Miami Heat @ New Orleans Hornets

57-15, 25-12 Away

108

57-15, 25-12 Away

Final

	1	2	3	4	T
Heat MIA	32	28	21	27	108
Hornets NO	22	21	17	29	89

New Orleans HornetsHornetsNO

25-48, 15-23 Home

Matchups

MIA

MIA wins season

2-0

106

Game 1@ MIA

Final

108

Game 2@ NO

Final

Eastern Conference

Southeast	PCT	GB	STRK
Atlanta	.000	-	-
Miami	.000	-	-
Orlando	.000	-	-
Washington	.000	-	-
Charlotte	.000	-	-

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