VITALS: The Miami Heat (40-37) and Washington Wizards (17-59) meet for the third of four regular season matchups. So far this season, Miami has won both previous contests, each by 20+ points, and has now won six of the last seven overall against Washington. The Heat are 102-48 all-time versus the Wizards during the regular season, including 56-19 in home games and 46-29 in road games.
The Heat head into this game as the tenth seed in the East, one game behind the Orlando Magic and 1.5 games behind the Charlotte Hornets.
The Wizards, meanwhile, come into the game as the 15th seed in the East, half a game behind the Brooklyn Nets and Indiana Pacers.
Game date, time and location: Saturday, Apr. 4, 3:00 p.m. EST, Kaseya Center, Miami, Florida
TV: FanDuel Sports Network Sun, Monumental Sports Network (Washington, D.C.)
Radio: 104.3 FM (Miami/Ft. Lauderdale), ESPN 106.3 FM, (West Palm Beach), FOX Sports Radio 105.9 FM (Ft. Myers/Naples), 1450 AM (Suart), 97.7 FM (Florida Keys), WAQI 710 AM (Spanish-language broadcast, South Florida), 980 AM, 99.1 FM (Washington, D.C.)
PROJECTED STARTERS
HEAT
G Davion Mitchell
G Simone Fontecchio
C Bam Adebayo
F Pelle Larsson
F Andrew Wiggins
WIZARDS
G Bub Carrington
G Tre Johnson
C Anthony Gill
F Bilal Coulibaly
F Will Riley
INJURY REPORT
HEAT
Tyler Herro: Out – Personal Reasons
Norman Powell: Out – Illness
Trevor Keels: Available – G League/Two-Way
Jahmir Young: Available – G League/Two-Way
Vlad Goldin: Available – G League/Two-Way
Terry Rozier: Out – Not with team
WIZARDS
Alex Sarr: Out – Toe
Trae Young: Out – Quadriceps
Tre Johnson: Available – Foot
Bilal Coulibaly: Available – Heel
Justin Champagnie: Available – Knee
Tristan Vukcevic: Out – Knee
Kyshawn George: Out – Elbow
Anthony Davis: Out – Finger
Cam Whitmore: Out – DVT
D’Angelo Russell: Out – Not injury related
Leaky Black: Active – Two-Way
Sharife Cooper: Active – Two-Way
Julian Reese: Active – Two-Way
Spread: Heat +5 (-114), Celtics -5 (-106)
Moneyline: Heat +164, Celtics -196
Total points scored: 229.5 (over -112, under -108)
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QUOTABLE
Miami Heat coach Erik Spoelstra on if there will be carryover from the last matchup against the Wizards: “I’m sure there will be and we’re playing all of our games expecting that teams are going to bring their best and hopefully that brings out a better level in us. Right now, I just absolutely love the spirit and intentions of the group. We all know that we have to play better, particularly as everybody’s raising their level.”
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Alexander Toledo is a contributor to Miami Heat On SI and producer/co-host of the Five on the Floor podcast, covering the Heat and NBA. He can be reached at Twitter: @tropicalblanket
