It wasn't pretty, but the Miami Heat retook the top spot in the Eastern Conference entering the All-Star break with a gritty 111-107 double overtime victory against the host Charlotte Hornets on Thursday night.
On a night that Jimmy Butler struggled mightily from the field and Tyler Herro was again held out with a sore knee, it was Kyle Lowry who stepped up with 25 points on 9-16 field goal shooting and 6-11 3-pt field goal shooting, as well as nine rebounds and five assists — including 12 points during overtime in arguably his finest performance in a Heat jersey thus far.