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Brooklyn Nets (11-17, 11th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Miami Heat (13-13, sixth in the Eastern Conference)
Miami; Monday, 7:30 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Miami will try to end its three-game losing streak when the Heat take on Brooklyn.
The Heat are 9-9 in Eastern Conference games. Miami is ninth in the Eastern Conference with 10.0 offensive rebounds per game led by Jimmy Butler averaging 2.6.
The Nets are 5-14 against conference opponents. Brooklyn allows 114.1 points to opponents while being outscored by 4.9 points per game.
The Heat average 14.5 made 3-pointers per game this season, 1.0 more made shot on average than the 13.5 per game the Nets allow. The Nets average 109.2 points per game, 0.7 fewer than the 109.9 the Heat allow to opponents.
TOP PERFORMERS: Tyler Herro is shooting 47.4% and averaging 24.2 points for the Heat.
Cameron Johnson is scoring 19.1 points per game and averaging 4.4 rebounds for the Nets.
LAST 10 GAMES: Heat: 5-5, averaging 115.2 points, 43.7 rebounds, 26.7 assists, 8.7 steals and 2.8 blocks per game while shooting 46.8% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 110.9 points per game.
Nets: 3-7, averaging 104.8 points, 39.7 rebounds, 24.2 assists, 8.5 steals and 4.1 blocks per game while shooting 43.9% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 114.0 points.
INJURIES: Heat: Kevin Love: day to day (personal), Josh Richardson: day to day (heel), Jimmy Butler: day to day (illness).
Nets: Ziaire Williams: day to day (knee), Bojan Bogdanovic: out (foot), Dorian Finney-Smith: day to day (calf), Trendon Watford: out (hamstring), De’Anthony Melton: out for season (acl), Cam Thomas: out (hamstring).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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