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The Miami Heat hope to snap their five-game skid Thursday night against the Brooklyn Nets. Tip-off will be inside Barclays Center at 7:30 p.m. EST.

This marks the first off three-straight on the road for Miami, including the first night of a back-to-back. The Heat have struggled on the road this season, going just 4-8 despite sporting the NBA’s 13th-best road NET Rating (1.8) and fifth-best defense.

That said, the Heat will have to correct their struggles offensively, first and foremost. Their defense hasn’t been perfect, but it’s kept them in games. Their offense, however, has shot — not pun intended — them in the foot. They have scored just 108, 105, 111, 108 and 96 points over their last five games, respectively.

Miami will be without Tyler Herro (toe) for the second-straight game. Thursday marks his 21st missed game (of 27 total) of the season. They will also be without Pelle Larsson and Nikola Jovic, who suffered a scary fall in Monday’s 10-point loss to the Toronto Raptors.

Brooklyn enters winners of four of its last six, including an emphatic 127-82 win over the Giannis Antetokounmpo-less Milwaukee Bucks earlier this week. Can the Miami Heat get back on track?! Let us know your thoughts in the comments below!

Injury Report (at the time of this publishing):

Brooklyn Nets:

Tyson Etienne (G-League) — OUT

E.J. Liddell (G-League) — OUT

Ben Saraf (G-League) — OUT

Cam Thomas (hamstring) — OUT

Haywood Highsmith (knee) — OUT

Nolan Traore (G-League) — OUT

Miami Heat: 

Tyler Herro (toe) — OUT

Pelle Larsson (ankle) — OUT

Nikola Jovic (elbow) — OUT

Norman Powell (calf) — QUESTIONABLE

Terry Rozier (not with team) — OUT

Jahmir Young (G-League) — OUT

Projected Starting 5 (subject to change):

Brooklyn Nets:

Egor Demin, G

Terance Mann, G

Michael Porter Jr., F

Noah Clowney, F

Nic Claxton, C

Miami Heat:

Davion Mitchell, G

Norman Powell, G

Andrew Wiggins, F

Bam Adebayo, F/C

Kel’el Ware, 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)

Come back to Hot Hot Hoops at game time to join our GameThread and chat about the game live with other Heat fans!

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