MIAMI.- Duncan Robinson scored 23 points, the Mexican Jaime Jaquez Jr. y Kyle Lowry They contributed 17 each and the Heat de Miami defeated the Hornets de Charlotte 115-104 on Wednesday to cap a two-game sweep at home.
Lowry was perfect shooting5 of 5 from the field, 4 of 4 in triples and 3 of 3 from the line. Jimmy Butler totaled 15 points and 10 assists, and Jamal Cain added 14 units for the Heat. Thomas Bryant he finished with 11.
Terry Rozier scored 28 points for Charlotte, which had 20 points from Gordon Hayward19 Miles Bridges and 18 of Brandon Miller.
He Heat had a 45-13 edge in bench points and a massive one in drives off turnovers. He converted 21 Charlotte deliveries into 32 pointswhile the Hornets They took advantage of Miami’s season-high 22 losses on just 13 points.
He Heat again he did not have Bam Adebayo (hip), Haywood Highsmith (back) and Tyler Herro (ankle), besides Josh Richardson was not present due to illness. There would be a chance Herro could return soon, given that he posted a video of himself at the Miami game from the court on Tuesday night.
Miami maintains the claim as a goal:
The South Florida troops continue their bid to return to the NBA Finals in the current campaign, after falling short against the Nuggets de Denver in the latest edition.
Directors of the Heat have raised the possibility that this could be the team’s last attempt to obtain the crown with this core of players, that although it still remains at an elite levelthe global age seems to begin to suggest that it is time for renewal in Miami.
Source: With information from AP
