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NBA : ATS Matchup
Friday 10/28/2016Line$ LineOU LineScore
CHARLOTTE
 
MIAMI
-1.5  

+1.5  
-120

+100

197
 
97
Final
91

CHARLOTTE (1 - 0) at MIAMI (1 - 0)
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Friday, 10/28/2016 8:05 PM
Board OpenLatest
709CHARLOTTE198-1.5
710MIAMI-1.5197
ADVANCED TEAM STATS
CHARLOTTE - Current Season Performance
 Straight UpAgainst SpreadTeamOpponent
 W-LUnitsW-LO-UScoreHalfFG PctReb.ScoreHalfFG PctReb.
All Games1-0+11-01-0107.056.044.9%58.096.041.042.4%53.0
Road Games1-0+11-01-0107.056.044.9%58.096.041.042.4%53.0
Last 5 Games1-0+11-01-0107.056.044.9%58.096.041.042.4%53.0
Division Games0-000-00-0000.0%0000.0%0
CHARLOTTE Team Statistics
 Shooting    3pt ShootingFree Throws Rebounding 
 PPGHalfFGM-APctFGM-APCTFTM-APctTotOffAstPFStlTOBk
Team Stats (All Games)107.056.040-8944.9%7-2330.4%20-2483.3%5811272251010
vs opponents surrendering1075640-8944.9%7-2330.4%20-2483.3%5811272251010
Team Stats (Road Games)107.056.040-8944.9%7-2330.4%20-2483.3%5811272251010
Stats Against (All Games)96.041.039-9242.4%3-1618.7%15-2075.0%53102322485
vs opponents averaging964139-9242.4%3-1618.7%15-2075.0%53102322485
Stats Against (Road Games)96.041.039-9242.4%3-1618.7%15-2075.0%53102322485

MIAMI - Current Season Performance
 Straight UpAgainst SpreadTeamOpponent
 W-LUnitsW-LO-UScoreHalfFG PctReb.ScoreHalfFG PctReb.
All Games1-0+1.41-01-0108.050.048.5%64.096.053.038.6%52.0
Home Games0-000-00-0000.0%0000.0%0
Last 5 Games1-0+1.41-01-0108.050.048.5%64.096.053.038.6%52.0
Division Games1-0+1.41-01-0108.050.048.5%64.096.053.038.6%52.0
MIAMI Team Statistics
 Shooting    3pt ShootingFree Throws Rebounding 
 PPGHalfFGM-APctFGM-APCTFTM-APctTotOffAstPFStlTOBk
Team Stats (All Games)108.050.047-9748.5%4-1625.0%10-1662.5%641627225107
vs opponents surrendering1085047-9748.5%4-1625.0%10-1662.5%641627225107
Team Stats (Home Games)000-00.0%0-00.0%0-00.0%0000000
Stats Against (All Games)96.053.034-8838.6%6-1735.3%22-2878.6%521420155114
vs opponents averaging965334-8838.6%6-1735.3%22-2878.6%521420155114
Stats Against (Home Games)000-00.0%0-00.0%0-00.0%0000000
Average power rating of opponents played: CHARLOTTE 89,  MIAMI 94
SCHEDULE AND RESULTS
CHARLOTTE - Season Results
 Team StatsOpp Stats
DateOpponentScoreSULineATSTot.O/UShotsPctREBTOShotsPctREBTO
10/26/2016@ MILWAUKEE107-96W-1.5W194.5O40-8944.9%581039-9242.4%538
10/28/2016@ MIAMI              
10/29/2016BOSTON              
11/2/2016PHILADELPHIA              
11/4/2016@ BROOKLYN              
11/7/2016INDIANA              
11/9/2016UTAH              
11/11/2016TORONTO              
11/13/2016@ CLEVELAND              

MIAMI - Season Results
 Team StatsOpp Stats
DateOpponentScoreSULineATSTot.O/UShotsPctREBTOShotsPctREBTO
10/26/2016@ ORLANDO108-96W3W199.5O47-9748.5%641034-8838.6%5211
10/28/2016CHARLOTTE              
10/30/2016SAN ANTONIO              
11/1/2016SACRAMENTO              
11/4/2016@ TORONTO              
11/7/2016@ OKLAHOMA CITY              
11/10/2016CHICAGO              
11/12/2016UTAH              
KEY GAME INFORMATION
CHARLOTTE: BACKCOURT: Considering his rise to national fame years ago at UConn and his tendency to make huge plays, it's a mystery as to why PG Kemba Walker remains one of the league's most underrated players. He averaged over 20 points per game last season and is ready to make the jump to All-Star status. SG Nicolas Batum is an above-average NBA player at pretty much every basketball skill, and he has a new $120 million contract to prove it. . . . FRONTCOURT: SF Michael Kidd-Gilchrist is allegedly healthy this year. If it's true, he'll be a huge asset as one of the league's most physical and versatile outside defenders. PF Marvin Williams is a perfect 21st-century power forward, as his three-and-D-and-re(bound) skill set is hard to come by. PF Frank Kaminsky can also stretch the floor, but new starting center Roy Hibbert cannot. Hibbert is no longer good at basketball, but he is still tall. . . . BOTTOM LINE: The Hornets' young core got invaluable experience last season, participating in a tight Eastern Conference playoff chase and a first-round Game 7. Walker, Batum, Kidd-Gilchrist and Kaminsky should all have improved their games since last season.
MIAMI: BACKCOURT: PG Goran Dragic has never played up to the level of his Phoenix days since he arrived in Miami, but that could change this year. His best skills are wasted in the halfcourt, and he should be free to run more now that Dwyane Wade is out of town. His backup, the once-unheralded PG Tyler Johnson, suddenly faces expectations after signing a big contract. SG Josh Richardson is injured to start the season, but Dion Waiters is a capable fill-in. . . . FRONTCOURT: Along with Richardson, SF Justise Winslow helped to form a dynamic rookie duo last season. He's already there on defense and showed more than enough promise on offense. C Hassan Whiteside can dominate games like no one else in the league, but he needs to be more consistent and perhaps even a leader on a team that lost Wade and Chris Bosh. . . . BOTTOM LINE: Almost everything about this team is unpredictable, from post-Wade style of play to Whiteside's attitude from night-to-night. They could possibly compete for the playoffs, but developing Winslow and Richardson is more important.
PREVIEW
Center matchup key in Heat-Hornets game
 

MIAMI - Who said the days of significant centers are dead in the NBA?

Not the 1-0 Miami Heat or the 1-0 Charlotte Hornets, who meet Friday night at AmericanAirlines Arena.

It will be the home opener for the Heat, who remade their team largely around 7-foot, 265-pound center Hassan Whiteside, who signed a four-year, $98 million contract extension in July.

Whiteside had 18 points, 14 rebounds and four blocks in 31 minutes on Wednesday night, leading Miami to a 108-96 win over the Orlando Magic.

"I wasn't trying to make a statement," Whiteside said when asked about his first game since signing the initial major contract of his career. "I was just playing."

This is the first time that the 27-year-old Whiteside has had his name at the top of the marquee, sharing top billing with point guard Goran Dragic.

The Heat no longer have the "Big Three" that won two NBA titles and got them to four championship series in four years. Dwyane Wade bolted to the Chicago Bulls, Chris Bosh is in limbo due to health concerns and LeBron James had previously gone back home to the Cleveland Cavaliers.

Over on the Hornets side, they are also relying heavily on a center, 7-2, 270-pound Roy Hibbert, who has been in the spotlight since he was drafted in the first round by the Indiana Pacers in 2008.

Hibbert, 29, is a two-time NBA All-Star, but he has bounced around lately, spending last season on a brutal Los Angeles Lakers team before signing this year with Charlotte.

In fact, Hibbert signed with the Hornets on the same day Whiteside re-signed with Miami - July 7.

On Wednesday night against the Milwaukee Bucks, Hibbert made his Hornets debut, getting 15 points, nine rebounds, four blocks and three assists. He made 6-of-9 shots from the floor, 3-of-3 from the foul line and grabbed four of his rebounds on the offensive end, giving Charlotte 32 excellent minutes.

The Hornets led by as many as 24 points in the third quarter.

"We just stuck to our game plan," said Hornets point guard Kemba Walker, who had eight assists. "We got a lot of stops."

Part of the plan for the Hornets, both on Friday night and for the entire season, is to get the ball inside to HIbbert, who had two monster dunks against the Bucks.

Charlotte let injury-prone center Al Jefferson go in free agency after a season in which he played just 47 games, including only 18 starts.

Hibbert, who played 81 games last season, is much more durable than that. In fact, he has played at least 65 games in each of his eight seasons in the NBA.

That's not to say Hibbert has nothing to prove. His scoring average dipped to a career-low 5.9 points last season, perhaps influenced by the train wreck that was the Lakers' season.

For his career, HIbbert averages 10.6 and 6.6 rebounds.

But while Hibbert is looking for a bounce-back year, Whiteside is trying to continue to ascend to what he believes is his rightful place among the game's greats.

In Heat circles, Whiteside is well known for using any perceived slight as motivation for domination - such as when he was only third last season in the voting for the NBA Defensive Player of the Year.

Whiteside led the NBA last season with 3.7 blocks per game, adding 14.2 points and 11.8 rebounds.

He was even better after the All-Star Game, averaging 17.5 points, 13.3 rebounds and 3.4 blocks. That's why Heat president Pat Riley made re-signing Whiteside his No. 1 offseason priority.

Beyond the intriguing center matchup, there are several other storylines to follow for Friday's game:

--Hornets small forward Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, who played just seven games last season due to a shoulder injury, had 23 points and 14 rebounds on Opening Night.

He will be opposed by Heat small forward Justise Winslow, a first-round pick out of Duke last season who is just beginning to tap into his potential.

--Hornets backup center Cody Zeller, who gets by mostly on sheer hustle, missed the entire preseason due to a knee injury. Yet he produced 15 points in 14 minutes on Wednesday, making 5-of-6 shots from the floor.

--Hornets power forward Frank Kaminsky, their first-round pick last year, missed the opener due to a strained right foot. His status is undetermined.

--Heat shooting guards Josh Richardson (knee) and Wayne Ellington (quad) sat out the opener and likely won't be ready for a while. Dion Waiters, who averaged 9.8 points last season while serving mostly as a backup for the Oklahoma City Thunder, started for Miami at shooting guard while also making his Heat debut.

--Miami's other new starter this year is 6-9 forward Luke Babbitt, a career 40.2-percent shooter from three-point range. This is his seventh year in the league, and last season was his career high in scoring (7.0).


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