 | | Hornets offensive rebound | ||
| 10:24 | | Cody Martin misses three point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 10:24 | | Hornets offensive rebound | ||
| 10:24 | | Hornets turnover (shot clock violation) | ||
| 10:05 | | Bam Adebayo misses two point jump shot | ||
| 10:03 | | Miles Bridges defensive rebound | ||
| 9:51 | | +2 | Miles Bridges makes two point driving layup (LaMelo Ball assists) | 0-2 |
| 9:42 | | Terry Rozier misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 9:38 | | Bam Adebayo offensive rebound | ||
| 9:26 | | Jimmy Butler misses two point reverse layup | ||
| 9:26 | | Heat offensive rebound | ||
| 9:26 | | Heat turnover (shot clock violation) | ||
| 9:09 | | Seth Curry misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:07 | | Jimmy Butler defensive rebound | ||
| 8:56 | | +3 | Nikola Jovic makes three point jump shot (Jimmy Butler assists) | 3-2 |
| 8:39 | | +2 | Nick Richards makes two point alley-oop dunk (LaMelo Ball assists) | 3-4 |
| 8:29 | | +2 | Terry Rozier makes two point cutting layup (Bam Adebayo assists) | 5-4 |
| 8:13 | | Cody Martin misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:10 | | Terry Rozier defensive rebound | ||
| 8:09 | | Terry Rozier turnover (bad pass) | ||
| 8:09 | | Jimmy Butler personal foul (Loose ball) (Cody Martin draws the foul) | ||
| 7:54 | | Miles Bridges turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 7:42 | | Bam Adebayo misses two point jump shot | ||
| 7:40 | | Nick Richards defensive rebound | ||
| 7:23 | | +2 | Miles Bridges makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | 5-6 |
| 7:15 | | LaMelo Ball personal foul (Nikola Jovic draws the foul) | ||
| 7:05 | | Bam Adebayo misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:01 | | LaMelo Ball defensive rebound | ||
| 6:53 | | Miles Bridges misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:51 | | Hornets offensive rebound | ||
| 6:51 | | Hornets 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:43 | | +2 | Seth Curry makes two point pullup jump shot (Nick Richards assists) | 5-8 |
| 6:21 | | +2 | Tyler Herro makes two point stepback jump shot | 7-8 |
| 6:04 | | +3 | Seth Curry makes three point pullup jump shot | 7-11 |
| 5:39 | | Jimmy Butler misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 5:35 | | Nick Richards defensive rebound | ||
| 5:28 | | +3 | Seth Curry makes three point running pullup jump shot | 7-14 |
| 5:21 | | Heat 60 second timeout | ||
| 5:15 | | +2 | Terry Rozier makes two point driving layup (Jaime Jaquez Jr. assists) | 9-14 |
| 5:02 | | Vasilije Micic misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 4:58 | | Terry Rozier defensive rebound | ||
| 4:51 | | Vasilije Micic shooting foul (Tyler Herro draws the foul) | ||
| 4:51 | | Tyler Herro misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 4:51 | | Heat offensive rebound | ||
| 4:51 | | +1 | Tyler Herro makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 10-14 |
| 4:35 | | Grant Williams turnover (lost ball) (Tyler Herro steals) | ||
| 4:29 | | +2 | Nikola Jovic makes two point running layup (Tyler Herro assists) | 12-14 |
| 4:21 | | Tre Mann turnover (lost ball) (Nikola Jovic steals) | ||
| 4:17 | | +2 | Tyler Herro makes two point running dunk (Nikola Jovic assists) | 14-14 |
| 4:17 | | Hornets 60 second timeout | ||
| 3:56 | | Jaime Jaquez Jr. shooting foul (Grant Williams draws the foul) | ||
| 3:56 | | +1 | Grant Williams makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 14-15 |
| 3:56 | | Grant Williams misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 3:53 | | Bam Adebayo defensive rebound | ||
| 3:43 | | Nikola Jovic misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:40 | | Tre Mann defensive rebound | ||
| 3:31 | | Tre Mann misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 3:28 | | Bam Adebayo defensive rebound | ||
| 3:19 | | +3 | Jaime Jaquez Jr. makes three point jump shot (Nikola Jovic assists) | 17-15 |
| 3:09 | | Moussa Diabate offensive foul (Terry Rozier draws the foul) | ||
| 3:09 | | Moussa Diabate turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 2:56 | | Hornets technical foul (Defensive three second) | ||
| 2:56 | | Jimmy Butler misses technical free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 2:56 | | Heat offensive rebound | ||
| 2:49 | | Duncan Robinson misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 2:42 | | Jaime Jaquez Jr. offensive rebound | ||
| 2:42 | | Jaime Jaquez Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Grant Williams steals) | ||
| 2:42 | | Grant Williams turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 2:31 | | +2 | Thomas Bryant makes two point alley-oop layup (Jaime Jaquez Jr. assists) | 19-15 |
| 2:22 | | LaMelo Ball misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 2:19 | | Moussa Diabate offensive rebound | ||
| 2:13 | | Dru Smith personal foul (LaMelo Ball draws the foul) | ||
| 2:09 | | Thomas Bryant personal foul (LaMelo Ball draws the foul) | ||
| 2:00 | | +2 | Moussa Diabate makes two point reverse layup (Miles Bridges assists) | 19-17 |
| 1:50 | | Duncan Robinson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:46 | | Dru Smith offensive rebound | ||
| 1:34 | | +2 | Duncan Robinson makes two point driving layup (Dru Smith assists) | 21-17 |
| 1:17 | | Grant Williams misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 1:13 | | Moussa Diabate offensive rebound | ||
| 1:11 | | +2 | Moussa Diabate makes two point layup | 21-19 |
| 1:05 | | LaMelo Ball personal foul (Jimmy Butler draws the foul) | ||
| 0:57 | | +2 | Thomas Bryant makes two point layup (Jimmy Butler assists) | 23-19 |
| 0:39 | | +2 | LaMelo Ball makes two point driving floating jump shot | 23-21 |
| 0:39 | | Dru Smith shooting foul (LaMelo Ball draws the foul) | ||
| 0:39 | | +1 | LaMelo Ball makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 23-22 |
| 0:30 | | Cody Martin blocks Duncan Robinson's two point driving layup | ||
| 0:27 | | Jimmy Butler offensive rebound | ||
| 0:23 | | Dru Smith turnover (bad pass) (Cody Martin steals) | ||
| 0:18 | | Dru Smith shooting foul (Moussa Diabate draws the foul) | ||
| 0:18 | | Moussa Diabate misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 0:18 | | Hornets offensive rebound | ||
| 0:18 | | +1 | Moussa Diabate makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 23-23 |
| 0:07 | | Jaime Jaquez Jr. turnover (traveling) | ||
| 0:00 | | Thomas Bryant blocks Miles Bridges's two point dunk | ||
| 0:00 | | Jaime Jaquez Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:43 | | +2 | Jimmy Butler makes two point driving layup (Thomas Bryant assists) | 25-23 |
| 11:26 | | Nick Richards turnover (offensive goaltending) | ||
| 11:13 | | +2 | Jimmy Butler makes two point jump shot (Thomas Bryant assists) | 27-23 |
| 10:49 | | +2 | Miles Bridges makes two point driving layup (Seth Curry assists) | 27-25 |
| 10:43 | | +2 | Jimmy Butler makes two point driving layup (Jaime Jaquez Jr. assists) | 29-25 |
| 10:43 | | Cody Martin shooting foul (Jimmy Butler draws the foul) | ||
| 10:43 | | +1 | Jimmy Butler makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 30-25 |
| 10:29 | | LaMelo Ball misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:26 | | Cody Martin offensive rebound | ||
| 10:13 | | +2 | Seth Curry makes two point driving finger roll layup | 30-27 |
| 9:55 | | Duncan Robinson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:52 | | Tidjane Salaun defensive rebound | ||
| 9:33 | | LaMelo Ball turnover (bad pass) (Thomas Bryant steals) | ||
| 9:27 | | +3 | Alec Burks makes three point running jump shot (Jaime Jaquez Jr. assists) | 33-27 |
| 9:01 | | Seth Curry misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 8:59 | | Nick Richards offensive rebound | ||
| 8:48 | | Miles Bridges turnover (bad pass) (Jaime Jaquez Jr. steals) | ||
| 8:33 | | +2 | Thomas Bryant makes two point layup (Jimmy Butler assists) | 35-27 |
| 8:21 | | +2 | Nick Richards makes two point layup (Vasilije Micic assists) | 35-29 |
| 8:21 | | Thomas Bryant shooting foul (Nick Richards draws the foul) | ||
| 8:21 | | Nick Richards misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 8:17 | | Jaime Jaquez Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 8:01 | | Alec Burks misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:00 | | Thomas Bryant offensive rebound | ||
| 7:58 | | Nick Richards blocks Thomas Bryant's two point putback layup | ||
| 7:55 | | Tre Mann defensive rebound | ||
| 7:44 | | Alec Burks blocks Tre Mann's two point driving layup | ||
| 7:40 | | Jimmy Butler defensive rebound | ||
| 7:40 | | Miles Bridges shooting foul (Jimmy Butler draws the foul) | ||
| 7:40 | | +1 | Jimmy Butler makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 36-29 |
| 7:40 | | +1 | Jimmy Butler makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 37-29 |
| 7:15 | | Vasilije Micic misses two point driving layup | ||
| 7:13 | | Nick Richards offensive rebound | ||
| 7:00 | | Miles Bridges misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 6:58 | | Tyler Herro defensive rebound | ||
| 6:48 | | Jimmy Butler turnover (bad pass) (Tre Mann steals) | ||
| 6:44 | | +2 | Miles Bridges makes two point running dunk (Tre Mann assists) | 37-31 |
| 6:44 | | Heat 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:17 | | Bam Adebayo misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 6:14 | | Nick Richards defensive rebound | ||
| 6:00 | | +3 | Seth Curry makes three point jump shot (Miles Bridges assists) | 37-34 |
| 5:46 | | Tyler Herro misses two point driving layup | ||
| 5:42 | | Bam Adebayo offensive rebound | ||
| 5:42 | | Bam Adebayo misses two point tip layup | ||
| 5:42 | | Tre Mann defensive rebound | ||
| 5:42 | | Nikola Jovic personal foul (Nick Richards draws the foul) | ||
| 5:28 | | Vasilije Micic misses three point pullup jump shot |