Miami Heat's Erik Spoelstra Hopes Tyler Herro Returns Before End Of Regular Season

Miami Heat coach Erik Spoelstra recently commented on star Tyler Herro's injury recovery

Miami Heat guard Tyler Herro has been absent from the lineup since Feb. 26 with knee and foot injuries.

Heat coach Erik Spoelstra commented on the idea of Herro returning prior to the end of the regular season on Sunday.

"That’s the hope. He’s been making progress and we’ll treat him day to day, keep on making progress," Spoelstra told reporters in Detroit during pregame. "And again, his body will let us know.”

Here's the game preview:

Game time: 3 pm., ET

Where: Little Caesars Arena, Detroit

TV: Bally Sports, ESPN

Betting line: Heat -8

VITALS: : The Heat and Pistons meet for the fourth and final matchup this regular season and for the second consecutive game, after Miami just recorded a, 108-95, win on Friday. So far this season, Miami has won all three previous contests, and with a win today, will sweep the series. Miami has now won five-straight against Detroit, including 10 of the last 12 overall. The Heat are 70-57 all-time versus the Pistons during the regular season, including 39-24 in home games and 31-33 in road games

PROJECTED STARTERS

HEAT

G Terry Rozier

G Duncan Robinson

C Bam Adebayo

F Haywood Highsmith

F Jaime Jaquez

PISTONS

F Simone Fontecchio

F Isaiah Stewart

C Jalen Duren

G Jaden Ivey

G Cade Cunningham

INJUY REPORT

HEAT

Jamal Cain: Out - G League - Two-Way

Tyler Herro: Out - Right Foot Medial Tendinitis

Kevin Love: Out - Right Heel Bruise

Jimmy Butler: Questionable -Right foot contusion

Josh Richardson: Out - Right Shoulder Surgery

Alondes Williams: Out - G League - Two-Way

Nikola Jovic: Out - Hamstring strain

PISTONS

Ausar Thompson: Questionable - Illness

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Heat coach Erik Spoelstra on Bam Adebayo's big game against the Detroit Pistons: "What Bam is about is being a great competitor. He wanted to make sure he was going to impose his will on this game and he did it on both ends of the court."

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