Charlotte Hornets

Tip-off time for Game 6 between Hornets, Heat announced

Charlotte Hornets guard Courtney Lee drives against Miami Heat forward Luol Deng during the first quarter of Game 5 of the first round of the 2016 NBA Eastern Conference Playoffs at AmericanAirlines Arena in Miami on Wednesday, April 27, 2016.
Charlotte Hornets guard Courtney Lee drives against Miami Heat forward Luol Deng during the first quarter of Game 5 of the first round of the 2016 NBA Eastern Conference Playoffs at AmericanAirlines Arena in Miami on Wednesday, April 27, 2016. David Santiago dsantiago@elnuevoherald.com

The Charlotte Hornets will host the Miami Heat at 8 p.m. Friday at Time Warner Cable Arena, the NBA announced Thursday.

After beating Miami 90-88 in Game 5 Wednesday to take a 3-2 series lead, the Hornets will get the chance to clich its first NBA playoffs series in 14 years.

The game will be televised nationally on ESPN as well as on Fox Sports Southeast locally.

 

Sergio Tovar: 704-358-5941, @sergiotovar

This story was originally published April 28, 2016 at 2:07 PM with the headline "Tip-off time for Game 6 between Hornets, Heat announced."

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