This Wednesday, the (32-26) Miami Heat will travel to Brooklyn, NY to take on the (33-24) Brooklyn Nets. Tipoff will be at 7:30 PM EST inside the Barclays Center. This will be the second meeting between these two teams, as the Nets won the first battle, 102-101.
The Heat is coming into this one after falling to the Denver Nuggets, 112-108. They struggled on the defensive end of the court, as they will have to get more stops in this one if they want to take down the Nets on the road.
The Brooklyn Nets are entering this one after falling to the New York Knicks, 132-106. They struggled on both ends of the court in the second half, as they will have to be more efficient in this one if they want to take care of business at home.
This game was written/published before last night's results.
The Miami Heat are currently in sixth place in the Eastern Conference standings, as they are 9.5 games back from the Celtics. On offense, they are scoring 108.4 points per game and they have shot 45.2% from the floor. This is the least amount of points scored per contest and the lowest team shooting percentage. According to dunksandthrees.com, the Heat have the 26th-highest adjusted offensive rating. Jimmy Butler continues to lead the way on the offensive end of the floor, as he is scoring 21.9 points per game on 51% shooting from the floor. The Heat have also shown that they struggle to consistently knock down shots from behind the arc. They have shot 33.5% from deep, which is the 28th-highest three-point shooting percentage in the league. They have also been incredible at the charity stripe, as they have made 83% of their shots at the line. This is the highest free-throw shooting percentage in the NBA, as they can't miss out on these free points and still expect to in these games.
On the defensive end of the court, the Heat are allowing 108.2 points per game and their opponents have shot 47.6% from the floor. This is the second least amount of points surrendered per game and the 18th-lowest shooting percentage allowed. According to dunksandthrees.com, the Heat have the fourth-lowest adjusted defensive rating in the NBA. Miami has continued to contest shots near the rim, but their perimeter defense has lacked at times. Their opponents have shot 36.6% from deep, which is the 21st-highest three-point shooting percentage allowed. The Miami Heat are also grabbing 41.4 rebounds per game, which is the 26th most.
Injury Report: Tyler Herro SG (Knee) is questionable. Omer Yurtseven C (Ankle), Duncan Robinson SF (Finger), Nikola Jovic SF (Back), Kyle Lowry PG (Knee), and Victor Oladipo SG (Ankle) are out.
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