Charlotte Hornets Gameday: at Miami Heat
7:30 p.m., American Airlines Arena
TV: Fox Sports Southeast Radio: WFNZ-AM 610.
Projected Starters
Hornets | Heat | |||||
Pos, Player | PPG | RPG | Pos, Player | PPG | RPG | |
G K. Walker | 21.5 | 4.4 | G G. Dragic | 13.6 | 3.7 | |
G C. Lee | 9.8 | 2.5 | G D. Wade | 19.1 | 4.1 | |
F N. Batum | 14.6 | 6.3 | F J. Johnson | 12.3 | 3.8 | |
F M. Williams | 11.4 | 6.8 | F L. Deng | 12.2 | 5.7 | |
C C. Zeller | 9.0 | 62 | C A. Stoudemire | 5.4 | 4.4 | |
Matchup to Watch
Dwyane Wade vs. Courtney Lee: Wade is among the most physical shooting guards in the league and has played this season like he’s still in his prime 24 points shy of 20,000 career points.
Observations
▪ The Heat is still waiting on whether Chris Bosh will recover from a blood-clot episode in time to rejoin them, possibly for the playoffs.
▪ The Heat leads the season series with the Hornets 2-1, so Miami can clinch a tiebreaker by winning this game.
Tap-ins
▪ The Heat added Joe Johnson, who arranged a buyout with the Brooklyn Nets in time to sign and be eligible for the playoffs.
▪ The Heat has been bringing center Hassan Whiteside, who grew up in Gastonia, off the bench recently. He had a triple-double (points/rebounds/blocks) in his last game against the Hornets.
Did you know?
The Heat has won 12 consecutive games against the Hornets in Miami.
Rick Bonnell
This story was originally published March 16, 2016 at 5:47 PM with the headline "Charlotte Hornets Gameday: at Miami Heat."