The Charlotte Hornets are off to the road to battle the Miami Heat in Game 5 of their NBA playoff series on Wednesday.
Start Time: 8PM ET
Location: Miami
TV: TNT
Point Spread Odds: Miami -6
Over Under Total: 193 points
Money Line: Miami -245 odds and Charlotte +205 odds
Notes: Charlotte got the equalizer in Game 4 as the series moves to 2-2 following the 89-85 home victory to the Miami Heat as a -2 ½ point betting favorite. The total went under 194 ½ points. All home teams have won the first four games of this series. The Hornets shot 40% from the floor with 4 of 16 from three. Kemba Walker had 34 points and four rebounds hitting on 13 of 28 shots. Jeremy Lin came off the bench for 21 points as he converted on 6 of 10 shots. They survived pulling down ten more rebounds than the Heat.
Miami had another bad shooting performance. They connected on 39.6% from the floor. The three point shooting wasn’t bad as the made 11 of 29 from beyond the arc. Joe Johnson had 16 points and seven boards as he made 6 of 12 shots. Luol Deng chipped in with 15 points and seven boards. Miami turned the ball over 17 times.
