After falling to the Portland Trail Blazers on Wednesday night, the Miami Heat headed into Friday’s matchup with the Charlotte Hornets with a chance to redeem itself.
Having dropped to a game below .500, the Heat were in desperate need of boost, and they got that by way of their bench in front of a hostile crowd at the Spectrum Center. Wayne Ellington scored 16 points off the bench, Tyler Johnson added 16 of his own and Dion Waiters logged 12 points and six assists, as the Heat held on to beat the Hornets, 104-98. With seven players scoring in double figures.