The latest injury report for Tuesday's game between the Miami Heat and Charlotte Hornets in the Play-In Tournament at Spectrum Center
Miami Heat guard Pelle Larsson is likely a game-time decision for tonight's game against the Charlotte Hornets in the Play-In Tournament.
He is dealing with a lower leg injury according to the full injury report.
Here's the full injury report:
HEAT
Dru Smith: Out (Foot)
Nikola Jovic: Out (Ankle)
Pelle Larsson: Questionable (Leg)
HORNETS
PJ Hall: Questionable (Anke)
Here's the game preview:
Game time: 7:30 p.m., Spectrum Center, Charlotte
TV: Amazon Prime
Betting line: Heat +6
VITALS:
The Heat and Hornets meet for the first time in the NBA Play-In Tournament. Miami won the regular season series, 3-1, and has currently won 10 of the last 12 overall, including 17 of the last 21, matchups against Charlotte. The Heat are 83-50 all-time versus Charlotte during the regular season, including 48-19 in home games and 35-31 in road games.
LAST MEETING:
The Charlotte Hornets cruised past the Miami Heat 136-106 at Spectrum Center. Miles Bridges hauled in five rebounds in the opening frame, making him the fourth player in Hornets history to reach 3,000 career rebounds. Moussa Diabate also grabbed five boards in the first as the Hornets outrebounded the Heat 17-13 and took a 26-24 lead into the second quarter. LaMelo Ball and Coby White combined for 17 points in the second to help Charlotte inch ahead to a five-point advantage early in the frame. Ball led all scorers at the break with 16 points while Keshad Johnson put up 13 points to lead Miami into the locker room. The Hornets led by two, 59-57, at halftime. Ball reached 10 assists in the third to give himself his ninth double-double of the season while White posted 11 points in the frame to bring himself north of 20 points for the second time in a Hornets uniform. An 8-0 run by the Hornets late in the quarter gave them a 96-88 advantage with 12 minutes remaining. The Hornets opened the fourth quarter with a decisive 15-4 run to put themselves ahead by 15 points, their largest lead of the game to that point. Charlotte outscored Miami by 22, 40-18, in the final frame to pull away for a comfortable win, its first over the Heat this season.
PROJECTED STARTERS
HEAT
F Bam Adebayo
F Andrew Wiggins
C Kel'el Ware
G Tyler Herro
G Davion Mitchell
HORNETS
F Kon Knueppel
F Miles Bridges
C Moussa Diabete
G Brandon Miller
G LaMelo Ball
QUOTABLE
Heat coach Erik Spoelstra on Kel'el Ware: “Kel’el’s really important to what we’re trying to do. We all know about his upside. This can get him next to Bam, stabilize him a bit to start the game, and then give us a bit of flexibility as the game moves on. In the last couple of weeks, some of the lineups with Bam have been really good, then we end up going longer with that, and it just ends up being longer for Kel’el sitting on the bench. He's [Ware] a key player for us. This allows him to get some minutes right out of the gate.”
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