Miami faces Charlotte on 7-game home skid

By Canadian Press on March 22, 2025.

Charlotte Hornets (18-52, 14th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Miami Heat (29-41, 10th in the Eastern Conference)

Miami; Sunday, 6 p.m. EDT

BOTTOM LINE: Miami is looking to end its seven-game home slide with a win over Charlotte.

The Heat are 18-25 in Eastern Conference games. Miami ranks third in the Eastern Conference at limiting opponent scoring, allowing only 110.7 points while holding opponents to 46.6% shooting.

The Hornets are 10-34 against conference opponents. Charlotte has a 5-31 record in games decided by 10 or more points.

The Heat’s 13.5 made 3-pointers per game this season are only 0.5 fewer made shots on average than the 14.0 per game the Hornets give up. The Hornets’ 42.9% shooting percentage from the field this season is 3.7 percentage points lower than the Heat have allowed to their opponents (46.6%).

TOP PERFORMERS: Bam Adebayo is averaging 17.6 points, 9.8 rebounds and 4.4 assists for the Heat. Tyler Herro is averaging 17.9 points over the last 10 games.

Miles Bridges is scoring 21.0 points per game with 7.7 rebounds and 3.9 assists for the Hornets. LaMelo Ball is averaging 14.9 points and 2.9 rebounds while shooting 36.5% over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Heat: 0-10, averaging 101.4 points, 38.7 rebounds, 24.8 assists, 8.2 steals and 3.9 blocks per game while shooting 45.7% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 111.8 points per game.

Hornets: 4-6, averaging 110.3 points, 43.1 rebounds, 28.3 assists, 5.9 steals and 4.4 blocks per game while shooting 45.8% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 120.0 points.

INJURIES: Heat: Dru Smith: out for season (achilles), Nikola Jovic: out (hand).

Hornets: Mark Williams: day to day (foot), Grant Williams: out for season (acl), Brandon Miller: out for season (wrist), LaMelo Ball: day to day (ankle), Josh Okogie: day to day (hamstring), Marcus Garrett: day to day (personal), Tidjane Salaun: day to day (ankle), Tre Mann: out for season (back).

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

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