The Charlotte Hornets dominated the fourth quarter to beat the short-handed Miami Heat 136-106 on Tuesday night.
LaMelo Ball led the Hornets with 30 points and 13 assists, Coby White scored 24, and rookie Kon Knueppel added 22 as they won for the ninth time in 12 games.
Brandon Miller had 16 points, and Miles Bridges added 14 points and 10 rebounds as Charlotte is 10th in the Eastern Conference.
On the other hand, Tyler Herro had 20 points and eight rebounds to lead the Heat (38-31), who dropped their second straight following a season-best seven-game winning streak.
The Heat played without star forward Bam Adebayo, who sat out with right calf tightness after being listed as questionable before the game.
Adebayo had not missed a game since Dec. 27 after scoring 83 points last Tuesday in a 150-129 win over the Wizards.
While Andrew Wiggins missed his sixth consecutive game with a toe injury, and Miami forward Nikola Jovic (back) did not play for the 12th game in a row. He was listed as probable before the game and was expected to return.
Despite the loss, Miami remained seventh in the East, a half-game behind the Magic.
Ball reached a 6,000 career points on a basket in the third, after also scoring 30 points last Wednesday in a 117-109 victory.
Both teams will play home on Thursday night: the Heat host the Lakers, while the Hornets host the Magic.
