Miami Heat (25-23, seventh in the Eastern Conference) vs. Washington Wizards (9-38, 14th in the Eastern Conference)
Washington; Friday, 7 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Washington aims to break its nine-game home slide with a win against Miami.
The Wizards are 2-9 in division matchups. Washington is 1-27 against opponents with a winning record.
The Heat are 9-2 in division play. Miami is 7-11 in games decided by at least 10 points.
The Wizards average 11.9 made 3-pointers per game this season, 1.7 fewer makes per game than the Heat allow (13.6). The Wizards average 110.5 points per game, 13.5 fewer points than the 124.0 the Wizards allow.
The teams square off for the second time this season. In the last matchup on Nov. 4 the Heat won 121-114 led by 24 points from Tyler Herro, while Kyle Kuzma scored 22 points for the Wizards.
TOP PERFORMERS: Kuzma is averaging 22 points, 6.5 rebounds and 4.3 assists for the Wizards. Deni Avdija is averaging 13.5 points over the last 10 games for Washington.
Terry Rozier is scoring 23.2 points per game and averaging 3.9 rebounds for the Heat. Jimmy Butler is averaging 20.4 points and 4.9 rebounds over the last 10 games for Miami.
LAST 10 GAMES: Wizards: 3-7, averaging 114.4 points, 44.3 rebounds, 29.3 assists, 7.9 steals and 6.5 blocks per game while shooting 47.2% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 116.8 points per game.
Heat: 3-7, averaging 102.7 points, 42.1 rebounds, 24.6 assists, 6.2 steals and 3.9 blocks per game while shooting 43.8% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 111.4 points.
INJURIES: Wizards: Isaiah Livers: out (hip), Jordan Poole: out (illness), Landry Shamet: out (illness).
Heat: Duncan Robinson: out (concussion protocol), 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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