MIAMI -- — Andrew Wiggins scored 42 points for the second-highest scoring game of his career, Tyler Herro added 29 and the Miami Heat beat the Charlotte Hornets 122-105 on Sunday night to snap a 10-game losing streak.

Wiggins had the most points by a Heat player this season — Herro had 40 three times — and finished five shy of his career high of 47, done Nov. 13, 2016, for Minnesota against the Los Angeles Lakers.

He'll face his former team, Golden State, on Tuesday for the first time since getting traded to Miami last month.

Nick Smith Jr. scored 19 and LaMelo Ball had 18 points and 11 assists for Charlotte, which led by 12 early but were eliminated from postseason contention. The Hornets haven't made the playoffs since 2016 — a seven-game Round 1 loss to Miami.

Takeaways

Hornets: It was the second time this season that Charlotte led a game by at least 12 before getting into a 20-point deficit. The other was Dec. 5 at New York, when the Hornets led by 13 before getting down by 28 and losing 125-101.

Heat: Nikola Jovic, who has missed Miami's last 15 games over the last four weeks with a broken bone in his right hand, is awaiting full clearance. “He's doing all the conditioning. He’s doing all the weight room work that he can do,” Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said.

Key moment

Miami closed the half on a 24-4 run, shooting 10 of 14 over the final 7:05 before intermission. Charlotte shot 1 for 12 in that stretch.

Key stat

The 10-game slide tied the sixth-longest in Heat history (with streaks of 17, 15, 13, 12 and 11 ahead of it, and two other 10-game streaks).

Up next

Charlotte hosts Orlando on Tuesday. Miami stays home Tuesday for a matchup against Jimmy Butler and Golden State.

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Play By Play

Recent plays and game events

TIME	PLAY
12:00	Mark Williams vs. Kel'el Ware (LaMelo Ball gains possession)	0	0
11:48	Kel'el Ware kicked ball violation	0	0
11:36	DaQuan Jeffries makes 8-foot two point shot	0	2
11:14	Andrew Wiggins makes 26-foot three point jumper (Duncan Robinson assists)	3	2
11:03	Mark Williams out of bounds bad pass turnover	3	2
10:47	Bam Adebayo misses 23-foot three point step back jumpshot	3	2
10:43	Miles Bridges defensive rebound	3	2
10:39	Nick Smith Jr. misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot	3	2
10:35	Kel'el Ware defensive rebound	3	2
10:25	Duncan Robinson misses driving layup	3	2
10:22	Miles Bridges defensive rebound	3	2
10:19	Mark Williams makes 1-foot dunk (Nick Smith Jr. assists)	3	4
9:56	Tyler Herro makes 25-foot three pointer (Kel'el Ware assists)	6	4
9:38	LaMelo Ball misses 25-foot three point jumper	6	4
9:33	Duncan Robinson defensive rebound	6	4
9:28	DaQuan Jeffries blocks Tyler Herro 's 7-foot driving floating jump shot	6	4
9:25	LaMelo Ball defensive rebound	6	4
9:23	DaQuan Jeffries makes 3-foot driving floating jump shot	6	6
9:03	Andrew Wiggins makes 3-foot driving floating jump shot	8	6
8:39	LaMelo Ball misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot	8	6
8:37	Miles Bridges offensive rebound	8	6
8:36	Miles Bridges misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	8	6
8:36	Kel'el Ware defensive rebound	8	6
8:22	LaMelo Ball shooting foul	8	6
8:22	Andrew Wiggins misses free throw 1 of 2	8	6
8:22	Heat offensive team rebound	8	6
8:22	Andrew Wiggins makes free throw 2 of 2	9	6
8:08	DaQuan Jeffries misses driving dunk	9	6
8:04	Tyler Herro defensive rebound	9	6
8:01	Duncan Robinson misses two point shot	9	6
7:58	Bam Adebayo offensive rebound	9	6
7:58	Bam Adebayo misses dunk	9	6
7:57	DaQuan Jeffries defensive rebound	9	6
7:44	Nick Smith Jr. out of bounds bad pass turnover	9	6
7:33	Tyler Herro makes 6-foot two point shot (Kel'el Ware assists)	11	6
7:32	Hornets Full timeout	11	6
7:32	Tidjane Salaun enters the game for DaQuan Jeffries	11	6
7:18	Nick Smith Jr. makes 24-foot three point jumper (LaMelo Ball assists)	11	9
6:53	Kel'el Ware misses 26-foot three point jumper	11	9
6:50	Mark Williams defensive rebound	11	9
6:35	Mark Williams makes two point shot (LaMelo Ball assists)	11	11
6:12	Mark Williams blocks Andrew Wiggins 's 2-foot driving floating jump shot	11	11
6:12	Heat offensive team rebound	11	11
6:12	KJ Simpson enters the game for LaMelo Ball	11	11
6:11	Bam Adebayo bad pass (Tidjane Salaun steals)	11	11
6:06	Mark Williams makes dunk (Tidjane Salaun assists)	11	13
5:40	Andrew Wiggins out of bounds bad pass turnover	11	13
5:40	Davion Mitchell enters the game for Bam Adebayo	11	13
5:40	Haywood Highsmith enters the game for Duncan Robinson	11	13
5:22	Nick Smith Jr. makes 24-foot three pointer	11	16
5:00	Davion Mitchell misses 25-foot three point jumper	11	16
4:56	KJ Simpson defensive rebound	11	16
4:48	Miles Bridges misses 25-foot three point jumper	11	16
4:48	Kel'el Ware defensive rebound	11	16
4:36	Andrew Wiggins misses 26-foot three point jumper	11	16
4:31	Nick Smith Jr. defensive rebound	11	16
4:18	Nick Smith Jr. makes 25-foot three pointer	11	19
4:17	Heat Full timeout	11	19
4:17	Jusuf Nurkic enters the game for Miles Bridges	11	19
4:17	LaMelo Ball enters the game for Mark Williams	11	19
3:54	Tyler Herro makes 26-foot three point step back jumpshot (Andrew Wiggins assists)	14	19
3:35	Tidjane Salaun makes 24-foot three point jumper (LaMelo Ball assists)	14	22
3:23	Kel'el Ware makes alley oop dunk shot (Davion Mitchell assists)	16	22
3:10	Jusuf Nurkic makes 5-foot two point shot (LaMelo Ball assists)	16	24
2:54	Andrew Wiggins makes 22-foot pullup jump shot (Kel'el Ware assists)	18	24
2:39	Jusuf Nurkic offensive foul	18	24
2:39	Jusuf Nurkic turnover	18	24
2:39	Jaime Jaquez Jr. enters the game for Andrew Wiggins	18	24
2:39	Seth Curry enters the game for Nick Smith Jr.	18	24
2:30	Tyler Herro misses 29-foot three point jumper	18	24
2:27	Tidjane Salaun defensive rebound	18	24
2:05	Seth Curry makes 15-foot pullup jump shot (KJ Simpson assists)	18	26
1:46	Bam Adebayo enters the game for Kel'el Ware	18	26
1:38	shot clock turnover	18	26
1:26	LaMelo Ball misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot	18	26
1:21	Tyler Herro defensive rebound	18	26
1:16	Jaime Jaquez Jr. bad pass (LaMelo Ball steals)	18	26
1:07	KJ Simpson misses 27-foot three point jumper	18	26
1:05	Hornets offensive team rebound	18	26
1:05	Bam Adebayo loose ball foul	18	26
1:05	Duncan Robinson enters the game for Tyler Herro	18	26
57.0	Bam Adebayo kicked ball violation	18	26
45.1	LaMelo Ball out of bounds lost ball turnover	18	26
38.1	Duncan Robinson misses 26-foot three point jumper	18	26
33.0	KJ Simpson defensive rebound	18	26
30.1	KJ Simpson misses driving floating jump shot	18	26
30.1	Duncan Robinson defensive rebound	18	26
7.1	Davion Mitchell makes driving layup	20	26
4.0	LaMelo Ball lost ball turnover (Bam Adebayo steals)	20	26
0.1	Bam Adebayo misses 27-foot three point shot	20	26
0.1	Heat offensive team rebound	20	26
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	20	26

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Venue

Kaseya Center

Miami, FL

Date & Time

10:00 PM, March 23, 2025

Coverage

FanDuel SN Sun, FanDuel SN SE, NBA League Pass

Attendance

19,700

Referees

Josh Tiven, Intae Hwang, John Butler

2025-26 Southeast Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
Orlando	31	27	.534	L1
Miami	32	29	.525	W1
Charlotte	30	31	.492	W4
Atlanta	30	31	.492	W3
Washington	16	43	.271	L4

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