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| All Games | 27-33 | -4.2 | 25-31 | 25-35 | 94.1 | 49.2 | 45.5% | 47.4 | 96.7 | 48.5 | 45.6% | 49.1 | | Road Games | 15-16 | +9.7 | 15-13 | 10-21 | 93.0 | 48.4 | 45.2% | 47.1 | 95.8 | 48.3 | 45.1% | 50.5 | | Last 5 Games | 3-2 | +0.6 | 1-2 | 2-3 | 100.2 | 46.2 | 43.9% | 54.2 | 95.8 | 47.2 | 44.4% | 51.4 | | Division Games | 4-8 | -6.3 | 5-5 | 7-5 | 95.3 | 46.9 | 45.9% | 44.2 | 98.1 | 50.1 | 47.2% | 49.2 |
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| Team Stats (All Games) | 94.1 | 49.2 | 35-76 | 45.5% | 7-20 | 34.4% | 18-24 | 74.5% | 47 | 9 | 20 | 20 | 8 | 14 | 4 | | vs opponents surrendering | 99.7 | 49.6 | 37-83 | 44.7% | 8-23 | 34.8% | 17-23 | 75.3% | 52 | 11 | 22 | 20 | 8 | 14 | 5 | | Team Stats (Road Games) | 93.0 | 48.4 | 35-77 | 45.2% | 7-20 | 32.8% | 17-23 | 73.4% | 47 | 9 | 21 | 19 | 8 | 13 | 5 | | Stats Against (All Games) | 96.7 | 48.5 | 36-79 | 45.6% | 8-23 | 36.0% | 17-23 | 73.4% | 49 | 10 | 22 | 21 | 8 | 14 | 4 | | vs opponents averaging | 99.3 | 49.3 | 37-83 | 44.8% | 8-22 | 34.8% | 17-23 | 75.1% | 52 | 11 | 22 | 20 | 8 | 14 | 5 | | Stats Against (Road Games) | 95.8 | 48.3 | 36-79 | 45.1% | 8-22 | 35.7% | 16-22 | 74.0% | 50 | 11 | 23 | 20 | 7 | 14 | 4 |
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| All Games | 34-27 | -6.7 | 24-35 | 29-31 | 98.6 | 49.8 | 46.6% | 52.2 | 98.0 | 48.0 | 43.8% | 49.8 | | Home Games | 21-10 | -0.5 | 13-16 | 15-16 | 101.7 | 51.2 | 47.3% | 53.5 | 96.2 | 45.2 | 42.7% | 49.6 | | Last 5 Games | 1-4 | -5.2 | 0-4 | 3-2 | 91.2 | 47.8 | 42.0% | 52.0 | 98.4 | 47.6 | 43.9% | 55.0 | | Division Games | 6-6 | -3.3 | 3-9 | 7-5 | 96.6 | 50.0 | 46.6% | 48.3 | 97.7 | 48.5 | 46.6% | 47.5 |
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| Team Stats (All Games) | 98.6 | 49.8 | 38-82 | 46.6% | 6-16 | 36.1% | 16-21 | 74.4% | 52 | 11 | 24 | 21 | 7 | 15 | 5 | | vs opponents surrendering | 99.9 | 49.7 | 38-83 | 45.0% | 8-22 | 34.9% | 17-23 | 75.2% | 52 | 11 | 22 | 20 | 8 | 14 | 5 | | Team Stats (Home Games) | 101.7 | 51.2 | 39-83 | 47.3% | 6-17 | 38.2% | 17-22 | 76.5% | 53 | 11 | 25 | 21 | 8 | 15 | 5 | | Stats Against (All Games) | 98.0 | 48.0 | 36-82 | 43.8% | 8-22 | 35.1% | 18-24 | 74.6% | 50 | 10 | 19 | 20 | 8 | 13 | 4 | | vs opponents averaging | 99.3 | 49.4 | 37-83 | 44.6% | 8-23 | 34.6% | 17-23 | 75.3% | 51 | 11 | 22 | 20 | 8 | 14 | 5 | | Stats Against (Home Games) | 96.2 | 45.2 | 36-83 | 42.7% | 7-22 | 32.8% | 18-24 | 73.0% | 50 | 10 | 18 | 21 | 8 | 14 | 4 |
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| 1/25/2015 | @ CHICAGO | 96-84 | W | 7.5 | W | 184.5 | U | 38-84 | 45.2% | 62 | 10 | 31-87 | 35.6% | 48 | 9 | | 1/27/2015 | MILWAUKEE | 102-109 | L | -2 | L | 187 | O | 38-75 | 50.7% | 42 | 12 | 39-71 | 54.9% | 42 | 12 | | 1/30/2015 | DALLAS | 72-93 | L | 7.5 | L | 190.5 | U | 29-88 | 33.0% | 62 | 16 | 34-82 | 41.5% | 58 | 10 | | 2/1/2015 | @ BOSTON | 83-75 | W | 3.5 | W | 185.5 | U | 32-77 | 41.6% | 55 | 16 | 30-81 | 37.0% | 54 | 13 | | 2/3/2015 | @ DETROIT | 91-108 | L | 4 | L | 185 | O | 35-74 | 47.3% | 42 | 8 | 42-88 | 47.7% | 54 | 6 | | 2/4/2015 | @ MINNESOTA | 101-102 | L | 2 | W | 188.5 | O | 39-80 | 48.7% | 53 | 18 | 37-72 | 51.4% | 36 | 14 | | 2/6/2015 | @ SAN ANTONIO | 85-98 | L | 12.5 | L | 186 | U | 36-80 | 45.0% | 42 | 16 | 40-83 | 48.2% | 48 | 16 | | 2/9/2015 | NEW YORK | 109-95 | W | -4.5 | W | 181.5 | O | 36-74 | 48.6% | 46 | 12 | 36-84 | 42.9% | 47 | 13 | | 2/11/2015 | @ CLEVELAND | 93-113 | L | 12 | L | 193 | O | 34-84 | 40.5% | 42 | 14 | 44-78 | 56.4% | 50 | 15 | | 2/20/2015 | @ NEW YORK | 111-87 | W | -7 | W | 182 | O | 38-79 | 48.1% | 65 | 21 | 35-82 | 42.7% | 37 | 20 | | 2/21/2015 | NEW ORLEANS | 91-105 | L | -2.5 | L | 194.5 | O | 33-79 | 41.8% | 53 | 17 | 35-83 | 42.2% | 52 | 12 | | 2/23/2015 | PHILADELPHIA | 119-108 | W | -11.5 | L | 193.5 | O | 46-83 | 55.4% | 58 | 16 | 40-84 | 47.6% | 42 | 12 | | 2/25/2015 | @ ORLANDO | 93-90 | W | -3 | T | 200 | U | 32-84 | 38.1% | 59 | 12 | 33-78 | 42.3% | 60 | 18 | | 2/27/2015 | @ NEW ORLEANS | 102-104 | L | -2.5 | L | 196.5 | O | 41-84 | 48.8% | 41 | 6 | 39-76 | 51.3% | 50 | 10 | | 2/28/2015 | ATLANTA | 91-93 | L | 2 | T | 196 | U | 32-81 | 39.5% | 53 | 23 | 34-79 | 43.0% | 47 | 18 | | 3/2/2015 | PHOENIX | 115-98 | W | -2 | W | 207 | O | 43-82 | 52.4% | 52 | 14 | 33-78 | 42.3% | 53 | 19 | | 3/4/2015 | LA LAKERS | 100-94 | W | -9.5 | L | 202 | U | 32-79 | 40.5% | 66 | 15 | 38-88 | 43.2% | 47 | 14 | | 3/6/2015 | @ WASHINGTON | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3/7/2015 | SACRAMENTO | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3/9/2015 | BOSTON | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3/11/2015 | BROOKLYN | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3/13/2015 | @ TORONTO | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3/16/2015 | CLEVELAND | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3/18/2015 | PORTLAND | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3/20/2015 | DENVER | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3/22/2015 | @ OKLAHOMA CITY | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| 1/25/2015 | @ DENVER | 117-115 | W | -3.5 | L | 203.5 | O | 48-90 | 53.3% | 60 | 17 | 41-101 | 40.6% | 55 | 9 | | 1/27/2015 | @ LA LAKERS | 98-92 | W | -8.5 | L | 193.5 | U | 38-78 | 48.7% | 60 | 16 | 37-87 | 42.5% | 42 | 11 | | 1/28/2015 | @ PHOENIX | 98-106 | L | 6 | L | 210.5 | U | 37-88 | 42.0% | 58 | 13 | 40-88 | 45.5% | 51 | 9 | | 1/31/2015 | TORONTO | 116-120 | L | -5 | L | 204 | O | 37-79 | 46.8% | 52 | 22 | 44-88 | 50.0% | 52 | 13 | | 2/2/2015 | CHARLOTTE | 88-92 | L | -7.5 | L | 186.5 | U | 33-81 | 40.7% | 48 | 12 | 37-79 | 46.8% | 50 | 11 | | 2/4/2015 | @ ATLANTA | 96-105 | L | 6 | L | 196 | O | 34-77 | 44.2% | 46 | 12 | 38-80 | 47.5% | 54 | 14 | | 2/5/2015 | @ CHARLOTTE | 87-94 | L | -2 | L | 187 | U | 35-84 | 41.7% | 43 | 12 | 33-76 | 43.4% | 59 | 14 | | 2/7/2015 | BROOKLYN | 114-77 | W | -6.5 | W | 192 | U | 44-87 | 50.6% | 62 | 14 | 26-77 | 33.8% | 48 | 15 | | 2/9/2015 | ORLANDO | 96-80 | W | -10.5 | W | 194.5 | U | 33-77 | 42.9% | 65 | 20 | 33-83 | 39.8% | 38 | 11 | | 2/11/2015 | @ TORONTO | 93-95 | L | 4.5 | W | 195.5 | U | 39-85 | 45.9% | 60 | 16 | 31-76 | 40.8% | 41 | 13 | | 2/20/2015 | CLEVELAND | 89-127 | L | 3 | L | 198 | O | 38-86 | 44.2% | 47 | 17 | 46-90 | 51.1% | 56 | 10 | | 2/22/2015 | @ DETROIT | 89-106 | L | -2 | L | 195 | P | 37-85 | 43.5% | 49 | 12 | 37-89 | 41.6% | 62 | 12 | | 2/24/2015 | GOLDEN STATE | 107-114 | L | 7 | T | 204.5 | O | 42-79 | 53.2% | 54 | 26 | 45-90 | 50.0% | 36 | 9 | | 2/25/2015 | @ MINNESOTA | 77-97 | L | 2.5 | L | 200.5 | U | 33-87 | 37.9% | 47 | 19 | 35-81 | 43.2% | 59 | 16 | | 2/27/2015 | @ PHILADELPHIA | 81-89 | L | -7 | L | 193.5 | U | 30-93 | 32.3% | 66 | 13 | 28-80 | 35.0% | 67 | 15 | | 2/28/2015 | DETROIT | 99-95 | W | -5 | L | 193.5 | O | 37-78 | 47.4% | 47 | 12 | 38-79 | 48.1% | 52 | 17 | | 3/3/2015 | @ CHICAGO | 92-97 | L | -1.5 | L | 187.5 | O | 35-84 | 41.7% | 46 | 11 | 33-78 | 42.3% | 61 | 16 | | 3/6/2015 | MIAMI | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3/7/2015 | @ MILWAUKEE | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3/9/2015 | @ CHARLOTTE | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3/12/2015 | MEMPHIS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3/14/2015 | SACRAMENTO | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3/16/2015 | PORTLAND | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3/18/2015 | @ UTAH | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3/20/2015 | @ LA CLIPPERS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3/22/2015 | @ SACRAMENTO | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| |  | MIAMI: GUARDS: He's a shell of his former self, but the Heat will have to squeeze more regular-season minutes out of DWYANE WADE. His effectiveness could depend on whether or not he finally develops a three-point shot . . . The point guard situation is getting muddied, but the Heat dug deep to re-sign MARIO CHALMERS. He'll top the PG depth chart again . . . NORRIS COLE is likely too small and too erratic to ever be a starter, but he'll continue to play solid minutes with the second unit . . . The Heat seemed to grab SHABAZZ NAPIER on draft night because he's a LeBron James favorite. Now that James is gone, the rookie could be the odd man out in the point guard rotation. He'll have to overcome subpar measurables. FORWARDS: LUOL DENG is most certainly not LeBron James, and he won't fill anything resembling James' new role. He does give them a strong role player, a defensive stopper and secondary scorer . . . JOSH McROBERTS will facilitate the offense at times and generally serve as a floor-spacing, stretch-4. Miami is built to go small with him and Chris Bosh up front . . . DANNY GRANGER is trying to reinvent himself after an injury-filled couple of seasons. He can play both forward spots and might fit best as a stretch-4 in head coach Erik Spoelstra's system . . . UDONIS HASLEM is essentially a mascot during the regular season . . . JAMES ENNIS could break into the rotation later this season. He was tremendous in Summer League play. CENTERS: CHRIS BOSH is the best player on this team by a significant margin. He'll be the focal point of the offense most nights and should flirt with the 20-10 numbers he used to put up in Toronto . . . CHRIS ANDERSEN will often pair with Bosh in the frontcourt, taking some of the defensive heat off Bosh against bigger lineups. Because of this important information, no power rating or computer score edges are posted for this game. |  | WASHINGTON: GUARDS: JOHN WALL has improved tremendously over the past two seasons. His physical skills are off the chart, and now he's significantly cut back on head-scratching mistakes . . . It appears that BRADLEY BEAL is becoming the perfect running mate for Wall in the short and the long term. He continues to develop off-the-dribble skills to go along with his shooting. His broken wrist is expected to fully heal by late November . . . ANDRE MILLER is in more of a mentor role in Washington. He's 38 and averaged less than 17 minutes per night last season . . . GLEN RICE JR. tore up Summer League, but it's unlikely the gunner will become an efficient scorer . . . GARRETT TEMPLE gives them a defense-first option off the bench, but his playing time will be minimal again. FORWARDS: PAUL PIERCE takes Trevor Ariza's spot at the 3. He'll have much more space to work in, not that he's ever needed it . . . The Wizards will likely play it safe with NENE HILARIO's minutes during the regular season again. They'll need him fresh for the playoffs, and they have enough frontcourt depth to do it . . . Back surgery is going to keep MARTELL WEBSTER out for a huge chunk of the season. He's a question mark even after he returns . . . After a lost rookie season, OTTO PORTER should be able to break into this rotation, especially with Webster out . . . KRIS HUMPHRIES will provide some rebounding and energy behind Nen' . . . It's incredible that DREW GOODEN is still employed. CENTERS: MARCIN GORTAT made beautiful pick-and-roll music with Wall last year. There's no reason that shouldn't continue. Gortat is a fringe All-Star . . . DeJUAN BLAIR can mix it up for 20 minutes per night, especially against smaller 5's. |
| | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PA SPORTSTICKER PRO BASKETBALL PREVIEW (MIAMI-WASHINGTON) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
*Heat-Wizards Preview* ======================
By NOEY KUPCHAN STATS Writer
Miami (27-33) at Washington (34-27), 7:00 p.m. EDT
It's been a forgettable five weeks for the Washington Wizards, who are looking to put another loss behind them Friday night when they host a Miami Heat team on the verge of its longest winning streak in over four months.
The Wizards own the Eastern Conference's fifth-best record at 34-27, but they've gone an NBA-worst 3-12 since Jan. 28. Washington has been limited to an average of 94.8 points during that stretch, including 87.3 on 39.5 percent shooting in its last four.
"We just have to figure it out," said Bradley Beal, who's scored 21 points on 8 of 28 from the floor in two games since returning from a toe injury. "It's up to us in here. (Coach Randy Wittman) can preach to us, but it's us (as players) that have to stick together and just figure it out."
The Wizards snapped a season-worst six-game skid with Saturday's 99-95 win over Detroit, but their woes resumed in Tuesday's 97-92 loss at Chicago. Washington, which trailed by 12 early in the fourth quarter, climbed to within three with 1:49 to go but couldn't complete the comeback.
"We take too many periods of the game where we coast," Wittman said. "The last five minutes is how we have been playing for 48 minutes, and until we can get that back it's going to be a struggle."
John Wall had 21 points and 11 assists for his NBA-leading 33rd double-double among guards, while Nene went scoreless and shot 0 for 4 before fouling out. Nene scored 21 against the Pistons.
"I'm sure (Nene's) foul trouble took away some of his effectiveness. That's not an excuse. We have to get away from excuses," Wittman said.
Miami (27-33) is seeking its first three-game run since opening 3-0 after beating the Los Angeles Lakers 100-94 on Wednesday. Dwyane Wade had 25 points, Goran Dragic scored 21 and Hassan Whiteside added 18 to go with 25 rebounds for the second-highest total in team history behind Rony Seikaly's 34 on March 3, 1993, against Washington.
The Heat outscored the Lakers 33-11 at the foul line and held a 55-42 edge on the glass.
"It was good to see us show some grit," coach Erik Spoelstra said.
Miami pulled away for a 107-95 win over the Wizards in the season opener for both teams Oct. 29 before losing the next two meetings, including a 107-86 road defeat Dec. 1. The Heat have dropped three straight and five of their last six visits to Washington, with all but one of those losses coming by at least 17 points.
The Wizards will get their first real look at Whiteside, who's averaging 15.0 points and an East-leading 14.6 rebounds in 16 games since Jan. 25. He is also shooting 60.8 percent to rank second in the league during that time.
Whiteside is a big reason why Miami has climbed into seventh place in the conference.
"He's special, he's so long," Wade said of the 7-footer. "They have to put three guys on him sometimes to stop him. He just gives us the opportunity to play more pressure defense, and offensively he's come into his own, too. The sky's the limit like we continue to keep saying."
The Heat have dropped five of seven on the road while allowing an average of 100.3 points. Washington is 26-7 when scoring at least 98.
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