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Tuesday, April 14, 2026Play-in tournament · 2 games
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2 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 2 points, by CHA (vs MIA) and POR (vs PHX).

Final · OT · Play-in · Box score
Heat126
Hornets127
Q1 CHA +2; Q2 CHA -2; Q3 CHA +6; Q4 Hornets 0; OT1 CHA +1
Final · Play-in · Box score
Blazers114
Suns110
Q1 POR -2; Q2 POR +3; Q3 POR +1; Q4 POR +4
The lead · Play-in · Heat-Hornets

LaMelo Ball scores 30, Charlotte wins in overtime

Deni Avdija goes for 41 points

Game flow · CHA margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0+2-2+60+1CHA AHEAD ↑MIA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Heat2430293112126
Hornets2626372513127
Who led
LaMelo BallPoints, last 10 games: 20, 19, 14, 15, 18, 35, 36, 27, 19, 30CHA30 PTS · 5 REB · 10 AST
Miles BridgesPoints, last 10 games: 11, 14, 19, 25, 19, 25, 13, 10, 7, 28CHA28 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Davion MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 11, 2, 12, 9, 21, 12, 9, 15, 12, 28MIA28 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Andrew WigginsPoints, last 10 games: 12, 15, 14, 13, 21, 24, 5, 11, 4, 27MIA27 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Lead changes
Heat-Hornets16
Blazers-Suns7
Shot of the night

LaMelo's layup with 4.7 seconds left in OT puts the Hornets ahead, 127-126 final

The night in charts
Heat-Hornets combined for 253, 29 more than any other game
Points by game
Heat-HornetsHeat 126, Hornets 127 · OT
253
Blazers-SunsBlazers 114, Suns 110
224
2 of 2 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Heat-HornetsHeat 126, Hornets 127 · OT
+1 CHA
Blazers-SunsBlazers 114, Suns 110
+4 POR
CHA rallied from 2 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Heat-HornetsCHA won · Heat 126, Hornets 127 · OT
2 pts
Blazers-SunsPOR won · Blazers 114, Suns 110
2 pts
Avdija shot 15-of-22 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
AvdijaPOR · 41 PTS, 12 AST, 7 REB, 2 BLK
68% (15-22)
BrooksPHX · 20 PTS, 7 REB, 4 STL, 2 AST
60% (6-10)
Miles BridgesCHA · 28 PTS, 9 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST
56% (10-18)
WigginsMIA · 27 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST
56% (10-18)
Brandon MillerCHA · 23 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB, 2 BLK
53% (9-17)
Final · Heat-Hornets
Heat 126Hornets 127
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Heat2430293112126
Hornets2626372513127
The story
Miles Bridges had 28 points as Charlotte beat Miami 127-126 in OT

Davion Mitchell led Miami with 28 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB 28 PTS, 9 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST · 10-18 FG, 5-10 3PT

The swing

Down 2 after the second, the Hornets took the third 37-29.

CHA lead by quarter
200 +2−2+60+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Kel'el Ware led the game in fantasy with 56.8 FPTS (19 REB, 12 PTS, 4 AST)

Final · Blazers-Suns
Blazers 114Suns 110
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers31341831114
Suns33292028110
The story
Jalen Green had 35 points, but Portland won 114-110

For Portland, Jrue Holiday had 21 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST 35 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST · 14-29 FG, 2-7 3PT

The swing

The Trail Blazers trailed by 2 going into the second, then won it 34-29.

POR lead by quarter
200 −2+3+1+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+18.7points, today vs reg. season avg
Points per game
9.3Reg. season avg28Today

28 points today in 48 minutes, against 9.3 a game in the regular season (70 games).

Stepped-up role
+19.8minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
22.2Reg. season avg42Today

42 minutes today, against 22.2 a game in the regular season (77 games). Line: 12 points, 19 rebounds, 4 assists.

Cooling off
−14.1points, today vs reg. season avg
Points per game
20.1Reg. season avg6Today

6 points today in 11 minutes, against 20.1 a game in the regular season (73 games).

Second story · Blazers-Suns · Play-in

Portland beats Phoenix, 114–110

Portland led 83–82 after three and won by 4. Deni Avdija led Portland with 41 points, 7 rebounds and 12 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Blazers-Suns
Deni Avdija · PORJalen Green · PHXPTS4135REB75AST122Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Top performances

Deni Avdija leads the day with 41

Deni AvdijaPoints, last 10 games: 18, 20, 20, 28, 26, 26, 29, 35, 25, 41Blazers-Suns · W
Most like it, modern era: Kobe Bryant LAL, Mar 6, 2013: 42 PTS · 7 REB · 12 AST
Ties season high41 PTS · 7 REB · 12 AST
Jalen GreenPoints, last 10 games: 20, 21, 31, 21, 8, 25, 25, 15, 0, 35Suns-Blazers · L
35 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
LaMelo BallPoints, last 10 games: 20, 19, 14, 15, 18, 35, 36, 27, 19, 30Hornets-Heat · W
30 PTS · 5 REB · 10 AST
Miles BridgesPoints, last 10 games: 11, 14, 19, 25, 19, 25, 13, 10, 7, 28Hornets-Heat · W
28 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Davion MitchellPoints, last 10 games: 11, 2, 12, 9, 21, 12, 9, 15, 12, 28Heat-Hornets · L
Ties career high28 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Andrew WigginsPoints, last 10 games: 12, 15, 14, 13, 21, 24, 5, 11, 4, 27Heat-Hornets · L
27 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST