Thing were looking good in the first half as the Hornets raced out to a 63-54 lead.  The second half was a disaster as the Heat outscored them 47-36.  Chris Paul led the way with another big effort.  He scored 26 points, grabbed 6 rebounds, dished out 8 assists and stole the ball 3 times.  Rasual Butler had a good game in Miami with 21 points and 8 rebounds.  Jannero Pargo had a good game off the bench with 14 points, 4 rebounds and 6 assists.  Tyson Chandler played a pretty good game as he scored 10 points, grabbed 8 rebounds, stole the ball twice and blocked 3 shots.  Desmond Mason added 10 points.

The Hornets fell to 10-13 with this loss.