Tyler Herro’s 35 points lift Heat past Hornets 128-120, snapping Charlotte’s six-game surge

Herro’s shooting and late-game creation tilt a matchup of in-form teams

The Miami Heat ended the Charlotte Hornets’ six-game winning streak on Friday, March 6, 2026, pulling away late for a 128-120 road victory in Charlotte. Tyler Herro led Miami with 35 points while narrowly missing a triple-double, adding nine rebounds and nine assists in a performance anchored by high-volume, high-efficiency perimeter shooting.

Herro hit 8 of 10 three-point attempts, and Miami collectively made 18 threes on 38 tries (47%). The Heat’s spacing and ball movement repeatedly forced Charlotte into rotations, creating catch-and-shoot looks and driving lanes that Miami converted into points across all four quarters.

Key sequence: a tie broken by a nine-point burst

The decisive stretch came in the fourth quarter after the game tightened into a one-possession contest. With the score tied 108-108, Herro knocked down a three-pointer with 7:06 remaining, sparking a 9-0 run. That surge flipped momentum and provided the separation Miami maintained through the final minutes.

Miami used a 9-0 fourth-quarter run after a 108-108 tie to create the cushion that decided the game.

Supporting production: Adebayo and the bench

Bam Adebayo supplied frontcourt control with 24 points and 12 rebounds, giving Miami consistent scoring inside and on short-roll actions when Charlotte pressured the perimeter. Jaime Jaquez Jr. added 21 points off the bench, extending Miami’s offensive output beyond its primary creators and helping stabilize the Heat when lineups shifted.

Charlotte’s scorers kept pace, but efficiency varied

Charlotte received balanced production from multiple starters. Kon Knueppel scored 27 points and went 6 of 10 from three-point range, providing repeated answers during Miami runs. Brandon Miller posted 22 points and 13 rebounds, and LaMelo Ball finished with 21 points, though he shot 7 of 22 from the field.

The loss dropped the Hornets to 32-32 and ended a streak defined by lopsided results: all six of Charlotte’s wins during the run were by 15 points or more, a rare margin profile over that many consecutive games.

Context: how the matchup has shifted since November

Friday’s meeting was the teams’ first in four months, and it followed a dramatically different earlier game. On Nov. 7, Miami set a franchise record with 53 points in the first quarter on the way to a 126-108 win. Since then, Charlotte’s season arc has changed, with the Hornets entering Friday as one of the league’s hottest teams and a group that had been producing big scoring margins of its own.

What’s next

• Miami will host the Detroit Pistons on Sunday, March 8, 2026.

• Charlotte will visit the Phoenix Suns on Sunday, March 8, 2026, to open a four-game trip. The Hornets also carried a separate franchise record into the weekend: 10 consecutive road wins.