Sunday, November 25, 2018

Preview: Brooklyn Nets at Miami Heat, 7:30 p.m., Tuesday


When/Where: 7:30 p.m., AmericanAirlines Arena.

Tickets: Available at Heat.com or 1-800-4NBA-TIX.

TV: Fox Sports Sun. Radio: 790-AM, 106.3-FM, 710-AM (Spanish), 1140-AM (Spanish), 760-AM (Spanish).

Scouting report: This is the second game of the four-game season series, with the Nets also to visit March 2 . . . The Heat won the first meeting 120-107 Wednesday night at Barclays Center, behind 24 points from Tyler Johnson and 21 from Goran Dragic, on a night the Nets were without center Jarrett Allen . . . Despite Allen's absence, Heat centers Hassan Whiteside, Bam Adebayo and Kelly Olynyk all played that game in foul trouble . . . The victory snapped a three-game losing streak to the Nets, with the Heat having dropped both meetings last season at AmericanAirlines Arena . . . The game closes a two-game homestand for the Heat, to be followed by a two-game trip . . . The Heat enter on a four-game home losing streak . . . The game comes after a two-day break for the Nets and opens a back-to-back set for Brooklyn that concludes Wednesday in Dallas . . . The Nets are coming off Saturday's 127-119 loss to the visiting Clippers, with losses in four of their last five . . . Dion Waiters (ankle), Goran Dragic (knee) and Dwyane Wade (birth of daughter) are out for the Heat . . . For the Nets, Caris LeVert (leg) and Treveon Graham (hamstring) are out, and Theo Pinson and Alan Williams on two-way contracts.


-- Ira Winderman

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