LaMelo Ball bucket, Miles Bridges block earns Hornets overtime play-in win against Heat
A dramatic overtime win sends Charlotte on to the next round of the play-in and ends Miami's season.
This is exactly why Charlotte has become everybody's second favorite team ā who doesn't love chaos? The Hornets have thrived in end-to-end chaos all season, and it paid off Tuesday night in a back-and-forth, win-or-go-home play-in game ā one filled with controversy after the Heat's Bam Adebayo had to leave the game in the second quarter. When it mattered most, the Hornets made the big plays.
With 4. 7 seconds remaining in overtime, LaMelo Ball made up for a bad previous couple of plays with a game-winning driving layup, then Miles Bridges sealed the win with a block, and Charlotte picked up a wild 127-126 overtime victory in the first play-in game in the East. LAMELO BALL LAYUP.
MILES BRIDGES BLOCK. THE HORNETS WIN A SOFI PLAY-IN TOURNAMENT THRILLER IN OT pic. twitter.
com/CHkDK407Kn ā NBA on Prime (@NBAonPrime) April 15, 2026 With the win, Charlotte will travel to another win-or-go-home game on Friday night, this one against the loser of Wednesday night's showdown between Orlando and Philadelphia. Miami's season comes to a disappointing early end despite late-game heroics from Tyler Herro and 28 points from Donovan Mitchell. Ball finished the game with 30 points and 10 assists, while Bridges finished with 28 points and the defensive play of the night.