GAMETHREAD: Miami Heat (39-32) @ Detroit Pistons (20-51)

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The Miami Heat (39-32) visit the Detroit Pistons (20-51) tonight with several players sitting out for both teams.

With the New York Knicks beating the Boston Celtics, the only suspense left is whether the Heat — now locked in as the No. 6 seed — will face the Milwaukee Bucks as expected or the Brooklyn Nets in the first round.

INJURIES

MIAMI:

• Victor Oladipo: out for season (knee)
• Jimmy Butler: out (back)
• Goran Dragic: out (back)
• Andre Iguodala: out (hip)
• Kendrick Nunn: out (calf)
• Bam Adebayo: out (rest)
• Trevor Ariza: out (rest)
• Omer Yurtseven: out (not with team)

DETROIT:

• Cory Joseph: day to day (ankle)
• Deividas Sirvydis: day to day (tibia)
• Sekou Doumbouya: out (personal)
• Isaiah Stewart: out (personal)
• Dennis Smith Jr.: out (knee)
• Frank Jackson: day to day (ankle)
• Wayne Ellington: out (calf)
• Rodney McGruder: out (elbow)
• Jerami Grant: out (knee)

Tipoff: 8:00 p.m.

TV: Bally Sports Sun, NBA League Pass

Radio: WAXY 790 / WAQI 710