The Hornets continued their great play at home. He was sidelined for his second straight game with a left foot strain.
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Then Lin shows off his court vision by finding Frank Kaminsky, and “The Tank” gets the one-hander to go down, after deftly driving across the lane. Charlotte is 1-5 against the spread in their last 6 after a win and 1-4 ATS in their last 5 after a win over 10 points or more.
It was a game of wild momentum swings as the Hornets trailed by 11 early but took control by outscoring the Heat 29-13 in the second quarter. Charlotte held Miami to only 3/19 shooting from the field in the second while they shot 11/22.
The Hornets are listed as consensus three-point favorites at sportsbooks monitored by Odd Shark following a 96-80 rout of the Heat in Game 3 as identical chalk.
Charlotte Hornets’ Jeremy Lin (7) looks to shoot as Miami Heat’s Hassan Whiteside (21) and Dwyane Wade (3) defend during the first half in Game 4 of an NBA basketball playoffs first-round series in Charlotte, N.C., Monday, April 25, 2016. Justin Anderson added 14 points in the loss. Kaminsky, Jefferson, Marvin Williams and Cody Zeller all put up double digits as the Hornets ousted the Heat.
“I just wanted to be aggressive, and if I can score, score, and if not, trust my team mates”.
Luol Deng hit his first four 3-pointers in the first quarter and finished with 19 points to lead the Heat.
Westbrook racked up 36 points, 12 rebounds and nine assists Monday, shooting 13-for-23 from the floor.
Courtney Lee also came up with two huge offensive rebounds in the final minute. The Charlotte Hornets had nine more free throw attempts than Heat, and Whiteside had some choice words about the officiating after the game. The Heat got just 79 shots up compared to Charlotte’s 90. It’s shot 82.8 percent and attempted 122 free throws to Miami’s 94.
The Hornets have won back to back playoff games for the first time since the 2000-2001 season.
After two deflating defeats in Miami, the Hornets fed off their home crowd to trim the deficit in the best-of-seven Eastern Conference first-round series to 2-1.
The Hornets also denied Miami as many second chance opportunities by rebounding better.
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“Both Jeremy Lin and Kemba (Walker) are keeping the ball alive and they (Miami) are so committed to taking the 3 away that it’s not really drive-and-kick, there’s nobody to kick it to”. If they lose in Charlotte again, Miami will return home with a tied series and nearly must win game on their hands.
