Miami Heat's Caleb Martin Back In The Lineup Against Brooklyn Nets
Miami Heat forward Caleb Martin is expected to play tonight against the Brooklyn Nets.
Martin had missed the last 10 games with a knee injury after playing against the Detroit Pistons in the opener. He will provide depth at both forward positions.
The Heat have won six straight.
Here's the game preview:
Game time: 7:30 p.m., ET
Where: Kaseya Center
TV: Bally Sports Sun
Betting line: Heat -4
VITALS: The Heat and Nets meet for the second of four matchups this season. Earlier this season, Brooklyn recorded a 109-105 win in Miami on Nov. 1. The Heat are 78-59 all-time versus the Nets during the regular season, including 42-26 in home games and 36-33 in road games. For the Heat, Tyler Herro (ankle), Jamal Cain ( G League) and RJ Hampton (G League) are out. For the Nets, Armoni Brooks, Armoni (G League), Noah Clowney (G League), Keon Johnson ( G League), Ben Simmons (back), Cam Thomas (ankle), Dariq Whitehead (ankle) and Jalen Wilson (G League) are out.
PROJECTED STARTERS
HEAT
G Duncan Robinson
G Kyle Lowry
C Bam Adebayo
F Haywood Highsmith
F Jimmy Butler
NETS
F Cam Thomas
F Dorian Finney-Smith
C Nic Claxton
G Mikal Bridges
G Spencer Dinwiddie
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Shandel Richardson covers the Miami Heat for Inside The Heat, a Fan Nation channel for Sports Illustrated. He has covered the NBA since 2010.
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Shandel Richardson covers the Miami Heat for Inside The Heat, a Fan Nation channel for Sports Illustrated. He has covered the NBA since 2010.
TWITTER: @ShandelRich
Follow all of our Miami Heat coverage on Facebook here
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For any Heat or NBA questions, please email shandelrich@gmail.com
