Deng added 21 points and four rebounds on 9-of-14 shooting.
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Lin has been one of the vital cogs for the Hornets’ success the last three games.
Wade was upset with the report, not only with what it found, but with the idea of a two-minute report at all.
The Toronto Raptors can also wrap up their series against the Pacers and win a seven-game series for the first time in franchise history but they’re on the road.
Clifford’s confidence paid off immediately. “Both teams want to advance”, Walker said.
Early on in the competition, it seemed that the Heat were just a little bit too much for the Hornets as they built a 2-0 series lead.
Miami stretched its lead to nine in the fourth quarter, but Charlotte would fight back.
This will be Charlotte’s first Game 7 in a postseason series since the 2001 Eastern Conference Semifinals and just the second one overall.
There are injury concerns on both sides. He only played 15 minutes. The Hornets rode his performance and improved care with the ball to take the lead back, but it would be a brief lead.
Wade, a career 28.4 percent 3-point shooter, hadn’t made a 3 since December 16 entering the night. The Heat have their backs up against a wall and need to come out swinging if they are going to have a chance at bringing this series back home for a game 7, now losing the series 3-2. Collectively, Walker and Lin have drawn 59 fouls on the Heat defense.
The shots cemented Wade’s first win in a road elimination game without the help of LeBron James. “It’s what we’ve been doing together for 13 years”. They won the 3-point line and they won in the post.
Crawford picked up the slack in his absence and had 22 points in the half.
The start of the second half saw a lot of similar problems as the first half, but there were some improvements. “Let the fans know about ref discipline”. We just have to be better.
Wade attacked the basket and rose up and while contact was evident, a foul wasn’t called. Charlotte was hanging around, within striking distance of the hot, hot Heat. It was at that point it felt like Charlotte was going to just make more plays through the hands of Walker to end the series. It’s why the Game 5 win by the Hornets was so surprising. Walker scored 14 in the fourth quarter. They average 6.5 blocks per game, good for first in the league.
This game would have been academic by halfway through the fourth if not for Kemba’s Herculean effort. But, it was an old man who turned the game on its head. Veteran SG Dwyane Wade led the team offensively with a game-high 25 points along with 6 rebounds and 3 assists. The Heat came up empty on the ensuing possession, rookie Josh Richardson trying a 30-footer with about 3 seconds left on the shot clock that was an airball, and Lee got an offensive rebound and eventually hit the 3 on Charlotte’s next trip.
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T-shirts are placed on seats in Time Warner Cable Arena before Game 6 of an NBA basketball playoffs first-round series between the Charlotte Hornets and the Miami Heat in Charlotte, N.C., Friday, April 29, 2016.
