MIAMI — Bam Adebayo scored 24 points as the Miami Heat cruised to a win over the Charlotte Hornets, which managed just 87 points on Sunday.
Miami won 104-87, capitalizing on nearly half of their scoring chances in the low-scoring affair. The Heat led by 21 points at halftime and never trailed during the game.
Charlotte (8-29) shot an abysmal 34% from the field in the loss, including a 25% 3-pointer mark. The Hornets' usual scorers, Terry Rozier, LaMelo Ball, and Miles Bridges padded the stat sheet with at least 20 points each. Rozier led the way with 26 points for the Hornets.
The Heat outscored the Hornets in the paint 58-38.
Miami was led by Adebayo with 24 points and 10 rebounds. Tyler Herro had 21 points for the Heat.
The Hornets have failed to hit the century mark on the scoreboard in their last three games, and four of the last five games.
Brandon Miller did not play in the game after injuring his back against the San Antonio Spurs in Charlotte's last game.
The Hornets have lost five in a row and 16 of their last 17 games.
Charlotte will look to turn things around against the New Orleans Pelicans on Tuesday. Miami improves to 23-16 with the win and faces the Brooklyn Nets.