FILE - In this April 5, 2015, file photo, Chicago Bulls head coach Tom Thibodeau directs his players during the fourth quarter of an NBA basketball game against the Cleveland Cavaliers in Cleveland. A person with knowledge of the situation tells The Associated Press Wednesday, April 20, 2016, that the Minnesota Timberwolves have opened negotiations with the former Bulls coach to be the team's new coach and president of basketball operations. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak, File)
FILE - In this April 5, 2015, file photo, Chicago Bulls head coach Tom Thibodeau directs his players during the fourth quarter of an NBA basketball game against the Cleveland Cavaliers in Cleveland. A person with knowledge of the situation tells The Associated Press Wednesday, April 20, 2016, that the Minnesota Timberwolves have opened negotiations with the former Bulls coach to be the team's new coach and president of basketball operations. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak, File) Credit: El Nuevo Herald — Pedro Portal

Miami — Dwyane Wade had 28 points and eight assists, Hassan Whiteside made all eight of his shots and finished with 17 points, and the Miami Heat beat the Charlotte Hornets 115-103 on Wednesday night to take a 2-0 lead in the Eastern Conference first-round series.

Goran Dragic scored 18 points, Luol Deng had 16, Josh Richardson finished with 15 and Whiteside grabbed 13 rebounds for Miami.

Kemba Walker scored 29 points for Charlotte, needing 29 shots to get there. Al Jefferson had 25 on 12-for-17 shooting off the bench, and Jeremy Lin added 11 for Charlotte — which has dropped 12 straight postseason contests.

It was the 100th 20-point game of Wade’s playoff career. The Heat are 64-36 in those games.

Game 3 is Saturday in Charlotte.

Cavaliers 107, Pistons 90

Cleveland — LeBron James scored 27 points, J.R. Smith made seven of Cleveland’s NBA playoff record-tying 20 3-pointers, and the Cavaliers opened a 2-0 lead in their series with a victory over Detroit.

The top-seeded Cavs put away the up-and-coming Pistons in the third quarter, outscoring them 27-15 to protect home-court advantage.

There was nothing easy about their first two wins and the Cavs, favored to win the Eastern Conference and return to the finals, will have their work cut out when the best-of-seven series resumes on Friday night at Detroit.

Kyrie Irving added 22 points for Cleveland, which went 20 of 38 on 3s and tied the postseason record shared by Golden State (2015), Dallas (2011) and Seattle (1996).

Andre Drummond scored 20 and Reggie Jackson 14 for the Pistons, who have lost 10 straight playoff games against Cleveland. Drummond was just 4-of-16 from the line.

Curry Not Sure for Game 3

Houston — Stephen Curry’s sprained right ankle is feeling better but he isn’t sure if he will be able to play on Thursday night in Game 3 of Golden State’s first-round playoff series against the Houston Rockets.

Curry practiced on Wednesday, but said: “Based on how I feel right now I probably couldn’t play. But tomorrow it could be different.”

Curry missed Game 2 with the injury after he was hurt in the opener of the series. The Warriors overcame his absence to get a 115-106 victory and take a 2-0 lead in the best-of-seven series.

Wolves Hire Coach, GM

Minneapolis — The Minnesota Timberwolves hired former Chicago Bulls coach Tom Thibodeau as coach and president of basketball operations.

San Antonio Spurs assistant GM Scott Layden is coming along to be the general manager in Minnesota.

Thibodeau was the most coveted coach on the market. He won nearly 65 percent of his games in five seasons with the Bulls.

Wolves owner Glen Taylor said they quickly identified Thibodeau as the best leader available to take charge of a team with one of the most promising young rosters in the NBA.

Layden is a former GM with the New York Knicks and Utah Jazz.