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Miami Heat vs Charlotte Hornets: player stats (Mar 17, 2026)

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Charlotte Hornets

Spectrum Center · Charlotte, NC

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MIA

Game leaders

CHA

Points
Miami Heat: Tyler Herro20 PTS5-11 FG, 1-2 3P, 9-9 FT
Charlotte Hornets: LaMelo Ball30 PTS11-22 FG, 4-12 3P, 4-5 FT
Rebounds
Miami Heat: Tyler Herro8 REB1 OREB, 7 DREB
Charlotte Hornets: Moussa Diabate13 REB5 OREB, 8 DREB
Assists
Miami Heat: Jaime Jaquez Jr.6 AST6 PTS, 1 TOV
Charlotte Hornets: LaMelo Ball13 AST30 PTS, 5 TOV

The Charlotte Hornets routed the Miami Heat 136-106 on March 17, 2026 at Spectrum Center. LaMelo Ball led the Charlotte Hornets with 30 points; Tyler Herro scored 20 for the Miami Heat.

Miami Heat box score
Miami Heat
Norman PowellF-G	31:00	17	6	3	7-17	1-4	2-6	0	1	0	3	-23
Tyler HerroG	31:00	20	8	5	5-11	1-2	9-9	1	0	4	0	-18
Pelle LarssonG	28:00	14	2	0	3-7	1-2	7-8	0	0	4	5	-25
Kel'el WareC	28:00	7	8	1	3-10	0-6	1-2	0	1	0	0	-17
Davion MitchellG	26:00	4	3	5	2-7	0-3	0-0	0	0	1	2	-19
Simone FontecchioF	23:00	10	2	1	3-9	1-6	3-4	0	0	0	4	-5
Jaime Jaquez Jr.G	20:00	6	1	6	2-3	0-0	2-2	0	0	1	1	-9
Keshad JohnsonF	20:00	15	5	1	6-12	3-9	0-0	3	1	2	2	-13
Kasparas JakučionisG	15:00	6	2	2	2-6	0-2	2-2	0	0	0	1	+1
Dru SmithG	8:00	4	3	2	2-3	0-1	0-0	0	0	1	1	-10
Myron GardnerF	4:00	0	3	0	0-2	0-0	0-0	0	0	1	2	-4
Jahmir YoungG	4:00	3	0	0	1-2	0-1	1-1	0	0	1	1	-4
Vladislav GoldinC	2:00	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	-4
Team	240	106	43	26	36-89	7-36	27-34	4	3	15	22

DNP: Andrew Wiggins, Terry Rozier, Bam Adebayo, Nikola Jovic, Trevor Keels

Charlotte Hornets box score
Charlotte Hornets
LaMelo BallG	33:00	30	6	13	11-22	4-12	4-5	1	0	5	2	+32
Miles BridgesF	31:00	14	10	2	6-12	2-4	0-0	2	1	1	0	+26
Moussa DiabateF	31:00	8	13	4	4-6	0-0	0-0	2	1	2	3	+21
Brandon MillerF	26:00	16	2	2	6-15	4-6	0-0	1	0	0	4	+25
Kon KnueppelG-F	24:00	22	2	2	8-14	2-6	4-4	2	1	0	5	+27
Coby WhiteG	20:00	24	3	3	8-15	3-9	5-6	0	0	0	4	+3
Grant WilliamsF	19:00	8	2	2	3-3	1-1	1-2	0	0	1	1	+4
Sion JamesG	18:00	2	4	2	1-2	0-1	0-0	0	0	2	2	-8
Josh GreenG	15:00	0	2	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	1	0	1	3	+2
Ryan KalkbrennerC	14:00	6	3	1	3-4	0-0	0-0	0	0	1	0	+8
Tre MannG	4:00	2	0	1	0-1	0-1	2-2	1	0	0	1	+2
Pat ConnaughtonG	2:00	4	1	0	1-1	1-1	1-2	1	0	0	0	+4
Xavier TillmanF	2:00	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	+4
Team	239	136	48	32	51-96	17-42	17-21	11	3	13	25

DNP: Tosan Evbuomwan, Antonio Reeves, Tidjane Salaun, Liam McNeeley, PJ Hall

Team stats

Team stats: Miami Heat and Charlotte Hornets
MIA	Stat	CHA
40.4%36-89	Field-goal percentage	53.1%(better)51-96
19.4%7-36	Three-point percentage	40.5%(better)17-42
79.4%27-34	Free-throw percentage	81.0%(better)17-21
43	Rebounds	48(better)
12(better)	Offensive rebounds	10
31	Defensive rebounds	38(better)
26	Assists	32(better)
4	Steals	11(better)
3	Blocks	3
15	Turnovers	13(better)
22(better)	Personal fouls	25
44	Bench points	46(better)

Team advanced
MIA	Stat	CHA
107.6	Pace	108.1(better)
98.5	Off. rating	126.4(better)
126.4	Def. rating	98.5(better)
-27.9	Net rating	27.9(better)
51.0	TS%	64.6(better)
44.4	eFG%	62.0(better)
12.6	TOV%	11.0(better)
24.0	OREB%	24.4(better)
0.382(better)	FT rate	0.219
40.4	3PA rate	43.8(better)

Keel projection

How the projections do →

Replayed with a fit on another season: the model had not seen this game.

MIA 48%CHA 52%

Expected margin: CHA by 0.7
Result: CHA by 30: The projection called it.

The projected margin was 29.3 pts from the result. Its largest input: Roster strength (Impact × minutes), 1.0 pts toward MIA. 3 more inputs are in Pro

Season series

MIA 3, CHA 1

Oct 28Charlotte Hornets 117, Miami Heat 144
Nov 7Charlotte Hornets 108, Miami Heat 126
Mar 6Miami Heat 128, Charlotte Hornets 120
Mar 17 · this gameMiami Heat 106, Charlotte Hornets 136

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