Miami Heat's Kyle Lowry Questionable For Tonight's Game Against Philadelphia 76ers
Miami Heat guard Kyle Lowry is listed as questionable for tonight's game against the Philadelphia 76ers.
Lowry has missed the last seven games because of a knee injury.
Here's the game preview:
Game time: 7:30 p.m., ET
Where: Fiserv Forum
TV: Bally Sports Sun
Betting line: Heat +6
VITALS: The Miami Heat 76ers meet for the first of three matchups this regular season. This marks as the second-latest the two teams have faced each other for the first time, with only their first meeting on March 5 during the lockout 1998-99 season being later. Last season, the teams split the series, 2-2. The Heat are 67-64 all-time versus Philadelphia during the regular season, including 43-23 in home games and 24-41 in road games. ... For the Heat, Kyle Lowry (knee) and Tyler Herro (ribs) are questionable, Kevin Love (knee) is probable and Omer Yurtseven (ankle) and Nikola Jovic (back) are out. For the Sixers, Dewayne Dedmon (leg), Mac McClung (G League), Louis King (G League) and Jaden Springer (G League) are out.
PROJECTED STARTERS
HEAT
G Tyler Herro
G Gabe Vincent
C Bam Adebayo
F Kevin Love
F Jimmy Butler
SIXERS
F Tobias Harris
F P.J. Tucker
C Joel Embiid
G James Harden
G De'Anthony Melton
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Heat forward Jimmy Butler on the remainder of the season: "It's all about being healthy, which going into this break is going to do for us. Come out swinging for the fences in the right way, staying together knowing that reinforcements are on the way, getting our guys back and then it gets real."
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