"Despite missing Tyler Herro - who has yet to appear in a game this season after undergoing foot surgery earlier this summer - and Norman Powell (groin), the Heat demolished the Charlotte Hornets Tuesday with a dominant 144-117 win. Seven players, led by Jaime Jaquez Jr.'s 28 points off the bench, had double-figure scoring. Miami's high-octane offense did not take its foot off the pedal for 48 minutes and, frankly, hasn't for the first four games of the season."
"Heading into the 2025-26 season, the Heat had just eight instances of scoring 140-plus points in team history. The last came on April 11, 2025, against the New Orleans Pelicans, when it scored a franchise-record 153 points. There was only one instance of them recording at least 140 points twice in a single season (2023-24), when they scored 142 points twice against the Indiana Pacers and Portland Trail Blazers."
"However, it only took them four games to score at least 144 points - a mark it's only reached three times ever before 2025-26 - not once, just twice. Four games. That's it. Better yet, only one team - the 1990-91 Denver Nuggets - since the merger has scored at least 140 points twice in its first four games. Somehow, the Nuggets lost both of those games. Don't ask me, I don't have any answers."
Miami's offense has produced a dominant start to the 2025-26 season, posting two 144-point games within the first four contests despite missing Tyler Herro and Norman Powell. The Heat routed the Hornets 144-117 with seven players scoring in double figures, including Jaime Jaquez Jr.'s 28 off the bench. Erik Spoelstra's new-look offense emphasizes spacing, ball movement, shooting and downhill finishing, generating sustained scoring across full games. The franchise had recorded only eight 140-plus games prior to 2025-26, including a 153-point franchise record on April 11, 2025, making this start historically notable.
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