Game date, time and location: Sunday, Feb. 8, 2:00 p.m. EST, Capital One Arena, Washington, D.C.
TV: FanDuel Sports Network Sun, Momumental Sports Network (Washington, D.C.)
Radio: 104.3 FM (Miami/Ft. Lauderdale), ESPN 106.3 FM, (West Palm Beach), FOX Sports Radio 105.9 FM (Ft. Myers/Naples), 1450 AM (Suart), 97.7 FM (Florida Keys), WAQI 710 AM (Spanish-language broadcast, South Florida), WFED 1500 AM, 106.7 FM The Fan, The Team 980 AM, 99.1 FM (Washington, D.C.)
VITALS: The Miami Heat (27-25) and Washington Wizards (14-37) meet for the first of four regular season matchups. It also marks as the third-latest into a season the two teams will face each other for the first time. Last season, Miami won the series, 3-1. The Heat are 100-48 all-time versus Washington during the regular season, including 55-19 in home games and 45-29 in road games.
PROJECTED STARTERSHEAT
G Davion Mitchell
G Norman Powell
C Bam Adebayo
F Simone Fontecchio
F Andrew Wiggins
WIZARDS
G Bub Carrington
G Jamir Watkins
C Tristan Vukcevic
F Justin Champagnie
F Will Riley
Spread: Heat -11 (-112), Wizards +11 (-108)
Moneyline: Heat -460, Wizards +360
Total points scored: 235.5 (over -110, under -110)
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INJURY REPORTHEAT
Norman Powell: Questionable – Hand
Pelle Larsson: Doubtful – Elbow
Tyler Herro: Out – Rib
Terry Rozier: Out – Not with team
WIZARDS
Alex Sarr: Day-to-day – Ankle
Kyshawn George: Day-to-day – Knee
Tre Johnson: Questionable – Ankle
Bilal Coulibaly: Day-to-day – Back
Anthony Davis: Out – Trade Pending
Jaden Hardy: Out – Trade Pending
D’Angelo Russell: Out – Trade Pending
Dante Exum: Out – Trade Pending
Trae Young: Out – Knee/Quad
Cam Whitmore: Out – DVT
QUOTABLE
Miami Heat coach Erik Spoelstra after the loss to the Boston Celtics: “Our offense, we were pressing a little bit more in the second half and it’s all from the right place, we have great competitors in our locker room. You knew that they wouldn’t go one-for-20, whatever it was, again from three.”
“If you just look at the big picture of it, defensively, we were very good, very good. We made some mistakes in the second half, but they can get you scrambling and overreacting and doing some things. But for the most part, it was good. The biggest difference, again, was those 50-50 plays, those second chance opportunities that just, they’re deflating.”
For more Miami Heat information and conversation, check out Off The Floor.Alexander Toledo is a contributor to Miami Heat On SI and producer/co-host of the Five on the Floor podcast, covering the Heat and NBA. He can be reached at Twitter: @tropicalblanket