MIAMI (CBSMiami/AP) — They needed all 82 games of the regular season to get the opportunity to play Game 7 of the opening round at home but the Miami Heat took full advantage.
A trip to the Eastern Conference semifinals is their reward.
Goran Dragic scored 25 points and grabbed six rebounds his first Game 7, Gerald Green added 16 points off the bench and the Heat eliminated the Charlotte Hornets with an emphatic 106-73 win on Sunday. Miami took the series 4-3, led by as many as 38 and will play either Toronto or Indiana in the East semis starting on Tuesday night.