What Must The Wizards Do Tonight vs. Heat

Well, it is truly the dog days of the NBA at this point. With just two games left on the schedule for the season, the Wizards find themselves trying to defend homecourt against their divisional rivals, the Miami Heat. The Wizards have shut down their Big Three for the season now that they’re out of playoff contention. The Miami Heat have secured the South East Division and will now rest their Big Three in Jimmy Butler, Bam Adebayo, and Kyle Lowry tonight. This evens the chest board, however the Wizards are still playing for something.

How to Watch Washington Wizards vs. Miami Heat today:

Game Date: April 7, 2023

Game Time: 7:00 p.m. EST

TV: NBC Sports Washington, NBA League Pass

Stream: FuboTV

From: Capital One Arena in Washington DC

Here is the Injury Report & Projected Starters for both teams heading into tonight’s game. Projected Starters are subject to change and could be a game-time decision.

For the Wizards, Kyle Kuzma is out with an ankle injury, Bradley Beal is out with knee soreness. Kristaps Porzingis is out with a non-COVID Illness. Monte Morris is out with ankle soreness. Deni Avdija is out with elbow injury & Delon Wright is out with an Illiness. For the Heat, Kyle Lowry-OUT (Knee), Bam Adebayo-OUT (Quad), Jimmy Butler-OUT (Hand), Nikola Jovic-OUT (Back), Tyler Herro-OUT (Quad), Max Strus-Questionable (Finger) & Kevin Love-Questionable (Rib) vs. the Wizards.

Projected Starters

Washington Wizards:

Guards: Kendrick Nunn, Jordan Goodwin

Forwards: Johnny Davis ,Corey Kispert

Center: Daniel Gafford

Miami Heat :

Guards: Gabe Vincent, Victor Oladipo

Forwards: Caleb Martin, Max Strus (GTD)

Center: Kevin Love (GTD)

Injury Report

Washington Wizards:

Kyle Kuzma-OUT (Ankle)

Bradley Beal-OUT (Knee)

Kristaps Porzingis-OUT (Non-COVID Illness)

Monte Morris-OUT (Ankle)

Deni Avdija-OUT (Elbow)

Miami Heat:

Kyle Lowry-OUT (Knee)

Bam Adebayo-OUT (Quad)

Jimmy Butler-OUT (Hand)

Nikola Jovic-OUT (Back)

Tyler Herro-OUT (Quad)

Max Strus-Questionable (Finger)

Kevin Love-Questionable (Rib)

The Bottom Line

Generally, the bottom line is a way for which the Washington Wizards need to handle business to be successful. Since they are out of playoff contention, at this point they can be successful by losing. This is a game where they can let Tyler Herro be a Hero. Losing will help their lottery odds at a chance to draft the France Phenom, Victor Wembanyama. In this game, we can expect a lot more of Johnny Davis as the Wizards have been focused on his NBA development a lot these past few games.