Gameday Rundown: Back-To-Back Begins With Knicks

New York Knicks vs. Miami HEAT

Miami-Dade Arena - Miami, FL
Friday, March 3 @ 8:00 PM
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TV: Bally Sports Sun
Radio: WQAM 560 - WAQI 710
Stream On: NBA LEAGUE PASS

Series Notes:

• The HEAT and Knicks meet for the second of four matchups this regular season.
• Earlier this season, the Knicks recorded a two-point, 106-104, win in New York on 2/2.
• Last season, Miami won the series, 2-1, and has currently won nine of the last 12 overall against the Knicks. The HEAT are 64-67 all-time versus New York during the regular season, including 35-29 in home games and 24-41 in road games.

What to watch for:

• Tonight marks the first of back-to-back home games with another game tomorrow against Atlanta. It is the third and final home back-to-back this season having already completed one on 10/21 vs. BOS & 10/22 vs. TOR and on 11/1 vs. GS & 11/2 vs. SAC. Last season, Miami played back-to-back home games five times, the second-most during a single season in team history. Additionally, the HEAT has played home games on consecutive nights 34 total times in franchise history, winning both games 11 times, splitting the pair 15 times and dropping both on eight occasions.
• The HEAT have won 21 games this season by five points or less, marking the second-most such victories during a single-season in team history. Among Miami’s 63 games this season, 34 of them have been decided by five points or less, including 12 of the last 16, as the HEAT has posted a 21-13 record over that span. Additionally, the most wins by five points or less during a single season in NBA history is 24 by PHI during the 1999-00 campaign.
• Bam Adebayo has scored 884 points in the paint this season, the second-most in the NBA. Additionally, he has scored at least 30 points 10 times this season, helping Miami to an 8-2 record over that span.

Injuries:

• Miami: Jimmy Butler, Available, Injury/Illness (Right Knee; Soreness) - Caleb Martin, Available, Injury/Illness (Left Ankle; Discomfort) - Kyle Lowry, Out, Injury/Illness (Left Knee; Soreness) - Nikola Jovic, Out, Injury/Illness (Lower Back; Stress Reaction) - Omer Yurtseven, Out, G League (On Assignment) - Jamal Cain, Out, G League (Two-Way)
• New York: Trevor Keels, Out, G League (On Assignment) - Duane Washington Jr., Out, G League (Two-Way) - DaQuan Jeffries, Out, G League (Two-Way)