Miami Heat (6-4, fourth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Charlotte Hornets (3-6, 13th in the Eastern Conference)
Charlotte, North Carolina; Tuesday, 7 p.m. EST
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NBA LINE: Heat -2.5
BOTTOM LINE: Charlotte looks to end its three-game home skid with a victory over Miami.
Charlotte went 27-55 overall and 15-37 in Eastern Conference play a season ago. The Hornets averaged 111.0 points per game while shooting 45.7% from the field and 33.0% from deep last season.
Miami finished 44-38 overall and 10-6 in Southeast Division action during the 2022-23 season. The Heat averaged 109.5 points per game last season, 46.3 in the paint, 18.3 off of turnovers and 11.4 on fast breaks.
INJURIES: Hornets: Brandon Miller: day to day (ankle), Frank Ntilikina: out (leg), James Bouknight: out (knee), Cody Martin: out (knee), Terry Rozier: out (groin).
Heat: Caleb Martin: out (knee), Kyle Lowry: out (rest), Tyler Herro: out (ankle).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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