Hornets Dominate Heat on Courtside Spectacular Show!
CHARLOTTE, N. C. (CAROLINA SPORTS LIVE) — LaMelo Ball posted a 30-point double-double to lead the Hornets in a blowout win over the Heat Tuesday night.
The 136-106 win pushed Charlotte (35-34) above . 500 again and came 11 days after the Heat (38-31) broke Charlotte’s six-game winning streak in a playoff-like contest in Spectrum Center. In addition to Ball’s game-high 30 points, the point guard dished out 13 assists and grabbed six rebounds.
Hornets guards Coby White (24) and Kon Knueppel (22) were the only other players in the game with more than 20 points. It was just an 8-point game enting the fourth, but the Hornets blew things open quickly in the final frame. LaMelo Ball has hit some ridiculous shots tonight.
On a night he surprised 6K-career points with the @hornets . 28 pts, 12 dimes in 29 minutes and counting. Closing time for Charlotte now, up 15 on Miami with 9:22 to go #HiveMentality — Joey Ellis (@Jellis1016) March 18, 2026 Miami was without center and North Carolina native Bam Adebayo, who has a calf injury.
The Heat were led by 20 points from Tyler Herro, who hit eight 3s March 6 with 33 points in Charlotte in Miami’s 128-120 win. But on Tuesday, he went just 1-of-2 from 3-point range. Miami shot just 40 percent overall and a lowly 19 percent from deep.