The Washington Wizards (14-60, 14th in the Eastern Conference) will be hosting the Miami Heat (40-33, seventh in the Eastern Conference) at their home stadium on Sunday at 6 p.m. EDT. Bam Adebayo and the Heat will face Kyle Kuzma and the Wizards in a crucial matchup between two teams struggling to stay afloat in their respective conferences.
The Heat has had more success against Eastern Conference opponents, with a record of 27-18. However, they have struggled with turnovers, averaging 13.6 turnovers per game when they give away more than their opponents.
On the other hand, the Wizards have struggled with division opponents, winning only 4 out of 15 games so far. They are better when they limit their turnovers, averaging 123 points per game when they turn over less than their opponents’ average.
This will be the fourth meeting between these two teams this season. In their last meeting on March 10, the Wizards won 110-108. This time around, both teams will be facing several injuries that could affect their performance.
Deni Avdija is averaging 50.7% shooting and scoring an impressive 14.3 points for the Wizards in his last ten games. Jordan Poole has been hot lately, scoring an average of 29 points over his last ten games.
Bam Adebayo is leading the charge for Miami Heat with an average of 19.7 points, including an impressive number of rebounds and assists as well. Terry Rozier has been hitting his shots from beyond the arc recently with an average of four made three-pointers over his last ten games.
In their last ten games alone, Miami Heat has a record of 5-5 while Washington has won only three out of seven games while averaging slightly lower points per game than usual at about 98%. With both teams facing key players out due to injuries such as Duncan Robinson and Josh Richardson for Miami and Richaun Holmes and Isaiah Livers for Washington this game might just be even closer than usual.
Overall this game promises to be exciting as both team try to get back on track towards securing a playoff spot before it’s too late!
