CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Jimmy Butler scored 27 issues, Bam Adebayo added 20 issues and 12 rebounds and the Miami Warmth passed the slumping Charlotte Hornets their fourth directly loss, 104-86 on Saturday night time.
Tyler Herro had 19 issues at the back of 5 3-pointers for Miami (34-20), which scored 27 issues off 20 turnovers by way of Charlotte whilst preserving the Hornets to 38.4 consistent with cent capturing from the ground.
Terry Rozier had 16 issues and Miles Bridges 15 for Charlotte (28-26), which fell to 1-9 on the second one night time of back-to-backs.
The Hornets constructed a 51-46 lead at halftime, led by way of 14 issues from Rozier and 13 issues and 4 blocks from Bridges.
However Miami, which shot simply 2 of 16 from past the arc within the first part, outscored Charlotte 35-8 within the 3rd quarter to take keep an eye on at the back of Adebayo, who had 10 issues within the quarter and ruled within the paint.
It used to be the fewest issues the Hornets have scored in 1 / 4 since March 21, 2016.
Frustration set in for the Hornets early within the fourth quarter when trainer James Borrego stated one thing to rookie James Bouknight, who used to be seated at the bench.
Bouknight, who performed only one minute, gave the impression to take offence and stood as much as confront Borrego sooner than an assistant trainer temporarily escorted the crew’s first-round draft pick out to the locker room. Bouknight didn’t go back to the bench for the rest of the sport.
Bouknight hadn’t performed in Charlotte’s earlier two video games.
LaMelo Ball performed most effective 21 mins for the Hornets and had 12 issues and 6 rebounds.
TIP INS
Warmth: Caleb Martin returned to motion in opposition to his former crew — and his brother Cody — after lacking a recreation with an Achilles damage. He gained a hug from Borrego on the scorer’s desk sooner than checking into the sport.
Hornets: Bridges has made simply two of his final 22 3-point box objective makes an attempt.
UP NEXT
Warmth: At Washington on Monday night time.
Hornets: Host Toronto on Monday night time.
