How To Watch Miami Heat-Charlotte Hornets, Lineups, Injury Report, Betting Lines

Game time: 7 p.m., ET

Where: Spectrum Center

TV: Bally Sports Sun

Betting line: Hornets +4.5

VITALS: The Heat and Hornets meet for the first of four matchups this season. Last season, the teams split the series, 2-2, with each squad winning on their homecourt. Miami has currently won seven of the last nine overall. The HEAT are 73-48 all-time versus Charlotte during the regular season, including 43-18 in home games and 30-30 in road games. For the Heat, Caleb Martin (knee), Tyler Herro (ankle), Jamal Cain ( G League) and RJ Hampton (G League) are out, Josh Richardson (back) is probable. For the Hornets, James Bouknight (knee), Miles Bridges (suspension), Cody Martin (illness) are out and Gordon Hayward (strain) is probable.

PROJECTED STARTERS

HEAT

G Duncan Robinson

G Josh Richardson

C Bam Adebayo

F Haywood Highsmith

F Jimmy Butler

HORNETS

F Gordon Hayward

F PJ Washington

C Mark Williams

G Brandon Miller

G LaMelo Ball

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Heat coach Erik Spoelstra on playing without Tyler Herro: “With Tyler out we don’t know how long that’ll be, but Kyle’s going to have to be really aggressive and give us some other options to be able to play some pick-and-rolls, and for him to create and get into the paint and do what he does."

Miami Heat vs. Charlotte Hornets Injury Report

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