Who won Miami Heat vs Charlotte Hornets?

The Charlotte Hornets beat the Miami Heat 136-106 on March 17, 2026.

Tyler Herro scored 20 for the Miami Heat; LaMelo Ball scored 30 for the Charlotte Hornets.

Miami Heat at Charlotte Hornets

2025-26 · Regular season Tue, Mar 17, 2026 · 7:00 pm EDT · All results that day · Miami Heat vs Charlotte Hornets head-to-head · Miami Heat schedule · Charlotte Hornets schedule

Final

Away

Charlotte Hornets

136

Venue: Spectrum Center

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

Game recap

The Charlotte Hornets beat the Miami Heat 136-106 at home on Tuesday, March 17, 2026 at Spectrum Center. LaMelo Ball had 30 points, 6 rebounds and 13 assists for the Charlotte Hornets. Tyler Herro had 20 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists for the Miami Heat.

The Charlotte Hornets led 59-57 at halftime and pulled away after the break. Their best stretch was the fourth quarter, won 40-18. Double-digit figures in two or more categories: LaMelo Ball (double-double, Charlotte Hornets), Miles Bridges (double-double, Charlotte Hornets). Bench points: Miami Heat 44, Charlotte Hornets 46. Coby White had 24 points, 3 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, 06:29:14 UTC. Source update time is unavailable.

Quick answers

Who won Miami Heat vs Charlotte Hornets?: The Charlotte Hornets beat the Miami Heat 136-106 on March 17, 2026.
Who led the scoring?: Tyler Herro scored 20 for the Miami Heat; LaMelo Ball scored 30 for the Charlotte Hornets.

Box score

Score by quarter
Team	q1	q2	q3	q4	Final
Miami Heat	24	33	31	18	106
Charlotte Hornets	26	33	37	40	136

Game leaders

Miami Heat

Points: 20 Tyler Herro
Rebounds: 8 Tyler Herro
Assists: 6 Jaime Jaquez Jr.

Charlotte Hornets

Points: 30 LaMelo Ball
Rebounds: 13 Moussa Diabate
Assists: 13 LaMelo Ball

LaMelo Ball double-double (30 PTS, 13 AST) · Miles Bridges double-double (14 PTS, 10 REB)

Miami Heat
Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3P	FT	PF	+/−
Tyler Herro starter	30:56	20	8	5	1	0	4	5-11	1-2	9-9	0	-18
Norman Powell starter	30:35	17	6	3	0	1	0	7-17	1-4	2-6	3	-23
Kel'el Ware starter	27:51	7	8	1	0	1	0	3-10	0-6	1-2	0	-17
Pelle Larsson starter	27:41	14	2	0	0	0	4	3-7	1-2	7-8	5	-25
Davion Mitchell starter	26:23	4	3	5	0	0	1	2-7	0-3	0-0	2	-19
Simone Fontecchio bench	23:31	10	2	1	0	0	0	3-9	1-6	3-4	4	-5
Keshad Johnson bench	20:09	15	5	1	3	1	2	6-12	3-9	0-0	2	-13
Jaime Jaquez Jr. bench	19:55	6	1	6	0	0	1	2-3	0-0	2-2	1	-9
Kasparas Jakucionis bench	14:54	6	2	2	0	0	0	2-6	0-2	2-2	1	+1
Dru Smith bench	8:00	4	3	2	0	0	1	2-3	0-1	0-0	1	-10
Myron Gardner bench	3:52	0	3	0	0	0	1	0-2	0-0	0-0	2	-4
Jahmir Young bench	3:52	3	0	0	0	0	1	1-2	0-1	1-1	1	-4
Vladislav Goldin bench	2:21	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	-4

Not available: Bam Adebayo, Terry Rozier, Andrew Wiggins, Nikola Jović

Charlotte Hornets
Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3P	FT	PF	+/−
LaMelo Ball starter	33:08	30	6	13	1	0	5	11-22	4-12	4-5	2	+32
Miles Bridges starter	31:27	14	10	2	1	1	1	6-12	2-4	0-0	0	+26
Moussa Diabate starter	31:09	8	13	4	2	1	2	4-6	0-0	0-0	3	+21
Brandon Miller starter	26:21	16	2	2	2	0	0	6-15	4-6	0-0	4	+25
Kon Knueppel starter	23:37	22	2	2	2	1	0	8-14	2-6	4-4	5	+27
Coby White bench	20:23	24	3	3	0	0	0	8-15	3-9	5-6	4	+3
Grant Williams bench	18:52	8	2	2	0	0	1	3-3	1-1	1-2	1	+4
Sion James bench	17:56	2	4	2	0	0	2	1-2	0-1	0-0	2	-8
Ryan Kalkbrenner bench	14:26	6	3	1	0	0	1	3-4	0-0	0-0	0	+8
Josh Green bench	14:26	0	2	0	1	0	1	0-1	0-1	0-0	3	+2
Tre Mann bench	3:33	2	0	1	1	0	0	0-1	0-1	2-2	1	+2
Xavier Tillman bench	2:21	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	+4
Pat Connaughton bench	2:21	4	1	0	1	0	0	1-1	1-1	1-2	0	+4

Not available: Tidjane Salaun

Team statistics
Miami Heat	Stat	Charlotte Hornets
27/34 (79%)	Free throws	17/21 (81%)
29/53 (54%)	2 pointers	34/54 (63%)
7/36 (19%)	3 pointers	17/42 (40%)
36/89 (40%)	Field goals	51/96 (53%)
43	Rebounds	48
31	Defensive rebounds	38
12	Offensive rebounds	10
26	Assists	32
15	Turnovers	13
4	Steals	11
3	Blocks	3
22	Fouls	25
6	Max points in a row	14
5:54	Time spent in lead	38:40
4	Biggest lead	30

Scoring margin by minute (above the line: Charlotte Hornets ahead)

Largest margin: 30 points.

Game flow

Lead changes: 19
Times tied: 10
Largest lead · Miami Heat: 4 Q1 9:42
Largest lead · Charlotte Hornets: 30 Q4 0:11
Longest run: 14-0 Charlotte Hornets · Q4 8:22 to Q4 5:38

Scoring plays

Q1 · 25 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q1
Time left	Team	Play	Miami Heat	Charlotte Hornets
11:12	Miami Heat	Tyler Herro Free throw	1	0
11:12	Miami Heat	Tyler Herro Free throw	2	0
10:37	Charlotte Hornets	Moussa Diabate 2-pt field goal	2	2
10:28	Miami Heat	Kel'el Ware 2-pt field goal	4	2
9:42	Miami Heat	Norman Powell 2-pt field goal	6	2
9:34	Charlotte Hornets	LaMelo Ball 3-pt field goal	6	5
9:04	Charlotte Hornets	LaMelo Ball 3-pt field goal	6	8
8:32	Miami Heat	Tyler Herro 2-pt field goal	8	8
8:06	Charlotte Hornets	Kon Knueppel 2-pt field goal	8	10
7:18	Charlotte Hornets	Miles Bridges 2-pt field goal	8	12
6:48	Charlotte Hornets	Miles Bridges 2-pt field goal	8	14
5:55	Miami Heat	Simone Fontecchio 2-pt field goal	10	14
5:25	Miami Heat	Davion Mitchell 2-pt field goal	12	14
4:41	Miami Heat	Tyler Herro 2-pt field goal	14	14
4:24	Charlotte Hornets	Brandon Miller 3-pt field goal	14	17
3:34	Charlotte Hornets	Coby White Free throw	14	18
3:34	Charlotte Hornets	Coby White Free throw	14	19
3:13	Charlotte Hornets	Grant Williams Free throw	14	20
2:57	Miami Heat	Keshad Johnson 2-pt field goal	16	20
2:01	Miami Heat	Jaime Jaquez Jr. 2-pt field goal	18	20
1:38	Charlotte Hornets	Ryan Kalkbrenner 2-pt field goal	18	22
1:32	Miami Heat	Simone Fontecchio 3-pt field goal	21	22
1:23	Charlotte Hornets	Coby White 2-pt field goal	21	24
1:03	Charlotte Hornets	Brandon Miller 2-pt field goal	21	26
0:55	Miami Heat	Keshad Johnson 3-pt field goal	24	26

Q2 · 39 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q2
Time left	Team	Play	Miami Heat	Charlotte Hornets
11:45	Charlotte Hornets	Kon Knueppel 3-pt field goal	24	29
11:26	Miami Heat	Simone Fontecchio 2-pt field goal	26	29
11:00	Charlotte Hornets	Ryan Kalkbrenner 2-pt field goal	26	31
10:51	Miami Heat	Kasparas Jakucionis Free throw	27	31
10:51	Miami Heat	Kasparas Jakucionis Free throw	28	31
9:59	Miami Heat	Keshad Johnson 3-pt field goal	31	31
9:42	Charlotte Hornets	Kon Knueppel 2-pt field goal	31	33
9:34	Miami Heat	Keshad Johnson 3-pt field goal	34	33
8:32	Charlotte Hornets	Moussa Diabate 2-pt field goal	34	35
8:25	Miami Heat	Keshad Johnson 2-pt field goal	36	35
8:16	Charlotte Hornets	Coby White 3-pt field goal	36	38
8:05	Miami Heat	Kasparas Jakucionis 2-pt field goal	38	38
7:44	Miami Heat	Simone Fontecchio Free throw	39	38
7:44	Miami Heat	Simone Fontecchio Free throw	40	38
7:35	Charlotte Hornets	LaMelo Ball 3-pt field goal	40	41
6:54	Miami Heat	Simone Fontecchio Free throw	41	41
6:07	Miami Heat	Kel'el Ware Free throw	42	41
5:30	Charlotte Hornets	Coby White 2-pt field goal	42	43
5:12	Miami Heat	Pelle Larsson Free throw	43	43
5:12	Miami Heat	Pelle Larsson Free throw	44	43
4:32	Charlotte Hornets	Coby White 2-pt field goal	44	45
4:02	Miami Heat	Jaime Jaquez Jr. Free throw	45	45
4:02	Miami Heat	Jaime Jaquez Jr. Free throw	46	45
3:54	Charlotte Hornets	LaMelo Ball 2-pt field goal	46	47
3:35	Miami Heat	Jaime Jaquez Jr. 2-pt field goal	48	47
3:14	Miami Heat	Pelle Larsson Free throw	49	47
3:07	Charlotte Hornets	LaMelo Ball Free throw	49	48
2:51	Charlotte Hornets	Grant Williams 2-pt field goal	49	50
2:39	Miami Heat	Pelle Larsson 2-pt field goal	51	50
2:26	Charlotte Hornets	LaMelo Ball 2-pt field goal	51	52
2:15	Miami Heat	Pelle Larsson Free throw	52	52
2:15	Miami Heat	Pelle Larsson Free throw	53	52
2:02	Charlotte Hornets	Moussa Diabate 2-pt field goal	53	54
1:26	Charlotte Hornets	Grant Williams 3-pt field goal	53	57
1:11	Miami Heat	Tyler Herro Free throw	54	57
1:11	Miami Heat	Tyler Herro Free throw	55	57
0:32	Miami Heat	Norman Powell 2-pt field goal	57	57
0:11	Charlotte Hornets	LaMelo Ball Free throw	57	58
0:11	Charlotte Hornets	LaMelo Ball Free throw	57	59

Q3 · 36 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q3
Time left	Team	Play	Miami Heat	Charlotte Hornets
11:48	Charlotte Hornets	Kon Knueppel 2-pt field goal	57	61
10:45	Charlotte Hornets	Brandon Miller 3-pt field goal	57	64
10:15	Charlotte Hornets	LaMelo Ball 2-pt field goal	57	66
9:36	Miami Heat	Davion Mitchell 2-pt field goal	59	66
8:46	Miami Heat	Norman Powell Free throw	60	66
8:34	Charlotte Hornets	Kon Knueppel 2-pt field goal	60	68
8:34	Charlotte Hornets	Kon Knueppel Free throw	60	69
8:25	Miami Heat	Pelle Larsson 2-pt field goal	62	69
8:08	Miami Heat	Norman Powell 2-pt field goal	64	69
7:56	Charlotte Hornets	Kon Knueppel 2-pt field goal	64	71
7:44	Miami Heat	Pelle Larsson Free throw	65	71
7:44	Miami Heat	Pelle Larsson Free throw	66	71
6:50	Charlotte Hornets	Ryan Kalkbrenner 2-pt field goal	66	73
6:38	Miami Heat	Norman Powell 2-pt field goal	68	73
6:17	Miami Heat	Norman Powell 3-pt field goal	71	73
6:00	Charlotte Hornets	LaMelo Ball 2-pt field goal	71	75
5:25	Miami Heat	Tyler Herro 2-pt field goal	73	75
5:13	Charlotte Hornets	Sion James 2-pt field goal	73	77
5:05	Miami Heat	Tyler Herro Free throw	74	77
5:05	Miami Heat	Tyler Herro Free throw	75	77
4:48	Charlotte Hornets	LaMelo Ball 3-pt field goal	75	80
4:17	Charlotte Hornets	Coby White 3-pt field goal	75	83
4:05	Miami Heat	Tyler Herro 3-pt field goal	78	83
3:50	Miami Heat	Pelle Larsson 3-pt field goal	81	83
3:23	Charlotte Hornets	Coby White 2-pt field goal	81	85
3:23	Charlotte Hornets	Coby White Free throw	81	86
3:12	Charlotte Hornets	Coby White Free throw	81	87
3:12	Charlotte Hornets	Coby White Free throw	81	88
2:45	Charlotte Hornets	Coby White 3-pt field goal	81	91
1:51	Miami Heat	Dru Smith 2-pt field goal	83	91
0:56	Miami Heat	Kasparas Jakucionis 2-pt field goal	85	91
0:38	Charlotte Hornets	Grant Williams 2-pt field goal	85	93
0:27	Miami Heat	Tyler Herro Free throw	86	93
0:27	Miami Heat	Tyler Herro Free throw	87	93
0:27	Miami Heat	Tyler Herro Free throw	88	93
0:11	Charlotte Hornets	Miles Bridges 3-pt field goal	88	96

Q4 · 31 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q4
Time left	Team	Play	Miami Heat	Charlotte Hornets
10:57	Miami Heat	Keshad Johnson 2-pt field goal	90	96
10:24	Charlotte Hornets	Brandon Miller 2-pt field goal	90	98
9:58	Charlotte Hornets	LaMelo Ball 2-pt field goal	90	100
9:40	Charlotte Hornets	LaMelo Ball 2-pt field goal	90	102
9:40	Charlotte Hornets	LaMelo Ball Free throw	90	103
9:22	Charlotte Hornets	Kon Knueppel 2-pt field goal	90	105
9:06	Miami Heat	Norman Powell 2-pt field goal	92	105
8:54	Charlotte Hornets	LaMelo Ball 2-pt field goal	92	107
8:33	Miami Heat	Norman Powell 2-pt field goal	94	107
8:22	Charlotte Hornets	Brandon Miller 3-pt field goal	94	110
7:44	Charlotte Hornets	Brandon Miller 3-pt field goal	94	113
7:07	Charlotte Hornets	Kon Knueppel Free throw	94	114
7:07	Charlotte Hornets	Kon Knueppel Free throw	94	115
7:07	Charlotte Hornets	Kon Knueppel Free throw	94	116
6:14	Charlotte Hornets	Kon Knueppel 3-pt field goal	94	119
5:38	Charlotte Hornets	Moussa Diabate 2-pt field goal	94	121
5:26	Miami Heat	Norman Powell Free throw	95	121
5:06	Charlotte Hornets	Miles Bridges 2-pt field goal	95	123
4:56	Miami Heat	Tyler Herro 2-pt field goal	97	123
4:26	Charlotte Hornets	Miles Bridges 2-pt field goal	97	125
3:52	Miami Heat	Kel'el Ware 2-pt field goal	99	125
3:33	Charlotte Hornets	Coby White 2-pt field goal	99	127
2:51	Miami Heat	Kel'el Ware 2-pt field goal	101	127
2:31	Charlotte Hornets	Miles Bridges 3-pt field goal	101	130
2:21	Miami Heat	Jahmir Young 2-pt field goal	103	130
2:21	Miami Heat	Jahmir Young Free throw	104	130
1:59	Charlotte Hornets	Pat Connaughton 3-pt field goal	104	133
0:37	Miami Heat	Dru Smith 2-pt field goal	106	133
0:24	Charlotte Hornets	Tre Mann Free throw	106	134
0:24	Charlotte Hornets	Tre Mann Free throw	106	135
0:11	Charlotte Hornets	Pat Connaughton Free throw	106	136

2025-26 season series

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

Oct 28: Charlotte Hornets 117 at Miami Heat 144
Nov 7: Charlotte Hornets 108 at Miami Heat 126
Mar 6: Miami Heat 128 at Charlotte Hornets 120
Mar 17: Miami Heat 106 at Charlotte Hornets 136 (this game)

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