Detroit Pistons at Miami Heat Preview

The Miami Heat face the Detroit Pistons Monday for the second time in three days

Game time: 3 p.m., ET

TV: Fox Sports Sun

Betting line: Heat -6.5

Vitals: The Heat are coming off a 120-100 loss to the Detroit Pistons Saturday ... Forward Duncan Robinson has connected on multiple three-point field goals in six consecutive games. Last year he set the franchise record for 3-pointers made in a season ... Center Bam Adebayo is the only player in the NBA averaging at least 18.6 points, 8.8 rebounds, 5.1 assists and 1.22 blocks while shooting 65.2 percent from the field ... Second-year forward is making his second consecutive start. He had 16 points in Saturday's loss to the Detroit Pistons ... Forward Kelly Olynyk has connected on 24 three-point field goals this season, the second most on the team ... Guard Tyler Herro (back) is questionable, Jimmy Butler and Avery Bradley (ill) and Meyers Leonard (shoulder) are out. Guard Gabe Vincent (knee) is probable. 

Projected starting lineups:

HEAT

G Duncan Robinson

G Gabe Vincent

C Bam Adebayo

F Kelly Olynyk

F KZ Okpala

PISTONS

G Wayne Ellington

G Delon Wright

C Mason Plumlee

F Jerami Grant

F Blake Griffin

QUOTABLE

Heat coach Erik Spoelstra on Herro's injury: “It just didn’t loosen up [Friday]. That was kind of to be expected. He’s been dealing with it for about a week. I think another day will be good for him.”

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SHANDEL RICHARDSON

Shandel has covered the NBA since 2010, with previous stops at The Athletic and South Florida Sun-Sentinel.  He has covered six NBA Finals, one Super Bowl, the NCAA basketball tournament. He has also been a beat writer for the Miami Hurricanes and contributed on every major beat in South Florida since 2003, including the Miami Dolphins and Miami Marlins. He can also be read in the Sportsbook Review for gambling coverage from around the NBA. A native of Bloomington, Illinois, Shandel attended Southern Illinois University in Carbondale. He's also worked for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and Kansas City Star.  TWITTER: @ShandelRich EMAIL: shandelrich@gmail.com You can subscribe to our YouTube channel here Follow all of our Miami Heat coverage on Facebook here