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Miami Heat At Washington Wizards Preview

The Miami Heat conclude their two-game road trip Sunday against the Washington Wizards
Miami Heat At Washington Wizards Preview
Miami Heat At Washington Wizards Preview

The Heat are coming off a 110-104 loss to the New Orleans Pelicans, snapping a five-game winning streak. Miami has lost four straight road games ... Forward Duncan Robinson has a made team-record 233 3-pointers. It is the most by an undrafted player in NBA history ... Guard Tyler Herro (foot), forward Meyers Leonard (foot), forward Kyle Anderson (knee) and forward Jae Crowder (concussion) are out. Rookie forward KZ Okpala is on G League assignment in Sioux Falls. Guard Gabe Vincent is also with the Skyforce ... Guard Kendrick Nunn is averaging 15.5 points and 3.4 assists. He has won the league's Rookie of the Month three times ... This is the fourth and final meeting between the teams. The Heat, who lead the season series 2-1, won the last meeting 134-129 in overtime in Miami Jan. 22 ... A Heat win tonight would secure at 10th season of at least a .500 record since Erik Spoelstra became coach in 2008-09 ... Wizards guard Bradley Beal has scored at least 25 points in 21 straight games and has averaged 37.7 points per game since the All-Star break ... Washington is trying to keep alive its slim playoff hopes. The Wizards are 4.5 games behind the Orlando Magic for the eighth postseason spot ... Guard Ish Smith (hamstring) is a game-time decision and guard John Wall (Achilles) is out.

Game time: 7 p.m.

TV: Fox Sports Florida

Line: Miami -4.5

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Shandel Richardson
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