A: Actually, they limited the Heat to .405 shooting in Wednesday's second half, with the teams each scoring 43 points. So, yes, if the Hornets can match that going forward there is no reason not to believe they can't be competitive (ah, the rare triple-negative). But the Hornets also had Batum for 13 minutes in that half, and won't have him for any of Game 3 and possibly not for the remainder of the series, due to his strained left foot. It all starts with the Hornets' defense. But the question with Wednesday's second half is whether the Heat eased up, with a sizeable lead for almost all of that half.