Overview
- Tip-off is 7:30 p.m. ET at Barclays Center, with coverage listed on FanDuel Sports Network Sun and streaming on NBA League Pass.
- Miami will be without Tyler Herro, Pelle Larsson and Nikola Jovic, with Norman Powell questionable due to calf discomfort and Terry Rozier still away under suspension.
- Brooklyn ruled out Cam Thomas and Haywood Highsmith, and assigned rookies Nolan Traore and Ben Saraf to the G League, leaving Egor Demin, Drake Powell and Danny Wolf in the rotation.
- The Nets have won four of six and are coming off a 127-82 rout of Milwaukee that tied the franchise record for largest margin of victory.
- The Heat enter on a five-game slide marked by offensive struggles and begin a three-game road trip that starts a back-to-back.