MIAMI -- — Jaime Jaquez Jr. scored 20 of his 28 points in the first half to keep up his hot-shooting start to the season, and the high-scoring Miami Heat beat the Charlotte Hornets 144-117 on Tuesday night.

Bam Adebayo had 26 points and Andrew Wiggins added 21 for the Heat, who won their third straight game after losing the season opener to Orlando. They played without leading scorer Norman Powell, who had 29 points in the win over New York on Sunday and was scratched because of a groin injury he felt during the morning shootaround.

Jaquez led the Heat to a 58-33 advantage in bench points, going 9 for 14 from the floor while posting a plus-43 rating. The third-year guard, drafted with the 18th pick by the Heat in 2023, is shooting 69% through four games (31 for 45). The Heat, who were just 24th in the NBA last season in scoring, are averaging 132 points.

Pelle Larsson started in place of Powell and pitched in 17 points and five rebounds for the Heat, who closed the first half on an 11-0 run over the final 3:13 to take a 76-60 lead. After the Hornets pulled within three, the Heat used a 23-7 surge that stretched into the fourth quarter to retake control.

LaMelo Ball, who had a triple-double for the Hornets in the previous game in a win over Washington, had 20 points, nine assists and eight rebounds, and rookie Kon Knueppel added 19 points. The Hornets played for the second straight game without starting forward Brandon Miller, who suffered a shoulder injury on Saturday at Philadelphia. Miller missed 55 games last season after wrist surgery.

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Hornets: Host Orlando on Thursday.

Heat: Visit San Antonio on Thursday to start a four-game road trip.

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TIME	PLAY
12:00	Ryan Kalkbrenner vs. Kel'el Ware (Davion Mitchell gains possession)	0	0
11:44	Kel'el Ware makes 1-foot alley oop dunk shot (Andrew Wiggins assists)	2	0
11:28	LaMelo Ball misses 13-foot two point shot	2	0
11:24	Ryan Kalkbrenner offensive rebound	2	0
11:23	Ryan Kalkbrenner makes two point shot	2	2
11:10	Andrew Wiggins misses 25-foot three point jumper	2	2
11:07	Collin Sexton defensive rebound	2	2
11:00	Collin Sexton misses 16-foot pullup jump shot	2	2
10:56	Davion Mitchell defensive rebound	2	2
10:44	Bam Adebayo misses 5-foot two point shot	2	2
10:40	LaMelo Ball defensive rebound	2	2
10:34	LaMelo Ball makes 26-foot three pointer	2	5
10:19	Kel'el Ware misses 4-foot jump bank shot	2	5
10:17	Ryan Kalkbrenner defensive rebound	2	5
10:08	Collin Sexton misses two point shot	2	5
10:08	Andrew Wiggins defensive rebound	2	5
9:57	Bam Adebayo misses 5-foot two point shot	2	5
9:54	LaMelo Ball defensive rebound	2	5
9:44	Miles Bridges misses 26-foot three point jumper	2	5
9:41	Kel'el Ware defensive rebound	2	5
9:37	Davion Mitchell makes two point shot	4	5
9:23	LaMelo Ball makes 28-foot three point jumper (Collin Sexton assists)	4	8
9:15	LaMelo Ball shooting foul	4	8
9:15	Andrew Wiggins makes free throw 1 of 2	5	8
9:15	Andrew Wiggins makes free throw 2 of 2	6	8
9:04	Collin Sexton makes 2-foot two point shot	6	10
8:53	Davion Mitchell makes 5-foot driving floating jump shot	8	10
8:43	Kon Knueppel makes 22-foot three point jumper (Collin Sexton assists)	8	13
8:29	Bam Adebayo makes 23-foot three point jumper (Davion Mitchell assists)	11	13
8:08	LaMelo Ball misses driving layup	11	13
8:06	Kel'el Ware defensive rebound	11	13
8:03	Bam Adebayo out of bounds bad pass turnover	11	13
7:49	Andrew Wiggins blocks Kon Knueppel 's 14-foot pullup jump shot	11	13
7:47	Heat defensive team rebound	11	13
7:37	Kel'el Ware misses 25-foot three point jumper	11	13
7:32	Pelle Larsson offensive rebound	11	13
7:32	Pelle Larsson makes tip shot	13	13
7:24	Collin Sexton makes layup (Kon Knueppel assists)	13	15
7:21	Collin Sexton personal foul	13	15
7:09	Kel'el Ware misses 5-foot two point shot	13	15
7:07	Miles Bridges defensive rebound	13	15
7:02	Miles Bridges makes 5-foot two point shot	13	17
6:49	Pelle Larsson makes 3-foot two point shot (Davion Mitchell assists)	15	17
6:38	LaMelo Ball makes 12-foot driving floating jump shot	15	19
6:32	Bam Adebayo makes alley oop dunk shot (Pelle Larsson assists)	17	19
6:32	Hornets Full timeout	17	19
6:32	Jaime Jaquez Jr. enters the game for Bam Adebayo	17	19
6:32	Tre Mann enters the game for Collin Sexton	17	19
6:15	LaMelo Ball bad pass (Jaime Jaquez Jr. steals)	17	19
6:06	Davion Mitchell bad pass (Ryan Kalkbrenner steals)	17	19
6:02	Andrew Wiggins shooting foul	17	19
6:02	Miles Bridges makes free throw 1 of 2	17	20
6:02	Moussa Diabate enters the game for Kon Knueppel	17	20
6:02	Sion James enters the game for Ryan Kalkbrenner	17	20
6:02	Miles Bridges makes free throw 2 of 2	17	21
5:49	Andrew Wiggins misses 20-foot pullup jump shot	17	21
5:46	Tre Mann defensive rebound	17	21
5:39	Miles Bridges misses two point shot	17	21
5:36	Kel'el Ware defensive rebound	17	21
5:26	Moussa Diabate blocks Pelle Larsson 's 4-foot two point shot	17	21
5:23	LaMelo Ball defensive rebound	17	21
5:16	Miles Bridges misses 22-foot three point jumper	17	21
5:10	Pelle Larsson defensive rebound	17	21
5:04	Jaime Jaquez Jr. lost ball turnover (LaMelo Ball steals)	17	21
4:57	Miles Bridges makes driving layup (LaMelo Ball assists)	17	23
4:52	Kel'el Ware bad pass (Tre Mann steals)	17	23
4:52	Tre Mann steps out of bounds turnover	17	23
4:37	Jaime Jaquez Jr. makes 25-foot three point jumper (Andrew Wiggins assists)	20	23
4:20	LaMelo Ball steps out of bounds turnover	20	23
4:20	Dru Smith enters the game for Pelle Larsson	20	23
4:20	Nikola Jovic enters the game for Andrew Wiggins	20	23
4:20	Simone Fontecchio enters the game for Davion Mitchell	20	23
4:04	Dru Smith makes driving layup (Simone Fontecchio assists)	22	23
3:54	LaMelo Ball steps out of bounds turnover	22	23
3:54	Tidjane Salaun enters the game for Miles Bridges	22	23
3:41	Jaime Jaquez Jr. makes 8-foot driving floating jump shot (Dru Smith assists)	24	23
3:23	LaMelo Ball makes 24-foot three point step back jumpshot	24	26
3:08	Jaime Jaquez Jr. makes 24-foot three point jumper (Nikola Jovic assists)	27	26
2:54	LaMelo Ball makes 26-foot three point step back jumpshot (Tre Mann assists)	27	29
2:54	Jaime Jaquez Jr. shooting foul	27	29
2:54	Heat Full timeout	27	29
2:54	Bam Adebayo enters the game for Kel'el Ware	27	29
2:54	LaMelo Ball makes free throw 1 of 1	27	30
2:40	Nikola Jovic makes 11-foot two point shot	29	30
2:31	Tre Mann misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot	29	30
2:27	Tidjane Salaun offensive rebound	29	30
2:15	LaMelo Ball misses 30-foot three point jumper	29	30
2:14	Hornets offensive team rebound	29	30
2:14	shot clock turnover	29	30
2:01	Bam Adebayo makes 2-foot two point shot (Dru Smith assists)	31	30
1:52	Tidjane Salaun steps out of bounds turnover	31	30
1:39	Simone Fontecchio makes 25-foot three point jumper (Bam Adebayo assists)	34	30
1:39	Tre Mann shooting foul	34	30
1:39	Simone Fontecchio makes free throw 1 of 1	35	30
1:39	Collin Sexton enters the game for LaMelo Ball	35	30
1:29	Collin Sexton makes 1-foot two point shot	35	32
1:15	Simone Fontecchio misses 25-foot three point jumper	35	32
1:13	Bam Adebayo offensive rebound	35	32
1:10	Bam Adebayo misses two point shot	35	32
1:08	Tidjane Salaun defensive rebound	35	32
57.6	Tidjane Salaun misses 5-foot two point shot	35	32
53.2	Jaime Jaquez Jr. defensive rebound	35	32
50.1	Nikola Jovic misses running pullup jump shot	35	32
45.5	Collin Sexton defensive rebound	35	32
31.5	Tre Mann misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot	35	32
26.9	Collin Sexton offensive rebound	35	32
19.4	Dru Smith shooting foul	35	32
19.4	Collin Sexton makes free throw 1 of 2	35	33
19.4	Miles Bridges enters the game for Tre Mann	35	33
19.4	Collin Sexton makes free throw 2 of 2	35	34
5.1	Jaime Jaquez Jr. makes driving dunk	37	34
1.6	Collin Sexton out of bounds bad pass turnover	37	34
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	37	34

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Kaseya Center

Miami, FL

Date & Time

11:30 PM, October 28, 2025

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FanDuel SN Sun, FanDuel SN SE, NBA League Pass

Attendance

19,600

Referees

Gediminas Petraitis, Andy Nagy, Brandon Adair

2025-26 Southeast Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
Miami	35	29	.547	W4
Orlando	33	28	.541	W2
Atlanta	32	31	.508	W5
Charlotte	32	32	.500	L1
Washington	16	46	.258	L7

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