Miami Heat All-Star Norman Powell Jr., remains out with a groin injury. He will not play tonight against the Brooklyn Nets. 

Here's the 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)

NETS

Nic Claxton: Probable (Thumb)

Egor Demin: Out (Foot)

Tyson Etienne: Out (G League)

Chaney Johnson: Out (G League)

E.J. Liddell: Out (G League)

Drake Powell: Out (G League)

Here's the game preview: 

Game time: 7:30 p.m., Kaseya Center, Miami 

TV: FanDuel Sports Network 

Betting line: Heat -13.5

VITALS:  

The Heat and Nets meet for the second of three regular season matchups. Earlier this season, Miami recorded a 106-95 win in Brooklyn on December 18 and has now won four of the last five overall against the Nets. It also marks the first of consecutive games against Brooklyn with the teams facing each other again on Thursday. The Heat are 83-61 all-time versus the Nets during the regular season, including 44-26 in home games and 39-35 in road games. Michael Porter Jr. ranks as one of five qualified players in the NBA averaging at least 24.0 PTS and 7.0 REB this season. He has career highs of 35 games with 20 points and 13 games with 30 points this season. He has made the most 3-pointers through any player's first 48 games as a Net (165).

PROJECTED STARTERS

HEAT

F Pelle Larsson

F Andrew Wiggins

C Bam Adebayo 

G Tyler Herro

G Pelle Larsson 

NETS

F Michael Porter Jr

F Noah Clowney 

C Day'Ron Sharpe 

G Terrence Mann

G Nolan Traore

QUOTABLE 

Heat coach Erik Spoelstra on zone defenses: “Regardless of whatever the scheme is, I always go back to that. It’s just about committing to doing hard things. We were really moving in the zone, taking away airspace, and scrambling to challenge shots at the rim. In a lot of these losses in the last three months, we’ve just been giving up shots at the rim and threes.”

Nets player Danny Wolf on his growth this season: "I hate saying you can learn from a loss because it stings and it sucks, and losing as a competitor is one of the worst feelings.  But with such a young group, the resilience of the fight when you lose to a team by four that you lost (to) by 40 a week ago -- speaks volumes to improvement."

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