GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NBA: CHARLOTTE (6-7) at MIAMI (3-10)

NBA: CHARLOTTE at MIAMI

<div class="pre">NBA CHARLOTTE 84
MIAMI 108 1:59 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

NBA: CHARLOTTE at MIAMI

<div class="pre">NBA CHARLOTTE 90
MIAMI 110 FINAL</div>

 

NBA: CHARLOTTE at MIAMI

<div class="pre">NBA FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
CHARLOTTE 15 28 19 28 90
MIAMI 23 32 31 24 110 FINAL</div>

 

NBA: CHARLOTTE at MIAMI

<div class="pre">NBA FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
CHARLOTTE 15 28 19 28 90
MIAMI 23 32 31 24 110 FINAL

HIGH SCORERS: CHA - GERALD WALLACE 16, MATT CARROLL 15,
RAYMOND FELTON 14
MIA - RICKY DAVIS 23, DAEQUAN COOK 19,
SHAQUILLE O'NEAL 15</div>

 

NBA: CHARLOTTE at MIAMI

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NBA
CHARLOTTE 90
MIAMI 110 FINAL</div>

 

By Michael Snyder
PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer


MIAMI (Ticker) -- A change in the lineup was all Shaquille O'Nealand the Miami Heat needed to return to their old form.

O'Neal scored 13 of his 15 points in the first half as the Heatposted an easy 110-90 victory over the Charlotte Bobcats onTuesday.


Ricky Davis scored a season high-tying 23 points off the benchand rookie Daequan Cook scored a season-high 19 for Miami, whichhas won two of three and three of five after beginning theseason at 1-9.


It was also the most points scored by the Heat since a 113-93win vs. Charlotte on February 5 as Miami was going for its thirdstraight Southeast Division crown.


The victory helped the Heat snap a four-game losing streakagainst the Bobcats, including a 91-76 drubbing by Charlotte onNovember 13. In that game, the Bobcats led by as many as 30points in fourth quarter before cruising to victory.

The Heat were coming off their worst loss of the young season, a120-99 defeat to ex-coach Stan Van Gundy and the Orlando Magic.

In this one, they watched as coach Pat Riley benched Davis andstarting point guard Jason Williams, inserting Penny Hardawayand Chris Quinn into the starting lineup.


It paid off as O'Neal looked for his offense early while Davisprovided firepower for the reserves. O'Neal, who shot 7-of-9from the field, connected on 3-of-4 for seven points early on asMiami led 23-15 after one period.


The 14-time All-Star missed only two of his first eight shots asthe Heat led 55-43 at the half.


Davis, meanwhile, had 18 of his total in the middle two quartersas the Heat were up 86-62 entering the final period, theirlargest lead of the season. After Udonis Haslem hit a jumperfrom the free-throw line with 4:32 remaining, Miami led 104-77 -the most points the team had scored all season.


Six players reached double figures for the Heat, who shot aseason-best 58 percent (40-of-69) and also received aseason-high 66 points from their reserves.


Gerald Wallace scored 16 points and Raymond Felton added 14 forthe Bobcats, who shot 46 percent (34-of-74) and have dropped aseason-high four straight.

 

NBA: CHARLOTTE at MIAMI

<div class="pre">CHARLOTTE (90) AT MIAMI (110)

CHARLOTTE

REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == ===

R FELTON G 29:44 4-11 5-5 1 5 6 7 2 2 3 14
J RICHARDSON G 33:10 4-10 1-2 0 2 2 3 3 0 2 10
E OKAFOR F 27:48 3-6 1-2 3 3 6 1 3 1 3 7
G WALLACE F 32:19 6-16 3-4 2 3 5 1 4 2 4 16
P BREZEC C 22:02 3-4 0-0 0 3 3 1 3 0 0 6
J DUDLEY 23:31 3-4 0-0 2 2 4 2 1 0 1 6
J MCINNIS 21:24 2-6 0-0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 4
M CARROLL 19:50 5-7 4-6 0 1 1 1 1 0 3 15
J DAVIDSON 13:35 2-4 4-5 2 1 3 1 3 0 1 8
W HERRMANN 8:16 1-3 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2
D ANDERSON 4:53 1-3 0-0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 2
O HARRINGTON 3:28 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0

TOTALS 240:00 34-74 18-24 10 21 31 21 23 6 18 90
(.459) (.750) TEAM REBS: 10 TOTAL TO: 19 (0 PTS)

MIAMI

REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == ===

C QUINN G 19:46 0-2 0-0 0 1 1 3 2 0 0 0
D WADE G 26:28 4-11 4-5 1 2 3 4 0 3 5 13
U HASLEM F 29:52 6-11 2-2 0 5 5 3 3 1 1 14
P HARDAWAY F 20:39 1-3 0-0 1 2 3 2 3 1 1 2
S O'NEAL C 21:39 7-9 1-2 3 3 6 0 1 0 0 15
R DAVIS 28:56 9-14 1-1 0 4 4 2 1 3 3 23
J WILLIAMS 28:14 4-6 3-4 0 2 2 8 1 3 0 11
D COOK 21:32 5-7 9-9 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 19
A MOURNING 21:28 2-2 4-6 1 4 5 0 4 0 0 8
A JOHNSON 16:33 2-4 1-2 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 5
J ANTHONY 4:53 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0

TOTALS 240:00 40-69 25-31 6 25 31 22 19 11 13 110
(.580) (.806) TEAM REBS: 9 TOTAL TO: 13 (0 PTS)

CHARLOTTE 15 28 19 28 - 90
MIAMI 23 32 31 24 - 110

BLOCKED SHOTS: CHARLOTTE - E OKAFOR 2, J RICHARDSON, R FELTON, J DAVIDSON,
P BREZEC. MIAMI - A MOURNING 4, S O'NEAL 3, J WILLIAMS.
3-PT. FIELD GOALS: CHARLOTTE 4-16 (.250), R FELTON 1-3, J RICHARDSON 1-
5, G WALLACE 1-2, J DUDLEY 0-1, J MCINNIS 0-1, M CARROLL 1-2, W HERRMANN 0-
1, D ANDERSON 0-1. MIAMI 5-10 (.500), C QUINN 0-1, D WADE 1-2, R DAVIS 4-
5, D COOK 0-2.
TECHNICAL FOULS: MIAMI - DEFENSIVE THREE 2, A MOURNING.
FLAGRANT FOULS: NONE.
OFFICIALS: JOE DEROSA, JOHN GOBEL, SEAN CORBIN.
A - 19,600. T - 2:16.</div>

 

NBA: CHARLOTTE at MIAMI

<div class="pre">CHARLOTTE (90)

fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
R Felton 29:44 4-11 5-5 1-6 7 2 14
J Richardson 33:10 4-10 1-2 0-2 3 3 10
E Okafor 27:48 3-6 1-2 3-6 1 3 7
G Wallace 32:19 6-16 3-4 2-5 1 4 16
P Brezec 22:02 3-4 0-0 0-3 1 3 6
J Dudley 23:31 3-4 0-0 2-4 2 1 6
J McInnis 21:24 2-6 0-0 0-0 3 1 4
M Carroll 19:50 5-7 4-6 0-1 1 1 15
J Davidson 13:35 2-4 4-5 2-3 1 3 8
W Herrmann 8:16 1-3 0-0 0-0 0 0 2
D Anderson 4:53 1-3 0-0 0-1 1 0 2
O Harrington 3:28 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 2 0

______________________________________________________
TOTALS 240:00 34-74 18-24 10-31 21 23 90
______________________________________________________

Percentages: FG-.459, FT-.750. 3-Point Goals:
4-16, .250 (R Felton 1-3, J Richardson 1-5, G
Wallace 1-2, J Dudley 0-1, J McInnis 0-1, M
Carroll 1-2, W Herrmann 0-1, D Anderson 0-1).
Team Rebounds: 10. Blocked Shots:6 (E Okafor
2, J Richardson, R Felton, J Davidson, P
Brezec). Turnovers:18 (G Wallace 4, M Carroll
3, E Okafor 3, R Felton 3, J Richardson 2, O
Harrington, J Davidson, J Dudley). Steals: 6
(G Wallace 2, R Felton 2, E Okafor, W
Herrmann).


MIAMI (110)

fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
C Quinn 19:46 0-2 0-0 0-1 3 2 0
D Wade 26:28 4-11 4-5 1-3 4 0 13
U Haslem 29:52 6-11 2-2 0-5 3 3 14
P Hardaway 20:39 1-3 0-0 1-3 2 3 2
S O'Neal 21:39 7-9 1-2 3-6 0 1 15
R Davis 28:56 9-14 1-1 0-4 2 1 23
J Williams 28:14 4-6 3-4 0-2 8 1 11
D Cook 21:32 5-7 9-9 0-0 0 2 19
A Mourning 21:28 2-2 4-6 1-5 0 4 8
A Johnson 16:33 2-4 1-2 0-1 0 1 5
J Anthony 4:53 0-0 0-0 0-1 0 1 0

______________________________________________________
TOTALS 240:00 40-69 25-31 6-31 22 19 110
______________________________________________________

Percentages: FG-.580, FT-.806. 3-Point Goals:
5-10, .500 (C Quinn 0-1, D Wade 1-2, R Davis
4-5, D Cook 0-2). Team Rebounds: 9. Blocked
Shots:8 (A Mourning 4, S O'Neal 3, J
Williams). Turnovers:13 (D Wade 5, R Davis 3,
D Cook 2, P Hardaway, U Haslem, A Johnson).
Steals: 11 (J Williams 3, R Davis 3, D Wade
3, P Hardaway, U Haslem).

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CHARLOTTE 15 28 19 28 - 90
MIAMI 23 32 31 24 - 110
-------------------------------------------

Technical fouls: Miami - 3 (Defensive Three,
11:32 1st; Defensive Three, 11:48 2nd; A
Mourning, 10:17 4th).
Flagrant fouls: None. A: 19,600. T: 2:16.
Officials: Joe Derosa, John Gobel, Sean
Corbin.</div>

 

NBA: CHARLOTTE at MIAMI

<div class="pre">CHARLOTTE (90) AT MIAMI (110)

CHARLOTTE

REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == ===

R FELTON G 29:44 4-11 5-5 1 5 6 7 2 2 3 14
J RICHARDSON G 33:10 4-10 1-2 0 2 2 3 3 0 2 10
E OKAFOR F 27:48 3-6 1-2 3 3 6 1 3 1 3 7
G WALLACE F 32:19 6-16 3-4 2 3 5 1 4 2 4 16
P BREZEC C 22:02 3-4 0-0 0 3 3 1 3 0 0 6
J DUDLEY 23:31 3-4 0-0 2 2 4 2 1 0 1 6
J MCINNIS 21:24 2-6 0-0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 4
M CARROLL 19:50 5-7 4-6 0 1 1 1 1 0 3 15
J DAVIDSON 13:35 2-4 4-5 2 1 3 1 3 0 1 8
W HERRMANN 8:16 1-3 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2
D ANDERSON 4:53 1-3 0-0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 2
O HARRINGTON 3:28 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0

TOTALS 240:00 34-74 18-24 10 21 31 21 23 6 18 90
(.459) (.750) TEAM REBS: 10 TOTAL TO: 19 (28 PTS)

MIAMI

REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == ===

C QUINN G 19:46 0-2 0-0 0 1 1 3 2 0 0 0
D WADE G 26:28 4-11 4-5 1 2 3 4 0 3 5 13
U HASLEM F 29:52 6-11 2-2 0 5 5 3 3 1 1 14
P HARDAWAY F 20:39 1-3 0-0 1 2 3 2 3 1 1 2
S O'NEAL C 21:39 7-9 1-2 3 3 6 0 1 0 0 15
R DAVIS 28:56 9-14 1-1 0 4 4 2 1 3 3 23
J WILLIAMS 28:14 4-6 3-4 0 2 2 8 1 3 0 11
D COOK 21:32 5-7 9-9 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 19
A MOURNING 21:28 2-2 4-6 1 4 5 0 4 0 0 8
A JOHNSON 16:33 2-4 1-2 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 5
J ANTHONY 4:53 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0

TOTALS 240:00 40-69 25-31 6 25 31 22 19 11 13 110
(.580) (.806) TEAM REBS: 9 TOTAL TO: 13 (19 PTS)

CHARLOTTE 15 28 19 28 - 90
MIAMI 23 32 31 24 - 110

BLOCKED SHOTS: CHARLOTTE - E OKAFOR 2, J RICHARDSON, R FELTON, J DAVIDSON,
P BREZEC. MIAMI - A MOURNING 4, S O'NEAL 3, J WILLIAMS.
3-PT. FIELD GOALS: CHARLOTTE 4-16 (.250), R FELTON 1-3, J RICHARDSON 1-
5, G WALLACE 1-2, J DUDLEY 0-1, J MCINNIS 0-1, M CARROLL 1-2, W HERRMANN 0-
1, D ANDERSON 0-1. MIAMI 5-10 (.500), C QUINN 0-1, D WADE 1-2, R DAVIS 4-
5, D COOK 0-2.
TECHNICAL FOULS: MIAMI - DEFENSIVE THREE, S O'NEAL, DEFENSIVE THREE, A
MOURNING.
FLAGRANT FOULS: NONE.
OFFICIALS: JOE DEROSA, JOHN GOBEL, SEAN CORBIN.
A - 19,600. T - 2:16.</div>

 

NBA: CHARLOTTE at MIAMI

<div class="pre">CHARLOTTE (90)

fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
R Felton 29:44 4-11 5-5 1-6 7 2 14
J Richardson 33:10 4-10 1-2 0-2 3 3 10
E Okafor 27:48 3-6 1-2 3-6 1 3 7
G Wallace 32:19 6-16 3-4 2-5 1 4 16
P Brezec 22:02 3-4 0-0 0-3 1 3 6
J Dudley 23:31 3-4 0-0 2-4 2 1 6
J McInnis 21:24 2-6 0-0 0-0 3 1 4
M Carroll 19:50 5-7 4-6 0-1 1 1 15
J Davidson 13:35 2-4 4-5 2-3 1 3 8
W Herrmann 8:16 1-3 0-0 0-0 0 0 2
D Anderson 4:53 1-3 0-0 0-1 1 0 2
O Harrington 3:28 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 2 0

______________________________________________________
TOTALS 240:00 34-74 18-24 10-31 21 23 90
______________________________________________________

Percentages: FG-.459, FT-.750. 3-Point Goals:
4-16, .250 (R Felton 1-3, J Richardson 1-5, G
Wallace 1-2, J Dudley 0-1, J McInnis 0-1, M
Carroll 1-2, W Herrmann 0-1, D Anderson 0-1).
Team Rebounds: 10. Blocked Shots:6 (E Okafor
2, J Richardson, R Felton, J Davidson, P
Brezec). Turnovers:18 (G Wallace 4, M Carroll
3, E Okafor 3, R Felton 3, J Richardson 2, O
Harrington, J Davidson, J Dudley). Steals: 6
(G Wallace 2, R Felton 2, E Okafor, W
Herrmann).


MIAMI (110)

fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
C Quinn 19:46 0-2 0-0 0-1 3 2 0
D Wade 26:28 4-11 4-5 1-3 4 0 13
U Haslem 29:52 6-11 2-2 0-5 3 3 14
P Hardaway 20:39 1-3 0-0 1-3 2 3 2
S O'Neal 21:39 7-9 1-2 3-6 0 1 15
R Davis 28:56 9-14 1-1 0-4 2 1 23
J Williams 28:14 4-6 3-4 0-2 8 1 11
D Cook 21:32 5-7 9-9 0-0 0 2 19
A Mourning 21:28 2-2 4-6 1-5 0 4 8
A Johnson 16:33 2-4 1-2 0-1 0 1 5
J Anthony 4:53 0-0 0-0 0-1 0 1 0

______________________________________________________
TOTALS 240:00 40-69 25-31 6-31 22 19 110
______________________________________________________

Percentages: FG-.580, FT-.806. 3-Point Goals:
5-10, .500 (C Quinn 0-1, D Wade 1-2, R Davis
4-5, D Cook 0-2). Team Rebounds: 9. Blocked
Shots:8 (A Mourning 4, S O'Neal 3, J
Williams). Turnovers:13 (D Wade 5, R Davis 3,
D Cook 2, P Hardaway, U Haslem, A Johnson).
Steals: 11 (J Williams 3, R Davis 3, D Wade
3, P Hardaway, U Haslem).

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CHARLOTTE 15 28 19 28 - 90
MIAMI 23 32 31 24 - 110
-------------------------------------------

Technical fouls: Miami - 4 (Defensive Three,
11:32 1st; S O'Neal, 5:56 2nd; Defensive
Three, 11:48 2nd; A Mourning, 10:17 4th).
Flagrant fouls: None. A: 19,600. T: 2:16.
Officials: Joe Derosa, John Gobel, Sean
Corbin.</div>

 

NBA: CHARLOTTE at MIAMI

<div class="pre">NBA CHARLOTTE AT MIAMI
NOTE: RESENDING BOXSCORE TO CORRECT POINTS OFF TURNOVERS
AND TECHNICAL FOULS.</div>

 

By Michael Snyder
PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer


MIAMI (Ticker) -- A change in the lineup was all Shaquille O'Nealand the Miami Heat needed to return to their old form.

O'Neal scored 13 of his 15 points in the first half as the Heatposted an easy 110-90 victory over the Charlotte Bobcats onTuesday.


Ricky Davis scored a season high-tying 23 points off the benchand rookie Daequan Cook scored a season-high 19 for Miami, whichhas won two of three and three of five after beginning theseason at 1-9.


"It's a good look for me coming off the bench," Davis said. "Iadded energy. I'll try and win that Sixth Man Award that Ididn't win in Boston."


It was also the most points scored by the Heat since a 113-93win vs. Charlotte on February 5 as Miami was going for its thirdstraight Southeast Division crown.


The victory helped the Heat snap a four-game losing streakagainst the Bobcats, including a 91-76 drubbing by Charlotte onNovember 13. In that game, the Bobcats led by as many as 30points in fourth quarter before cruising to victory.

"We owed them," O'Neal said.


The Heat were coming off their worst loss of the young season, a120-99 defeat to ex-coach Stan Van Gundy and the Orlando Magic.

In this one, they watched as coach Pat Riley benched Davis andstarting point guard Jason Williams, inserting Penny Hardawayand Chris Quinn into the starting lineup.


"Well, we found a starting lineup," Riley joked before turningserious. "I'm looking for a balance across the board in energy,talent and skills. Whether or not this remains the way it isfor a while, we'll just go with it. We just need to dosomething."


It paid off as O'Neal looked for his offense early while Davisprovided firepower for the reserves. O'Neal, who shot 7-of-9from the field, connected on 3-of-4 for seven points early on asMiami led 23-15 after one period.


The 14-time All-Star missed only two of his first eight shots asthe Heat led 55-43 at the half.


"They basically did what they wanted to do in the first half,"said Bobcats forward Gerald Wallace, who led Charlotte with 16points. "They controlled the tempo. That's not something youcan do with a team like this, especially at home."

Davis, meanwhile, had 18 of his total in the middle two quartersas the Heat were up 86-62 entering the final period, theirlargest lead of the season.


"Ricky Davis gave them an incredible punch off the bench,"Bobcats coach Sam Vincent said. "They took him out of thestarting lineup and that turned out to be a great move. He cameinto a role where he could just shoot the ball and beaggressive and just have no conscience, and it worked reallywell."


The 10-year veteran, who has played for five different teams,hit 4-of-5 from the arc, with his last pushing Miami's lead to29 points, 93-64, with 10:52 left.


"It suits my game a little bit," Davis said of coming in whenO'Neal and Dwyane Wade were on the bench. "I got a lot of openshots."


After Udonis Haslem hit a jumper from the free-throw line with4:32 remaining, Miami led 104-77 - the most points the team hadscored all season.


Six players reached double figures for the Heat, who shot aseason-best 58 percent (40-of-69) and also received aseason-high 66 points from their reserves.


"It all started with the energy we bench players brought," saidHeat reserve center Alonzo Mourning, who spent much of his timeplaying with Davis and Williams on the court.


Raymond Felton scored 14 points for the Bobcats, who shot 46percent (34-of-74) and have dropped a season-high four straight.

"We did not execute at the beginning of the game and got down,"Felton said. "We never recovered from that."