The Miami Heat (12-14, 9-5 Home) welcome the San Antonio Spurs (7-18, 3-8 Away), who will be out to reverse their road losing skid, on Saturday. San Antonio defeated the Houston Rockets 118-109 at AT&T Center on Thursday.
Keldon Johnson was the scoring leader with 32 points. Tre Jones was another standout performer with 26 points. The Spurs are 15th in the Western Conference.
Miami found victory on Thursday at FTX Arena, beating the Los Angeles Clippers 115-110. Bam Adebayo tallied 31 points to lead the team in scoring. With 26 points and eight assists, Jimmy Butler also impressed. The Heat are 11th in the Eastern Conference. The teams are meeting for the first time this season.
Miami won both matchups between the teams last season, the last of which was a 133-129 triumph at FTX Arena on February 26, their fourth straight head-to-head victory. Adebayo led the Heat with 36 points, four assists, and three blocks. Keita Bates-Diop had 22 points and 11 rebounds in the losing effort.
The Spurs have been led this season by Johnson and Devin Vassell, who are averaging 20.9 and 20.5 points per game, respectively. Both are among the league’s top scorers, as Johnson is No. 1 and Vassell is first.
Meanwhile, Jakob Poeltl is grabbing 9.9 rebounds per game, most in the league, and Jones is dishing 6.8 assists (1st).Adebayo (21.2 ppg) has been the primary provider for the Heat on offense.
He is the No. 1 scorer in the league. Adebayo also has posted 9.3 rebounds per game, most in the league. Kyle Lowry has distributed 6.0 assists per game. The Spurs are 6-4 in the last 10 trips to FTX Arena. San Antonio is seeking to snap an eight-game road losing streak this season.
San Antonio is 1-9 in the last 10 games with an average margin of -16.1 (106.6-122.7). Miami has split the last 10 (5-5), allowing 110.5 points per game on average while scoring only 106.2 (-4.3 margin).
SPURS HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
Jeremy Sochan: 8.0 | 14.1 | -6.1
Points per game:
Tre Jones: 16.6 | 12.7 | +3.9
HEAT HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
Gabe Vincent: 7.3 | 13.8 | -6.5
Points per game:
Max Strus: 10.2 | 14.3 | -4.0
SportsTips’ NBA Pick:
Miami Heat -12.5 (-105)
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