Miami Heat's Haywood Highsmith Ruled Out Against Philadelphia 76ers
The Miami Heat are taking on the Philadelphia 76ers without forward Haywood Highsmith.
Highsmith is dealing with a head cold.
Here's the game preview:
Game time: 8 p.m., ET
Where: Kaseya Center
TV: Bally Sports Sun
Betting line: Heat +1.5
VITALS: The Heat and 76ers meet for the first of four matchups this season. Last season, the Heat won the series, 2-1. The HEAT are 69- 65 all-time versus Philadelphia during the regular season, including 43-24 in home games and 26-41 in road games.
PROJECTED STARTERS
HEAT
G Kyle Lowry
G Tyler Herro
C Bam Adebayo
F Jaime Jaquez
F Caleb Martin
76ERS
F Marcus Morris
F Tobias Harris
C Mo Bamba
G Tyrese Maxey
G Kelly Oubre
INJUY REPORT
HEAT
Jimmy Butler: Questionable - Left Calf Strain
Haywood Highsmith: Questionable - Head Cold - NonCovid
Josh Richardson: Probable - Back Spasms
Dru Smith: Out - Right Acl 3rd Degree Sprain
76ERS
Mo Bamba: Probable - Illness
Nicolas Batum: Out - Right Hamstring Strain
Ricky Council IV: Out - G League - Two-Way
Robert Covington: Probable - Right Knee Effusion
Joel Embiid: Out - Right Ankle Sprain
Terquavion Smith: Out - G League - Two-WayQUOTABLE
Heat coach Erik Spoelstra on Tyler Herro's play since returning from injury: "The one thing that you can't discount or underestimate is his work ethic," Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said. "Once he was able to start doing stuff on the court, then he starts pushing the envelope. He's relentless with his work. This is not something that just happened with talent. This was a lot of sweat equity behind the scenes."
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