Game time: 7 p.m., Spectrum Center, Charlotte 

TV: FanDuel Sports Network 

Betting line: Heat +7.5

VITALS:  

The Heat and Hornets meet for the third of four regular season matchups. So far this season, Miami has won both previous matchups at home, including nine of the last 10 overall against Charlotte. The Heat are 82-49 all-time versus the Hornets during the regular season, including 48-19 in home games and 34-30 in road games. The Heat and Nets will face each other again in consecutive games after Miami just recorded a, 124-98, win against Brooklyn on Tuesday. It’s the fourth of six occurrences this season in which the HEAT will face the same opponent consecutive times with additional instances against Cleveland (Mar. 25 & 27) and Toronto (Apr. 7 & 9).

PROJECTED STARTERS

HEAT

F Pelle Larsson

F Andrew Wiggins

C Bam Adebayo 

G Tyler Herro

G Davion Mitchell

HORNETS

F Kon Knueppel 

F Miles Bridges

C Moussa Diabate 

G Brandon Miller

G LaMelo Ball 

INJURY REPORT

HEAT

Vlad Goldin: Out (G League)

Terry Rozier: Out (Not with team)

Nikola Jovic: Out (back)

Norman Powell: Out (groin)

Keshad Johnson: Out (G League)

Trevor Keels: Out (G League)

Simone Fontecchio: Out (Groin)

HORNETS

Tosan Evbuomwan: Out (G League)

PJ Hall: Out (G League)

Liam McNeeley: Out (G League)

Antonio Reeves: Out (G League)

Tidjane Salaun: Out (Calf)

QUOTABLE 

Heat forward Bam Adebayo on Kel'el Ware's huge game against the Brooklyn Net: “Mark this up in Heat history and NBA history, so kudos to him. I'm proud of him, and he did it while getting a double-double. But like I've always said, I see what he can do, and he was able to showcase a lot on the defensive side, but seven-for-nine for the field, played well today.”

Heat coach Erik Spoelstra on Ware: “He was jumping, getting off the ground, and the head coach didn't even have to tell him. I think his teammates are encouraging him to be more aggressive guarding the basket, and he's getting more alert in situations. You know, his first few rim protections were in our man, which are the toughest ones to get in the pick and roll, but he was super active tonight.”

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