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The Miami Heat (2-4) wrap up a three-game homestand tonight when they host the Los Angeles Lakers (3-3) at the Kaseya Center at 7:30pm. The game will also be nationally televised on NBA TV.
Miami Heat:
- Caleb Martin (knee) — OUT
- Jimmy Butler (knee) — available
- Duncan Robinson (wrist) — available
- RJ Hampton (stomach illness) — OUT
- Nikola Jovic (illness) – OUT
L.A. Lakers:
- Jarred Vanderbilt (heel) — OUT
- Gabe Vincent (knee) — OUT
- Rui Hachimura (concussion) — OUT
- Jalen Hood-Schifino (patella) — OUT
- Jaxson Hayes (ankle) — Questionable
Projected Starting 5:
Miami Heat:
- Kyle Lowry, G
- Tyler Herro, G
- Jimmy Butler, F
- Haywood Highsmith, F
- Bam Adebayo, C
LA Lakers:
- D’Angelo Russell, G
- Austin Reaves , G
- Cam Reddish, F
- LeBron James, F
- Anthony Davis, F/C
Broadcast Info:
- Tipoff: 7:30 PM EST
- TV: NBA TV, Bally Sports Sun (Eric Reid, John Crotty)
- Radio: AM 560 Sports WQAM & The HEAT Radio Network (Jason Jackson)
- Spanish Radio: WAQI 710 AM & The HEAT Spanish Radio Network (José Pañeda)
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if jimmy can play like this every night we have a chance to win vs anybody not named denver .think we can beat milw and boston in playoffs,
He’s inspired to ball coz its Bron and his lakeshow
bron plays hard every night
believe kyle had season high tonight 5 pts
Kyle is washed.
Yes but 5 assists, 4 boards and one HUGE charge taken. I would say it was his best game lol
Ugh fine since you say it like that….then I guess I got no choice but to agree lol.
Admittedly it’s a low bar
no idea why spobot plays him.spo sratcher
Because he’s the only true pg that we have unfortunately.
remember guys caleb whenever the f he gets back will be closing for sure
Yup. Probably over Jrich since Lowry and Herro form the backcourt
jrich ok for his d cant score to much but kyle is our worse player besides love
Looks like the Lakers plan is to put Lebron out there in the 4th quarter to bulldoze through for the win. Not working too well the last 2 games.
newby a knicks fan?
What are the closing lineup suggestions?
big 3 plus hh cain would be mine
But realistically, now.
Definitely Highsmith. With the lead like tonight, Bam, Butler, Jaquez, Highsmith, Herro. With Martin back, him for Jaquez.
I agree with that line up.
It’s weird because we say we need someone to make shots late and HH is just not that guy. Was 1-5 from 3 tonight. That being said, I would take his D then whatever playmaking Spo thinks Jrich contributes
The big 3 with HH , and the 5th option should be match-up dependent until Martin gets back.
For offense…Bam, Jimmy, Ty, Dunc, JJJ/HH
defense…Bam, Jimmy, Kyle, HH, JRich
That’ll change once the others gets healthy
smart coaching leave cam rubbish open good job spo
had a better game than your boy Highsmith aka James Posey 😉
Wow that was a nail biter lol, respect to LeBron for carrying the lakers. I’ll take the back to wins, but we continue to have the same issues with blowing leads In the 4th. Also BAM was incredible tonight with his first ever 20 20 triple double game.
Lebron can’t sustain this very long. He will be on the IR with AD within 5 more games.
Of course he can’t sustain it, but lakers have no choice with all the injuries, including injury prone AD. Ham gonna run him in the ground.
I’ll say what I said on the Panther’s blog, I am thrilled with the win, but a little unsettling how we won. What a crazy night in Miami sports. Got to just be appreciative as any team can beat you. It’s pretty obvious though now that we have a problem closing games.
lucky there heat clsoing lineup needs adjustment
Yey! 3-4! Not a pretty ending but lets take it. First b2b Ws 😁
Bad last quarter again, but HUGE win!
They sure like drama.
glad we didnt sign rubbish
I disagree. Spo would bring out his best. Would definitely get more time over Jovic 😉
he cant play good in college sucks as a pro
Wood should have been in the game at the end. Hamster doesn’t know what he’s doing half the time.
Spo need to work on his closing lineups so stubborn
I wouldn’t say that…YET. I think early in the season he’s going with who he trusts.
I get going with who you trust, but Lowry, and jrich didn’t deserve to close. either JJJ, Highsmith or Robinson would of been better. 4 mins without a point is terribly stagnant.
Wooooo!
j rich lowry over dunc that should change
triple lebron
Wow, if we lose this on spo… with that being said, I still think we win.
Ouch! Its happening again. Like Pistons game…lets just win. One more stop!!
bam dont want ball ever in 4th qtr crunch time
Need a stop!
This lineup ain’t it…
I guess Spo needed more data. Pretty sure the data shows STOP DOING IT lol
I know some hackers so we can send Spo some HHH suggested lineups 😜
How is it possible to go so cold at the end of every game
Finally Lowry did something
ty giving it away tonight
Lowry with the sacrifice
lowrys best play of year
Terrible turnover
Spo need to change the lineup smh
jeez ty to much shooting
Not a fan of Lowry Richardson closing
Both Jaquez and Highsmith were doing better
Ikr with Duncan and jjj playing better.
if jimmy can play like this every game______
LeBron refuses to give this up without a fight, so incredible at this age.
look at how high jimmy got on that jumper wow
the heat runs on butler great game jb
Playoff Jimmy back
no hachimura vanderbilt ad lgh
So that’s why the Heat are doing well? A little backhanded slap there?
be a tougher game with them in
Probably moved on to Shirley Temple’s now
And we lost to the Nets missing 3 starters. Your point?
JJJ should be in the closing lineup.
Wood making his AD impression. Winning time, Go Heat!!!
Thank you herro
Ty get ur head on the game
ty exerts lots enegy gets little tired in 4th like to see jim touch ball more now
We knew the Lakers would make a run. Need to make shots
u invented it u should know
Freaking LeBron lol, such an athletic freak.
How was that a successful challenge 🤔 what a strange call, now reddish gets fts, that’s questionable.
dunc
The review should only be on the guy the foul was called on. Ridiculous!
Refs been terrible this half .
Bye bye Russell 👋