Miami Heat's Terry Rozier Back In Lineup Tonight Vs Portland Trail Blazers
Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier is available to play tonight against the Portland Trail Blazers.
He was sidelined the past four games with a knee injury.
Here's the game preview:
Game time: 10 pm., ET
Where: Moda Center, Portland
TV: Bally Sports Sun
Betting line: Heat -6.5
VITALS: The Heat and Trail Blazers meet for the first of two matchups this regular season. Last season, the teams split the series, 1-1, with each squad winning on the road. Miami has currently won four of the last five against Portland. The Heat are 27-42 all-time versus the Trail Blazers during the regular season, including 12-22 in home games and 15-20 in road games.
PROJECTED STARTERS
HEAT
G Terry Rozier
G Tyler Herro
C Bam Adebayo
F Caleb Martin
F Jimmy Butler
KINGS
F Jerami Grant
F Toumani Camara
C Deandre Ayton
G Kris Murray
G Anfernee Simons
INJUY REPORT
HEAT
Thomas Bryant: Out - League Suspension
Tyler Herro: Out - Left Knee Hyperextension
Josh Richardson: Out - Right Shoulder Dislocation
Orlando Robinson: Out - Lower Back Spasms
Dru Smith: Out - Right Knee Surgery
TRAIL BLAZERS
Malcolm Brogdon: Out - Elbow
Moses Brown: Out - Wrist
Scoot Henderson: Out - Adductor strain
Shaedon Sharpe: Out - Abdominal surgery
Robert Williams III: Out - Knee
Rayan Rupert: Probable - Ankle
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