Brooklyn Nets (15-46, 14th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Miami Heat (33-29, eighth in the Eastern Conference)
Miami; Thursday, 7:30 p.m. ET
Bottom line: Miami hosts Brooklyn looking to extend its three-game winning streak at home.
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The Heat are 17-18 in the conference play. Miami ranks third in the league with 54.4 points, with Jaime Jaquez Jr. averaging 10.2 points per game.
The Nets are 11-27 against their Eastern Conference opponents. Brooklyn is the worst team in the Eastern Conference, averaging 106.8 points per game and shooting 44.5% from the field.
The Heat’s field goal percentage this season is 46.4%, which is 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 points allowed by the Heat.
The two teams met for the third time this season. In the last game on March 4, the Heat won 124-98, with Bam Adebayo leading the way with 23 points and Noah Clowney scoring 17 points for the Nets.
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Top performer: Adebayo averaged 18.7 points and 9.9 rebounds for the Heat. Andrew Wiggins is averaging 16.3 points and 5.8 rebounds in the past 10 games.
Michael Porter Jr. averaged 24.1 points and 6.9 rebounds per game for the Nets. In the past 10 games, Clowney averaged 2.0 three-pointers per game.
Last 10 games: Heat: 6 wins and 4 losses, averaging 119.9 points, 50.5 rebounds, 28.0 assists, 8.9 steals and 4.7 blocks per game, shooting 46.4% from the field. Their opponents average 109.7 points per game.
Nets: 1 win and 9 losses, averaging 104.2 points, 37.7 rebounds, 26.1 assists, 8.5 steals and 4.0 blocks per game, shooting 44.7% from the field. Their opponents average 118.9 points per game.
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Injuries: Heat: Nikola Jovic: day-to-day (back), Norman Powell: out (groin).
Nets: Egor Demin: Day-to-day (injury management).
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The Associated Press produced this report using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
