NBA scores: Brandon Miller scores 34 points as the Hornets beat the winless Heat

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The Associated Press. (2026, October 25). NBA scores: Brandon Miller scores 34 points as the Hornets beat the winless Heat. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/sports/basketball/nba-scores-brandon-miller-scores-34-points-as-the-hornets-beat-the-winless-heat/article_74fd498f-c5ba-55c5-92a2-8c57e5e8d339.html

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Brandon Miller scored 34 points as the Charlotte Hornets beat the Miami Heat 115-110 on Saturday, rebounding from a historic loss to Atlanta the previous night. Dennis Schroder contributed 25 points for Charlotte, which improved to 2-1. The winless Heat struggled despite Giannis Antetokounmpo's presence, managing only 14 points after his high-scoring debut with Miami.
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On October 25, 2026, Brandon Miller scored 34 points as the Charlotte Hornets beat the winless Miami Heat 115-110 in an NBA game. This victory came after the Hornets suffered one of their worst losses ever, a 128-81 defeat to Atlanta on Friday. Despite missing most of his field goal attempts and 3-point shots in the previous game, Miller bounced back with strong performance, including five key 3-pointers that sparked a decisive third-quarter run. Dennis Schroder contributed 25 points, Naz Reid had 23, and Grayson Allen added 20 for Charlotte, improving their record to 2-1. Giannis Antetokounmpo, recently traded from the Milwaukee Bucks, was limited to only 14 points against the Hornets.

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📰 Brandon Miller Scores 34 Points
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“Both articles describe the exact same basketball game where Brandon Miller scored 34 points and the Hornets beat the Heat with a score of 115-110 on October 25, 2026.”
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🔮 The Revolution improved to 7-7-2 on the road and completed a season sweep after beating the Union 2-1 at home in early May.
🔮 Cleeland tossed a 2-yard touchdown pass to Edward Khutsishvili in the third quarter and a 15-yarder to Winston Williams in the fourth.
🔮 Both teams have already qualified for the postseason, but Dallas earned a season sweep after posting a 3-2 victory on the road in late May.
🔮 He was expected to play Sunday night at home against Detroit.
🔮 Will Henderson III, who finished with 102 yards rushing on 15 carries, gave UTSA (7-1, 4-0 American Conference) a 28-13 lead with a 9-yard touchdown run midway through the third quarter.
2026-10-25 · assertive framing · UTSA wins 5th straight, rolls past Tulane 42-19
🔮 Will Cuylle, J.T. Miller, Alexis Lafreniere and Pavel Dorofeyev scored for the Rangers.
🔮 NORMAL, Ill. (AP) — Key Crowell’s pick-6 provided what would be the winning points in Illinois State’s 17-10 win over Indiana State on Saturday.
🔮 The Philadelphia Eagles will play without wide receiver DeVonta Smith on Monday night against Dallas because of a hamstring injury.
🔮 He was trying to keep it simple, hitting fairways and greens and taking advantage when he could along the back nine.
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BUCKS CHARLOTTE DALLAS MAVERICKS PHILADELPHIA

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BUCKS ORG · 3× CHARLOTTE GPE · 3× DALLAS GPE · 3× MAVERICKS ORG · 3× PHILADELPHIA GPE · 3× Brooklyn ORG · 2× CAVALIERS ORG · 2× CLEVELAND GPE · 2× Embiid PERSON · 2× Milwaukee ORG · 2×

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Michael Porter Jr. led Brooklyn with 28 points, Julius Randle scored 23 and Egor Demin 22, including 15 in the fourth quarter. SPURS 122 , MAVERICKS 106 DALLAS (AP) — Victor Wembanyama had 23 points, seven rebounds and four blocks, Dylan Harper scored 22 points and San Antonio beat Dallas for their first victory of the season. De’Aaron Fox and Stephon Castle added 19 points apiece as the Spurs avoided their first 0-3 start since 2008-09.
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🔮 He was expected to play Sunday night at home against Detroit.

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CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Brandon Miller scored 34 points and the Charlotte Hornets beat the winless Miami Heat 115-110 on Saturday, bouncing back from one of the worst losses in franchise history a night earlier. asserted
Hornets → score → history
Miller missed 12 of 14 field goal attempts and 10 of his 11 3-point tries in a six-point effort that came four days after he had signed a five-year, $209 million contract extension. asserted
he → miss → extension
Dennis Schroder added 25 points, Naz Reid had 23 and Grayson Allen 20 for Charlotte (2-1). Giannis Antetokounmpo was limited to 14 points — more than 20 fewer than the 35.5 per game he averaged in his first two games after his trade from the Milwaukee Bucks in one of the biggest NBA offseason transactions. 76ERS 127, BUCKS 116 PHILADELPHIA (AP) — asserted
he → add → 76ERS
Joel Embiid had a triple-double with LeBron James out, Jaylen Brown scored 27 points on his 30th birthday and Philadelphia remained undefeated with a win over Milwaukee. asserted
Philadelphia → have → Milwaukee
James was officially ruled out with lower back pain management in the first of back-to-back games for the Sixers this weekend. asserted
James → rule → Sixers
He was expected to play Sunday night at home against Detroit. asserted
He → expect → Detroit
Embiid had 28 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists and went 12 of 14 from the free-throw line. asserted
Embiid → have → line
Tyrese Maxey scored 26 points and VJ Edgecombe had 17. asserted
Edgecombe → score → 17
Brown hit a 3-pointer off a pass from Embiid that made it 120-114 and gave the All-Star center the triple-double. asserted
it → hit → double
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope sank a 3 off a turnover for the nine-point lead that sent fans to their feet and ended Milwaukee’s late push for the win. asserted
that → sink → win
Kyle Kuzma had 14 points and 12 rebounds for the winless Bucks (0-3). asserted
Kuzma → have → Bucks
Jamie Jacquez Jr. led the Bucks with 21 points. asserted
Jr. → lead → points
CAVALIERS 126, NETS 121 CLEVELAND (AP) — Donovan Mitchell scored 22 points, Jarrett Allen added 21 points, and Cleveland won their home opener over Brooklyn. asserted
Cleveland → score → Brooklyn
Evan Mobley added 20 points and 10 rebounds for the Cavaliers, who bounced back after blowing a 29-point lead in Thursday’s 114-106 season-opening loss at Philadelphia. asserted
who → add → Philadelphia
Michael Porter Jr. led Brooklyn with 28 points, Julius Randle scored 23 and Egor Demin 22, including 15 in the fourth quarter. SPURS 122 , MAVERICKS 106 DALLAS (AP) — Victor Wembanyama had 23 points, seven rebounds and four blocks, Dylan Harper scored 22 points and San Antonio beat Dallas for their first victory of the season. De’Aaron Fox and Stephon Castle added 19 points apiece as the Spurs avoided their first 0-3 start since 2008-09. asserted
Spurs → lead → 2008
They lost to Oklahoma City on Tuesday and to Houston in Austin on Friday. asserted
They → lose → Friday
Rookie Sergio de Larrea led the Mavericks (1-2) with 21 points off the bench, going 3 of 4 behind the arc. asserted
Larrea → lead → arc
Dallas’ five starters combined for 50 points, topped by P.J. Washington with 12 points. asserted
starters → combine → points
The Mavericks played without their two marquee players, Cooper Flagg and Kyrie Irving. asserted
Mavericks → play → players
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