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How To Watch Miami Heat Vs. Washington Wizards Monday, Lineups, Injury Report, Betting Lines

Feb 28, 2025; Miami, Florida, USA; Miami Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra reacts on the court during a timeout against the Indiana Pacers in the first quarter at Kaseya Center. Mandatory Credit: Sam Navarro-Imagn Images
Feb 28, 2025; Miami, Florida, USA; Miami Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra reacts on the court during a timeout against the Indiana Pacers in the first quarter at Kaseya Center. Mandatory Credit: Sam Navarro-Imagn Images | Sam Navarro-Imagn Images

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Game time: 7:30 p.m., Kaseya Center, Miami

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

Betting line: Heat -8.5

VITALS: : The Heat and Wizards meet for the second of four regular season matchups. Earlier this season, Miami recorded a 20-point, 118-98, win on 11/2. The HEAT has now won 16 of the last 22 overall against Washington. The Heat are 98-47 all-time versus the Wizards during the regular season, including 54-18 in home games and 44-29 in road games.

PROJECTED STARTERS

HEAT

G Davion Mitchell

G Tyler Herro

C Kel'el Ware

F Bam Adebayo

F Alec Burks

WIZARDS

F Khris Middleton

F Kyshawn George

C Alex Sarr

G Bilal Coulibaly

G Bub Carrington

INJURY REPORT

HEAT

Andrew Wiggins: Questionable - ankle

Isaiah Stevens: Out - G League

Keshad Johnson: Out - G League

Nikola Jovic: Out - Hand

Jaime Jaquez: Questionable- ankle

Josh Christopher: Out - G League

Dru Smith: Out - Achilles

Josh Richardson: Questionable - Heel

Isaiah Stevens: Questionable - G League

WIZARDS

Saddiq Bey: Out - knee

Malcolm Brogdon: Out - ankle

Colby Jones: Out - G League

Jaylen Martin: Out - G League

Jordan Poole: Out - Elbow

QUOTABLE

Heat center Bam Adebayo on blowing a 19-point lead against the New York Knicks: “I would say we play 24 minutes of great basketball and then it dwindles from there. For us, it’s when are we going to hold the fort?”



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SHANDEL RICHARDSON

Shandel has covered the NBA since 2010, with previous stops at The Athletic and South Florida Sun-Sentinel. He has covered six NBA Finals, one Super Bowl, the NCAA basketball tournament. He has also been a beat writer for the Miami Hurricanes and contributed on every major beat in South Florida since 2003, including the Miami Dolphins and Miami Marlins. He can also be read in the Sportsbook Review for gambling coverage from around the NBA. A native of Bloomington, Illinois, Shandel attended Southern Illinois University in Carbondale. He's also worked for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and Kansas City Star. TWITTER: @ShandelRich EMAIL: shandelrich@gmail.com You can subscribe to our YouTube channel here Follow all of our Miami Heat coverage on Facebook here