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CHARLOTTE, N. Connor McGovern Womens Jersey .C. - The Charlotte Hornets were held without a field goal for the last seven minutes. And they still earned another victory.The surging Hornets are winning with defence these days.Kemba Walker scored 15 points, Bismack Biyombo had 12 points and 12 rebounds, and Charlotte edged the Miami Heat 78-76 on Wednesday night.The Hornets (18-25) have three in a row and eight of nine overall. The key has been the defensive side, with Charlotte holding its opponent to less than 100 points for 10 straight games.More than anything, were just trying to protect the paint, which has been a key for us, said Biyombo, who had two of Charlottes eight blocked shots and altered several others. Along the way, everybodys putting more into the defence.The Hornets had a 56-41 rebounding edge against the Heat, who played without Hassan Whiteside and Luol Deng. They held Miami to 34.5 per cent shooting.Our communication has been great, Walker said of the Hornets defence. Were constantly talking and in the right spots. Its been picture perfect.Chris Bosh and Dwyane Wade each had 17 points for the Heat (18-24).Miami had a chance to win the game on its final possession, but Bosh missed a 3-pointer from the top of the key. Mario Chalmers ran down the loose ball and fired up another 3 that missed from corner.I rushed it, Bosh said. I was not balanced. You have to find a way between not taking a quick shot and rushing it. I did not have my feet under me. I rushed the shot and it was a bad miss.Walker returned to the starting lineup after missing the previous two games with a left knee cyst. He was 4 for 17 from the field and had just one assist, but went 5 for 6 at the line in the final minute.Walker averaged 29.8 points in the six games before his knee began giving him problems.I felt a lot better than I expected, said Walker, who played 34 minutes. At first, I wasnt moving that well. But as the game went on, I got more and more comfortable.The Heat trailed by 10 entering the fourth quarter, but took the lead with 3:37 left after Bosh and Chalmers hit back-to-back 3-pointers.Miami then struggled to score, and Walker made four free throws and Marvin Williams added one to get the lead back for Charlotte. Boshs driving layup trimmed the Hornets advantage to one with 15 seconds left.Walker made 1 of 2 free throws with 12 seconds remaining, leaving the door open for the Heat. But Miami was unable to score on its final possession and lost for the third time in four games.The Heat held the Hornets to 3-of-13 shooting from the field in the final period.Our best defensive quarter was the fourth quarter but that was needed in the first half, Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said.Said Wade: Down the stretch we got a lot of shots that we wanted and they just didnt go in.Michael Kidd-Gilchrist had eight points and 14 rebounds for Charlotte, and Cody Zeller had 12 rebounds.With Whiteside (sprained ankles) and Deng (illness) out, the injury-plagued Heat started their 17th different lineup of the season and struggled on the glass all night.___TIP-INSHeat: Udonis Haslem took a charge from Lance Stephenson in the fourth quarter. He has taken a team-leading nine charges.Hornets: Biyombo has four double-doubles in the last five games.JEFFERSON EASING BACK INAl Jefferson had 12 points for the Hornets in his second game back from a groin injury. 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Perez joins infielder Andy LaRoche and catcher Mike Nickeas with minor-league agreements for 2014 that include invitations to attend spring training.PITTSBURGH -- Marlon Byrd likens joining a new team to the first day of school. It took the well-travelled outfielder all of four at-bats to become one of the cool kids on the Pittsburgh Pirates. Byrd celebrated his arrival to the NL Central pennant race with a three-run home run, an epic strikeout, two standing ovations and a curtain call in Pittsburghs 7-1 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Wednesday night. Quite an entrance for a player who 24 hours earlier was playing for the New York Mets. Thrust abruptly into the middle of a pennant race, Byrd provided the kind of immediate jolt the Pirates were looking for when they traded for the former All-Star along with backup catcher John Buck on Tuesday. "You want to feel accepted," Byrd said. "I felt accepted all day long." Smile plastered on his face from the moment he was introduced as the cleanup hitter, Byrd made an immediate impression, lining into a double play in his first at-bat. He followed that up with a 14-pitch duel against Milwaukees Tom Gorzelanny (3-6), a showdown that ended with Byrd flailing at strike three before being serenaded with a roar on his way back to the dugout. "That was amazing," Byrd said. "I was upset with myself that I didnt finish the at-bat but to hear the fans cheering, that was a beautiful thing." No matter. Byrd repaid the favour and then some in the seventh, drilling a fastball from Milwaukee reliever Burke Badenhop into the bushes in centre field for his 22nd home run of the season. The 35-year-old sprinted around the bases and was so lost in the moment he needed Pittsburgh ace A.J. Burnett to tell him to head back to the top step so he could tip his cap. "Coming in I was so excited," Byrd said. "It was Hey, get back out there." Byrds flair for the dramatic completed a night Pittsburgh (77-55) moved within five victories of the franchises first winning season in a generation. Josh Harrison went 3 for 4 with an RBI for the Pirates and Andrew McCutchen and Gaby Sanchez added two hits apiece. Charlie Morton (6-3) scattered five hits over 6 2-3 innings, walking three and striking out two to pick up his first career victory over the Brewers. Not that Morton noticed. The right-hander called his futility against Milwaukee "needless information" because it has little bearing on the future. "I think its something people like to talk about because theres been some consistency in that regard but really what the team is doing really well is not thinking about yesterday or two weeks ago, its the game today," Mortton said. Jay Novacek Youth Jersey. "If its the Brewers, its the Brewers, so be it. This is a different year anyway." Gorzelanny yielded four runs on nine hits in 5 1-3 innings, walking one and striking out five. Carlos Gomez had two of Milwaukees seven hits but the Brewers offered little resistance against Mortons steady dose of sinkers. "Offensively, we hit a few balls that could have got something going but on the whole we just didnt do too much," Brewers manager Ron Roenicke said. The Pirates did plenty, with their new slugger providing the finishing touch. Gorzelanny, who spent five seasons with the Pirates from 2005-09, can see Byrds presence having a positive influence in the clubhouse. "Hes a good piece that they got," Gorzelanny said. "Hes a smart player. He plays the game the right way, he plays it hard. Having a ballplayer like this, who is always a tough out, is going to make their lineup better." The homer was more celebratory than critical after Morton handcuffed the Brewers to end years of futility against Pittsburghs biggest nemesis. Milwaukee has won more than 70 per cent of its games against Pittsburgh since 2007 and came in 4-0 against Morton. That run of dominance is now over. Morton, still finding his way back from Tommy John surgery, dominated after some early trouble. The Brewers put four runners on base in the first inning but couldnt score and Morton took care of matters from there. He retired nine straight at one point and would have worked deeper if not for a rare mental mistake by catcher Russell Martin. Leading by four in the seventh, Martin tried to pick Yuniesky Betancourt off first. The ball sailed into right field, allowing Scooter Gennett to score. Byrds long ball restored order and the Pirates exhaled while clinching the season series against the Brewers for the first time since 2006. NOTES: Pirates LHP Wandy Rodriguez continues to deal with left forearm inflammation but will not require surgery. Rodriguez, who has been on the disabled list since May, was evaluated by Dr. James Andrews in Florida on Tuesday after experiencing discomfort during a throwing session. Rodriguez will resume throwing later this week ... Brewers prospect Johnny Hellweg was named the Pacific Coast League Pitcher of the Year. Hellweg is 11-5 with a 3.16 ERA for Triple-A Nashville. The right-hander, who is 0-3 with a 10.97 in three starts with Milwaukee this season, will be recalled to the majors next month ... The series concludes on Thursday when Pittsburghs Gerrit Cole 6-6, 3.81 ERA) faces Milwaukees Yovani Gallardo (9-9, 4.61). ' ' '