Not much went right for the Miami Heat in Wednesday’s season-opening loss to the Orlando Magic. But not a lot went wrong for the Heat on Saturday.
The Heat scored 24 points off 20 turnovers, shot 14 of 34 (41.2 percent) from three-point range and racked up 33 assists on 40 made baskets in Saturday night’s 114-106 bounce-back win over the Charlotte Hornets at Spectrum Center. That’s a winning formula for the Heat (1-1 this season), as it improved to 5-1 in the Jimmy Butler era when forcing its opponent into at least 20 turnovers, shooting 40 percent or better on threes and totaling up at least 30 assists all in the same regular-season game.