Charlotte looked like champions today, beating Miami 100-86. "That's the best we've seen them for a while," said an overwhelmed Miami coach Bob. "None of the tapes we had of them showed the fluid execution that we saw out there today, and frankly we just weren't prepared as well as they were. I take full responsibility for that; with better preparation we could have won. Instead they just took over the game and never let us back in."

Charlotte was led by Plungis (14 points, 5 boards, 3 assists, 3 steals, 4 blocks), White (32 points, a block), Johnson (5 points, 5 boards, 10 assists, 3 steals, a block). Miami was led by Byrd (12 points, 5 boards, 3 assists, 2 blocks), Dupree (14 points, 2 assists, a steal), Hively (10 points, 2 assists).

Charlotte stand at 17-8 with the win. They remain at #1 in the Southeast and hold at #2 overall in the Eastern Conference. Miami drop to 13-12 and 6-6 at home. They remain at #3 in the Southeast and remain at #9 overall in the Eastern Conference.

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