Miami Heat's Kyle Lowry, Caleb Martin Doubtful For Tonight Against Oklahoma City Thunder
Miami Heat guard Kyle Lowry and forward Caleb Martin are expected to miss tonight's game against the Oklahoma City Thunder.
Both are listed as doubtful on the injury report.
Lowry is dealing with a sprained left hand while Martin is battling a right ankle sprain. Martin has missed the last six games.
Here's the game preview:
Game time: 7:30 p.m., ET
Where: Kaseya Center, Miami
TV: Bally Sports Sun
Betting line: Heat +4.5
VITALS: The Heat and Thunder meet for the first of two matchups this regular season. Last season, Miami swept the series, 2-0, and has currently won six-straight against OKC, their longest winning streak against Oklahoma City in team history. The Heat are 30-40 all-time versus the Thunder during the regular season, including 16-19 in home games and 14-21 in road games.
PROJECTED STARTERS
HEAT
G Kyle Lowry
G Tyler Herro
C Bam Adebayo
F Jaime Jaquez
F Nikola Jovic
THUNDER
F Lugeuntz Dort
F Jalen Williams
C Chet Holmgren
G Josh Giddey
G Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
INJUY REPORT
HEAT
Jimmy Butler: Out - Right Toe MP Joint Sprain
Caleb Martin: Doubtful - Right Ankle Sprain
Kyle Lowry: Doubtful - Wrist Sprain
Dru Smith: Out - Right Knee Surgery
Cole Swider: Out - G League - Two-Way
THUNDER
Davis Bertans: Questionable - Illness
Keyonte Johnson: Out - G League
Ousmane Dieng: Out - G League
QUOTABLE
Heat center Bam Adebayo on Monday's win against the Houston Rockets: “It just shows we have depth. It just shows guys are on the same page, guys have the same mentality.”
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