[7:00 PM] Heat @ Wizards

Who will WIN this matchup?

Miami Heat (3-8)

@ Washington Wizards (3-8)

 

• The line for this game is Wizards by 5 points.

• The Washington Wizards are coming off their finest offensive performance of the young season, just in time to go up against a team coming off its best defensive effort. The Wizards will try to carry over the momentum on the offensive end when they host the Miami Heat on Saturday.

• Leading the charge on the defensive end, as usual, was center Hassan Whiteside, who recorded seven blocks to go with 17 rebounds and 12 points in his 10th double-double. Whiteside leads the NBA in rebounding (16 per game) and ranks second in blocks (2.73) behind New Orleans’ Anthony Davis.

• Washington point guard John Wall, who underwent surgery on both knees over the summer, played in both ends of a back-to-back for the first time this season on Wednesday and Thursday and did not appear limited in the second game. Wall recorded 23 points on 7-of-14 shooting and added 11 assists in 31 minutes in the win after scoring 27 points in 24 minutes at Philadelphia the previous night. His best number in those two games might have been the “two” in the turnovers category in the box score of both contests, which matched a season low.

• Beal (hamstring) returned from a three-game absence on Thursday and scored 18 points in 29 minutes.

• Miami SF Justise Winslow (wrist) sat out the last two games and is day-to-day.

• Washington took five of the last seven in the series, including three of four at home.

StreakSmarts Pick: Washington Wizards

Confidence: 5/10

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