Udonis Haslem's shot late in the fourth quarter proved to be the game-winner as the HEAT snapped a three-game losing streak with a 102-101 home win against the Hornets on Sunday night. Dwyane Wade led Miami with 31 points, topping the list of five Miami players who scored in double figures. Next up, the HEAT travel to Orlando for an intrastate contest against the Magic on Wednesday night.
HEAT @ Hornets (Pre-Season) October 15, 2009 WIN: 97-81
Dwyane Wade distributed the ball and delivered the HEAT their first win of the preseason on Friday night, beating the Hornets 97-81 in Oklahoma City. Wade finished with 14 points and six assists. Michael Beasley added 11 points and 11 rebounds, his first double-double of the preseason.
Michael Beasley and Dwyane Wade led the surge late in the game but the HEAT had a heartbreaking 93-87 loss to the New Orleans Hornets at home on Tuesday night. Beasley powered up 25 points with nine rebounds, while Wade score 32 points, seven rebounds and six assists. The HEAT will match up against the Celtics on Friday in Boston. Tipoff is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. on Sun Sports.
Dwyane Wade registered 30 points, 10 assists and six rebounds to keep the HEAT within striking distance late before falling, 100-89, to the host Hornets on Saturday. Chris Quinn added 14 points for Miami, which had previously won two straight.
HEAT vs. Hornets October 23, 2008(Preseason) LOSS: 100-80
Michael Beasley scored 14 points and fellow rookie Mario Chalmers added 10 in Miami's 100-80 loss to New Orleans at Mobile, Ala., on Thursday. The HEAT close the preseason Friday vs. San Antonio
Chris Quinn finished with 18 points, nine assists and seven rebounds for Miami, which lost 106-77 this Wednesday at home.Miami hung with New Orleans until the fourth, but simply didn't have an answer for Tyson Chandler - who put together the best shooting game of his NBA career. Blake Ahearn scored 15 points and Daequan Cook added 12 for Miami. Joel Anthony added a career-best 12 rebounds for the Heat.
Mark Blount went a scorching 13-of-16 from the field for 27 points, but it was not enough as the HEAT dropped a 114-88 decision to the Hornets on Friday. Dwyane Wade had 11 points.
Preseason HEAT @ Hornets October 19, 2007 LOSS: 92-85
An undermanned but game HEAT team lost to the Hornets, 92-85, in a pre-season home game in Biloxi, MS. Udonis Haslem led with 20 points while Jason Williams added 19.
With the score tied and time winding down in the fourth quarter, Dwyane Wade hit a fadeaway jumper with 1.3 seconds left to lift Miami to a 101-99 victory over the Hornets on Monday. Wade scored 13 of his 29 points in the final frame as the HEAT overcame a nine-point deficit. He added nine assists and five rebounds.
Despite a game-high 29 points from Dwyane Wade, the HEAT dropped a 101-86 decision to the Hornets on Tuesday. Jason Williams scored 13, and Dorell Wright chipped in 10 and 12 rebounds. Alonzo Mourning grabbed 12 rebounds, as well.
Dwyane Wade posted 19 points, five assists and five rebounds as the HEAT held on for a 109-105 victory over the visiting Hornets on Tuesday. Dorell Wright added a double-double with 13 points and 10 boards, while Jason Kapono and Earl Barron scored 12 points apiece.
A slow second quarter proved costly on Wednesday as Miami took a 107-92 loss in Oklahoma City. Shaquille O'Neal and Dwyane Wade scored 19 apiece for the HEAT, with Wade adding 10 rebounds and 10 assists for his first triple-double this season. Jason Williams was the only other Miami player in double figures with 15 points.
Dwyane Wade scored the final seven points in Tuesday's fourth quarter to force overtime and the HEAT took over in OT for a 109-102 win over the visiting Hornets. Wade finished with 25 points and 10 assists, while Antoine Walker scored 21 for Miami, which ran off 13 straight points to take control. Jason Williams scored 17 before leaving with a leg injury.
J.R. Smith and Bostjan Nachbar shot down the Miami HEAT from long range. Smith and Nachbar sank five 3-pointers each and combined for 44 points as the New Orleans Hornets cruised to a 111-91 preseason victory over the HEAT.
Shaquille O'Neal, Dwyane Wade and Damon Jones combined to score 89 points, as the HEAT defeated the Hornets, 111-99, in New Orleans. The HEAT out rebounded the Hornets, 39-25, and got 64 points in the paint, as Miami locked up at least a share of the Eastern Conference best record. Miami never trailed in the contest and went up by as many as 22 points. O’Neal recorded 34 points and 15 rebounds while Wade added 33 points and nine assists. Jones scored 20 of his 22 points in the second half, while going 6-for-11 from behind the arc. P.J. Brown scored a season-high 22 points off the bench for New Orleans, which was swept in the season series by Miami for the first time.
The Miami HEAT rebounded from their previous loss to Indiana with a 97-68 win over the
New Orleans Hornets. Dwyane Wade led five HEAT players in double-figures with 18 points. New Orleans jumped out to a quick 5-2 lead before
Miami caught fire, going on a 35-8 run and connecting on 78.9 percent from the field to end the period. Miami went into halftime with a 31 point lead,
56-25, tying a franchise record. The HEAT continued to roll in the second half, stretching its lead to 40 midway through the third period. The Hornets
rallied late in the fourth to cut their deficit to 23, but Michael Doleac scored six of his season-high 13 points in the final six minutes to preserve the 97-
68 victory. The HEAT shot 50 percent from the floor, while holding the Hornets to just 32.9 percent from the field. Shaquille O’Neal scored 12 points
on 5-of-8 shooting in just 23 minutes of action.
2004 Playoffs, Round One HEAT @ Hornets May 4, 2004 WIN: 85-77
The HEAT eliminated the New Orleans Hornets in a deciding Game 7 of the First Round Series, 85-77. Miami set the pace of the game early,
starting the game on a 14-4 run. Caron Butler, who led the HEAT in scoring, scored 11 of his team-high 23 points in the first quarter. However, the Hornets wouldn’t quit, and staged an 11-1 run of their own to tie the game with 5:07 left in the first quarter. Steve Smith hit three three-pointers for the Hornets in that run. Miami took a seven point lead into the second quarter and extended their lead to 10 at halftime. In the first half, Miami out-rebounded the visitors 27-19. Rafer Alston came off the bench to score seven points and grab five boards in the first half, while Brian Grant grabbed six rebounds, three of which were offensive boards. Caron Butler exploded again to start the second half, scoring eight points in the third, and helping the home team extend their lead to as many as 15 points before going up by 10 to start the final frame. Led by Steve Smith (eight fourth-quarter points) and Shammond Williams (seven fourth-quarter points), who was called into action after Baron Davis left the game with an injury, New Orleans staged a run to cut the HEAT lead to just five points with 2:49 remaining. However, the HEAT had a response on each possession and hit their free throws in the closing minutes to seal the victory. The HEAT starters came up big, with Caron Butler grabbing nine rebounds to go along with his 23 points, Lamar Odom scoring 16 points and grabbing nine boards, Brian Grant logging 14 points and grabbing nine rebounds and Dwyane Wade scoring 12 points and pulling down four rebounds. Rafer Alston came off the bench to score 11 points and grab seven rebounds.
2004 Playoffs, Round One HEAT @ Hornets May 2, 2004 LOSS: 89-83
The Hornets were able to even the series for the second time with an 89-83 victory in New Orleans. The Hornets again jumped out to an
early lead, going ahead 21-14 after the first quarter. They extended their lead to 10 points (43-33) going into halftime, led by Jamaal Magloire’s 12 points and Baron
Davis’ eight assists. The Hornets outshot the HEAT 48.7% to 30.0% from the field in the first half. The third quarter, which has proven strong for the HEAT in this
seires, proved no better. The HEAT cut the Hornets lead to just four points with 7:57 remaining in the third, but New Orleans responded with a 16-2 run to increase
their lead to 18 points in the following 3:42 minutes. With a 14 point lead going into the fourth, the Hornets raised their lead by 18 with 8:10 left to play. But the HEAT
responded with a 21-7 run, cutting the deficit to just four points with 41.2 seconds left in the game. The Hornets made two free throws and the HEAT ran out of time,
falling to the Hornets by six points. Miami was led by Dwyane Wade, who scored 19 of his 27 points in the second half. Eddie Jones scored 23 points.
2004 Playoffs, Round One HEAT vs. Hornets April 30, 2004 WIN: 87-83
Miami continued its dominance at home, recording its 15th straight home victory with an 87-83 win over the New Orleans Hornets. The win gave Miami a 3-2 lead in the best-of-seven-series. The Hornets jumped out to a quick lead, leading by 10 at the end of the first quarter (24-14). Eddie Jones and Dwyane Wade helped cut the HEAT deficit to just four points heading into halftime by recording 11 and eight points, respectively, in the second frame. The third quarter marked the first time in the series that the Hornets outscored the HEAT in that quarter (17-16), but the HEAT were still able to keep the game close going into the final period. Miami went on an 8-0 run to begin the fourth to take a 66-63 advantage with 9:26 remaining. From that point on, the game was tied four times, and neither team held a bigger lead than six points. With the game tied at 80 apiece with 1:37 left, Dwyane Wade hit a three pointer as the shot clock expired. Miami held the lead from that point on, winning the game 87-83.
2004 Playoffs, Round One HEAT @ Hornets April 27, 2004 LOSS: 96-85
The New Orleans Hornets tied the best-of-seven series with a 96-85 victory over the HEAT. The Hornets, led by Baron Davis’ 23-point,
10-rebound game, shot 50.0 percent from the field and 41.2 percent from three-point range. New Orleans jumped out to a five point lead to end the first quarter and led by as many as seven points in the second, before settling on a six point lead into halftime. Baron Davis scored 15 of his team-high 23 points in the first half. The Hornets lead grew larger to start the third quarter (11 points) before Miami staged a 17-6 run to tie the game with 1:45 left in the period. The HEAT took a three-point advantage into the final frame, but lost the lead for good with 9:37 left in the game. Free throw shooting in the final minutes grew the Hornets lead from five points to eleven points. Dwyane Wade became the 12th player in HEAT playoff history to record a double-double, with 11 points and 10 rebounds.
2004 Playoffs, Round One HEAT vs. Hornets April 24, 2004 LOSS: 77-71
The New Orleans Hornets came a step closer to evening the series with a 77-71 win over the HEAT at home. The Hornets took advantage of a poor shooting effort by the HEAT, who shot 32.9% (25-76) from the field for the game. New Orleans led by as many as 15 points in the first half, and took a 41-29 lead into halftime. Baron Davis was hard to shut down in the first half, scoring 17 points in the first two quarters. The HEAT stepped up their game in the second half, with the help of Caron Butler and Lamar Odom, who scored 17 and 13 points in the half, respectively. With the Hornets leading 57-50 to start the final frame, Miami closed to the gap to just four points with 8:23 remaining. With 7:04 left, Odom took an elbow to the face, and had to leave the game, receiving six stitches above his left eye. The HEAT closed the gap to within two points on two occasions, the most recent with 1:47 left, but New Orleans was able to respond and make their free throws down the stretch.
2004 Playoffs, Round One HEAT vs. Hornets April 21, 2004 WIN: 93-63
The Miami HEAT took a 2-0 series lead with a 93-63 win over the visiting New Orleans Hornets. The HEAT jumped out to an
early lead, leading 28-17 at the end of the first quarter. Lamar Odom, who finished the game with 17 points and 11 rebounds, recorded eight points
and six boards in the first quarter alone. After halftime, with the HEAT leading 43-34, Miami opened the third quarter on an 8-0 run and blew the
game wide open, leading by as many as 23 points. New Orleans was only able to score 10 points in that frame, setting a HEAT record for fewest
points allowed in any quarter by an opponent in playoff history. It was also a playoff record for the Hornets for fewest points scored in any playoff
quarter. All five HEAT starters scored in double-figures, with Eddie Jones leading the way with 19 points and eight rebounds. Brian Grant notched a
double-double with 15 points and 11 boards, while Caron Butler came close with 18 points and nine rebounds. Dwyane Wade scored 14 points, and
Udonis Haslem came off the bench to grab nine boards. Only Baron Davis reached double-figures for the Hornets.
2004 Playoffs, Round One HEAT vs. Hornets April 18, 2004 WIN: 81-79
Miami HEAT rookie Dwyane Wade’s running jumper with 1.3 seconds left, gave the HEAT an 81-79 victory over the New
Orleans Hornets in the first game of round one in this seasons playoffs. Miami would trail by three at the half before outscoring the Hornets by 10 in
the third. The HEAT would hold the lead in the fourth before missing on multiple possessions to allow New Orleans to tie the game at 79-79 with a
jump shot from P.J. Brown with 53 seconds left to play. Both teams had poor possessions allowing the HEAT to run a play with only 11 seconds
remaining. On the final play, the ball would be in-bounded to HEAT rookie Dwyane Wade. As Wade dribbled down the clock, he made his move and
penetrated toward the paint with a running jumper over the outstretched arm of Hornet center Jamaal Magloire to take the 81-79 win. Miami’s Lamar
Odom became the 11th HEAT player to record a double-double in post-season play. Caron Butler’s five steals tied a HEAT playoff franchise record.
The win gives the heat a 1-0 advantage over the New Orleans Hornets in the first round of the playoffs.
After two ejections and numerous technical fouls, the Miami HEAT bullied their way to a 96-83 win over the visiting New Orleans Hornets at the AmericanAirlines Arena. Over the course of the game, six technical fouls were handed out resulting in two players getting ejected. For the Hornets, already playing without Jamal Mashburn and P.J. Brown due to injuries, Jamaal Magloire lasted until the third quarter before being ejected for throwing the ball into the stands after a call he didn’t agree with. For the HEAT, Lamar Odom was ejected with 1:58 to play in the third after receiving his second technical foul. Rookie Dwyane Wade, Caron Butler, and Rafer Alston combined to score 60 points and help preserve the victory for the HEAT. Wade lead the way with a team-high 23 points while Caron contributed 20 points. Off the bench, Rafer scored 17 points connecting on 3-of-7 from three-point range helping to set a new HEAT franchise record for consecutive games with a three-point basket made at 34. New Orleans never held a lead, but cut the deficit to four early in the fourth before Butler and Alston made back-to-back three-point baskets. The win is Miami’s third in a row and has currently won six straight at home improving their home record to 23-12.
The Miami HEAT ended their three-game winning streak by losing to the New Orleans Hornets, 95-84, on Wednesday night at the New Orleans Arena. Baron Davis lead the way for the Hornets by scoring 33 points, grabbing 10 rebounds, and dishing out five assists. Baron also shot a perfect 14-of-14 from the line. As a team, New Orleans tied a franchise record with 42 free throws made on 46 attempts while the HEAT were limited to only 13-of-16 from the line. The teams exchanged the lead 10 times throughout the game, but the Hornets never trailed in the fourth, as they were able to open the quarter with a 10-1 run. The Hornets also out-rebounded the HEAT by 20, getting 12 from P.J. Brown and a game-high 17 from Jamaal Magloire. Miami had two players record double-doubles with Lamar Odom posting 12 points and 12 rebounds, and Udonis Haslem scoring 15 points and grabbing 13 boards. The loss drops the HEAT to 28-37 and they also fall behind one-half game for the eighth and final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference.
Miami HEAT had all five starters reach double-figure scoring for the first time this season in cruising past the New Orleans Hornets 94-70 on Saturday night. Eddie Jones scored 24 points after connecting on 7-of-11 from the field including five three-pointers. Jones also dished out seven assists, while grabbing five rebounds with two blocked shots. In addition to Jones, rookie forward Udonis Haslem scored 20 points with nine rebounds, followed by 12 points from Lamar Odom, 11 points from Caron Butler and 10 points from Dwyane Wade. The HEAT led from start to finish and led by as many as 26 points late in the fourth quarter, thanks to a 20-0 run over the games last 5:32 to secure only the seventh road win on the season.
Lamar Odom’s three-pointer with 1:17 left to play in the fourth quarter proved to be difference as the Miami HEAT held on to defeat the New Orleans Hornets 91-87 at the AmericanAirlines Arena. The HEAT trailed 85-84 when Odom let fly his fourth three-point attempt of the evening. Eddie Jones and Brian Grant secured the victory hitting two free-throws apiece in the closing seconds of the game. The victory marked the third consecutive win for Miami at home this season. Jones led the HEAT in scoring with 25 points, followed by 19 from Odom and 12 points apiece from rookie Udonis Haslem and Loren Woods off the bench. Miami, who shot 49.3 percent from the floor in the game, snapped a 10-game losing streak to the Hornets dating back to their first round sweep of the HEAT in the 2001 NBA Playoffs.
HEAT rookie Caron Butler tied his career-high with 25 points and Vladimir Stepania added a season-high 17 points
on Friday, but it wasn’t enough, as Miami fell to the New Orleans Hornets 87-83 at AmericanAirlines Arena. Former HEAT players Jamal Mashburn (21 points) and P.J. Brown (20 points) led the Hornets, who have now won seven straight over Miami. Butler scored 15 points and Stepania had 11 points in the first half as the HEAT shot a sizzling 52 percent from the field connecting on 22-of-42 shot attempts, while jumping out to a 48-40 lead. Miami led by as many as 10 points with two minutes into the third quarter, but shot just 33 percent the rest of the way.
Hornets forward Jamal Mashburn recorded a triple-double on Wednesday, in leading New Orleans to a
91-82 victory over the HEAT. Mashburn scored 18 points and pulled down 13 rebounds while dishing out 13 assists, as New Orleans won its third straight over Miami this season and six consecutive overall. Brian Grant led Miami with a season high 24 points and 15 rebounds. It was his 21st double-double of the season and 33rd double-figure rebounding game. In addition to Grant, the HEAT’s backcourt of Travis Best and Eddie Jones scored 17 and 14 points respectively. Vladimir Stepania chipped in with 12 points off the bench to go along with his eight rebounds. Miami trailed 20-16 after the first quarter, but rallied in the second, outscoring New Orleans 26-20 to take an two point advantage into halftime leading 42-40. The HEAT would extend its lead to seven points at 49-42, but was outscored over the next two minutes 9-2, falling behind 51-49 with 8:12 remaining in the third period. Over the next seven minutes, the HEAT was outscored 16-10 and fell behind 67-59 entering the fourth quarter. New Orleans would
lead by as many as 11 points in the final period with HEAT making one last rally late in the quarter to close to within four (82-78) with 3:35 left to play. New Orleans closed the game on a 9-3 run to secure the victory.
New Orleans placed five players in double-figures, including 15 points apiece from Jamal Mashburn and Jamaal
Magloire to defeat Miami 78-69 at AmericanAirlines Arena. In their first action since the All-Star break, the two teams combined to score only 67 points in the first half. The Hornets led after the first quarter 21-20, then both teams scored 13 points each in the second, heading into the locker room with New Orleans leading 34-33. Miami opened the third quarter on a 11-6 run to take a 44-40 lead with 6:22 left in the third period sparked by an Eddie Jones three-pointer and lay-up. Over the next six minutes however, the HEAT was outscored 20-4, falling behind 60-48 by the end of the quarter. Miami’s only field goals during that time frame came off of a Caron Butler jump shot at the 2:10 mark and a Brian Grant shot at 1:06 mark of the period. Miami shot just 36 percent from the field (27-of-75), while New Orleans connected on just 31-of-76 shots for 40 percent.
Eddie Jones had his best overall game of the season, scoring 30 points on 10-of-19 shooting from the
field, but his exploits were out done by former HEAT player Jamal Mashburn, who poured in 35 points to led the New Orleans Hornets to a 100-95 win over Miami. Jones also went 2-of-6 from the three point line and 8-of-10 from the charity stripe, to go along with his two assists, one steal and one blocked shot. New Orleans led 92-83 with 4:12 remaining after a tip-in by P.J. Brown. The made a last gasp and closed to within one point at 96-95 on a three-pointer by Jones with 1:07 to play. Mashburn hit a jumper with :45 seconds to go, then made 1-of-2 free throws with :17 seconds left to give New Orleans a four-point cushion. Courtney Alexander sank 1-of-2 from the free throw line with :02 seconds left to cap the scoring for the Hornets. In addition to Jones, the HEAT got double-figure scoring from Malik Allen (12 points), rookie Caron Butler (12 points) and center Brian Grant (11 points). Grant also pulled down 16 rebounds for his 49th double-double of the season.
HEAT vs. Hornets History
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