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The Miami Heat (38-29) take on the Charlotte Hornets (34-33) at Spectrum Center. Tip-off is scheduled for 7:00 PM EST. Miami Heat average 120.5 points per game while Charlotte Hornets put up 115.7 per contest. On the injury report for this matchup — Miami Heat: Kel'el Ware (Day-To-Day), Nikola Jovic (Out), Dru Smith (Day-To-Day), Norman Powell (Out), Andrew Wiggins (Out), Tyler Herro (Day-To-Day), Terry Rozier (Out); Charlotte Hornets: Tidjane Salaun (Out), Liam Mcneeley (Day-To-Day), Grant Williams (Day-To-Day), Ryan Kalkbrenner (Day-To-Day), Coby White (Day-To-Day). Follow this NBA game live on SportBusy for real-time scores, odds updates, and full box score coverage.
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Rosters & Player Stats
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28.3 | 8.9 | 2.7 | 6.7 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 1.5 | 56 | 56 | |
| 16.9 | 8.4 | 3.1 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 60 | 5 | |
| 17.6 | 7.5 | 3.4 | 2.2 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 45 | 1 | |
| 17.9 | 6.1 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 40 | 11 | |
Smith is listed as probable for Saturday's game against the Magic due to a right hip contusion. | 17.1 | 5.9 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 64 | 1 |
| 9.8 | 3.9 | 3.1 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 35 | 7 | |
| 7.6 | 3.4 | 1.8 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 24 | 0 | |
Powell (groin) is listed as questionable for Saturday's game against the Magic. | 30.0 | 22.5 | 3.6 | 2.6 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 2.0 | 49 | 49 |
Herro (quad) is questionable for Saturday's game against the Magic. | 30.6 | 22.1 | 4.6 | 3.7 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 1.9 | 20 | 15 |
| 31.7 | 20.0 | 9.8 | 2.9 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 1.7 | 59 | 59 | |
Wiggins (toe) will remain on the inactive list for Saturday's game versus the Magic. | 31.0 | 15.9 | 5.1 | 2.8 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 57 | 57 |
| 28.7 | 15.0 | 5.3 | 4.7 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 2.1 | 62 | 1 | |
Ware is questionable for Thursday's game against the Bucks due to right shoulder strain. | 22.6 | 11.3 | 9.4 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 62 | 30 |
| 25.4 | 10.7 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 56 | 43 | |
| 4.7 | 1.7 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 10 | 0 | |
| 3.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 4 | 0 | |
| 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4 | 0 |