Miami Heat vs. Charlotte Hornets

Mar 17, 2026

FINAL

38-31MiamiHeat

106

35-34CharlotteHornets

136

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
MIA	24	33	31	18	106
CHA	26	33	37	40	136

Game Recap

The Hornets improve to 35-34 on the season, as the Heat drop to 38-31.

Player Stats

HEAT	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
24Norman PowellSF	30	7-17	1-4	2-6	6	3	0	1	0	3	-23	17
9Pelle LarssonPF	27	3-7	1-2	7-8	2	0	0	0	4	5	-25	14
7Kel'el WareC	27	3-10	0-6	1-2	8	1	0	1	0	0	-17	7
14Tyler HerroSG	30	5-11	1-2	9-9	8	5	1	0	4	0	-18	20
45Davion MitchellPG	26	2-7	0-3	0-0	3	5	0	0	1	2	-19	4
0Simone Fontecchio	23	3-9	1-6	3-4	2	1	0	0	0	4	-5	10
11Jaime Jaquez Jr.	19	2-3	0-0	2-2	1	6	0	0	1	1	-9	6
16Keshad Johnson	20	6-12	3-9	0-0	5	1	3	1	2	2	-13	15
25Kasparas Jakucionis	14	2-6	0-2	2-2	2	2	0	0	0	1	+1	6
12Dru Smith	8	2-3	0-1	0-0	3	2	0	0	1	1	-10	4
15Myron Gardner	3	0-2	0-0	0-0	3	0	0	0	1	2	-4	0
17Jahmir Young	3	1-2	0-1	1-1	0	0	0	0	1	1	-4	3
50Vladislav Goldin	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-4	0
13Bam Adebayo	— did not play —												— did not play —
5Nikola Jovic	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	36-8940.4%	7-3619.4%	27-3479.4%	43	26	4	3	15	22	-	106

HORNETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
7Kon KnueppelSF	23	8-14	2-6	4-4	2	2	2	1	0	5	+27	22
0Miles BridgesPF	31	6-12	2-4	0-0	10	2	2	1	1	0	+26	14
14Moussa DiabateC	31	4-6	0-0	0-0	13	4	2	1	2	3	+21	8
24Brandon MillerSG	26	6-15	4-6	0-0	2	2	1	0	0	4	+25	16
1LaMelo BallPG	33	11-22	4-12	4-5	6	13	1	0	5	2	+32	30
10Josh Green	14	0-1	0-1	0-0	2	0	1	0	1	3	+2	0
3Coby White	20	8-15	3-9	5-6	3	3	0	0	0	4	+3	24
2Grant Williams	18	3-3	1-1	1-2	2	2	0	0	1	1	+4	8
11Ryan Kalkbrenner	14	3-4	0-0	0-0	3	1	0	0	1	0	+8	6
4Sion James	17	1-2	0-1	0-0	4	2	0	0	2	2	-8	2
23Tre Mann	3	0-1	0-1	2-2	0	1	1	0	0	1	+2	2
21Pat Connaughton	2	1-1	1-1	1-2	1	0	1	0	0	0	+4	4
26Xavier Tillman	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	+4	0


TOTAL	-	51-9653.1%	17-4240.5%	17-2181.0%	48	32	11	3	13	25	-	136

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterMIACHA

(11:55) Jump Ball Diabate vs. Ware: Tip to Mitchell
(11:39) MISS Powell 6' Hook Shot
(11:36) Ball REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:30) MISS Ball 32' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(11:29) HORNETS Rebound
(11:29) Larsson L.B.FOUL (P1.T1) (T.Brothers)
(11:18) MISS Knueppel 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(11:15) Mitchell REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:12) Knueppel S.FOUL (P1.T1) (T.Brothers)
+1 (11:12) Herro Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
10
+1 (11:12) Herro Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
20
(11:06) Bridges Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T1)
(10:57) MISS Ware 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(10:53) Bridges REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:44) MISS Ball 8' Driving Layup
(10:43) Ball REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(10:41) MISS Ball 3' Putback Layup
(10:41) Diabate REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (10:37) Diabate Tip Dunk Shot (2 PTS)
22
+2 (10:28) Ware 2' Dunk (2 PTS) (Mitchell 1 AST)
42
(10:18) Ball Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T2)
(10:18) HORNETS Violation: Delay of game Violation
(10:10) Miller L.B.FOUL (P1.T2) (P.Ransom)
(10:03) MISS Larsson 2' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(9:59) Bridges REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(9:53) MISS Knueppel 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(9:50) Powell REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (9:42) Powell 6' Driving Floating Jump Shot (2 PTS)
62
+3 (9:34) Ball 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (3 PTS)
65
(9:23) MISS Mitchell 20' Step Back Jump Shot
(9:20) Bridges REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(9:17) MISS Knueppel 26' 3PT Running Jump Shot
(9:13) Diabate REBOUND (Off:2 Def:0)
+3 (9:04) Ball 31' 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Diabate 1 AST)
68
(8:53) MISS Powell 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(8:51) Bridges REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
(8:42) MISS Diabate 4' Layup
(8:42) Powell BLOCK (1 BLK)
(8:39) Herro REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (8:32) Herro 6' Driving Floating Jump Shot (4 PTS)
88
(8:15) MISS Miller 13' Fadeaway Jumper
(8:14) Ware REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(8:06) Herro Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(8:06) Knueppel STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (8:06) Knueppel 1' Running Layup (2 PTS)
810
(7:55) MISS Powell 2' Driving Layup
(7:55) Diabate BLOCK (1 BLK)
(7:48) Diabate REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)
(7:48) Diabate Traveling Turnover (P1.T3)
(7:33) MISS Powell 3' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(7:31) Diabate REBOUND (Off:2 Def:2)
+2 (7:18) Bridges 5' Pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS)
812
(7:08) Heat Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
(6:57) MISS Ware 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(6:53) Bridges REBOUND (Off:0 Def:5)
+2 (6:48) Bridges 5' Turnaround Hook Shot (4 PTS)
814
(6:48) Ware Violation:Defensive Goaltending (T.Brothers)
(6:36) MISS Herro 10' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(6:33) Herro REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(6:27) Larsson Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T2)
(6:27) Diabate STEAL (1 STL)
(6:23) Larsson P.FOUL (P2.T2) (J.DeRosa)
(6:05) MISS Bridges 3PT Jump Shot
(6:02) Mitchell REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (5:55) Fontecchio 1' Dunk (2 PTS) (Jaquez Jr. 1 AST)
1014
(5:46) MISS Ball 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(5:43) Jaquez Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(5:38) Jaquez Jr. Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T3)
(5:38) Bridges STEAL (1 STL)
(5:32) MISS Bridges 3' Running Dunk
(5:30) Herro REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
+2 (5:25) Mitchell 3' Running Pull-Up Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Herro 1 AST)
1214
(5:00) MISS Bridges 28' 3PT Jump Shot
(4:58) Ware REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(4:51) Green P.FOUL (P1.T3) (J.DeRosa)
+2 (4:41) Herro 2' Cutting Layup Shot (6 PTS) (Ware 1 AST)
1414
(4:41) HORNETS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
+3 (4:24) Miller 27' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Kalkbrenner 1 AST)
1417
(4:04) Mitchell Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T4)
(4:04) Miller STEAL (1 STL)
(3:55) MISS White 28' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(3:51) Ware REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(3:46) MISS Herro 7' Running Layup
(3:44) Miller REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(3:34) Fontecchio S.FOUL (P1.T3) (J.DeRosa)
+1 (3:34) White Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
1418
+1 (3:34) White Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
1419
(3:24) MISS Johnson 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(3:21) Green REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(3:13) Johnson S.FOUL (P1.T4) (T.Brothers)
(3:13) MISS Williams Free Throw 1 of 2
(3:13) HORNETS Rebound
+1 (3:13) Williams Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)
1420
(3:03) MISS Fontecchio 25' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(3:02) Johnson REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (2:57) Johnson 1' Driving Reverse Dunk Shot (2 PTS) (Jaquez Jr. 2 AST)
1620
(2:44) MISS Miller 8' Turnaround Fadeaway Shot
(2:42) Powell REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(2:32) MISS Jakucionis 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(2:27) Kalkbrenner REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(2:23) Kalkbrenner Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T4)
(2:23) Johnson STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (2:01) Jaquez Jr. 18' Fadeaway Jumper (2 PTS) (Powell 1 AST)
1820
(1:41) MISS Kalkbrenner 4' Alley Oop Layup
(1:38) Kalkbrenner REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (1:38) Kalkbrenner Tip Layup Shot (2 PTS)
1822
+3 (1:32) Fontecchio 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Jakucionis 1 AST)
2122
+2 (1:23) White 3' Driving Layup (4 PTS)
2124
(1:10) MISS Fontecchio 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(1:08) White REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (1:03) Miller 2' Running Alley Oop Dunk Shot (5 PTS) (White 1 AST)
2126
+3 (0:54) Johnson 24' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Powell 2 AST)
2426
(0:29) MISS Miller 5' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(0:27) Johnson REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(0:13) Miller P.FOUL (P2.T4) (J.DeRosa)
(0:04) MISS Powell 28' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(0:04) James REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(0:00) HORNETS Heave
(0:00) HORNETS Rebound

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

MIA

CHA

106Points136

36-89(40.4%)Field Goal(%)51-96(53.1%)

7-36(19.4%)3-Point(%)17-42(40.5%)

27-34(79.4%)Free Throw(%)17-21(81.0%)

43(12)Rebounds(Offensive)48(10)

26Assists32

4Steals11

3Blocks3

15Turnovers13

22Fouls25

56Pts In The Paint62

10Fast Break Pts11

19Pts Off Turnovers16

44Bench Pts46

4Largest Lead30

Game Details

Tuesday, March 17, 2026 · 7:00 PM

Spectrum Center · Charlotte, NC

attendance: 19,478 (96.4%)