MIAMI (CBSMiami/AP) –Jimmy Butler scored 32 points, Bam Adebayo had 26 points and 19 rebounds on the night his Olympic gold-medalist banner was unveiled and the Miami Heat held on late to beat the Charlotte Hornets 114-99 on Friday night.
Tyler Herro scored 26 points off the bench for Miami, which wasted most of a 26-point first-half lead.
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Duncan Robinson added 10 for Miami. The Heat outrebounded Charlotte 60-37.
Gordon Hayward scored 23 points and Miles Bridges had 22 for Charlotte.
Kelly Oubre Jr. scored 17 points and Cody Martin had 15 for the Hornets, while LaMelo Ball struggled through a 2-for-14 night from the floor.