Game time: 5 p.m., Gainbridge Fieldhouse 

TV: FanDuel Sports Network 

Betting line: Heat -9.5

VITALS:  

The Heat and Pacers meet for the third and final regular season matchup. So far this season, the teams have split both previous games, 1-1, with each squad winning on their home floor. The Heat are 59-77 all-time versus Indiana during the regular season, including 44-25 in home games and 15-52 in road games. Indiana earned its first win since the All-Star break as the Pacers defeated the Magic, 128-126, at Orlando, 3/23. The Pacers won their first game since Feb. 11, ending the longest losing streak in franchise history at 16 games. Tonight is the first of a road-home back-to-back with another game tomorrow night in Miami against Philadelphia. It marks the 16th of 17 back-to-backs this season, tying for the most in the NBA. Bam Adebayo has currently recorded at least one steal in a career-long 15-straight games.

PROJECTED STARTERS

HEAT

F Norman Powell Jr. 

F Andrew Wiggins

C Bam Adebayo  

G Tyler Herro 

G Davion Mitchell

PACERS

G Andrew Nembhard

G Aaron Nesmith

C Jay Huff 

F Jarace Walker

F Pascal Siakam 

INJURY REPORT

HEAT

Terry Rozier: Out (Not with team)

Vladislay Goldin: Out (G League) 

Trevor Keels: Out (G League)

Jahmir Young: Out (G League)

Norman Powell: Questionable (Back)

PACERS

Andrew Nembhard: Questionable (Back)

Aaron Nesmith: Questionable (Back)

Pascal Siakam: Questionable (Knee)

Jalen Slawson: Doubtful (G League)

Obi Toppin: Questionable (Back)

Jarace Walker: Questionable (Back)

Ivica Zubac: Out (Rib)

Johnny Furphy: Out (Knee)

Tyrese Haliburton: Out (Foot)

T.J. McConnell: Questionable (Hamstring)

QUOTABLE 

Heat coach Erik Spoelstra on the starting lineup rotations: “This is what I was getting to in January. It’s go time right now…. There really wasn’t a lot of thought to it. It’s just now we have finally everybody available. So we’re able to get to the normal plan. Sometimes you can’t necessarily get to what you want to do based on injuries.”

Heat guard Norman Powell Jr on the remainder of the season: “We just got to continue to give ourselves up for one another on the team in that starting lineup. Do the little things…The hustle plays, the second and third effort plays, cutting and moving offensively.”

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