Kemba Walker reaches 10,000 career points as Hornets outlast the Heat (via charlotteobserver)

All-Star point guard Kemba Walker, already the Hornets’ all-time scorer, reached 10,000 career points Saturday as the centerpiece of a 113-112 road victory over the Heat. Walker finished with 39; he needed 26 to reach the milestone.

The Hornets seemingly had this game wrapped up, leading by as many as 26 points. But their 3-point shooting collapsed in the second half. The Heat’s Rodney McGruder drove to the rim with 45 seconds left to trim the Hornets’ lead to one.

The Hornets’ Michael Kidd-Gilchrist drew a foul from Heat center Hassan Whiteside, who grew up in Gastonia. Kidd-Gilchrist made one of two free throws to make it a two-point game with 24.7 seconds left.

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