Charlotte faces Miami on 5-game road skid

Mar 9, 2025, 03:04 am

Charlotte Hornets (15-48, 14th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Miami Heat (29-34, ninth in the Eastern Conference)

Miami; Monday, 7:30 p.m. EDT

BOTTOM LINE: Charlotte will attempt to stop its five-game road skid when the Hornets take on Miami.

The Heat are 18-21 in Eastern Conference games. Miami has a 14-14 record in games decided by at least 10 points.

The Hornets are 8-32 against Eastern Conference opponents. Charlotte gives up 113.0 points to opponents and has been outscored by 7.7 points per game.

The Heat are shooting 45.8% from the field this season, 0.7 percentage points lower than the 46.5% the Hornets allow to opponents. The Hornets' 42.5% shooting percentage from the field this season is 3.8 percentage points lower than the Heat have allowed to their opponents (46.3%).

TOP PERFORMERS: Bam Adebayo is scoring 17.7 points per game with 10.0 rebounds and 4.3 assists for the Heat. Tyler Herro is averaging 21.3 points and 4.2 rebounds while shooting 41.9% over the past 10 games.

Mark Williams is shooting 58.5% and averaging 15.5 points for the Hornets. Miles Bridges is averaging 2.8 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Heat: 4-6, averaging 111.3 points, 41.8 rebounds, 27.6 assists, 7.2 steals and 3.5 blocks per game while shooting 47.7% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 109.6 points per game.

Hornets: 1-9, averaging 101.2 points, 46.6 rebounds, 24.2 assists, 7.2 steals and 4.1 blocks per game while shooting 40.8% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 120.8 points.

INJURIES: Heat: Dru Smith: out for season (achilles), Alec Burks: day to day (back), Nikola Jovic: out (hand).

Hornets: Grant Williams: out for season (acl), Mark Williams: day to day (foot), Brandon Miller: out for season (wrist), Jusuf Nurkic: day to day (neck), LaMelo Ball: day to day (ankle), Josh Okogie: out (hamstring), 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.