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Mon Jan 24, 2005 · 8:30 PM
New Orleans HornetsHornets
107
away
Chemistry Tense
Miami HeatHeat
124
home
Chemistry Hot

Box Score

TEAM Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 FINAL
New Orleans HornetsHornets 24 29 23 31 107
Miami HeatHeat 29 34 34 27 124

After Action Report

The Heat outlasted the Hornets 124-107. The breakneck pace played right into Heat's hands. Heat's high-flyers tilted the pace and the rim; Hornets' skid keeps deepening — heads down on both ends. The Heat locker room is humming, and it showed. Survive-and-advance type win.

What tipped it

  • 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.
  • Hornets · Crashing An 8+ game losing skid — heads are down, both ends suffer.
  • Hornets · Locker-Room Rift Tension in the locker room — poor ball movement and streaky play.