Miami Heat vs Charlotte Hornets Preseason Game Preview: Who Will Win? Schedules and Past Matches
The Miami Heat will face the Charlotte Hornets in an NBA preseason game that will be played on Thursday night, 7:00 PM ET at the Time Warner Cable Arena in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Heat Preseason Performance
The Miami Heat has a 4-2 standing in the NBA Preseason. Their first preseason game was on Tuesday, October 4, at the Verizon Center in Washington D.C. In that game, they played and won against the Washington Wizards with a score of 106-95. Hassan Whiteside led all Heat scorers and rebounders with 20 and 13, respectively.
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The second game was a match against the Minnesota Timberwolves at the Sprint Center in Kansas City. The game was played on October 8, Saturday. The Heat lost to the Wolves, 100-109. The third preseason match was against the Brooklyn Nets, held at the American Airlines Arena, Miami Florida. This was played on Tuesday, October 11. The Heat won, 121-100.
The fourth preseason game was against the San Antonio Spurs in a winning effort, with a final score of 108-100. The match was held on Friday, October 14, at the AT&T Center in San Antonio, Texas. This game was followed by a rematch to the Timberwolves the following Saturday, which they again lost, with a score of 96-101.
Finally, the Heat had a convincing win against the Orlando Magic last Tuesday, October 18 at the American Airlines Arena. They beat the Magic 107-77. Goran Dragic led all Heat players with 17 points and 5 assists.
Charlotte Hornets Preseason Performance
The Charlotte Hornets have a 2-3 preseason standing coming into the Heat game this Thursday. They lost their first three matches against the Dallas Mavericks and twice against the Boston Celtics, before winning their last two against the Minnesota Timberwolves and the Chicago Bulls.
In their first game against the Mavericks on October 3, the Hornets lost with a final score of 95-88. In their second game against the Boston Celtics, the team also lost with a score of 107-92. That game was played on October 6, Thursday, at the Greensboro Coliseum.
The Hornets also lost the rematch with the Celtics on October 8, 104-86. Finally, in their fourth preseason match, Charlotte tallied a win, this time against the Minnesota Timberwolves. That game was played at the Time Warner Cable Arena on October 10. The final score was 98-86.
Finally, Charlotte won their most recent preseason game last October 17 against the Chicago Bulls. The game had to extend toward overtime, with a final score of 108-104.
Preseason Schedules
After the match against the Charlotte Hornets this Thursday, the Miami Heat has one more preseason game against the Philadelphia 76ers. The game will be held on Friday, October 21, at the American Airlines Arena in Miami, Florida.
The Charlotte Hornets will also have one more preseason game on Friday, against the Minnesota Timberwolves at the Target Center.
