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Bobcats at Heat
7:30 p.m. Monday, American Airlines Arena
TV: SportSouth. Radio: WFNZ-AM 610
Projected Starters
| Bobcats | Heat | ||||
| Pos, Player | Ppg | Rpg | Pos, Player | Ppg | Rpg |
| G, K. Walker | 17.8 | 3.6 | G, M. Chalmers | 7.8 | 2.3 |
| G, G. Henderson | 12.5 | 3.2 | G,D. Wade | 20.7 | 4.6 |
| F, TBD | F, L. James | 26.5 | 8.3 | ||
| F, J. Adrien | 4.4 | 4.4 | F, U. Haslem | 3.6 | 7.4 |
| C, B. Biyombo | 4.6 | 6.9 | C, C. Bosh | 17.2 | 7.4 |
Matchup to Watch
LeBron James vs. Jeff Taylor/Gerald Henderson: Rookie Michael Kidd-Gilchrist suffered a concussion in Houston in a collision with Taylor, eliminating the most logical option to guard NBA most valuable player James.
Observations
• James has improved his output this season in rebounds, assists, field-goal percentage and free-throw percentage. Remarkable someone so accomplished keeps improving.
• The Heat made a savvy free-agent move when they signed long-range shooter Ray Allen as a free agent.
• Former Duke star Shane Battier leads the Heat in charges taken with 13, more than twice as many as any other Miami player.
Tap-ins
• Bobcats center Bismack Biyombo has his hands full tonight against Chris Bosh, but Biz has been on a roll of late with 10 games of at least two blocks in his past 14. He had four blocks against the Rockets.
• Heat star Dwyane Wade was suspended for a game following the last Miami-Charlotte game. The league disciplined him for kicking at Bobcats guard Ramon Sessions’ groin during a stoppage of play.
Did you know?
James has a string of 463 consecutive games scoring in double figures. That’s the sixth-longest such streak in NBA history, but he’d have a long way to go to be No. 1. That’s Bobcats owner Michael Jordan who scored 10 or more points 866 consecutive times between 1986 and 2001.
Rick Bonnell
