Kelly Olynyk went 1 for 2 at the line with 0.2 seconds left, and the Miami Heat beat the Charlotte Hornets 106-105.
The Hornets led 101-91 with 4:03 left before the Heat went on a 15-4 run.
During clutch time, the Heat outscored the Hornets 7-4. James Johnson scored 6 of the Heat’s 7 on 2 for 2 shooting and 1 for 2 at the line. With 32 seconds left, Josh Richardson stole the ball from Nicolas Batum, and Johnson’s 3-pointer off it tied the game at 105.
Wayne Ellington scored 26 points (18 on 6 3-pointers) on 10 for 15 shooting. Johnson added a season-high 22 points and 7 assists on 9 for 12 shooting, and Olynyk had 16 points and 10 rebounds off the bench. Olynyk scored 14 of his 16 points in the fourth quarter.
For the Hornets, Batum had a season-high 26 points, 6 assists and 3 steals on 8 for 12 shooting. Kemba Walker had 22 points (9 in the first quarter), 7 assists and 3 steals but went 1 for 8 from 3. Dwight Howard had 14 points, 15 rebounds and 3 blocks on 6 for 8 shooting.
The Heat outscored the Hornets 19-9 in 5 minutes with Johnson, Ellington, Olynyk, Richardson and Adebayo on the floor together.