{"id":437245,"date":"2026-10-25T04:06:23","date_gmt":"2026-10-25T04:06:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/437245\/"},"modified":"2026-10-25T04:06:23","modified_gmt":"2026-10-25T04:06:23","slug":"gamethread-miami-heat-0-2-seek-first-win-of-season-against-charlotte-hornets-1-1-hot-hot-hoops","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/437245\/","title":{"rendered":"GAMETHREAD: Miami Heat (0-2) seek first win of season against Charlotte Hornets (1-1) &#8211; Hot Hot Hoops"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"536\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Miami-Heat-Charlotte-Hornets-1024x536.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1436\"  \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Miami Heat hit the road for the first time this season tonight, visiting the Charlotte Hornets at Spectrum Center as they look to pick up their first victory of the 2026-27 campaign.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After opening the season with back-to-back home losses to the Minnesota Timberwolves and Detroit Pistons, Miami finds itself searching for answers despite a pair of outstanding performances from Giannis Antetokounmpo.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The two-time MVP has wasted little time making his presence felt in a Heat uniform, averaging 35.5 points through his first two games. However, Miami has struggled to find consistency on both ends of the floor, particularly with its outside shooting and defensive execution.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Friday night\u2019s 128-111 loss to Detroit only reinforced those concerns, making tonight\u2019s matchup an important opportunity for Erik Spoelstra and his team to begin turning things around.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Charlotte enters the game with a 1-1 record after suffering a lopsided 128-81 defeat to the Atlanta Hawks on Friday. The Hornets feature a significantly different roster this season, with Dennis Schr\u00f6der, Naz Reid and Brandon Miller among the players Miami will need to contain.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There\u2019s also some unfinished business between these teams. Charlotte eliminated Miami from last season\u2019s Play-In Tournament in a heartbreaking 127-126 overtime contest, providing a little extra motivation for the Heat heading into tonight.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With another game looming Monday against Dallas, Miami would certainly love to avoid an 0-3 start and build some much-needed momentum on the road.<\/p>\n<p>PROJECTED STARTING LINEUPS<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Miami Heat<\/p>\n<p>Davion Mitchell, PG<\/p>\n<p>Klay Thompson, SG<\/p>\n<p>Andrew Wiggins, SF<\/p>\n<p>Giannis Antetokounmpo, PF<\/p>\n<p>Bam Adebayo, C<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Charlotte Hornets<\/p>\n<p>Dennis Schr\u00f6der, PG<\/p>\n<p>Sion James, SG<\/p>\n<p>Brandon Miller, SF<\/p>\n<p>Naz Reid, PF<\/p>\n<p>Moussa Diabat\u00e9, C<\/p>\n<p>INJURY REPORT \/ PLAYER AVAILABILITY<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Miami Heat<\/p>\n<p>Pelle Larsson \u2014 PROBABLE (finger)<\/p>\n<p>Keshad Johnson \u2014 AVAILABLE (hamstring)<\/p>\n<p>Tre Donaldson \u2014 AVAILABLE (two-way)<\/p>\n<p>Vladislav Goldin \u2014 AVAILABLE (two-way)<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Charlotte Hornets<\/p>\n<p>Coby White \u2014 OUT (calf)<\/p>\n<p>Kon Knueppel \u2014 OUT (hamstring)<\/p>\n<p>Grant Williams \u2014 OUT (hamstring)<\/p>\n<p>Kylan Boswell \u2014 OUT (knee, two-way)<\/p>\n<p>Christian Anderson \u2014 PROBABLE (ankle)<\/p>\n<p>GAME INFO<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Matchup:\u00a0Miami Heat (0-2) at Charlotte Hornets (1-1)<br \/>Date:\u00a0Saturday, October 24, 2026<br \/>Time:\u00a06:00 PM ET<br \/>Location:\u00a0Spectrum Center \u2014 Charlotte, North Carolina<br \/>TV:\u00a0WPLG Local 10 \/ Local 10+ (South Florida)<br \/>Radio:\u00a0104.3 FM \/ 560 AM (South Florida)<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It\u2019s still early in the season, but Miami needs to find its rhythm quickly. Can Giannis continue his dominant start while the rest of the Heat begin putting things together?<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Join the conversation below, share your reactions throughout the game and cheer on the Heat with the Hot Hot Hoops community!<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Let\u2019s go HEAT!<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">***<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To check out our other content, click\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/hothothoops.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Follow Hot Hot Hoops on Twitter\/X\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hothothoops?s=20\" rel=\"nofollow\">here<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Follow Hot Hot Hoops on Instagram\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/hothothoops?fbclid=PAAaZK-uxa3cMPUQcM2z6aGmK3faJ-G1R7YKtEOcPJNPO4VwfOvw1epBIoCyk_aem_Ad_aZ7zQwWkfVN5rHfd0UkIWrYEnU4j4Ulz0SRK__Qt1738L-NeQ3cZC5voFks7V6K8\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Subscribe to our YouTube channel\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/hothothoops\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">here<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Miami Heat hit the road for the first time this season tonight, visiting the Charlotte Hornets at&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":437246,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[138225,5825,24736,24737,123,125,2490,103890,124],"class_list":["post-437245","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-miami","tag-2026-27-miami-heat-season","tag-charlotte-hornets","tag-feature-post","tag-gamethreads","tag-miami","tag-miami-headlines","tag-miami-heat","tag-miami-heat-charlotte-hornets","tag-miami-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/437245","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=437245"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/437245\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/437246"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=437245"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=437245"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=437245"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}