The Miami Heat play at the Washington Wizards Friday at Capital One Arena in Washington D.C.
Game time: 7 p.m., Capital One Arena, Washington D.C.
TV: FanDuel Sports Network
Betting line: Heat -18
VITALS:
The Heat and Wizards meet for the fourth and final regular season matchup. So far this season, Miami has won all three previous contests, each by 15+ points, and has now won seven of the last eight overall against Washington. The Heat are 103-48 all-time versus the Wizards during the regular season, including 57-19 in home games and 46-29 in road games. Entering tonight, Bam Adebayo is averaging 39.7 points against Washington this season. The franchise mark for the highest individual scoring average against an opponent during a single season is held by Dwyane Wade who averaged 42.3 points against the Knicks in three games during the 2008-09 campaign. The highest scoring average in a four-game season series is also held by Wade at 38.0 points against the Orlando Magic in 2008-09. The Heat set a new franchise record for points during a single season on March 30 vs. Philadelphia and set a new team record for field goals made during a single season on April 4 vs. Washington. Additionally, Miami is now just 36 made three-point field goals shy from their all-time single season record of 1,124 which was set last season. Below are the most points scored and field goals made during a single regular season in franchise history
PROJECTED STARTERS
HEAT
F Pelle Larsson
F Andrew Wiggins
C Bam Adebayo
G Tyler Herro
G Davion Mitchell
WIZARDS
G Bub Carrington
G Will Riley
C Juju Reese
F Leaky Black
F Anthony Gill
INJURY REPORT
HEAT
Dru Smith: Questionable (Foot)
Nikola Jovic: Out (Ankle)
Norman Powell: Questionable (Groin)
WIZARDS
Tre Johnson: Questionable (foot)
Tristan Vukcevic: Questionable (knee)
QUOTABLE
Wizards center Anthony Davis on his trade to Washington: "No matter what, I want to win. If that's here, then that's here, but when you're in a rebuild, and every year that I play from here on out I want to compete for a championship. I just know, and you know, it's tough to be one of the worst teams in the league, and then next year you're a championship contender."
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