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Hornets vs Heat: head-to-head

50 meetings since 2015-16

Charlotte Hornets18winsMiami Heat32
Regular season15-28
Playoffs3-4
Avg. margin (CHA)-4.9
CHA at home11-14
MIA at home18-7
Avg. total points211.9
Current streakCHA 3

Rivalry analysis

Since the 2015-16 season, the Hornets and the Heat have met 50 times, regular season and playoffs combined. The Heat lead the series 32-18.

Over the last 6 meetings, the Hornets won 3 and the Heat won 3. The most recent game, on October 24, 2026, ended Hornets 115-110.

The home team won 29 of the 50 games (58%). These matchups averaged 211.9 total points, with a typical winning margin of 10.7 points; 18 of them were decided by five points or fewer.

Season-series sweeps: Heat in 2023-24, Heat in 2021-22, Heat in 2017-18. They have also met 7 times in the playoffs (2015-16), with the Hornets winning 3 and the Heat 4. Their next meeting is scheduled for December 27, 2026 in Miami.

Next meetings

Dec 27, 2026Hornets @ Heat6:00 PM ESTMIA 62%
Feb 2, 2027Hornets @ Heat7:30 PM EST
Mar 30, 2027Heat @ Hornets7:00 PM EDT

Probability from today's Elo ratings (home court included); the frozen pre-game figure appears on the game page 7 days before tip-off.

Biggest wins

HornetsMIA 106 – 136 CHA · 2026-03-17
HeatCHA 73 – 106 MIA · 2016-05-01

2026-27 CHA 1 – 0 MIA

2026-10-24MIA 110 – 115 CHAFinal

2025-26 CHA 2 – 3 MIA

2026-04-14MIA 126 – 127 CHAFinal/OT
2026-03-17MIA 106 – 136 CHAFinal
2026-03-06MIA 128 – 120 CHAFinal
2025-11-07CHA 108 – 126 MIAFinal
2025-10-28CHA 117 – 144 MIAFinal

2024-25 CHA 1 – 3 MIA

2025-03-23CHA 105 – 122 MIAFinal
2025-03-10CHA 105 – 102 MIAFinal
2024-11-27MIA 98 – 94 CHAFinal
2024-10-26MIA 114 – 106 CHAFinal

2023-24 CHA 0 – 4 MIA

2024-01-14CHA 87 – 104 MIAFinal
2023-12-13CHA 104 – 115 MIAFinal
2023-12-11MIA 116 – 114 CHAFinal
2023-11-14MIA 111 – 105 CHAFinal

2022-23 CHA 2 – 2 MIA

2023-02-25MIA 103 – 108 CHAFinal
2023-01-29MIA 117 – 122 CHAFinal
2022-11-12CHA 115 – 132 MIAFinal
2022-11-10CHA 112 – 117 MIAFinal/OT

2021-22 CHA 0 – 4 MIA

2022-04-05CHA 115 – 144 MIAFinal
2022-02-17MIA 111 – 107 CHAFinal/2OT
2022-02-05MIA 104 – 86 CHAFinal
2021-10-29CHA 99 – 114 MIAFinal

2020-21 CHA 2 – 1 MIA

2021-05-02MIA 121 – 111 CHAFinal
2021-03-26MIA 105 – 110 CHAFinal
2021-02-01CHA 129 – 121 MIAFinal/OT

2019-20 CHA 1 – 1 MIA

2020-03-11CHA 109 – 98 MIAFinal
2019-11-25CHA 100 – 117 MIAFinal

2018-19 CHA 2 – 2 MIA

2019-03-17CHA 75 – 93 MIAFinal
2019-03-06MIA 91 – 84 CHAFinal
2018-10-30MIA 113 – 125 CHAFinal
2018-10-20CHA 113 – 112 MIAFinal

2017-18 CHA 0 – 4 MIA

2018-01-27CHA 91 – 95 MIAFinal
2018-01-20MIA 106 – 105 CHAFinal
2017-12-15MIA 104 – 98 CHAFinal
2017-12-01CHA 100 – 105 MIAFinal

2016-17 CHA 2 – 2 MIA

2017-04-05MIA 112 – 99 CHAFinal
2017-03-08CHA 101 – 108 MIAFinal
2016-12-29MIA 82 – 91 CHAFinal
2016-10-28CHA 97 – 91 MIAFinal

2015-16 CHA 5 – 6 MIA

2016-05-01 · playoffsCHA 73 – 106 MIAFinal
2016-04-29 · playoffsMIA 97 – 90 CHAFinal
2016-04-27 · playoffsCHA 90 – 88 MIAFinal
2016-04-25 · playoffsMIA 85 – 89 CHAFinal
2016-04-23 · playoffsMIA 80 – 96 CHAFinal
2016-04-20 · playoffsCHA 103 – 115 MIAFinal
2016-04-17 · playoffsCHA 91 – 123 MIAFinal
2016-03-17CHA 109 – 106 MIAFinal
2016-02-05MIA 98 – 95 CHAFinal
2015-12-09MIA 81 – 99 CHAFinal
2015-10-28CHA 94 – 104 MIAFinal

Results from BALLDONTLIE. Our database starts with the 2015-16 season, so this is not an all-time franchise record.