How Miami Heat Twitter Reacted To Thursday's Victory Against the Charlotte Hornets

How Miami Heat’s Twitter Reacted to the Win Against the Charlotte Hornets

The Miami Heat defeated the Charlotte Hornets on Thursday night in a 117-112 overtime victory. Despite Miami getting the win, fans were not impressed by the collective effort by the team.

“A win is a win, but man this team needs a change ASAP,” one fan said. “No reason we should be playing Jimmy this much in a game against the Hornets in November.”

a win is a win but man this team needs a change asap . no reason we should be playing jimmy this much in a game against the hornets in November .
— we will be back (@LockedByBam) November 11, 2022

This is one of the most embarrassing wins in Heat history. Jimmy Butler is everything for this team, saved us like he does in the playoffs. Defense is still a huge problem, depth is thin and we need more size. Pat needs to make moves and upgrade this team.

Get Jimmy help.
— 𝙃𝙚𝙖𝙩𝘾𝙪𝙡𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚 (@WadexFlash) November 11, 2022

The Heat blew yet another sizable lead late in the game. The Hornets went on a 25-8 run in the fourth quarter, which wasn’t reciprocated by Miami until the last four minutes of the game.

“Glad we got the W but that was still rough,” another fan wrote. “We blew another lead and went down to the wire against a Hornets team that was missing 3 of their best players. We got lucky they called that Oubre travel. Get some consistency or make a trade.”

Even for the criticism, there was much praise for Jimmy Butler, who ended the night with 35 points, 10 rebounds and eight assists. He scored the Heat’s final eight points in regulation and had the game-tying shot in overtime that fueled Miami’s run to end the game. Butler also got to the free-throw line frequently, as evidenced by his 13 points on 15 free-throw attempts. His performance was the main highlight of the night.

As usual, Thank you Jimmy Butler 🔥🙏🏾
— Dami (@KingDami5299) November 11, 2022

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— noah (@whatisanopp) November 11, 2022

Fans are even starting to reiterate the narrative that Butler needs more help from his teammates.

I know some of y'all gon CRY bout this (don't really care) but Bam having 16pts isn't enough to help Jimmy in the Playoffs in the future...Just keep note of this for later 📝 pic.twitter.com/84pLYhfkRF
— King_AMMO_ (@GoatBucketz7) November 11, 2022

Hey Pat Riley get him some help like you promised! Not a bunch of undrafted players, and guards playing the 4
— Brandon Odell (@sportsfanatic39) November 11, 2022

The Heat are back in action at 8 p.m. Saturday against the Hornets.

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Jayden Armant is a contributor to Inside the Heat. He is a student at Howard University. He can be reached at jayden.armant@bison.howard.edu or follow him on Twitter @jaydenarmant.