http://www.nba.com/games/20040421/NOHMIA/recap.html Miami 93, New Orleans 63 Jones, Heat Get Defensive, Topple Hornets MIAMI, April 21 (Ticker) -- The Miami Heat used one of the best defensive efforts in NBA playoff history to stifle Baron Davis and the New Orleans Hornets. The Heat set a franchise record for fewest points allowed in a playoff game by clamping down on Davis and the rest of the cold-shooting Hornets en route to a 93-63 whipping in Game Two of their Eastern Conference first-round series. Miami took a 2-0 lead in a best-of-seven series for the first time in team history. The fourth-seeded Heat did it by limiting the Hornets to 24.4 percent (20-of-82) shooting, just off the record-low 23.3 percent effort by Golden State against the Los Angeles Lakers on April 21, 1973. The Hornets' 20 baskets were the second-lowest total in playoff history. Portland had 19 baskets against San Antonio on June 4, 1999. Davis, hobbled by a left ankle sprain suffered in Game 1, suffered through another nightmare shooting performance after a 4-of-15 showing in the opener. The All-Star guard was just 3-of-14 for 13 points and symbolic of New Orleans' woes. Eddie Jones led all five starters in double figures with 19 points for Miami, which never trailed after the game's first three minutes. Caron Butler added 18 points and nine rebounds and Brian Grant collected 15 and 11. "We stepped it up it a big way tonight," Butler said. "This was truly one of those total team efforts." Miami took a 43-34 lead into halftime before storming out with the first eight points of the second half. It was part of a dismal third quarter in which the Hornets made 2-of-19 shots and were outscored, 24-10. Seven different Hornets missed at least seven shots in the lowest scoring game in their playoff history. Reserves Stacey Augmon, Darrell Armstrong and Steve Smith combined to make 4-of-25 shots. "Not making shots is killing us," said Hornets forward P.J. Brown, who was 2-of-12 from the floor. Lamar Odom made his first three shots and scored nine of his 13 points in the first quarter. Odom, Butler and rookie Dwyane Wade caused problems off the dribble all game, leading to plenty of opportunities at the line that Miami cashed in with 90 percent (27-of-30) shooting. The fifth-seeded Hornets, who never have won a best-of-seven series, host Game 3 on Saturday. --

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