Miami Heat’s Victor Oladipo Expected Back Saturday Against San Antonio Spurs

Miami Warmth guard Victor Oladipo is predicted again within the lineup for Saturday’s recreation towards the San Antonio Spurs in Mexico Metropolis. 

Oladipo was held out of Thursday’s victory on the Houston Rockets to relaxation his knee. The Warmth aren’t prepared for him to play on the second evening of a back-to-back. 

Here is the sport preview for Saturday: 

Recreation time: 5 p.m., ET

The place: Area CDMX, Mexico Metropolis

TV: Bally Sports activities Solar, NBA TV

Betting line: Warmth N/A

VITALS: The Warmth and Spurs meet for the second and closing time this common season. Earlier this season, San Antonio recorded a, 115-111, win final week in Miami on 12/10. The Warmth has presently received two consecutive towards the Spurs on the street, tying the longest such streak in staff historical past. Miami has additionally received 4 of the final 5 general towards the Spurs, together with sweeping the final two season sequence’. The Warmth are 25-45 all-time versus the Spurs through the common season, together with 19-17 in residence video games and 6-28 in street video games.

PROJECTED STARTERS

HEAT

G Tyler Herro

G Kyle Lowry

C Bam Adebayo

F Caleb Martin

F Jimmy Butler

SPURS

F Keita Bates-Diop

F Keldon Johnson

C Charles Bassey

G Josh Richardson

G Tre Jones

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Warmth coach Erik Spoelstra on enhancing defensively: “Now we have to win video games defensively. I really feel like our offense goes to get higher, notably within the second half of the season. However our basis, bread and butter needs to be on the defensive facet of the ground. I identical to seeing it once more, us placing our physique in entrance of drives.”

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