The NBA All-Star Game isn’t for a few more days, but basketball fans were treated to one of the most exciting contests of the year on Thursday night at Spectrum Center. If you’re a follower of the Charlotte Hornets though, this one – which ended with a 111-107 Miami Heat victory in double overtime – was a really tough pill to swallow.
Miles Bridges finished with a game-high 29 points and 11 rebounds and Montrezl Harrell (24) added another 20-point showing off the bench in the loss. LaMelo Ball racked up 14 points, 10 rebounds and a career-high-tying 14 assists for his fifth triple-double of the campaign, marking a new single-season franchise record.