The Miami Heat will face the Denver Nuggets without Jokic, which will likely be an easy task. The meeting will start at 00:30 UK time.
Possible line-ups for the match:
Miami Heat:
G – Kyle Lowry; G – Tyler Herro; F – Duncan Robinson; F – P.J. Tucker; C – Bam Adebayo.
Denver Nuggets:
G – Montee Morris; G – Will Barton; F – Jeff Green; F – Aaron Gordon; C – JaMychal Green.
Miami Heat:
The Miami Heat are second in the Eastern Conference standings with 13 wins and seven losses.
Last week Erik Spoelstra’s team lost to the Minnesota Timberwolves (101-131), while defeating the Detroit Pistons (100-92) and Chicago Bulls (107-104).
Back in our house tonight. pic.twitter.com/2KHFFgKj3x
— Miami HEAT (@MiamiHEAT)
In the game against the Bulls, Gabe Vincent was the highest scorer with 20 points. Kyle Lowry added 19 points, 6 assists, and 5 rebounds, Jimmy Butler had 18 points and Duncan Robinson had 16.
Markieff Morris, Victor Oladipo, and Marcus Garrett are not ready to play for the Miami Heat. Jimmy Butler and Tyler Herro have minor health issues.
Denver Nuggets:
The Denver Nuggets are tenth in the Western Conference standings with nine wins and ten losses.
Mike Malone’s team lost their last six games and the day before they fell to the Milwaukee Bucks (109-120).
First of 7⃣ on the road! #MileHighBasketball pic.twitter.com/TvbNsftmFr
— Denver Nuggets (@nuggets)
Six Nuggets players scored 10 points or more. Aaron Gordon had 18 points, Will Barton had 17 and Facundo Campazzo had 16.
While Jamal Murray, Michael Porter Jr., and P.J. Dozier will definitely not take a part in this game, Nikola Jokic and Nah’Shon Hyland still have a chance to recover from injuries.
Miami Heat vs Denver Nuggets Statistics:
- The Miami Heat are scoring 111.3 points at home this season.
- The Heat are 24 on assists this season, the Nuggets are 23.7.
Miami Heat vs Denver Nuggets Tips:
With Murray, Porter, and Dozier absent, and Jokic’s status unclear, you can start to worry about the future of Mike Malone’s squad.
To be fair, Jokic is unlikely to play here, as he was the one who injured Morris in the previous face-off, deliberately hitting him in the back. And if he gets on the floor, we can expect the Heat players to take revenge.
So, the Heat does not have that big of a personnel problem and have won six of their last eight games.
Our first prediction and bet are the handicap (-6.5) for the Miami Heat with the odds of 1.90 with the VBet bookmaker.
With all the Nuggets’ leaders on the injured list, it’s unlikely the team can beat the total.
Our second prediction and bet are Nuggets’ individual points under 104.5 with the odds of 1.81 with the Vbet bookmaker.
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