Gameday Rundown: HEAT Open Road Trip In Houston

Miami HEAT at Houston Rockets
Thursday, February 11th @ 7:30PM
Location: Toyota Center - Houston, TX
TV: FOX Sports Sun & TNT
HEAT Live Pre-Game Show: 7:00PM
Tipoff: 7:40PM
Radio: 790AM, WAQI 710AM (Espanol)
Uniform: ViceVersa
Series Notes:
- The HEAT and Rockets meet for their only matchup in the first half of the season.
- Last season, the teams split the season series, 1-1.
- The HEAT are 33-33 all-time versus Houston during the regular season, including 21-13 in home games and 12-20 in road games.
What to watch for:
- Avery Bradley (Right Calf; Strain), Goran Dragic (Left Ankle; Sprain), Meyers Leonard (Left Shoulder; Surgery) and Chris Silva (Left Hip Flexor; Strain) are all out. Moe Harkless (Left Thigh; Contusion) is questionable. Gabe Vincent (Right Knee; Soreness) is probable.
- Tonight marks as the first of a seven-game road trip from 2/11 – 2/22, tying for the longest road trip in franchise history.
- Miami enters tonight’s game with an all-time 33-33 (.500) record against the Houston Rockets. With a win, the HEAT will hold a winning record against 17 NBA franchises.
- The 15 games in February tie the most for any February in team history when Miami also played 15 games in the month in 1998.
- Tyler Herro has currently hit a three-point field goal in a career-long 25-straight games, tying for the seventh-longest streak in franchise history.
HEAT | Category | Rockets |
---|---|---|
106.9 | POINTS PER GAME | 109.9 |
110.1 | OPPONENT POINTS PER GAME | 110.2 |
.465 | FG PCT. | .451 |
.447 | OPPONENT FG PCT. | .450 |
.358 | 3-PT FG PCT. | .355 |
.782 | FT PCT. | .746 |
41.8 | REBOUNDS PER GAME. | 43.8 |
44.2 | OPPONENT REBOUNDS PER GAME | 47.5 |
25.5 | ASSISTS PER GAME | 23.2 |
6.63 | STEALS PER GAME | 7.92 |
16.6 | TURNOVERS PER GAME | 15.4 |
15.1 | OPPONENT TURNOVERS PER GAME | 15.4 |
3.88 | BLOCKS PER GAME | 5.88 |