(Miami, FL) — In their first game of the season, the Miami Heat (1-0) gave their home crowd at American Airlines Arena plenty to cheer about as they pulled out a 104-94 victory over the Charlotte Hornets (0-1) on Wednesday night.
It wasn’t all smooth sailing for the up-and-coming Heat squad, as they trailed 27-23 at the end of the first quarter and could not stop Hornets center Al Jefferson early on. In the first 12 minutes alone, Jefferson (who finished the game with 17 points and five rebounds) scored 13 points on six of eight shots.