Charlotte overpowered Miami today, showing who is the better team. Most around the league expected this kind of result, but Miami head coach Bob was defiant until game time. "Underdogs, my ----. We've got enough talent and enough heart to play with anybody in the league." Afterwards, his tune had changed significantly. "We've got some work ahead of us before we can play at their level."

The only bright point for Miami was the great play by Files, and Bob was quick to praise his star. "If the whole team had played with his energy, we'd have been able to play with Charlotte. The bright side is that we know what he can do against them, and we'll try to build on that for our next meeting."

Charlotte was led by Bailey (27 points, 17 boards, 1 assists, 3 steals, 2 blocks), Mckinney (27 points, 15 boards, 5 assists, a block), Vance (14 points, 1 assists, a block). Miami was led by Files (31 points, 4 assists, 2 steals, a block), Jones (28 points, 1 assists), Fenty (9 points, 9 boards, 0 assists, a steal, a block).

Charlotte improve to 1-0 and 1-0 at home. They move up to #1 in the Southeast and move up to #2 overall in the Eastern Conference. Miami fall to 0-2 after the defeat. They stay at #5 in the Southeast and fall to #13 overall in the Eastern Conference.

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