On December 12, Beijing time, the Heat, who narrowly defeated their opponents in the last meeting, once again went to Charlotte to play away, and the Hornets, who had just avoided three consecutive defeats, stayed at home.
At the beginning of the first quarter, the Hornets jumped the ball first, and Richards made a layup to give the team the first place. The Heat went on a 12-2 run to take a nine-point lead and maintain the lead to the end, ending the first quarter with a 29-24 lead. In the second quarter, the Hornets scored 9 points in a row to equalize the score, and the Heat immediately responded with 11-2, and the Hornets caught up with a wave of 9-3 small climaxes again, and the Heat played 8-2 at the end of the game and ended the first half with a 59-50 lead.
In the second half, the Heat maintained a 10-point advantage, widening the gap to 14 points at the end of the game, leading 89-77 into the final quarter.
In the final quarter, the Hornets scored 7 points in a row to chase the difference to 5 points, and then played 6-0 in the middle to narrow the gap to 1 point, the Heat did not let the score further overtake, and scored 6 points in a row at the end to open the gap and enter the final minute with a 6-point lead, but Rozier scored 4 points in a row to help the Hornets chase the 2-point difference again. Martin then missed a crucial free throw, and Rozier drew another foul and made both free throws, leaving the deficit to just one point. Butler made just one of two key free throws, but Rozier missed the tiebreaker, and the Heat narrowly beat the Hornets 116-114 to complete the double.
Heat stats (13-10).
Duncan Robinson 24 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 steals;Jimmy Butler had 23 points, 4 rebounds and 8 assists;Caleb Martin 20 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists;Kevin Love 19 points and 6 rebounds;Jaime Harkes Jr. 18 points;Orlando Robinson had 7 points, 6 rebounds and 2 blocks.
Terry Rozier 34 points and 13 assists;Miles Bridges had 18 points and 4 rebounds;Gordon Hayward had 17 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists;Brandon Miller had 16 points and 4 rebounds;PJ-Washington 15 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists;Nick Richards had 6 points and 6 rebounds;Ismael Smith had five points and three assists.
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