CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Kyle Lowry scored 12 of his 25 points after regulation and the Miami Heat entered the All-Star break tied for the Eastern Conference lead, rallying to beat the Charlotte Hornets 111-107 in double overtime Thursday night.
Duncan Robinson added 21 points for Miami, and Jimmy Butler overcame a horrendous shooting night to make clutch jumpers in the second overtime period to finish with 15 points, 10 rebounds and eight assists.
Miami has won six of their last seven games, tying the Chicago Bulls for the best record in the East at 38-21.
Miles Bridges had 29 points and 11 rebounds for Charlotte, and LaMelo Ball added 14 points, 14 assists and 10 rebounds before fouling out in the second overtime. The Hornets limped into the All-Star break having lost eight of its last nine games to fall to 29-31. Montrezl Harrell added 24 points and eight rebounds off the bench.
The Heat trailed by 14 after Harrell scored seven straight points to open the fourth quarter. But Miami pulled back to tie it behind three 3s from Robinson and had a chance to win it in regulation, but Butler’s jump shot bounds away.
Both teams had a chance to win it in the first overtime.
With Charlotte trailing by one, Harrell was fouled in the paint with 1.7 seconds left. He made the first to tie the game, but the Hornets newcomer missed the second. Miami called timeout to set up a play for Butler, but his corner 3 was partially deflected by P.J. Washington.
In the second overtime, Miami led by three when Ball fouled out with 2:10 left.
That’s when Butler, who was just 3 of 22 from the field at the time, buried a mid-range jumper and a 3-pointer to give the Heat some breathing room. Charlotte rallied to cut the lead to two behind two big plays from Bridges, but Lowry scored on a backdoor layup and Bam Adebayo blocked Kelly Oubre’s 3-point attempt to seal the win.
WIZARDS 117, NETS 103: Rui Hachimura scored 20 points, Corey Kispert added 16 and visiting Washington beat Brooklyn.
Ish Smith had 15 points, and Dani Avdija 13 to help the Wizards win their second straight.
Patty Mills scored 22 points, and Cam Thomas added 20 for the Nets, coming off a comeback victory at New York on Wednesday night.
NOTES
LAKERS: Anthony Davis has missed over one-third of the Los Angeles Lakers games this season due to injuries. It looks like he will miss more time after spraining his right ankle during the second quarter of Wednesday night’s game against the Utah Jazz.
He was down on the court for several minutes. The Lakers said an X-ray on Davis’ ankle was negative and that he would receive further treatment during the upcoming All-Star break. Coach Frank Vogel said after the Lakers’ 106-101 win that Davis would get an MRI on Thursday to assess the severity of the sprain.
“He was shaking his head about everything. He was frustrated because like it looks like he is going to miss some time,” said Vogel.
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