On December 12, 2023, the NBA regular season ushered in a game between the Heat and the Hornets, and in the end, the Heat 116 114 narrowly defeated the Hornets.
At the beginning of the first quarter, Robinson and Martin took the lead from the outside, and the Heat opened with a wave of 12 6 against the Hornets. Washington scored 2+1, Harkes made a three-point shot in the bottom corner, Haywarde scored 5 points in a row, and Butler scored and assisted Love to score 2+1. Bridges hit a throw-in and Rozier offense as well as the 29-24 Hornets trailed by five points at the end of the first quarter.
At the beginning of the second quarter, Martin scored consecutive points, and Miller made consecutive outside shots, and the two sides fought to a 33-33 tie. Later, the Heat played a wave of 8 2 to open the score. Ismael made a shot from the outside to stop the bleeding, Hayward also made a shot, Hakes scored 7 points in a row to stabilize the situation, Rozier made an outside shot to stop the bleeding, Love hit 2 three-pointers in a row and assisted Martin to score, and the first half ended at 59 50 The Heat temporarily led by 9 points.
Easy to play Rozier and Bridges hit back-to-back outside shots, and Butlery hit consecutive points from the outside. Love shot in again, Rozier's outside touch continued, Bridges made a two-point shot at the whistle, and the 89 77 Hornets temporarily trailed by 12 points at the end of the third quarter.
At the beginning of the last quarter, the Hornets stopped the Heat with a wave of 7 0, and when they came back, Rozier assisted Miller to dunk and make it 2+1, while he felt hot on the outside. Later, you came and went, not to mention that there was no more to let Love, Love and Washington hit three points, Martin scored from the back, and Rozier threw it again from the outside, and the difference came to 3 points. Rozier's offense made a kill, Harkes fouled, Rozier made 1 of 2 free throws, Martin also made 1 of 2 free throws, and Butler also made 1 of 2 free throws, but Rozier missed the shot at the buzzer, and finally the Heat 116 114 defeated the Hornets.
Let's take a look at the data lines of the players on both sides:
Hornets: Rozier 34 points, 2 rebounds and 13 assists, Bridges 18 points, 4 rebounds and 1 assist, Hayward 17 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists, Miller 16 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists, Washington 15 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists
Heat: Butler 23 points, 4 rebounds, 8 assists, 1 steal and 1 block, Dunroe 24 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 steals, Martin 20 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists, Harkes 18 points and 1 assist, Love 19 points, 6 rebounds and 1 assist