Who won Charlotte Hornets vs Miami Heat?

The Miami Heat beat the Charlotte Hornets 122-105 on March 23, 2025.

Nick Smith Jr. scored 19 for the Charlotte Hornets; Andrew Wiggins scored 42 for the Miami Heat.

Charlotte Hornets at Miami Heat

2024-25 · Regular season Sun, Mar 23, 2025 · 6:00 pm EDT · All results that day · Charlotte Hornets vs Miami Heat head-to-head · Charlotte Hornets schedule · Miami Heat schedule

Final

Away

Miami Heat

122

Venue: Kaseya Center

Schedule source: whynba · Observed Oct 9, 2026, 06:29 UTC.

Game recap

The Miami Heat beat the Charlotte Hornets 122-105 at home on Sunday, March 23, 2025 at Kaseya Center. Andrew Wiggins had 42 points, 3 rebounds and 5 assists for the Miami Heat. Nick Smith Jr. had 19 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists for the Charlotte Hornets.

The Miami Heat led 57-47 at halftime and pulled away after the break. Their best stretch was the second quarter, won 37-21. Double-digit figures in two or more categories: LaMelo Ball (double-double, Charlotte Hornets), Miles Bridges (double-double, Charlotte Hornets). Bench points: Charlotte Hornets 30, Miami Heat 25. Tyler Herro had 29 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists in support for the winners.

Written by the whynba data desk from the licensed final box score and period scores.

Score source: whynba · Retrieved Oct 9, 2026, 06:29:18 UTC. Source update time is unavailable.

Quick answers

Who won Charlotte Hornets vs Miami Heat?: The Miami Heat beat the Charlotte Hornets 122-105 on March 23, 2025.
Who led the scoring?: Nick Smith Jr. scored 19 for the Charlotte Hornets; Andrew Wiggins scored 42 for the Miami Heat.

Box score

Score by quarter
Team	q1	q2	q3	q4	Final
Charlotte Hornets	26	21	28	30	105
Miami Heat	20	37	39	26	122

Game leaders

Charlotte Hornets

Points: 19 Nick Smith Jr.
Rebounds: 13 Miles Bridges
Assists: 11 LaMelo Ball

Miami Heat

Points: 42 Andrew Wiggins
Rebounds: 8 Kel'el Ware
Assists: 7 Davion Mitchell

Miles Bridges double-double (17 PTS, 13 REB) · LaMelo Ball double-double (18 PTS, 11 AST)

Charlotte Hornets
Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3P	FT	PF	+/−
Nick Smith Jr. starter	38:22	19	3	3	1	0	2	7-14	5-9	0-0	2	-19
Miles Bridges starter	34:25	17	13	4	0	0	4	7-18	0-7	3-3	0	-7
LaMelo Ball starter	34:04	18	3	11	2	0	5	6-19	2-10	4-4	3	-14
Mark Williams starter	27:30	14	5	1	0	3	2	6-7	0-0	2-2	2	-8
DaQuan Jeffries starter	23:18	7	3	0	0	1	0	3-6	1-1	0-0	2	-6
Tidjane Salaun bench	24:32	7	5	1	1	0	1	3-4	1-2	0-0	2	+2
KJ Simpson bench	22:04	2	3	2	0	0	3	0-4	0-2	2-2	1	-15
Seth Curry bench	15:15	10	0	0	0	0	0	4-6	2-2	0-0	1	-9
Jusuf Nurkic bench	15:14	5	3	2	0	0	2	2-6	0-0	1-2	2	-9
Moussa Diabate bench	5:16	6	2	0	1	0	0	3-3	0-0	0-0	0	+0

Not available: Brandon Miller, Tre Mann, Josh Okogie, Marcus Garrett, Josh Green

Miami Heat
Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3P	FT	PF	+/−
Tyler Herro starter	39:45	29	6	3	3	0	0	11-19	2-5	5-5	0	+20
Andrew Wiggins starter	35:13	42	3	5	2	1	2	16-21	6-8	4-7	2	+22
Bam Adebayo starter	31:53	11	4	2	2	0	2	4-10	1-3	2-2	3	+1
Kel'el Ware starter	28:09	12	8	5	0	1	0	6-10	0-3	0-0	1	+16
Duncan Robinson starter	18:55	3	2	2	0	0	1	1-5	1-2	0-0	0	+2
Davion Mitchell bench	35:58	12	3	7	2	0	2	5-7	0-2	2-2	4	+17
Haywood Highsmith bench	35:58	7	6	2	1	2	1	2-5	0-1	3-4	3	+17
Alec Burks bench	8:17	6	0	0	0	0	1	2-5	2-5	0-0	0	-6
Jaime Jaquez Jr. bench	5:33	0	0	1	0	0	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	-4
Pelle Larsson bench	0:19	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	+0

Not available: Dru Smith

Team statistics
Charlotte Hornets	Stat	Miami Heat
12/13 (92%)	Free throws	16/20 (80%)
30/54 (55%)	2 pointers	35/53 (66%)
11/33 (33%)	3 pointers	12/29 (41%)
41/87 (47%)	Field goals	47/82 (57%)
40	Rebounds	32
28	Defensive rebounds	25
12	Offensive rebounds	7
24	Assists	27
19	Turnovers	10
5	Steals	10
4	Blocks	4
15	Fouls	13
13	Max points in a row	15
15:03	Time spent in lead	31:44
12	Biggest lead	24

Scoring margin by minute (above the line: Miami Heat ahead)

Largest margin: 24 points.

Game flow

Lead changes: 5
Times tied: 2
Largest lead · Charlotte Hornets: 12 Q2 9:21
Largest lead · Miami Heat: 24 Q4 11:29
Longest run: 15-0 Miami Heat · Q2 4:41 to Q2 0:38

Scoring plays

Q1 · 20 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q1
Time left	Team	Play	Charlotte Hornets	Miami Heat
11:36	Charlotte Hornets	DaQuan Jeffries 2-pt field goal	2	0
11:14	Miami Heat	Andrew Wiggins 3-pt field goal	2	3
10:19	Charlotte Hornets	Mark Williams 2-pt field goal	4	3
9:56	Miami Heat	Tyler Herro 3-pt field goal	4	6
9:23	Charlotte Hornets	DaQuan Jeffries 2-pt field goal	6	6
9:03	Miami Heat	Andrew Wiggins 2-pt field goal	6	8
8:22	Miami Heat	Andrew Wiggins Free throw	6	9
7:33	Miami Heat	Tyler Herro 2-pt field goal	6	11
7:18	Charlotte Hornets	Nick Smith Jr. 3-pt field goal	9	11
6:35	Charlotte Hornets	Mark Williams 2-pt field goal	11	11
6:06	Charlotte Hornets	Mark Williams 2-pt field goal	13	11
5:22	Charlotte Hornets	Nick Smith Jr. 3-pt field goal	16	11
4:18	Charlotte Hornets	Nick Smith Jr. 3-pt field goal	19	11
3:54	Miami Heat	Tyler Herro 3-pt field goal	19	14
3:35	Charlotte Hornets	Tidjane Salaun 3-pt field goal	22	14
3:23	Miami Heat	Kel'el Ware 2-pt field goal	22	16
3:10	Charlotte Hornets	Jusuf Nurkic 2-pt field goal	24	16
2:54	Miami Heat	Andrew Wiggins 2-pt field goal	24	18
2:05	Charlotte Hornets	Seth Curry 2-pt field goal	26	18
0:08	Miami Heat	Davion Mitchell 2-pt field goal	26	20

Q2 · 33 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q2
Time left	Team	Play	Charlotte Hornets	Miami Heat
11:48	Miami Heat	Bam Adebayo 2-pt field goal	26	22
11:21	Charlotte Hornets	LaMelo Ball 3-pt field goal	29	22
10:53	Charlotte Hornets	LaMelo Ball Free throw	30	22
10:53	Charlotte Hornets	LaMelo Ball Free throw	31	22
10:53	Charlotte Hornets	LaMelo Ball Free throw	32	22
10:45	Miami Heat	Duncan Robinson 3-pt field goal	32	25
10:34	Charlotte Hornets	Tidjane Salaun 2-pt field goal	34	25
10:17	Miami Heat	Haywood Highsmith Free throw	34	26
10:17	Miami Heat	Haywood Highsmith Free throw	34	27
10:04	Charlotte Hornets	LaMelo Ball 2-pt field goal	36	27
9:50	Miami Heat	Davion Mitchell 2-pt field goal	36	29
9:28	Charlotte Hornets	Seth Curry 3-pt field goal	39	29
9:21	Charlotte Hornets	LaMelo Ball 2-pt field goal	41	29
8:51	Miami Heat	Haywood Highsmith 2-pt field goal	41	31
8:19	Miami Heat	Haywood Highsmith 2-pt field goal	41	33
8:00	Charlotte Hornets	KJ Simpson Free throw	42	33
8:00	Charlotte Hornets	KJ Simpson Free throw	43	33
7:47	Miami Heat	Bam Adebayo Free throw	43	34
7:47	Miami Heat	Bam Adebayo Free throw	43	35
7:35	Charlotte Hornets	Miles Bridges Free throw	44	35
7:35	Charlotte Hornets	Miles Bridges Free throw	45	35
7:05	Miami Heat	Bam Adebayo 2-pt field goal	45	37
6:32	Miami Heat	Davion Mitchell 2-pt field goal	45	39
5:45	Miami Heat	Andrew Wiggins 2-pt field goal	45	41
5:10	Miami Heat	Haywood Highsmith Free throw	45	42
5:00	Charlotte Hornets	Mark Williams 2-pt field goal	47	42
4:41	Miami Heat	Andrew Wiggins 2-pt field goal	47	44
4:16	Miami Heat	Tyler Herro 2-pt field goal	47	46
3:48	Miami Heat	Tyler Herro 2-pt field goal	47	48
2:54	Miami Heat	Kel'el Ware 2-pt field goal	47	50
2:09	Miami Heat	Andrew Wiggins 3-pt field goal	47	53
1:37	Miami Heat	Andrew Wiggins 2-pt field goal	47	55
0:38	Miami Heat	Tyler Herro 2-pt field goal	47	57

Q3 · 33 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q3
Time left	Team	Play	Charlotte Hornets	Miami Heat
10:35	Charlotte Hornets	Nick Smith Jr. 2-pt field goal	49	57
10:20	Miami Heat	Tyler Herro 2-pt field goal	49	59
10:20	Miami Heat	Tyler Herro Free throw	49	60
10:04	Charlotte Hornets	LaMelo Ball 3-pt field goal	52	60
9:27	Miami Heat	Andrew Wiggins 2-pt field goal	52	62
9:04	Miami Heat	Tyler Herro 2-pt field goal	52	64
8:58	Charlotte Hornets	DaQuan Jeffries 3-pt field goal	55	64
8:37	Miami Heat	Andrew Wiggins 2-pt field goal	55	66
8:15	Charlotte Hornets	Miles Bridges 2-pt field goal	57	66
8:03	Miami Heat	Kel'el Ware 2-pt field goal	57	68
7:53	Charlotte Hornets	Miles Bridges 2-pt field goal	59	68
7:39	Miami Heat	Kel'el Ware 2-pt field goal	59	70
7:26	Charlotte Hornets	Mark Williams Free throw	60	70
7:26	Charlotte Hornets	Mark Williams Free throw	61	70
7:16	Miami Heat	Andrew Wiggins 3-pt field goal	61	73
6:59	Charlotte Hornets	Mark Williams 2-pt field goal	63	73
6:40	Miami Heat	Tyler Herro 2-pt field goal	63	75
6:03	Miami Heat	Andrew Wiggins 3-pt field goal	63	78
5:25	Miami Heat	Kel'el Ware 2-pt field goal	63	80
4:55	Miami Heat	Andrew Wiggins 3-pt field goal	63	83
4:24	Charlotte Hornets	Seth Curry 3-pt field goal	66	83
4:03	Miami Heat	Andrew Wiggins 2-pt field goal	66	85
3:46	Charlotte Hornets	Jusuf Nurkic 2-pt field goal	68	85
3:30	Miami Heat	Tyler Herro 2-pt field goal	68	87
3:21	Charlotte Hornets	LaMelo Ball 2-pt field goal	70	87
2:34	Miami Heat	Davion Mitchell Free throw	70	88
2:34	Miami Heat	Davion Mitchell Free throw	70	89
2:22	Charlotte Hornets	Jusuf Nurkic Free throw	71	89
2:09	Miami Heat	Kel'el Ware 2-pt field goal	71	91
1:47	Charlotte Hornets	Seth Curry 2-pt field goal	73	91
1:15	Charlotte Hornets	Tidjane Salaun 2-pt field goal	75	91
0:58	Miami Heat	Tyler Herro 2-pt field goal	75	93
0:15	Miami Heat	Alec Burks 3-pt field goal	75	96

Q4 · 30 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q4
Time left	Team	Play	Charlotte Hornets	Miami Heat
11:29	Miami Heat	Alec Burks 3-pt field goal	75	99
10:13	Charlotte Hornets	Moussa Diabate 2-pt field goal	77	99
9:23	Miami Heat	Tyler Herro Free throw	77	100
9:23	Miami Heat	Tyler Herro Free throw	77	101
8:57	Charlotte Hornets	Moussa Diabate 2-pt field goal	79	101
8:18	Charlotte Hornets	Miles Bridges 2-pt field goal	81	101
8:02	Miami Heat	Tyler Herro Free throw	81	102
8:02	Miami Heat	Tyler Herro Free throw	81	103
7:47	Charlotte Hornets	Moussa Diabate 2-pt field goal	83	103
7:24	Charlotte Hornets	Nick Smith Jr. 2-pt field goal	85	103
6:48	Charlotte Hornets	Mark Williams 2-pt field goal	87	103
6:17	Charlotte Hornets	Miles Bridges 2-pt field goal	89	103
6:17	Charlotte Hornets	Miles Bridges Free throw	90	103
5:51	Miami Heat	Bam Adebayo 2-pt field goal	90	105
5:28	Miami Heat	Andrew Wiggins 3-pt field goal	90	108
5:17	Charlotte Hornets	Miles Bridges 2-pt field goal	92	108
4:49	Miami Heat	Davion Mitchell 2-pt field goal	92	110
4:41	Charlotte Hornets	LaMelo Ball 2-pt field goal	94	110
4:41	Charlotte Hornets	LaMelo Ball Free throw	95	110
3:47	Miami Heat	Andrew Wiggins 2-pt field goal	95	112
3:10	Miami Heat	Andrew Wiggins 2-pt field goal	95	114
2:35	Charlotte Hornets	Miles Bridges 2-pt field goal	97	114
2:10	Charlotte Hornets	Nick Smith Jr. 3-pt field goal	100	114
1:53	Miami Heat	Andrew Wiggins Free throw	100	115
1:53	Miami Heat	Andrew Wiggins Free throw	100	116
1:53	Miami Heat	Andrew Wiggins Free throw	100	117
1:36	Charlotte Hornets	Miles Bridges 2-pt field goal	102	117
1:15	Miami Heat	Bam Adebayo 3-pt field goal	102	120
1:08	Charlotte Hornets	Nick Smith Jr. 3-pt field goal	105	120
0:47	Miami Heat	Davion Mitchell 2-pt field goal	105	122

2024-25 season series

After this game: Miami Heat 3-1. Final series: Miami Heat 3-1.

Oct 26: Miami Heat 114 at Charlotte Hornets 106
Nov 27: Miami Heat 98 at Charlotte Hornets 94
Mar 10: Charlotte Hornets 105 at Miami Heat 102
Mar 23: Charlotte Hornets 105 at Miami Heat 122 (this game)

Highlights

Miami Heat 122-105 Charlotte Hornets — Full Highlights (YouTube)

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