Giannis Antetokounmpo fouls out with 14 points and a minus-20 as the Heat fall to 0-3 in Charlotte
Miami's best stretch came with its new star in foul trouble, and a Mitchell-Adebayo-Larsson-Hardaway-Portis group erased a 22-point deficit before Grayson Allen's four-point play sank it.
Photo: ESPN. Giannis Antetokounmpo, Miami Heat forward, official player headshot.
The Hornets beat the Heat 115-110 on Saturday at Spectrum Center, and Giannis Antetokounmpo fouled out with 1:57 left after 14 points in 25 minutes. Miami is 0-3, and its rally from 92-73 down came while he sat: ESPN play-by-play shows him subbed out with 1:17 left in the third and back in at 5:00 of the fourth, with the score tied 102-102.
Antetokounmpo's line
He shot 4 of 11, made 6 of 8 free throws, grabbed four offensive rebounds and picked up six fouls. His plus-minus was minus-20 in a five-point loss, per the ESPN box score. Andrew Wiggins was minus-18 in 18 minutes. Davion Mitchell finished plus-7 and Bam Adebayo plus-9.
Charlotte led 92-70 with 2:55 left in the third after hitting five threes inside a 24-7 run, per the AP recap. Miami won the fourth quarter 35-19 and tied the game at 100, 102 and 104. Erik Spoelstra used Mitchell, Adebayo, Pelle Larsson, Tim Hardaway Jr. and Bobby Portis Jr. for that push, per AP. Mitchell finished with 22 points and 10 assists on 8-of-13 shooting, and Larsson added 15 off the bench.
How Miami got here
The trade became official July 6, per NBA.com and the Bucks' release. Miami got Antetokounmpo and Portis. Milwaukee got Tyler Herro, Kel'el Ware, Jaime Jaquez Jr., Kasparas Jakucionis, the No. 13 pick in the 2026 draft (Nate Ament), first-round picks in 2031 and 2033, a 2030 first-round swap and a 2033 second-rounder.
The first two games went badly anyway. Minnesota won 131-106 in Miami on Wednesday as Anthony Edwards scored 45, per AP. Antetokounmpo had 35 on 13-of-19 shooting in that one, per the ESPN box score. Detroit then won 128-111 in Miami on Friday, leading wire to wire, per AP, and he scored 36 on 15-of-26 with 12 rebounds. That is the 35.5 average AP cited before Saturday. The Heat have lost by 25, 17 and 5.
Charlotte answered its worst night with Miller
Brandon Miller scored 34 on Saturday, one night after a six-point, 2-of-14 game in a 128-81 home loss to Atlanta. AP called that the fifth-largest loss in franchise history and noted it came four days after Miller signed a five-year, $209 million extension. He made 11 of 12 free throws Saturday. Dennis Schroder scored 25 and Naz Reid 23 on 5-of-8 from deep; both are on Charlotte's ESPN box score.
Grayson Allen scored 20. After the last tie, at 104, he hit a 26-foot three while fouled by Hardaway, and the four-point play made it 108-104. ESPN play-by-play shows Miami got within three twice after that, at 110-107 and 113-110, and never closer.
The rest of the sheet
Miami forced 15 turnovers, made 9 steals and hit 23 of 25 free throws. Charlotte won the glass 45-37 and went 16 of 43 from three, after 11 of 51 against Atlanta. The Hornets are 2-1 and host Washington on Monday, per ESPN's schedule. Miami hosts Dallas the same night.
Sources: ESPN box score and play-by-play, Hornets 115, Heat 110 (Oct. 24, 2026) · AP recap via ESPN · ESPN: Timberwolves 131, Heat 106 · ESPN: Pistons 128, Heat 111 · NBA.com: Heat acquire Giannis Antetokounmpo · Milwaukee Bucks trade release · ESPN Hornets schedule
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