Miami Heat forward Caleb Martin is active tonight against Brooklyn Nets after missing the last 10 games with a knee injury
Miami Heat forward Caleb Martin is expected to play tonight against the Brooklyn Nets.
Martin had missed the last 10 games with a knee injury after playing against the Detroit Pistons in the opener. He will provide depth at both forward positions.
The Heat have won six straight.
Here’s the game preview:
Game time: 7:30 p.m., ET
Where: Kaseya Center
TV: Bally Sports Sun
Betting line: Heat -4
VITALS: The Heat and Nets meet for the second of four matchups this season. Earlier this season, Brooklyn recorded a 109-105 win in Miami on Nov. 1. The Heat are 78-59 all-time versus the Nets during the regular season, including 42-26 in home games and 36-33 in road games. For the Heat, Tyler Herro (ankle), Jamal Cain ( G League) and RJ Hampton (G League) are out. For the Nets, Armoni Brooks, Armoni (G League), Noah Clowney (G League), Keon Johnson ( G League), Ben Simmons (back), Cam Thomas (ankle), Dariq Whitehead (ankle) and Jalen Wilson (G League) are out.
PROJECTED STARTERS
HEAT
G Duncan Robinson
G Kyle Lowry
C Bam Adebayo
F Haywood Highsmith
F Jimmy Butler
NETS
F Cam Thomas
F Dorian Finney-Smith
C Nic Claxton
G Mikal Bridges
G Spencer Dinwiddie
Heat forward Jaime Jaquez on his growth: “I’m just learning as I go. This is a game that I’ve played my entire life. This is all I’ve every wanted to do. I knew when I got my chance I was going to be ready.
That’s why I did four years of college, to prepare for this so I could be ready and confident in my abilities.”
Shandel Richardson covers the Miami Heat for Inside The Heat, a Fan Nation channel for Sports Illustrated. He has covered the NBA since 2010.