As the Miami Heat face the Brooklyn Nets on Saturday evening, it could be another opportunity for rookie Pelle Larsson to be in the starting lineup as he was there last Thursday amidst another suspension for Jimmy Butler.
His window to start for the Nets — one that opened the last two games — could last only for as long as Cam Johnson remains out with a right ankle sprain and an already shorthanded Brooklyn lineup
The Miami Heat put together one of their best character wins of the season, battling back from a 14-point fourth-quarter deficit to a 125-119 double-overtime victory Monday night over the Orlando
The NBA slate on Saturday includes Bam Adebayo and the Miami Heat (21-22) visiting the Brooklyn Nets (14-31) at Barclays Center, with the matchup beginning at 6:00 PM ET.The Heat are coming off of
The Heat, missing Jimmy Butler for the second game of his two-game suspension, committed 22 turnovers (leading to 29 Nets points) but mustered enough offense and defensive stops to dispatch a faceless Nets team that played without injured leading scorer Cam Johnson.
Point-spread: Nets (+10.5) Over/Under: 221.5 Nets : OUT: Bojan Bogdanovic (foot), Cam Johnson (ankle), Maxwell Lewis (tibia), De’Anthony Melton (knee), Cam Thomas (hamstring), and Trendon Watford (hamstring). QUESTIONABLE: Ben Simmons (back). Kings : OUT: Isaiah Crawford (G League), Colby Jones (G League), and Isaac Jones (G League).
The Nets come into this matchup following a 106-97 loss to the Miami Heat on Saturday in which Brooklyn was unable to make up ground after falling behind in a lopsided third quarter. The Nets did receive great performances out of D'Angelo Russell (22 points,
But instead of those left behind reduced to flailing and failing, the Miami Heat put together one of their best character wins of the season, battling back from a 14-point fourth-quarter deficit
Keon Johnson led a balanced Brooklyn attack with 18 points, and the Nets snapped a seven-game losing streak with a 104-83 win over the Charlotte Hornets
Miami is looking to stop its three-game road skid with a win against Brooklyn. Saturday's matchup is the first this season between the squads.
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