Miami Heat at Charlotte Hornets
· National Basketball Association
Miami faces Charlotte for conference matchup
Miami Heat (0-1, 11th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Charlotte Hornets (1-0, fifth in the Eastern Conference)
Charlotte, North Carolina; Saturday, 7 p.m. EDT
BOTTOM LINE: Miami visits Charlotte in Eastern Conference action Saturday.
Charlotte finished 21-61 overall and 14-38 in Eastern Conference games last season. The Hornets averaged 106.6 points per game while shooting 46.0% from the field and 35.5% from behind the arc last season.
Miami finished 46-36 overall and 32-20 in Eastern Conference action during the 2023-24 season. The Heat averaged 110.1 points per game last season, 18.0 on free throws and 37.5 from deep.
INJURIES
: Hornets: Tidjane Salaun: day to day (finger), Josh Green: day to day (achilles), Mark Williams: day to day (foot), Brandon Miller: out (hip), DaQuan Jeffries: out (hand).Heat: Kevin Love: day to day (personal), Josh Richardson: day to day (heel).
Regular Season Series
Matchup Prediction
Charlotte Hornets Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|
Miami Heat Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Kevin Love, PF | Out | Oct 25 |
| Josh Richardson, SG | Out | Oct 25 |
| Kel'el Ware, C | Out | Oct 25 |
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HOUGame Information
Location: Charlotte, NC
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2024-25 Southeast Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Atlanta |
2 | 0 | 1.000 | - | W2 |
 Orlando |
2 | 0 | 1.000 | - | W2 |
 Charlotte |
1 | 1 | .500 | 1 | L1 |
 Miami |
0 | 1 | .000 | 1.5 | L1 |
 Washington |
0 | 1 | .000 | 1.5 | L1 |
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