It figures to be a high-scoring affair when the Charlotte Hornets (3-10, 2-5 Away) are on the road to face the Miami Heat (5-7, 4-4 Home) on Saturday. The teams face off in their second successive game against each other. Miami topped Charlotte 117-112 at FTX Arena on Thursday, their sixth straight head-to-head win.
Jimmy Butler led the Heat with 35 points, 10 rebounds, and eight assists. Kelly Oubre Jr. had 29 points and seven rebounds in defeat. The Hornets are the 15th seed in the Eastern Conference. The Heat are the 12th seed in the Eastern Conference.
The Heat’s win on Thursday was the teams’ only previous matchup this season. The Hornets have been led this season by Oubre Jr., who is averaging 18.4 points per game, best in the league. Meanwhile, Mason Plumlee is grabbing 9.1 rebounds per game, most in the league, and Dennis Smith Jr. is dishing 6.2 assists (1st).
Butler and Tyler Herro have supplied much of the Heat’s offense, averaging 22.3 and 19.6 points per game, respectively. Butler leads the NBA. Butler also has recorded 5.9 assists per game, most in the NBA. Bam Adebayo has posted 8.6 rebounds per game.
The Hornets and the Heat are both averaging 108.2 points per game, respectively, ranking tied for third in the NBA in scoring. The Heat have had the advantage in the Hornets’ last 10 trips to FTX Arena, winning seven. Charlotte is looking to avoid a sixth successive road defeat this season.
In the last 10 games, Charlotte is 1-9 with an average margin of -9.9 (104.0-113.9). Miami has split the last 10 (5-5), scoring 109.3 points per game on average while holding opponents to 108.6 (+0.7 margin).
HORNETS HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
Gordon Hayward: 0.0 | 22.9 | -22.9
Points per game:
Gordon Hayward: 0.0 | 15.4 | -15.4
Assists per game:
Terry Rozier: 4.0 | 5.5 | -1.5
HEAT HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Assists per game:
Jimmy Butler: 7.7 | 5.9 | +1.8
SportsTips’ NBA Pick:
Miami Heat -10.5 (-110)
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