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Sat Jan 1, 2005 · 8:30 PM
Charlotte BobcatsBobcats
103
away
Chemistry Tense
Miami HeatHeat
115
home
Chemistry Hot

Box Score

TEAM Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 FINAL
Charlotte BobcatsBobcats 38 21 23 21 103
Miami HeatHeat 30 34 24 27 115

After Action Report

In a track meet, the Heat pulled away from the Bobcats 115-103. Heat's scorers couldn't be contained. Heat's high-flyers tilted the pace and the rim; second-chance points piled up for the Heat. The Heat locker room is humming, and it showed. Early returns: the Heat per-player utilization choices fit the identity tonight. Style points be damned.

What tipped it

  • Heat · Rim Wreckers A trio of high-flyers run, dunk, and tilt the pace.
  • Heat · Glass Eaters Crashing the boards generates extra possessions and second-chance buckets.
  • Heat · Ice Cold On a 4+ game losing streak — shots aren't falling.
  • Heat · Tight-Knit Locker-room chemistry is humming — extra trust on every possession.