After trailing by as many as 30, a monstrous comeback attempt from the Miami Heat fell short, dropping their season-high sixth consecutive game to the Charlotte Hornets 110-105 Friday night in Charlotte, N.C. Miami has lost its only two meetings to the Hornets this season.
Eight straight points from Bam Adebayo trimmed the Hornet advantage to 105-100 with 1:09 remaining. Rozier’s long two upped their advantage to 107-100 with 43.1 seconds to go.
Duncan Robinson’s triple off a dribble-handoff from Adebayo —bringing it to 107-103 with 28.7 seconds to go. Tyler Herro’s layup after Charlotte’s Gordan Hayward split a pair of free throws cut it to 108-105 with 6.