A pair of Eastern Conference teams looking to shake off slow starts to the season take the floor in the Hoosier State. The Miami Heat are on the road as they make the trip to face the Indiana Pacers Friday night. Miami comes in off a 110-107 home win over Sacramento Wednesday night though they failed to cover the line as a 4.5-point favorite. Indiana split a two-game set on the road with the Nets as they were beaten 116-109 in the second game of that series Monday night, though they did cover the line as an eight-point underdog. In the all-time regular season series, the Pacers own a 70-53 advantage but the Heat have taken the last two meetings. That includes a 125-96 home win in the most recent matchup on December 21, 2021.
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Miami sputtered out of the gate, losing five of their first seven games, before rallying with wins over Golden State and Sacramento at home on back-to-back nights. The Heat entered Thursday 4-5 on the year and stood third in the Southeast Division, 1.5 games behind the Hawks for the top spot. Against Sacramento, Miami was in a tight game most of the way and needed to rally in the fourth quarter to get the win. The Heat were up one after the opening quarter, by two at the half and by one after three quarters. Miami found themselves down by seven multiple times in the fourth quarter, the last time at 92-85 with 7:27 to play, before rallying. With the game tied in the dying seconds, Tyler Herro hit the game-winning three-pointer with 1.8 seconds to play to give the Heat a victory. Miami shot 49.4% from the field, including 11 of 34 from three-point range, and controlled the glass by a 46-39 margin. Herro led the Heat with 26 points and 12 rebo unds in the victory.
The Heat enters this one 26th in the league in scoring offense with 109.1 points per game this season. Miami is tied for 28th in the league in rebounding with 40.9 boards a contest while the team stands 12th in assists by dishing out 25.2 dimes a night. The Heat stands 9th in the league in scoring defense as they allow 110 points per game. Jimmy Butler leads the team with 21.5 points, 6.4 rebounds and 5.5 assists per contest. Tyler Herro kicks in 18.6 points plus 6.6 boards a night while Bam Adebayo chips in 17.9 points plus 8.2 rebounds per contest. Duncan Robinson, Kyle Lowry (13.6 points, 5.9 assists), Dewayne Dedmon, Max Strus (13.9 points), Caleb Martin and Gabe Vincent are solid role players for the Heat. Miami is 22nd in the league in field goal percentage as they shoot 45.5% from the floor this season. The Heat stands 17th in threes per game by dra ining 11.8 triples per contest and the team is 17th in three-point shooting by hitting 35% from beyond the arc.
Omer Yurtseven (ankle) and Victor Oladipo (knee) have yet to take the floor this season. Watch for any updates on their respective statuses in the coming days. Butler (hip) missed Wednesday’s contest and is considered day-to-day: that marked his first absence of the season.
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