Sat Apr 2, 2005 · 8:00 PM
Miami HeatHeat
96
away
Chemistry
Hot
New Orleans HornetsHornets
86
home
Chemistry
Steady
Box Score
| TEAM | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | FINAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami HeatHeat | 32 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 96 |
| New Orleans HornetsHornets | 21 | 24 | 18 | 23 | 86 |
After Action Report
The Heat handled the Hornets 96-86. Ugly basketball, but the Heat did just enough. Heat's high-flyers tilted the pace and the rim; Hornets' defenders refused to give up clean looks. The Heat bench chemistry carried them. Survive-and-advance type win.
What tipped it
- Hornets · Tight-Knit Locker-room chemistry is humming — extra trust on every possession.
- Heat · Rim Wreckers A trio of high-flyers run, dunk, and tilt the pace.
- Heat · Tight-Knit Locker-room chemistry is humming — extra trust on every possession.