Heat take on the Nets on 3-game slide
Brooklyn Nets (1-2, 10th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Miami Heat (1-3, 14th in the Eastern Conference)
Miami; Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. EDT
BOTTOM LINE: Miami heads into the matchup against Brooklyn as losers of three games in a row.
Miami went 44-38 overall, 24-28 in Eastern Conference play and 27-14 at home during the 2022-23 season. The Heat averaged 23.8 assists per game on 39.2 made field goals last season.
Brooklyn went 45-37 overall and 30-22 in Eastern Conference play during the 2022-23 season. The Nets gave up 112.5 points per game while committing 21.1 fouls last season.
INJURIES: Heat: Caleb Martin: out (knee), Bam Adebayo: out (hip), Haywood Highsmith: out (knee).
Nets: Nic Claxton: out (ankle), Spencer Dinwiddie: day to day (ankle), Cameron Johnson: out (calf), Dariq Whitehead: out (foot).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.