Miami Heat's Bam Adebayo Out Against Houston Rockets
Miami Heat center Bam Adebayo is out tonight against the Houston Rockets.
Adebayo is dealing with ankle issues he sustained in Wednesday's game against the Oklahoma City Thunder.
Here's the game preview:
Game time: 8 p.m., ET
Where: Toyota Center
TV: Bally Sports Sun
Betting line: Heat -3
VITALS: The Heat and Rockets meet for the first of two matchups this regular season. Miami has swept the last two series and has currently won four-straight against Houston. A win would tie Miami’s longest road winning streak against the Rockets at three consecutive games, having last done so from 1/15/10 – 11/12/12. The Heat are 37-33 all-time versus Houston during the regular season, including 23-13 in home games and 14-20 in road games. For the Rockets, Jae'Sean Tate (ankle) is out.
PROJECTED STARTERS
HEAT
G Tyler Herro
G Kyle Lowry
C Bam Adebayo
F Caleb Martin
F Jimmy Butler
ROCKETS
F Jabari Smith Jr.
F Eric Gordon
C Alperen Sengun
G Jalen Green
G Kevin Porter Jr.
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Heat coach Erik Spoelstra on Wednesday's win against the Thunder: “There’s been a little bit more intent of getting to our actions and finding the open guy without missing the moment. We were finding our open shooters in those open windows that close very quickly in this league.”
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