Heat face tall task in cooling off red-hot Hornets

Two teams that have been finding the right gear at an ideal time will meet when the Miami Heat visit the Charlotte Hornets on Friday night.

The Hornets carry a six-game winning streak -- the longest active streak in the NBA -- into the game after Wednesday's 118-89 thumping of the host Boston Celtics. All the outcomes in the streak have come by double-digit scores.

The Hornets have been rolling at a high clip for the past month and a half.

"It just comes down to our pace and...