
The Miami Heat are once again without All-Star forward Norman Powell Jr., for Sunday's game against the Detroit Pistons. There is hope forward Andrew Wiggins is available. He is listed as questionable with a toe injury.
Here's the full 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)
Andrew Wiggins: Questionable (Toe)
PISTONS
Cade Cunningham: Day-to-day - Quadriceps
Ausar Thompson: Day-to-day - Ankle
Wendell Moore Jr.: Available - G League (Two-Way)
Tolu Smith III: Available - G League (Two-Way)
Isaac Jones: Available - G League (Two-Way)
Here's the game preview:
Game time: 6 p.m., Kaseya Center, Miami
TV: FanDuel Sports Network
Betting line: Heat +1
VITALS:
The Heat and Pistons meet for the third and final regular season matchup. So far this season, the teams have split the series, 1-1, with each squad winning on the road. The Heat are 73-61 all-time versus Detroit during the regular season, including 40-26 in home games and 33-35 in road games. Cade Cunningham was recently named Eastern Conference Player of the Month for games played in February, the only player in the NBA this season to receive the honor twice... He has averaged 9.8 assists per game, first in the East and ranked second in the association... Among all guards this season, Cunningham ranks third in lowest opponent field goal percentage (.426, min. 500 DFGA). Former Heat player Duncan Robinson leads Pistons with 169 3PM...Since entering the league in 2018, ranks 11th in the NBA in total 3PM (1,371)... He ranks fifth in the NBA in games with three-plus 3-pointers made this season (36)
PROJECTED STARTERS
HEAT
F Pelle Larsson
F Myron Gardner
C Bam Adebayo
G Tyler Herro
G Davion Mitchell
PISTONS
F Ausar Thompson
F Tobias Harris
C Jalen Duren
G Cade Cunningham
G Duncan Robinson
QUOTABLE
Heat coach Erik Spoelstra on Herro's 33-point performance against the Charlotte Hornets. He also had nine assists and nine rebounds: "He was sensational. You can see that Tyler is finding more and more rhythm as the games go on. Tonight, the three-point shot went in for him. That opens up a ton of things in his game. He can attack with the ball in his hands. And his nine rebounds, we needed those, because they’re very present on the glass."
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