The Miami Heat (14-15, 5-9 Away) head to face the Houston Rockets (9-18, 6-5 Home), who will be looking to build on their winning run at home, on Thursday. Miami is playing on back-to-back days after narrowly defeating the Oklahoma City Thunder 110-108 at Paycom Center yesterday. Tyler Herro had a standout performance with 35 points. The Heat are 10th in the Eastern Conference.
Houston won their fifth straight home game on Tuesday at Toyota Center, beating the Phoenix Suns 111-97. Jalen Green had 26 points and seven rebounds, carrying the team. The Rockets are the 15th seed in the Western Conference.The teams are meeting for the first time this season.
Miami won both games between the teams last season, the last of which was a 123-106 triumph at FTX Arena on March 7, their fourth straight head-to-head victory. Herro led the Heat with 31 points, three assists, two rebounds, and one steals. Kevin Porter Jr. had 22 points in defeat.
Bam Adebayo and Herro, averaging 20.6 and 20.2 points per game, respectively, are leading the Heat in scoring this season. Both are among the NBA’s top scorers, as Adebayo is No. 1 and Herro is first. Adebayo also has grabbed 9.7 rebounds per game, most in the league. Meanwhile, Kyle Lowry is dishing 5.9 assists per game. Green and Porter Jr. have supplied much of the Rockets’ offense, averaging 21.8 and 18.7 points per game, respectively.
Green leads the NBA in scoring, while Porter Jr. is first. Porter Jr. also has doled out 5.7 assists per game, most in the NBA. Alperen Sengun has pulled down 9.0 rebounds per game.
The Rockets have found success in the Heat’s last 10 visits to Toyota Center, winning six. Meanwhile, the Heat are 2-3 this season when playing the second of a back-to-back and 1-3 with a rest disadvantage.
The Rockets are 2-1 with a rest advantage.In the last 10 games, Miami is 6-4 with an average margin of -1.8 (106.9-108.7). Houston has also a 6-4 record over the last 10, allowing 114.7 points per game on average while scoring only 113.1 (-1.6 margin).
HEAT HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
Max Strus: 12.4 | 18.5 | -6.1
Points per game:
Max Strus: 8.4 | 13.5 | -5.1
Rebounds per game:
Bam Adebayo: 12.8 | 9.7 | +3.1
Jimmy Butler: 4.7 | 6.7 | -2.1
ROCKETS HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points per game:
Alperen Sengun: 10.8 | 14.4 | -3.6
Rebounds per game:
Kevin Porter Jr.: 4.0 | 5.5 | -1.5
SportsTips’ NBA Pick:
Miami Heat (-160)
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