Behind Jimmy Butler’s near triple-double and Bam Adebayo‘s double-double, the Miami Heat picked up a much-needed overtime victory over the Charlotte Hornets on Thursday night.
Miami, which fell in the Eastern Conference Finals to the Boston Celtics in the most recent NBA Playoffs, had high expectations coming into the 2022-23 season but had gotten off to a disappointing 4-7 start to the year coming into Thursday. Butler has been his usual All-Star-level self, but the rest of the cast hasn’t played up to standards, including Adebayo. But the former ‘Cat was stellar against the Hornets, dropping 18 points, 14 rebounds, four assists, and two steals for Miami on 6-15 shooting.