Miami Heat (24-21, seventh in the Eastern Conference) vs. New York Knicks (28-17, fourth in the Eastern Conference)
New York; Saturday, 3 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Miami comes into the matchup against New York after losing five in a row.
The Knicks are 19-10 against Eastern Conference opponents. New York has a 2-1 record in games decided by 3 points or fewer.
The Heat are 18-14 in conference play. Miami has a 12-12 record against opponents above .500.
The Knicks are shooting 46.8% from the field this season, 0.8 percentage points lower than the 47.6% the Heat allow to opponents. The Heat are shooting 46.2% from the field, 0.5% lower than the 46.7% the Knicks' opponents have shot this season.
The teams meet for the second time this season. In the last matchup on Nov. 25 the Knicks won 100-98 led by 24 points from Jalen Brunson, while Jimmy Butler scored 23 points for the Heat.
TOP PERFORMERS: Julius Randle is scoring 24.2 points per game with 9.3 rebounds and 5.0 assists for the Knicks. Brunson is averaging 23.5 points and 2.8 rebounds while shooting 51.3% over the past 10 games for New York.
Bam Adebayo is averaging 21.4 points, 10.6 rebounds and 4.4 assists for the Heat. Tyler Herro is averaging 18.5 points over the last 10 games for Miami.
LAST 10 GAMES: Knicks: 8-2, averaging 113.5 points, 48.7 rebounds, 24.5 assists, 7.7 steals and 5.0 blocks per game while shooting 47.3% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 99.9 points per game.
Heat: 4-6, averaging 103.7 points, 41.4 rebounds, 24.0 assists, 6.8 steals and 3.7 blocks per game while shooting 44.2% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 110.2 points.
INJURIES: Knicks: Isaiah Hartenstein: out (ankle), Mitchell Robinson: out for season (ankle).
Heat: Jaime Jaquez Jr.: out (groin), Dru Smith: out for season (knee), Kevin Love: out (illness).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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