Charlotte Hornets at Miami Heat
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Andrew Wiggins scored 22 points and Pelle Larsson added 19 for Miami.
Rookie Kon Knueppel had his highest-scoring game as a pro, finishing with 30 for Charlotte. Tre Mann scored 20 points for Charlotte, and Miles Bridges finished with 14 points, 12 rebounds and seven assists.
Miami scored a franchise-record 53 points in the first quarter — the second highest-scoring first quarter in NBA history — and led by 26 points with 9:20 left in the second quarter.
It was 64-38. Barely seven minutes later, it was 66-65 — after Charlotte went on a 27-2 run. But the Hornets never led, and the Heat pulled away in the fourth.
The Heat managed only 19 points in the second quarter. They became the second team in the NBA's shot-clock era — which started in 1954 — to score at least 50 in one quarter and then fail to score 20 in the next quarter of the same regular season game. Memphis also did it on March 5, 2023 in a loss to the Los Angeles Clippers.
Hornets rookie center Ryan Kalkbrenner was 5-for-7 from the field — and his shooting percentage actually dropped. Kalkbrenner came into the game shooting 82.9%, and that rate fell to 81.3% on Friday.
Heat: Host Portland on Saturday night.
Regular Season Series
MIA leads series 2-0
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 108 - 126 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 108 - 126 |
| 4th 0.1 |  |
Andrew Wiggins defensive rebound | 108 - 126 |
| 4th 0.1 |  |
Moussa Diabate misses two point shot | 108 - 126 |
| 4th 1.1 | |
Moussa Diabate offensive rebound | 108 - 126 |
Statistics
 CHA |
 MIA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 37-97 | FG | 51-99 |
| 38 | Field Goal % | 52 |
| 10-39 | 3PT | 12-28 |
| 26 | Three Point % | 43 |
| 24-27 | FT | 12-14 |
| 89 | Free Throw % | 86 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 19 | Offensive Rebounds | 6 |
| 38 | Defensive Rebounds | 31 |
| 22 | Assists | 31 |
| 4 | Steals | 10 |
| 9 | Blocks | 7 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 18 | Total Turnovers | 8 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 1 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 24 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 9 |
| 18 | Fast Break Points | 20 |
| 54 | Points in Paint | 70 |
| 18 | Fouls | 21 |
| 0 | Largest Lead | 26 |
Miami Heat Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Keshad Johnson, F | Out | Oct 2 |
| Dru Smith, G | Day-To-Day | Oct 1 |
Charlotte Hornets Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Kon Knueppel, G | Day-To-Day | Sep 28 |
| Grant Williams, F | Day-To-Day | Sep 25 |
| PJ Hall, C | Day-To-Day | Jun 16 |
Game Information
Location: Miami, FL
Attendance: 19,600 · Capacity:
2026-27 Southeast Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Miami |
1 | 0 | 1.000 | - | W1 |
 Atlanta |
0 | 0 | .000 | 0.5 | - |
 Orlando |
0 | 0 | .000 | 0.5 | - |
 Washington |
0 | 0 | .000 | 0.5 | - |
 Charlotte |
0 | 0 | .000 | 0.5 | - |
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