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04/03 01:03 CDT Washington faces Miami, looks to end road slide
Washington faces Miami, looks to end road slide
By The Associated Press
Washington Wizards (17-59, 15th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Miami Heat
(40-37, 10th in the Eastern Conference)
Miami; Saturday, 3 p.m. EDT
BOTTOM LINE: Washington will try to stop its three-game road slide when the
Wizards face Miami.
The Heat are 24-23 in Eastern Conference games. Miami is fifth in the Eastern
Conference with 12.0 offensive rebounds per game led by Kel'el Ware averaging
2.9.
The Wizards are 11-35 in conference matchups. Washington is 2-2 in games
decided by less than 4 points.
The Heat score 120.4 points per game, 3.9 fewer points than the 124.3 the
Wizards give up. The Heat average 112.7 points per game, 5.5 fewer points than
the 118.2 the Heat allow to opponents.
The teams square off for the third time this season. The Heat won the last
matchup 150-129 on March 10, with Bam Adebayo scoring 83 points in the victory.
TOP PERFORMERS: Adebayo is scoring 20.3 points per game with 10.0 rebounds and
3.0 assists for the Heat. Tyler Herro is averaging 20.2 points and 4.8 rebounds
while shooting 44.4% over the past 10 games.
Bub Carrington is averaging 10.2 points and 4.6 assists for the Wizards. Will
Riley is averaging 17.0 points over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Heat: 2-8, averaging 119.6 points, 41.6 rebounds, 27.8 assists,
7.0 steals and 3.8 blocks per game while shooting 46.3% from the field. Their
opponents have averaged 129.3 points per game.
Wizards: 1-9, averaging 113.2 points, 36.6 rebounds, 24.6 assists, 7.6 steals
and 3.8 blocks per game while shooting 48.0% from the field. Their opponents
have averaged 128.6 points.
INJURIES: Heat: Norman Powell: day to day (illness).
Wizards: Anthony Davis: out (finger), Cam Whitmore: out for season (shoulder),
Alex Sarr: day to day (toe), Kyshawn George: out for season (elbow), D'Angelo
Russell: out (not injury related), Trae Young: out (quad).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data
Skrive and data from Sportradar.
