Miami Heat (23-16, fifth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Brooklyn Nets (16-22, 10th in the Eastern Conference)
New York; Monday, 7:30 p.m. EST
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NBA LINE: Nets -2; over/under is 217
BOTTOM LINE: The Brooklyn Nets host the Miami Heat in Eastern Conference action Monday.
The Nets are 13-12 in conference matchups. Brooklyn is second in the league with 12.9 offensive rebounds per game led by Nicolas Claxton averaging 3.2 offensive boards.
The Heat have gone 17-10 against Eastern Conference opponents. Miami averages 112.3 points while outscoring opponents by 1.3 points per game.
The Nets average 114.6 points per game, 3.6 more points than the 111.0 the Heat give up. The Heat average 12.7 made 3-pointers per game this season, 1.5 fewer made shots on average than the 14.2 per game the Nets allow.
The two teams play for the fourth time this season. The Nets defeated the Heat 112-97 in their last matchup on Nov. 25. Mikal Bridges led the Nets with 24 points, and Caleb Martin led the Heat with 22 points.
TOP PERFORMERS: Bridges is averaging 21.3 points, 5.3 rebounds and 3.6 assists for the Nets. Cameron Johnson is averaging 2.6 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games for Brooklyn.
Bam Adebayo is scoring 22.1 points per game and averaging 10.4 rebounds for the Heat. Tyler Herro is averaging 2.8 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games for Miami.
LAST 10 GAMES: Nets: 3-7, averaging 111.7 points, 45.7 rebounds, 25.6 assists, 7.6 steals and 4.2 blocks per game while shooting 44.0% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 118.9 points per game.
Heat: 6-4, averaging 109.6 points, 43.2 rebounds, 25.8 assists, 7.1 steals and 3.9 blocks per game while shooting 45.7% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 108.6 points.
INJURIES: Nets: Day'Ron Sharpe: out (knee), Ben Simmons: out (back).
Heat: Jimmy Butler: out (foot), Kevin Love: out (knee), Dru Smith: out for season (knee).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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