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Ball, Hornets host the Heat
By The Associated Press
Miami Heat (38-30, seventh in the Eastern Conference) vs. Charlotte Hornets
(34-34, 10th in the Eastern Conference)
Charlotte, North Carolina; Tuesday, 7 p.m. EDT
BOTTOM LINE: The Miami Heat visit LaMelo Ball and the Charlotte Hornets in
Eastern Conference play Tuesday.
The Hornets are 9-5 against division opponents. Charlotte ranks fourth in the
Eastern Conference in rebounding averaging 46.1 rebounds. Moussa Diabate leads
the Hornets with 8.7 boards.
The Heat are 7-6 against the rest of the division. Miami is second in the
league scoring 120.4 points per game while shooting 46.5%.
The Hornets are shooting 45.7% from the field this season, the same percentage
the Heat allow to opponents. The Heat are shooting 46.5% from the field, 0.5%
lower than the 47.0% the Hornets' opponents have shot this season.
The teams play for the fourth time this season. The Heat won the last matchup
128-120 on March 7. Tyler Herro scored 33 points to help lead the Heat to the
victory.
TOP PERFORMERS: Ball is averaging 19.3 points and 7.1 assists for the Hornets.
Brandon Miller is averaging 19.9 points, seven rebounds, 3.5 assists and 1.5
steals over the past 10 games.
Jaime Jaquez Jr. is scoring 15.1 points per game and averaging 5.2 rebounds for
the Heat. Herro is averaging 2.6 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Hornets: 7-3, averaging 114.9 points, 46.0 rebounds, 26.4
assists, 8.8 steals and 5.3 blocks per game while shooting 44.9% from the
field. Their opponents have averaged 104.4 points per game.
Heat: 7-3, averaging 122.7 points, 46.0 rebounds, 28.0 assists, 9.4 steals and
4.9 blocks per game while shooting 47.1% from the field. Their opponents have
averaged 115.0 points.
INJURIES: Hornets: Liam McNeeley: day to day (ankle), Tidjane Salaun: day to
day (calf).
Heat: Nikola Jovic: day to day (back), Andrew Wiggins: day to day (toe).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data
Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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