Miami Heat @ Charlotte Hornets

NBA Play-In - East - 9th Place vs 10th Place

43-39, 17-24 Away

126

43-39, 17-24 Away

Final/OT

	1	2	3	4	OT	T
Heat MIA	24	30	29	31	12	126
Hornets CHA	26	26	37	25	13	127

Charlotte HornetsHornetsCHA

44-38, 21-20 Home

127

44-38, 21-20 Home

Matchups

MIA

CHA wins matchup

1-0

CHA

126

Game 1@ CHA

Final/OT

127

Game Information

Charlotte, NC

Referee:Zach Zarba

Referee:Curtis Blair

Referee:Gediminas Petraitis

Referee:Natalie Sago

Eastern Conference

Southeast	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Atlanta	46	36	.561	-	L1
Orlando	45	37	.549	1	L1
Charlotte	44	38	.537	2	W1
Miami	43	39	.524	3	W2
Washington	17	65	.207	29	L10

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