Malik Monk scored a career-high 36 points with 9 3-pointers, and the Charlotte Hornets beat the Miami Heat 129-121 in overtime.
Malik Monk made a 3-pointer on a pass from Cody Zeller with 16 seconds left in the fourth quarter to tie it at 113, and the Hornets outscored the Heat 16-8 in overtime.
During clutch time, the Hornets outscored the Heat 14-6. Devonte' Graham scored 5 of the Hornets’ 14 on 1 for 1 shooting and 2 for 2 at the line. In the fourth quarter and overtime, Jimmy Butler III had 2 of his 4 steals, both with the game within five points.
Graham scored 24 points with 6 3-pointers.
For the Heat, Butler had 25 points, 9 rebounds and 4 steals, and Bam Adebayo added 23 points (18 in the paint), 9 rebounds and 3 blocks on 10 for 15 shooting.
The Heat committed 17 turnovers to the Hornets’ 12 and outscored them 16-4 on the fast break. The Hornets made 21 3-pointers, 9 of them by Monk and 6 by Graham. The Hornets outscored the Heat 22-6 in 6 minutes with Hayward, Zeller, Monk, Graham and Ball on the floor together. Adebayo fouled out.