CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- — Jimmy Butler scored 13 of his 26 points in the fourth quarter, Tyler Herro added five 3-pointers and 22 points and the Miami Heat spoiled the Charlotte Hornets’ home opener with 114-106 victory on Saturday night.

Terry Rozier had 19 points and Bam Adebayo finished with 12 points and 11 rebounds for Miami (1-1). Butler added eight assists and eight rebounds.

LaMelo Ball had 27 points, eight rebounds and seven assists for the Hornets on an emotional night when they honored their late longtime public address announcer Pat Doughty, and showed livestream feeds on the arena scoreboard of a star-studded benefit concert for victims of Hurricane Helene taking place less than a mile away at Bank of America Stadium. One of the performers at the concert was musician Eric Church, a Hornets minority owner.

The Hornets (1-2) looked out of sync with 20 turnovers, and twice were whistled for 5-second calls after failing to get the ball in on side inbound plays.

Takeaways

Heat: After struggling in their season opener, the Heat began to put things together down the stretch, thwarting three different rallies by the Hornets with Butler, Herro and Duncan Robinson all hitting big 3s.

Hornets: Three games into the season and Charlotte's depth is already being tested with three starters — Brandon Miller, Mark Williams and Josh Green — all sidelined with injuries.

Key moment

After Tre Mann's pull-up jumper cut Miami's double-digit, fourth-quarter lead to three with 1:36 left, Herro knocked in a clutch 3-pointer from the top of the key. Ball's turnover led to two free throws for Butler. Rozier then added another 3 to seal the win.

Key stat

The Heat had 33 assists on their 40 baskets.

Up next

The Heat host Detroit on Monday night, while the Hornets host Toronto on Wednesday night.

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Play By Play

Recent plays and game events

TIME	PLAY
12:00	Bam Adebayo vs. Nick Richards (LaMelo Ball gains possession)	0	0
11:45	LaMelo Ball misses 27-foot three point jumper	0	0
11:41	Jimmy Butler defensive rebound	0	0
11:24	Tyler Herro misses 25-foot three point jumper	0	0
11:24	Hornets defensive team rebound	0	0
11:08	Miles Bridges misses 8-foot two point shot	0	0
11:04	Seth Curry offensive rebound	0	0
10:57	Cody Martin lost ball turnover	0	0
10:57	Cody Martin loose ball foul	0	0
10:48	Terry Rozier offensive foul	0	0
10:48	Terry Rozier turnover	0	0
10:25	Bam Adebayo blocks LaMelo Ball 's 2-foot driving layup	0	0
10:25	Hornets offensive team rebound	0	0
10:24	Cody Martin misses 23-foot three point shot	0	0
10:24	Hornets offensive team rebound	0	0
10:24	shot clock turnover	0	0
10:05	Bam Adebayo misses 21-foot jumper	0	0
10:03	Miles Bridges defensive rebound	0	0
9:51	Miles Bridges makes driving layup (LaMelo Ball assists)	2	0
9:42	Terry Rozier misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	2	0
9:38	Bam Adebayo offensive rebound	2	0
9:26	Jimmy Butler misses 4-foot two point shot	2	0
9:26	Heat offensive team rebound	2	0
9:26	shot clock turnover	2	0
9:09	Seth Curry misses 26-foot three point jumper	2	0
9:07	Jimmy Butler defensive rebound	2	0
8:56	Nikola Jovic makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jimmy Butler assists)	2	3
8:39	Nick Richards makes 2-foot alley oop dunk shot (LaMelo Ball assists)	4	3
8:29	Terry Rozier makes 1-foot layup (Bam Adebayo assists)	4	5
8:13	Cody Martin misses 26-foot three point jumper	4	5
8:10	Terry Rozier defensive rebound	4	5
8:09	Terry Rozier bad pass	4	5
8:09	Jimmy Butler loose ball foul	4	5
7:54	Miles Bridges out of bounds bad pass turnover	4	5
7:42	Bam Adebayo misses 13-foot jumper	4	5
7:40	Nick Richards defensive rebound	4	5
7:23	Miles Bridges makes 9-foot two point shot	6	5
7:15	LaMelo Ball personal foul	6	5
7:05	Bam Adebayo misses 25-foot three point jumper	6	5
7:01	LaMelo Ball defensive rebound	6	5
6:53	Miles Bridges misses 28-foot three point jumper	6	5
6:51	Hornets offensive team rebound	6	5
6:51	Hornets Full timeout	6	5
6:51	Grant Williams enters the game for LaMelo Ball	6	5
6:51	Tre Mann enters the game for Miles Bridges	6	5
6:51	Vasilije Micic enters the game for Cody Martin	6	5
6:43	Seth Curry makes 12-foot pullup jump shot (Nick Richards assists)	8	5
6:21	Tyler Herro makes 19-foot step back jumpshot	8	7
6:04	Seth Curry makes 26-foot three pointer	11	7
5:39	Jimmy Butler misses 13-foot step back jumpshot	11	7
5:35	Nick Richards defensive rebound	11	7
5:28	Seth Curry makes 26-foot running pullup jump shot	14	7
5:21	Heat Full timeout	14	7
5:21	Tidjane Salaun enters the game for Seth Curry	14	7
5:21	Jaime Jaquez Jr. enters the game for Jimmy Butler	14	7
5:15	Terry Rozier makes driving layup (Jaime Jaquez Jr. assists)	14	9
5:02	Vasilije Micic misses 23-foot pullup jump shot	14	9
4:58	Terry Rozier defensive rebound	14	9
4:51	Vasilije Micic shooting foul	14	9
4:51	Tyler Herro misses free throw 1 of 2	14	9
4:51	Heat offensive team rebound	14	9
4:51	Tyler Herro makes free throw 2 of 2	14	10
4:35	Grant Williams lost ball turnover (Tyler Herro steals)	14	10
4:29	Nikola Jovic makes two point shot (Tyler Herro assists)	14	12
4:21	Tre Mann lost ball turnover (Nikola Jovic steals)	14	12
4:17	Tyler Herro makes 1-foot dunk (Nikola Jovic assists)	14	14
4:17	Hornets Full timeout	14	14
4:17	Moussa Diabate enters the game for Nick Richards	14	14
3:56	Jaime Jaquez Jr. shooting foul	14	14
3:56	Grant Williams makes free throw 1 of 2	15	14
3:56	Grant Williams misses free throw 2 of 2	15	14
3:53	Bam Adebayo defensive rebound	15	14
3:43	Nikola Jovic misses 24-foot three point jumper	15	14
3:40	Tre Mann defensive rebound	15	14
3:31	Tre Mann misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot	15	14
3:28	Bam Adebayo defensive rebound	15	14
3:19	Jaime Jaquez Jr. makes 22-foot three point jumper (Nikola Jovic assists)	15	17
3:09	Moussa Diabate offensive foul	15	17
3:09	Moussa Diabate turnover	15	17
3:09	Miles Bridges enters the game for Vasilije Micic	15	17
3:09	LaMelo Ball enters the game for Tidjane Salaun	15	17
3:09	Jimmy Butler enters the game for Terry Rozier	15	17
3:09	Dru Smith enters the game for Nikola Jovic	15	17
3:09	Duncan Robinson enters the game for Bam Adebayo	15	17
3:09	Thomas Bryant enters the game for Tyler Herro	15	17
2:56	Moussa Diabate defensive 3-seconds (technical foul)	15	17
2:56	Jimmy Butler misses technical free throw	15	17
2:56	Heat offensive team rebound	15	17
2:49	Duncan Robinson misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot	15	17
2:42	Jaime Jaquez Jr. offensive rebound	15	17
2:42	Jaime Jaquez Jr. bad pass (Grant Williams steals)	15	17
2:42	Grant Williams out of bounds bad pass turnover	15	17
2:31	Thomas Bryant makes alley oop layup (Jaime Jaquez Jr. assists)	15	19
2:22	LaMelo Ball misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot	15	19
2:19	Moussa Diabate offensive rebound	15	19
2:13	Dru Smith personal foul	15	19
2:13	Cody Martin enters the game for Tre Mann	15	19
2:09	Thomas Bryant personal foul	15	19
2:00	Moussa Diabate makes 4-foot two point shot (Miles Bridges assists)	17	19
1:50	Duncan Robinson misses 25-foot three point jumper	17	19
1:46	Dru Smith offensive rebound	17	19
1:34	Duncan Robinson makes driving layup (Dru Smith assists)	17	21
1:17	Grant Williams misses 13-foot two point shot	17	21
1:13	Moussa Diabate offensive rebound	17	21
1:11	Moussa Diabate makes layup	19	21
1:05	LaMelo Ball personal foul	19	21
57.1	Thomas Bryant makes layup (Jimmy Butler assists)	19	23
39.1	LaMelo Ball makes 9-foot driving floating jump shot	21	23
39.1	Dru Smith shooting foul	21	23
39.1	LaMelo Ball makes free throw 1 of 1	22	23
30.2	Cody Martin blocks Duncan Robinson 's 5-foot driving layup	22	23
27.0	Jimmy Butler offensive rebound	22	23
23.1	Dru Smith bad pass (Cody Martin steals)	22	23
18.0	Dru Smith shooting foul	22	23
18.0	Moussa Diabate misses free throw 1 of 2	22	23
18.0	Hornets offensive team rebound	22	23
18.0	Nick Richards enters the game for Grant Williams	22	23
18.0	Seth Curry enters the game for LaMelo Ball	22	23
18.0	Terry Rozier enters the game for Dru Smith	22	23
18.0	Moussa Diabate makes free throw 2 of 2	23	23
7.0	Jaime Jaquez Jr. traveling	23	23
7.0	Grant Williams enters the game for Moussa Diabate	23	23
7.0	LaMelo Ball enters the game for Nick Richards	23	23
0.0	Thomas Bryant blocks Miles Bridges 's 3-foot dunk	23	23
0.0	Jaime Jaquez Jr. defensive rebound	23	23
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	23	23

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Venue

Spectrum Center

Charlotte, NC

Date & Time

11:00 PM, October 26, 2024

Coverage

NBA League Pass, FanDuel SN Sun, FanDuel SN SE

Attendance

19,102

Referees

Karl Lane, Ray Acosta, Sha'Rae Mitchell

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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