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Hornets to face Heat in NBA playoffs; schedule released

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Charlotte Hornets released their playoff schedule after finishing the regular season as the sixth seed in the Eastern Conference -- their second playoff appearance in the last three years.

They'll play the first two games in Miami against the No. 3 seed Heat.

Game 3 of the best-of-seven series will be Saturday, April 23 at 5:30 p.m. at Time Warner Cable Arena and Game 4 will be on Monday, April 25.

The Hornets finished the regular season with a record of 48-34, in a three-way tie for first place in the Southeast Division and a four-way tie for third place in the Eastern Conference. The team’s 48 wins is the fifth-best single-season total in Charlotte NBA history and the most since going 49-33 in 1999-2000.

Tickets are available online at hornets.com or ticketmaster.com, on the Hornets Mobile App, via phone at 1-800-4NBA-TIX, or at the Time Warner Cable Arena box office.

  • Game 1 -- Sunday, April 17 -- Miami -- 5:30 p.m.
  • Game 2 -- Wednesday, April 20 -- Miami -- 7 p.m.
  • Game 3 -- Saturday, April 23 -- Charlotte -- 5:30 p.m.
  • Game 4 -- Monday, April 25 -- Charlotte -- TBD
  • Game 5* -- Wednesday, April 27 -- Miami -- TBD
  • Game 6* -- Friday, April 29 -- Charlotte -- TBD
  • Game 7* -- Sunday, May 1 -- Miami -- TBD

*= if necessary

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