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Shorthanded Heat Visit Resurgent Nets as Slide Reaches Five Games

Miami begins a road back-to-back short on scorers following Tyler Herro's latest absence.

Overview

  • The Heat enter Brooklyn on a five-game losing streak during which they scored 108, 105, 111, 108 and 96 points.
  • Tyler Herro will miss the Nets game with a toe issue, marking his 21st absence this season after ankle surgery earlier.
  • Pelle Larsson and Nikola Jovic are out, and Norman Powell is listed as questionable with left calf discomfort.
  • Brooklyn has won four of its past six, including a 127-82 rout of Milwaukee that featured nine double-figure scorers and notable rookie contributions from Egor Demin and Noah Clowney.
  • This is the first of three straight on the road for Miami, with a back-to-back concluding in Boston on Friday after a 7:30 p.m. ET tip at Barclays Center.