San Antonio Spurs (10-40, 15th in the Western Conference) vs. Miami Heat (27-24, seventh in the Eastern Conference)
Miami; Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. EST
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NBA LINE: Heat -7.5; over/under is 223.5
BOTTOM LINE: San Antonio is looking to break its four-game slide with a victory over Miami.
The Heat are 14-12 in home games. Miami has a 6-2 record in games decided by less than 4 points.
The Spurs are 5-19 on the road. San Antonio ranks sixth in the league scoring 15.8 fast break points per game led by Devin Vassell averaging 2.9.
The Heat score 110.4 points per game, 10.5 fewer points than the 120.9 the Spurs give up. The Spurs average 112.3 points per game, 1.4 more than the 110.9 the Heat give up to opponents.
The teams play for the second time this season. In the last meeting on Nov. 13 the Heat won 118-113 led by 26 points from Duncan Robinson, while Keldon Johnson scored 20 points for the Spurs.
TOP PERFORMERS: Terry Rozier is scoring 23.2 points per game and averaging 3.9 rebounds for the Heat. Jimmy Butler is averaging 22.5 points and 6.0 rebounds over the last 10 games for Miami.
Victor Wembanyama is scoring 20.4 points per game and averaging 10.3 rebounds for the Spurs. Vassell is averaging 2.8 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games for San Antonio.
LAST 10 GAMES: Heat: 3-7, averaging 105.6 points, 43.5 rebounds, 25.2 assists, 6.9 steals and 2.8 blocks per game while shooting 44.4% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 111.1 points per game.
Spurs: 3-7, averaging 114.2 points, 44.8 rebounds, 31.1 assists, 7.5 steals and 7.1 blocks per game while shooting 48.1% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 119.3 points.
INJURIES: Heat: Dru Smith: out for season (knee).
Spurs: Charles Bassey: 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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