Winners of eight of their last 10 games and five straight, the Heat look to keep the momentum going as they host the tanking Wizards.
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The Miami Heat will resume their homestand on Tuesday evening in a matchup against the tanking 16-47 Washington Wizards. This recent home stretch will conclude with seven of the Heat’s last eight games on inside Kaseya Center, where Miami sports a 21-11 record.

This will be the first time the Heat face Trae Young in a Wizards jersey, since his trade deadline arrival in Washington from the Atlanta Hawks.

The Heat are clicking at the right time, with just 17 games remaining until the playoffs. They are riding a five-game win streak and 8 of their last 10 overall. Led by the Tyler Herro and Bam Adebayo duo, they have closed the gap to avoid a potential fourth straight year ending up in the play-in tournament. Miami is tied for the sixth seed, with the Orlando Magic owning the tie breaker, at a 36-29 overall record.

There is a very real possibility of not only the Heat avoiding the play-in, but finding a way to secure a top-five seed. The Toronto Raptors have dipped recently, limping to just 5-5 overall in their last 10. Miami is only 1.0 game trailing of Toronto’s fifth seed. The Heat’s remaining schedule has some difficult matchups left to take care of, but they have proven they are capable of beating any team.

Bam:

“We’ve beaten both #1 teams in both conferences. It shows we can compete with anybody. We just got to do it in a consistent basis. Just keep handling our business on the defensive end. That’s why we’re winning games.” pic.twitter.com/3IUHduoHTy

— Naveen Ganglani (@naveenganglani) March 9, 2026

The team’s previous win versus the Detroit Pistons added to a surprisingly long list of signature wins this season. They already have a win against the West’s top seed and reigning champion OKC Thunder— and now two wins versus the East’s top seed Detroit under their belt.

Injury Report (at the time of this publishing):

Washington Wizards:

Anthony Davis (finger) — OUT

Kyshawn George (elbow) — OUT

D’Angelo Russell (not with team) — OUT

Jamir Watkins (ankle) — OUT

Cam Whitmore (shoulder) — OUT

Miami Heat:  

Andrew Wiggins (toe) — OUT 

Norman Powell (groin) — OUT

Nikola Jovic (back) — OUT

Kel’el Ware (shoulder) — QUESTIONABLE

Simone Fontecchio (groin) — PROBABLE

Keshad Johnson (g-league) — OUT

Jahmir Young (g-league) — OUT

Terry Rozier (not with team) — OUT

Projected Starting 5 (subject to change):

Washington Wizards:

Trae Young, G

Tre Johnson, G

Leaky Black, F

Bilal Coulibaly, F

Alex Sarr, C

Miami Heat:

Davion Mitchell, G

Tyler Herro, G

Pelle Larsson, F

Myron Gardner, F

Bam Adebayo, F/C

Broadcast Info:

Tipoff: 7:30 PM EST

TV: FanDuel Sports Network Sun (Eric Reid & John Crotty)

Radio: AM 560 Sports WQAM & The HEAT Radio Network (Jason Jackson)

Spanish Radio: WAQI 710 AM & The HEAT Spanish Radio Network (José Pañeda)

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