Miami Heat's Tyler Herro Ruled Out Tonight Against the Portland Trail Blazers
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Miami Heat guard Tyler Herro will not play tonight against the Portland Trail Blazers because of the league's health and safety protocols.
Here's a look at the vitals for tonight's game:
Game time: 7:30 p.m., ET
Where: FTX Arena
TV: Bally Sports Sun
Betting line: Heat -9.5
VITALS: The Heat and Trail Blazers meet for the second and final matchup this regular season. Earlier this season, Miami recorded a, 115- 109, win in Portland on 1/5 and with a win would sweep the series for seventh time in team history and the first time since the 2018-19 campaign. The Heat are 25-41 all-time versus the Blazers during the regular season, including 11-21 in home games and 14-20 in road games ... For the Heat, Tyler Herro (health and safety protocols), Markieff Morris (protocols), Kyle Lowry (personal reasons) and Victor Oladipo are out.
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PROJECTED STARTERS
HEAT
G Gabe Vincent
G Duncan Robinson
C Bam Adebayo
F Jimmy Butler
F P.J. Tucker
TRAIL BLAZERS
F Nassir Little
F Robert Covington
C Jusuf Nurkic
G C.J. McCollum
G Anfernee Simons
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