Field Level Media
11 Mar 2025, 08:12 GMT+10
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Miles Bridges scored a game-high 35 points as the Charlotte Hornets upset the host Miami Heat 105-102 on Monday night.
The Heat have now lost four straight games and fall to 15-15 at home. They also lead the league with 17 losses during games which they led by double digits.
Bridges drained 5 of 11 shots beyond the arc on 12-of-19 shooting overall. Three of those 3-pointers came in the final four minutes -- one to tie the score at 91-91 and two to take late leads.
Charlotte, which entered the game with the fewest road wins in the NBA at 5-24, rallied from a 17-point second-quarter deficit.
Bam Adebayo led the Heat with 23 points, 14 rebounds and eight assists. But with Miami trailing 105-102, Adebayo -- who was open at the top of the key -- shot an airball.
Miami's Tyler Herro, who scored 21 points, had a chance to send the game to overtime, but he missed a hurried 3-pointer from the left elbow at the buzzer. His shot clanged off the front rim.
With the win, Charlotte ended a five-game losing streak in games against Miami.
Overall, the Hornets have won two straight games after dropping nine straight.
The Hornets got three players off the injured list: Mark Williams (foot), LaMelo Ball (ankle) and Jusuf Nurkic (back).
Williams had 24 points and 10 rebounds. Ball added 15 points and 10 assists, but he made just 5 of 21 shots from the floor, including a 2-for-12 line on 3-pointers. Nurkic had six points off the bench.
Miami was without Alec Burks (back pain), but Duncan Robinson (back) and Haywood Highsmith (left knee) played despite ailments. Robinson had 14 points and Highsmith notched seven.
The Heat, thanks to 61.5-percent shooting, led 34-21 after a first quarter during which they had a 24-10 edge in paint points.
Bridges scored 12 points in the second quarter as Charlotte closed its deficit to 58-52 at halftime.
Midway through the third quarter, Charlotte went on a 13-0 run, taking its first lead of the game, 67-66, on a Williams put-back dunk with 5:08 remaining.
The run continued to 14-0 before Herro snapped it with a 3-pointer. By the end of the third, Miami led 77-73.
With 3:56 left in the fourth, Bridges hit a 3-pointer to tie the score and the Hornets made enough plays down the stretch to secure the comeback win.
--Field Level Media
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