Charlotte Hornets at Miami Heat
· National Basketball AssociationHornets top Heat 109-98, as NBA shutdown looms
He was apparently right.
And by night's end, that hardly seemed to matter.
That is, if there even is a postseason. The NBA suspended the season indefinitely after Wednesday's games after a Utah Jazz player had a presumptive positive test for the coronavirus, or COVID-19. The player is Rudy Gobert, according to a person who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because neither the league nor the team had confirmed it publicly.
P.J. Washington scored 17 and Miles Bridges scored 16 for the Hornets, who have won five of their last seven road games in a stretch that came immediately after they dropped eight consecutive games played away from Charlotte. The Hornets were down 40-20 late in the first quarter, then scored 39 of the game's next 50 points.
"We've been here before," Borrego said. "We didn't panic. After the first quarter, we made a few adjustments. We started to play more aggressively. Just a fantastic win."
Kendrick Nunn scored 24 for the Heat, who played without Jimmy Butler because of a toe injury.
Derrick Jones Jr. had 23 points, Bam Adebayo had 21 points and 10 rebounds and Duncan Robinson scored 12 for the Heat.
But amid the reality that the game is shutting down until further notice, the talk afterward had very little to do with the game.
"We just have to sit back and observe and monitor the situation," Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said.
TIP-INS
Hornets: Charlotte is 23-42. ... The Hornets were 17 for 34 from 3-point range. ... Charlotte was without Terry Rozier, who missed the game with an illness.
Heat: Miami is 41-24. ... Robinson was 3 for 13, all from 3-point range. ... The Heat got to the foul line only six times in the game, compared with 22 for Charlotte.
SILENCE
There was no announcement in the arena about the looming NBA suspension of play, but in a departure from the norm the Heat also did not announce anything about the next home game. It would have been Friday against New York.
UNLUCKY 13
This was the 13th time this season that Miami lost a game in which it led by at least 10 points at some point.
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Regular Season Series
Series tied 1-1
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 109 - 98 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 109 - 98 |
| 4th 6.0 |  |
Caleb Martin defensive rebound | 109 - 98 |
| 4th 10.3 |  |
Jae Crowder misses 27-foot three point jumper | 109 - 98 |
| 4th 18.9 | |
Miles Bridges makes free throw 2 of 2 | 109 - 98 |
Statistics
 CHA |
 MIA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 37-82 | FG | 39-84 |
| 45 | Field Goal % | 46 |
| 17-34 | 3PT | 15-44 |
| 50 | Three Point % | 34 |
| 18-22 | FT | 5-6 |
| 82 | Free Throw % | 83 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 15 | Offensive Rebounds | 9 |
| 35 | Defensive Rebounds | 27 |
| 20 | Assists | 32 |
| 7 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 14 | Total Turnovers | 14 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 13 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 24 |
| 9 | Fast Break Points | 15 |
| 38 | Points in Paint | 44 |
| 9 | Fouls | 17 |
| 15 | Largest Lead | 20 |
Miami Heat Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Tyler Herro, G | Out | Apr 27 |
| Bam Adebayo, C | Out | Apr 14 |
| Dru Smith, G | Out | Apr 13 |
| Nikola Jovic, F | Out | Apr 13 |
Charlotte Hornets Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| PJ Hall, C | Out | Apr 9 |
Game Information
Location: Miami, FL
Attendance: 19,600 · Capacity:
2025-26 Southeast Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Atlanta |
46 | 36 | .561 | - | L1 |
 Orlando |
45 | 37 | .549 | 1 | L1 |
 Charlotte |
44 | 38 | .537 | 2 | W1 |
 Miami |
43 | 39 | .524 | 3 | W2 |
 Washington |
17 | 65 | .207 | 29 | L10 |
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