{"id":616152,"date":"2026-02-21T17:43:01","date_gmt":"2026-02-21T17:43:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/616152\/"},"modified":"2026-02-21T17:43:01","modified_gmt":"2026-02-21T17:43:01","slug":"game-preview-heat-return-home-to-face-grizzlies-seek-third-straight-win-hot-hot-hoops","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/616152\/","title":{"rendered":"GAME PREVIEW: Heat return home to face Grizzlies, seek third-straight win – Hot Hot Hoops"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Heat(Mandatory Credit: AP Photo\/Brandon Dill)<\/p>\n

Heading into the All-Star break with a small sliver of momentum, the Miami Heat began their final 26-game stretch on the right foot Friday.<\/p>\n

Miami completely demolished the Atlanta Hawks, and now will return home to face the Memphis Grizzlies inside Kaseya Center on the second night of a back-to-back.<\/p>\n

At 30-27, the Heat are just one game back of the No. 6 seed in the East, possessed by the Philadelphia 76ers. They do not own the tiebreaker over the Orlando Magic, who is a 0.5 game above them in the East as the No. 7 seed.<\/p>\n

If the Heat can build a hot streak, there\u2019s a world where they end the season as a top-6 seed. That will be a lot easier said than done over the season\u2019s final 25 games, as they have been consistently inconsistent all year. On Saturday, Miami has a chance to form its first three-game win streak in nearly two months against an injury-riddled Grizzlies team, who was without Ja Morant, Zach Edey, Cedric Coward, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope and Santi Aldama in their nine-point win Friday.<\/p>\n

Miami lit the nylon on fire in its first meeting of the season against Memphis, pouring on 146 points en route to a 32-point win. Will it sweep the season series? Let us know in the comments!<\/p>\n

Injury Report (at the time of this publishing):<\/p>\n

Memphis Grizzlies:<\/p>\n

NOT YET SUBMITTED AT TIME OF PUBLICATION<\/p>\n

Miami Heat:\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

NOT YET SUBMITTED AT TIME OF PUBLICATION<\/p>\n

Projected Starting 5 (subject to change):<\/p>\n

Memphis Grizzlies<\/p>\n

Jaylen Wells, G<\/p>\n

Jahmai Maschak, G<\/p>\n

GG Jackson II, F<\/p>\n

Taylor Hendricks, F<\/p>\n

Lawson Lovering, C<\/p>\n

Miami Heat:<\/p>\n

Davion Mitchell, G<\/p>\n

Norman Powell, G<\/p>\n

Pelle Larsson, G\/F<\/p>\n

Andrew Wiggins, F<\/p>\n

Bam Adebayo, F\/C<\/p>\n

Broadcast Info:<\/p>\n

Tipoff: 8:00 PM EST<\/p>\n

TV: FanDuel Sports Network Sun (Eric Reid & John Crotty)<\/p>\n

Radio: AM 560 Sports WQAM & The HEAT Radio Network (Jason Jackson)<\/p>\n

Spanish Radio: WAQI 710 AM & The HEAT Spanish Radio Network (Jos\u00e9 Pa\u00f1eda)<\/p>\n

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