Hornets rally past reeling Heat, who waste another 17-point lead in 105-102 loss

MIAMI (AP) — Miles Bridges scored 35 points, Mark Williams added 24 points and 10 rebounds and the Charlotte Hornets got their first divisional win of the season by beating the reeling Miami Heat 105-102 on Monday night.

It was the third time in March alone that Miami lost a game after leading by at least 17 points — all those collapses coming at home. The Heat led New York by 19 on March 2, led Chicago by 17 on Saturday and led the Hornets by 17 in the first half.

Bam Adebayo finished with 23 points, 14 rebounds and eight assists for the Heat, and Tyler Herro finished with 21 for Miami — which has lost four straight and five of six.

LaMelo Ball had 15 points and 10 assists for Charlotte, which was 22 for 23 from the foul line. Miami was 14 for 20 at the line.

Hornets: Charlotte had been 0-11 against Southeast Division opponents this season. No team since the current format of four or more divisions in 1970-71, has gone winless within its own division over a full season.

Heat: Rookie center Kel'el Ware got meaningful fourth-quarter minutes for only the second time in Miami's last six games. “He’ll definitely get his opportunities moving forward,” Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said. "Look, I get it. ... If you lose games, the coach puts himself out there to be second-guessed. There’s no question about it.”

Bridges made a 3-pointer with 1:15 left for the lead, then added another on the next Charlotte possession to put the Hornets ahead for good.

Charlotte had scoring runs of 14-0 in the third quarter and 10-0 in the fourth.

Charlotte makes its second stop on a four-game trip Wednesday in Atlanta. Miami plays the fourth game in a five-game homestand Wednesday against the Los Angeles Clippers.

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Charlotte Hornets guard LaMelo Ball (1) defends Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier (2) during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Monday, March 10, 2025, in Miami. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier)

Miami Heat guard Tyler Herro (14) fouls Charlotte Hornets forward Miles Bridges (0) during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Monday, March 10, 2025, in Miami. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier)

Charlotte Hornets center Mark Williams (5) drives to the basket during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Miami Heat, Monday, March 10, 2025, in Miami. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier)

Charlotte Hornets guard DaQuan Jeffries (3) and Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier (2) go after the ball during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Monday, March 10, 2025, in Miami. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier)

Charlotte Hornets guards Seth Curry (30), DaQuan Jeffries (3) and Miami Heat forward Duncan Robinson go after the ball during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Monday, March 10, 2025, in Miami. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier)

Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier (2) drives to the basket as Charlotte Hornets guard LaMelo Ball (1) defends during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Monday, March 10, 2025, in Miami. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier)

Miami Heat guard Davion Mitchell (45) drives to the basket during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Charlotte Hornets, Monday, March 10, 2025, in Miami. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier)

Charlotte Hornets head coach Charles Lee gestures during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Miami Heat, Monday, March 10, 2025, in Miami. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier)

Miami Heat center Bam Adebayo (13) dribbles the ball as Charlotte Hornets forward Miles Bridges (0) defends during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Monday, March 10, 2025, in Miami. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier)

A Ukrainian drone strike killed one person and wounded three others in the Russian city of Voronezh, local officials said Sunday.

A young woman died overnight in a hospital intensive care unit after debris from a drone fell on a house during the attack on Saturday, regional Gov. Alexander Gusev said on Telegram.

Three other people were wounded and more than 10 apartment buildings, private houses and a high school were damaged, he said, adding that air defenses shot down 17 drones over Voronezh. The city is home to just over 1 million people and lies some 250 kilometers (155 miles) from the Ukrainian border.

The attack came the day after Russia bombarded Ukraine with hundreds of drones and dozens of missiles overnight into Friday, killing at least four people in the capital Kyiv, according to Ukrainian officials.

For only the second time in the nearly four-year war, Russia used a powerful new hypersonic missile that struck western Ukraine in a clear warning to Kyiv and NATO.

The intense barrage and the launch of the nuclear-capable Oreshnik missile followed reports of major progress in talks between Ukraine and its allies on how to defend the country from further aggression by Moscow if a U.S.-led peace deal is struck.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Saturday in his nightly address that Ukrainian negotiators “continue to communicate with the American side.”

Chief negotiator Rustem Umerov was in contact with U.S. partners Saturday, he said.

Separately, Ukraine’s General Staff said Russia targeted Ukraine with 154 drones overnight into Sunday and 125 were shot down.

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This photo provided by the Ukrainian Security Service on Friday, Jan. 9, 2026, shows a fragment believed to be a part of a Russian Oreshnik intermediate range hypersonic ballistic missile that hit the Lviv region. (Ukrainian Security Service via AP)

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy, second left, listens to British Defense Secretary John Healey during their meeting in Kyiv, Ukraine, Friday, Jan. 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Danylo Antoniuk)