Washington Wizards (11-48, 15th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Miami Heat (28-31, seventh in the Eastern Conference)
Miami; Monday, 7:30 p.m. EST
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Heat -8.5; over/under is 219.5
BOTTOM LINE: Miami faces Washington in a matchup of Eastern Conference teams.
The Heat are 6-4 against division opponents. Miami is seventh in the NBA allowing only 110.9 points per game while holding opponents to 46.4% shooting.
The Wizards are 6-5 in division play. Washington gives up 120.8 points to opponents and has been outscored by 12.4 points per game.
The Heat's 13.9 made 3-pointers per game this season are only 0.4 fewer made shots on average than the 14.3 per game the Wizards allow. The Wizards' 44.1% shooting percentage from the field this season is 2.3 percentage points lower than the Heat have allowed to their opponents (46.4%).
TOP PERFORMERS: Tyler Herro is averaging 24.1 points, 5.4 rebounds and 5.7 assists for the Heat. Bam Adebayo is averaging 19.2 points over the last 10 games.
Bub Carrington is averaging 9.1 points and 3.9 assists for the Wizards. Corey Kispert is averaging 13.7 points and 3.3 rebounds while shooting 49.0% over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Heat: 3-7, averaging 107.2 points, 42.0 rebounds, 25.3 assists, 6.8 steals and 3.8 blocks per game while shooting 45.9% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 111.2 points per game.
Wizards: 3-7, averaging 113.7 points, 42.5 rebounds, 27.7 assists, 7.3 steals and 4.8 blocks per game while shooting 47.2% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 116.8 points.
INJURIES: Heat: Dru Smith: out for season (achilles), Jaime Jaquez Jr.: out (ankle), Nikola Jovic: out (hand), Andrew Wiggins: out (ankle).
Wizards: Saddiq Bey: out (knee), Jordan Poole: out (elbow), Malcolm Brogdon: out (ankle).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
The Associated Press
