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Miami Heat
Miami Heat 5-6
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Charlotte Hornets
Charlotte Hornets 4-8

Miami Heat vs Charlotte Hornets

In 2026-27, the Miami Heat are 5-6 and the Charlotte Hornets are 4-8. They meet on Sunday, December 27 at 6:00 PM ET, hosted by the Heat. They've already met once this season: Hornets 115-110 Heat.

Next meeting

Hornets @ Heat ·

Heat probable starters

Hornets probable starters

Record

5-6 Season 4-8
5-5 Last 10 3-7

Head-to-head 2026-27

Depth chart starters

Point Guard
Klay Thompson Klay Thompson Out · Returns: 2026-11-14
Shooting Guard
Kon Knueppel Kon Knueppel Out · Returns: 2026-12-12
Small Forward
Brandon Miller Brandon Miller Questionable · Returns: 2026-11-15
Power Forward
Center

Team leaders (2026-27)

Giannis Antetokounmpo 27.7 Points per game Brandon Miller 20.6
Giannis Antetokounmpo 12.6 Rebounds per game Moussa Diabaté 9.5
Davion Mitchell 8.5 Assists per game Dennis Schröder 4.9

Heat

Most-used lineup (2026-27)

K. Thompson · G. Antetokounmpo · A. Wiggins · B. Adebayo · D. Mitchell

109 min · net rating -9.1

Out and questionable

Hornets

Most-used lineup (2026-27)

D. Schröder · N. Reid · M. Diabaté · B. Miller · S. James

66 min · net rating -15.9

Out and questionable