The Miami Heat (2-3, 1-0 Away) head to face the Golden State Warriors (2-2, 2-1 Home) Thursday at Chase Center. Miami is playing the second of a back-to-back after dominating the Portland Trail Blazers 119-98 at Moda Center at the Rose Quarter yesterday. With 18 points, Bam Adebayo was the top scorer. Caleb Martin added 16 points and eight rebounds.
The Heat are the 13th seed in the Eastern Conference. Golden State lost in blowout fashion on Tuesday at Footprint Center, falling to the Phoenix Suns 134-105. Stephen Curry had 21 points, eight assists, and seven rebounds in the losing effort to lead the team.
Golden State won both matchups between the teams last season, the last of which was a 118-104 triumph at FTX Arena on March 23. Jordan Poole led the Warriors with 30 points and nine assists. Kyle Lowry had 26 points and nine assists in the losing effort.
The Heat have been led early this season by Jimmy Butler and Tyler Herro, who are averaging 21.8 and 19.6 points per game, respectively. Meanwhile, Adebayo is grabbing 8.4 rebounds per game, and Lowry is dishing 4.8 assists.
Curry’s 30.3 points per game have powered the Warriors on offense. He has the 10th-best scoring average in the NBA. Andrew Wiggins is posting 6.3 rebounds per game, and Draymond Green is tallying 5.8 assists.
The Heat are 1-2 in three visits to Chase Center. Meanwhile, the Heat won the only previous game this season when playing on consecutive nights and 0-0 in such games against opponents with at least a day of rest. The Warriors are 1-0 with a rest advantage.
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