GAME PREVIEW + GAMETHREAD: Miami Heat seek 2nd straight win vs Pistons on the road

Miami looking to get back to 5 games above .500 against a tanking Detroit team.

Game Story:

The 41-37 Miami Heat are heading back to Detroit for a matchup between the tanking 16-62 Pistons. Miami won the last game they played in Detroit 112-100 off the back of strong clutch performances from Jimmy Butler and Tyler Herro.

Even with the Pistons record being as bad as it is, 2 of their wins came off wins on Miami’s home court. This could be another “trap game” where the players and/or fans could expect it to be an easy win, but no NBA game is an easy win in today’s league. Miami has to bring their rhythm over from the last game against the Dallas Mavericks where they shot the ball well and got stops down the stretch when they needed to.

Bam Adebayo is appearing to be back in the starting lineup tonight after sitting out the Mavs game with a hip injury. Kyle Lowry is listed as questionable but should be suiting up. Everybody else in the regular rotation is good to go, barring any last minute updates.

Injury Report:

Heat

• Bam Adebayo, probable

• Jamal Cain, probable

• Orlando Robinson, probable

• Kyle Lowry, questionable

• Nikola Jovic, out

Pistons

• Marvin Bagley |||, out

• Bojan Bogdanovic, out

• Alec Burks, out

• Cade Cunningham, out

• Hamidou Diallo, out

• Rodney Mcgruder, out

• Isaiah Stewart, out

Probable Starters:

Heat

• Jimmy Butler

• Max Strus

• Bam Adebayo

• Tyler Herro

• Gabe Vincent

Pistons

• Isaiah Livers

• Jalen Duran

• James Wiseman

• Jaden Ivey

• Killian Hayes

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Broadcast Info:

Tipoff: 7:00 PM EST

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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