Who won Charlotte Hornets vs Miami Heat?

The Miami Heat beat the Charlotte Hornets 144-117 on October 28, 2025.

LaMelo Ball scored 20 for the Charlotte Hornets; Jaime Jaquez Jr. scored 28 for the Miami Heat.

Charlotte Hornets at Miami Heat

2025-26 · Regular season Tue, Oct 28, 2025 · 7:30 pm EDT · All results that day · Charlotte Hornets vs Miami Heat head-to-head · Charlotte Hornets schedule · Miami Heat schedule

Final

Away

Miami Heat

144

Venue: Kaseya Center

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

Game recap

The Miami Heat beat the Charlotte Hornets 144-117 at home on Tuesday, October 28, 2025 at Kaseya Center. Jaime Jaquez Jr. had 28 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists for the Miami Heat. LaMelo Ball had 20 points, 8 rebounds and 9 assists for the Charlotte Hornets.

The Miami Heat led 76-60 at halftime and pulled away after the break. Their best stretch was the second quarter, won 39-26. Bench points: Charlotte Hornets 33, Miami Heat 58. Bam Adebayo had 26 points, 6 rebounds and 2 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 Charlotte Hornets vs Miami Heat?: The Miami Heat beat the Charlotte Hornets 144-117 on October 28, 2025.
Who led the scoring?: LaMelo Ball scored 20 for the Charlotte Hornets; Jaime Jaquez Jr. scored 28 for the Miami Heat.

Box score

Score by quarter
Team	q1	q2	q3	q4	Final
Charlotte Hornets	34	26	28	29	117
Miami Heat	37	39	29	39	144

Game leaders

Charlotte Hornets

Points: 20 LaMelo Ball
Rebounds: 8 LaMelo Ball
Assists: 9 LaMelo Ball

Miami Heat

Points: 28 Jaime Jaquez Jr.
Rebounds: 9 Kel'el Ware
Assists: 9 Davion Mitchell

Charlotte Hornets
Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3P	FT	PF	+/−
Miles Bridges starter	31:00	17	4	1	1	1	2	6-16	2-7	3-4	2	-10
Ryan Kalkbrenner starter	30:54	10	6	0	3	1	0	5-5	0-0	0-0	2	-10
LaMelo Ball starter	28:29	20	8	9	1	0	5	6-18	4-12	4-5	4	-19
Kon Knueppel starter	27:14	19	3	4	1	0	1	7-15	5-11	0-0	1	-9
Collin Sexton starter	26:54	18	5	6	0	0	4	7-11	2-2	2-2	2	+6
Tre Mann bench	26:53	8	3	5	2	0	3	3-15	2-8	0-0	1	-31
Sion James bench	23:16	8	3	0	1	0	0	2-2	2-2	2-2	0	-18
Moussa Diabate bench	19:11	8	2	0	0	1	1	3-4	0-0	2-2	3	-22
Tidjane Salaun bench	15:14	3	6	1	0	0	1	0-3	0-2	3-4	1	-14
Liam McNeeley bench	10:54	6	1	0	0	0	0	1-1	1-1	3-4	2	-8

Not available: Brandon Miller, Josh Green, Grant Williams

Miami Heat
Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3P	FT	PF	+/−
Pelle Larsson starter	30:44	17	5	3	1	0	0	6-10	3-6	2-2	0	+7
Bam Adebayo starter	30:16	26	6	2	0	0	1	10-16	3-5	3-4	2	+29
Andrew Wiggins starter	29:41	21	2	2	3	1	2	8-15	3-6	2-2	1	+13
Davion Mitchell starter	29:41	8	4	9	0	0	1	4-10	0-5	0-0	2	+13
Kel'el Ware starter	26:43	14	9	1	0	0	2	4-13	2-8	4-5	1	-14
Jaime Jaquez Jr. bench	28:14	28	4	5	1	0	3	9-14	2-4	8-8	2	+43
Nikola Jović bench	21:58	10	6	2	0	0	0	4-7	2-4	0-0	2	+9
Simone Fontecchio bench	18:56	10	0	3	1	1	1	3-5	3-4	1-1	2	+21
Dru Smith bench	15:35	5	0	5	2	0	1	2-3	1-2	0-0	1	+14
Jahmir Young bench	2:44	0	0	1	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	+0
Myron Gardner bench	2:44	3	1	1	0	0	0	1-1	1-1	0-0	2	+0
Keshad Johnson bench	2:44	2	0	0	0	0	0	1-2	0-0	0-0	0	+0

Not available: Tyler Herro, Kasparas Jakucionis, Terry Rozier, Norman Powell

Team statistics
Charlotte Hornets	Stat	Miami Heat
19/23 (82%)	Free throws	20/22 (90%)
22/45 (48%)	2 pointers	32/51 (62%)
18/45 (40%)	3 pointers	20/45 (44%)
40/90 (44%)	Field goals	52/96 (54%)
41	Rebounds	37
32	Defensive rebounds	29
9	Offensive rebounds	8
26	Assists	34
17	Turnovers	11
9	Steals	8
3	Blocks	2
18	Fouls	16
7	Max points in a row	11
8:11	Time spent in lead	38:24
6	Biggest lead	29

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

Largest margin: 27 points.

Game flow

Lead changes: 8
Times tied: 4
Largest lead · Charlotte Hornets: 6 Q1 4:57
Largest lead · Miami Heat: 29 Q4 2:31
Longest run: 11-0 Miami Heat · Q2 2:31 to Q2 0:00

Scoring plays

Q1 · 35 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q1
Time left	Team	Play	Charlotte Hornets	Miami Heat
11:44	Miami Heat	Kel'el Ware 2-pt field goal	0	2
11:23	Charlotte Hornets	Ryan Kalkbrenner 2-pt field goal	2	2
10:34	Charlotte Hornets	LaMelo Ball 3-pt field goal	5	2
9:37	Miami Heat	Davion Mitchell 2-pt field goal	5	4
9:23	Charlotte Hornets	LaMelo Ball 3-pt field goal	8	4
9:15	Miami Heat	Andrew Wiggins Free throw	8	5
9:15	Miami Heat	Andrew Wiggins Free throw	8	6
9:04	Charlotte Hornets	Collin Sexton 2-pt field goal	10	6
8:53	Miami Heat	Davion Mitchell 2-pt field goal	10	8
8:43	Charlotte Hornets	Kon Knueppel 3-pt field goal	13	8
8:29	Miami Heat	Bam Adebayo 3-pt field goal	13	11
7:32	Miami Heat	Pelle Larsson 2-pt field goal	13	13
7:24	Charlotte Hornets	Collin Sexton 2-pt field goal	15	13
7:02	Charlotte Hornets	Miles Bridges 2-pt field goal	17	13
6:49	Miami Heat	Pelle Larsson 2-pt field goal	17	15
6:38	Charlotte Hornets	LaMelo Ball 2-pt field goal	19	15
6:32	Miami Heat	Bam Adebayo 2-pt field goal	19	17
6:02	Charlotte Hornets	Miles Bridges Free throw	20	17
6:02	Charlotte Hornets	Miles Bridges Free throw	21	17
4:57	Charlotte Hornets	Miles Bridges 2-pt field goal	23	17
4:37	Miami Heat	Jaime Jaquez Jr. 3-pt field goal	23	20
4:04	Miami Heat	Dru Smith 2-pt field goal	23	22
3:41	Miami Heat	Jaime Jaquez Jr. 2-pt field goal	23	24
3:23	Charlotte Hornets	LaMelo Ball 3-pt field goal	26	24
3:08	Miami Heat	Jaime Jaquez Jr. 3-pt field goal	26	27
2:54	Charlotte Hornets	LaMelo Ball 3-pt field goal	29	27
2:54	Charlotte Hornets	LaMelo Ball Free throw	30	27
2:40	Miami Heat	Nikola Jović 2-pt field goal	30	29
2:01	Miami Heat	Bam Adebayo 2-pt field goal	30	31
1:39	Miami Heat	Simone Fontecchio 3-pt field goal	30	34
1:39	Miami Heat	Simone Fontecchio Free throw	30	35
1:29	Charlotte Hornets	Collin Sexton 2-pt field goal	32	35
0:20	Charlotte Hornets	Collin Sexton Free throw	33	35
0:20	Charlotte Hornets	Collin Sexton Free throw	34	35
0:06	Miami Heat	Jaime Jaquez Jr. 2-pt field goal	34	37

Q2 · 33 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q2
Time left	Team	Play	Charlotte Hornets	Miami Heat
11:35	Charlotte Hornets	Miles Bridges 2-pt field goal	36	37
11:10	Charlotte Hornets	Ryan Kalkbrenner 2-pt field goal	38	37
10:52	Miami Heat	Jaime Jaquez Jr. Free throw	38	38
10:52	Miami Heat	Jaime Jaquez Jr. Free throw	38	39
10:25	Miami Heat	Simone Fontecchio 3-pt field goal	38	42
10:09	Charlotte Hornets	Ryan Kalkbrenner 2-pt field goal	40	42
9:46	Miami Heat	Simone Fontecchio 3-pt field goal	40	45
9:29	Charlotte Hornets	Liam McNeeley Free throw	41	45
9:29	Charlotte Hornets	Liam McNeeley Free throw	42	45
9:17	Miami Heat	Bam Adebayo 3-pt field goal	42	48
8:56	Miami Heat	Jaime Jaquez Jr. Free throw	42	49
8:56	Miami Heat	Jaime Jaquez Jr. Free throw	42	50
8:41	Charlotte Hornets	Kon Knueppel 2-pt field goal	44	50
8:01	Miami Heat	Andrew Wiggins 2-pt field goal	44	52
6:52	Charlotte Hornets	Collin Sexton 2-pt field goal	46	52
6:29	Charlotte Hornets	Ryan Kalkbrenner 2-pt field goal	48	52
6:08	Miami Heat	Nikola Jović 3-pt field goal	48	55
5:42	Charlotte Hornets	Tre Mann 3-pt field goal	51	55
5:25	Miami Heat	Andrew Wiggins 2-pt field goal	51	57
5:09	Charlotte Hornets	Tre Mann 3-pt field goal	54	57
4:48	Charlotte Hornets	Sion James 3-pt field goal	57	57
4:36	Miami Heat	Andrew Wiggins 3-pt field goal	57	60
4:03	Miami Heat	Pelle Larsson 3-pt field goal	57	63
3:32	Miami Heat	Jaime Jaquez Jr. 2-pt field goal	57	65
3:13	Charlotte Hornets	Sion James 3-pt field goal	60	65
2:31	Miami Heat	Pelle Larsson 3-pt field goal	60	68
2:04	Miami Heat	Jaime Jaquez Jr. Free throw	60	69
2:04	Miami Heat	Jaime Jaquez Jr. Free throw	60	70
1:39	Miami Heat	Pelle Larsson Free throw	60	71
1:39	Miami Heat	Pelle Larsson Free throw	60	72
0:52	Miami Heat	Jaime Jaquez Jr. Free throw	60	73
0:52	Miami Heat	Jaime Jaquez Jr. Free throw	60	74
0:00	Miami Heat	Andrew Wiggins 2-pt field goal	60	76

Q3 · 28 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q3
Time left	Team	Play	Charlotte Hornets	Miami Heat
11:39	Charlotte Hornets	Kon Knueppel 3-pt field goal	63	76
11:24	Miami Heat	Andrew Wiggins 2-pt field goal	63	78
10:46	Charlotte Hornets	Kon Knueppel 3-pt field goal	66	78
10:05	Charlotte Hornets	Ryan Kalkbrenner 2-pt field goal	68	78
9:53	Miami Heat	Kel'el Ware 2-pt field goal	68	80
9:34	Charlotte Hornets	LaMelo Ball Free throw	69	80
8:52	Charlotte Hornets	LaMelo Ball Free throw	70	80
8:52	Charlotte Hornets	LaMelo Ball Free throw	71	80
8:30	Charlotte Hornets	Collin Sexton 3-pt field goal	74	80
7:31	Miami Heat	Jaime Jaquez Jr. 2-pt field goal	74	82
7:12	Miami Heat	Bam Adebayo 2-pt field goal	74	84
6:54	Charlotte Hornets	Collin Sexton 2-pt field goal	76	84
6:20	Charlotte Hornets	LaMelo Ball 2-pt field goal	78	84
5:50	Charlotte Hornets	Miles Bridges 3-pt field goal	81	84
5:33	Miami Heat	Bam Adebayo 3-pt field goal	81	87
5:03	Miami Heat	Jaime Jaquez Jr. 2-pt field goal	81	89
4:36	Miami Heat	Bam Adebayo 2-pt field goal	81	91
4:18	Miami Heat	Bam Adebayo 2-pt field goal	81	93
3:42	Miami Heat	Davion Mitchell 2-pt field goal	81	95
3:25	Charlotte Hornets	Kon Knueppel 3-pt field goal	84	95
3:13	Miami Heat	Jaime Jaquez Jr. 2-pt field goal	84	97
2:37	Miami Heat	Dru Smith 3-pt field goal	84	100
1:33	Miami Heat	Kel'el Ware Free throw	84	101
1:33	Miami Heat	Kel'el Ware Free throw	84	102
1:18	Charlotte Hornets	Tre Mann 2-pt field goal	86	102
1:10	Miami Heat	Pelle Larsson 3-pt field goal	86	105
0:39	Charlotte Hornets	Moussa Diabate Free throw	87	105
0:39	Charlotte Hornets	Moussa Diabate Free throw	88	105

Q4 · 35 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q4
Time left	Team	Play	Charlotte Hornets	Miami Heat
11:40	Miami Heat	Nikola Jović 2-pt field goal	88	107
11:21	Charlotte Hornets	Collin Sexton 3-pt field goal	91	107
11:01	Miami Heat	Kel'el Ware 3-pt field goal	91	110
10:17	Charlotte Hornets	Moussa Diabate 2-pt field goal	93	110
10:00	Charlotte Hornets	Tidjane Salaun Free throw	94	110
9:47	Miami Heat	Nikola Jović 3-pt field goal	94	113
9:35	Charlotte Hornets	Moussa Diabate 2-pt field goal	96	113
9:22	Miami Heat	Kel'el Ware Free throw	96	114
9:22	Miami Heat	Kel'el Ware Free throw	96	115
8:09	Miami Heat	Jaime Jaquez Jr. 2-pt field goal	96	117
7:40	Charlotte Hornets	Miles Bridges 3-pt field goal	99	117
6:47	Charlotte Hornets	Miles Bridges 2-pt field goal	101	117
6:32	Miami Heat	Andrew Wiggins 3-pt field goal	101	120
6:10	Miami Heat	Davion Mitchell 2-pt field goal	101	122
5:34	Miami Heat	Bam Adebayo Free throw	101	123
5:34	Miami Heat	Bam Adebayo Free throw	101	124
4:56	Charlotte Hornets	Kon Knueppel 3-pt field goal	104	124
4:28	Charlotte Hornets	Miles Bridges Free throw	105	124
4:12	Miami Heat	Andrew Wiggins 2-pt field goal	105	126
4:02	Miami Heat	Bam Adebayo Free throw	105	127
3:54	Miami Heat	Bam Adebayo 2-pt field goal	105	129
3:44	Charlotte Hornets	Kon Knueppel 2-pt field goal	107	129
3:29	Miami Heat	Andrew Wiggins 3-pt field goal	107	132
3:04	Miami Heat	Bam Adebayo 2-pt field goal	107	134
2:31	Miami Heat	Pelle Larsson 2-pt field goal	107	136
2:17	Charlotte Hornets	Sion James Free throw	108	136
2:17	Charlotte Hornets	Sion James Free throw	109	136
2:02	Charlotte Hornets	Liam McNeeley Free throw	110	136
1:34	Charlotte Hornets	Moussa Diabate 2-pt field goal	112	136
1:27	Miami Heat	Kel'el Ware 3-pt field goal	112	139
0:58	Charlotte Hornets	Liam McNeeley 3-pt field goal	115	139
0:47	Miami Heat	Myron Gardner 3-pt field goal	115	142
0:25	Charlotte Hornets	Tidjane Salaun Free throw	116	142
0:25	Charlotte Hornets	Tidjane Salaun Free throw	117	142
0:11	Miami Heat	Keshad Johnson 2-pt field goal	117	144

2025-26 season series

After this game: Miami Heat 1-0. Final series: Miami Heat 3-1.

Oct 28: Charlotte Hornets 117 at Miami Heat 144 (this game)
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

Highlights

Heat 144 - 117 Hornets — Full Highlights (YouTube)

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