This article was originally published on www.si.com/nba/hornets as The Heat's pace was too hot for the Hornets to handle in game one of season series. For the 18th time in the last 20 meetings, the Charlotte Hornets came up on the short end of a game against the Miami Heat, falling 144-117, thus dropping their record to 2-2 on the season.

Jaime Jaquez Jr. scored 20 of his 28 points in the first half to keep up his hot-shooting start to the season, and the high-scoring Miami Heat beat the Charlotte Hornets 144-117 on Tuesday night. Bam Adebayo had 26 points and Andrew Wiggins added 21 for the Heat,

Even while missing Tyler Herro and Norman Powell, the Heat’s early-offensive surge continued in Tuesday’s win over the Hornets.

The Miami Heat are off to a 2-1 start as they face the Charlotte Hornets, but if you’re tuning in tonight, you might notice a shake-up in their starting lineup.

Not even a heartening Miami Heat start to the season is leaving Tyler Herro out of mind of the Heat coach Erik Spoelstra, even with Herro out of sight on the court.

Memphis Grizzlies point guard Ja Morant gets a last-minute health status for the Friday night matchup vs. the Miami Heat.

How to watch the NBA game between the Miami Heat and the New York Knicks, as well as tip-off time and team news.

After finishing with one of the NBA's 10 worst offensive ratings in three straight seasons, Miami Heat coach Erik Spoelstra knew something needed to change. "We knew after last year that Spo was going to switch up the whole philosophy of his offense,