Miami puts their home win streak against Brooklyn on the line
Brooklyn Nets (15-46, 14th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Miami Heat (33-29, eighth in the Eastern Conference)
Miami; Thursday, 7:30pm EST
CONCLUSION: Miami hosts Brooklyn who seeks to extend their three-game winning streak at home.
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The Heat are 17-18 in conference play. Miami is third in the league with 54.4 points led by Jaime Jaquez Jr. averaging 10.2.
The Nets went 11-27 against Eastern Conference opponents. Brooklyn is the worst team in the Eastern Conference, averaging 106.8 points per game and shooting 44.5%.
The Heat are shooting 46.4% from the field this season, 3.2 percentage points lower than the 49.6% the Nets allow their opponents. The Heat are averaging 106.8 points per game, 9.9 points less than the 116.7 the Heat allow.
The teams face each other for the third time this season. In the last meeting on March 4, the Heat won 124-98 led by 23 points from Bam Adebayo, while Noah Clowney scored 17 points for the Nets.
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TOP PERFORMERS: Adebayo is averaging 18.7 points and 9.9 rebounds for the Heat. Andrew Wiggins has averaged 16.3 points and 5.8 rebounds over his last 10 games.
Michael Porter Jr. is scoring 24.1 points per game and averaging 6.9 rebounds for the Nets. Clowney is averaging 2.0 3-pointers over his last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Heat: 6-4, averaging 119.9 points, 50.5 rebounds, 28.0 assists, 8.9 steals and 4.7 blocks per game while shooting 46.4% from the field. Their opponents are averaging 109.7 points per game.
Goals: 1-9, averaged 104.2 points, 37.7 rebounds, 26.1 assists, 8.5 steals and 4.0 blocks per game while shooting 44.7% from the field. Their opponents are averaging 118.9 points.
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INJURIES: Heat: Nikola Jovic: day to day (back), Norman Powell: out (groin).
Goals: Egor Demin: day by day (injury management).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.