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Brandon Miller scored 34 points to lead the Charlotte Hornets to a 115-110 victory over the Miami Heat on Saturday at Spectrum Center.
The win came one day after the Hornets suffered a 128-81 defeat to Atlanta, the fifth-largest loss in franchise history. Miller had struggled in that game with six points while missing 12 of 14 field goals and 10 of 11 three-pointers, just four days after signing a five-year, $209 million contract extension.
Charlotte used a 24-7 run in the third quarter, including five three-pointers, to build a 92-70 lead with 2:55 remaining in the period. The Hornets connected on 16 of 43 three-point attempts after shooting 11 of 51 from deep Friday.
Miami rallied to tie the game at 100, 102 and 104 with a lineup of Davion Mitchell, Bam Adebayo, Pelie Larsson, Klay Thompson and Bobby Portis. Grayson Allen then converted a four-point play with an acrobatic three-pointer plus a foul by Tim Hardaway Jr., giving Charlotte a 108-104 edge with 3:46 left.
Giannis Antetokounmpo, acquired from Milwaukee in the offseason, was held to 14 points after averaging 35.5 through his first two games. He fouled out with 1:57 remaining. Dennis Schroder added 25 points for Charlotte, while Naz Reid contributed 23 and Allen finished with 20. Mitchell led Miami with 22 points and Adebayo scored 20. The sellout crowd of 19,611 watched the teams meet for the first time since Charlotte eliminated Miami in last season's Eastern Conference play-in game.
Source: ESPN - Sat Oct 24, 9:00 PM ET
Written by the SportsMafia Wire desk in our own words from the original reporting (AI-assisted, checked against the source).