Miami faces Washington, aims to halt 4-game slide

Washington Wizards (1-3, 14th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Miami Heat (1-4, 15th in the Eastern Conference)

Miami; Friday, 8 p.m. EDT

FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NBA LINE: Heat -8

BOTTOM LINE: Miami looks to stop its four-game skid when the Heat play Washington.

Miami finished 44-38 overall, 10-6 in Southeast Division play and 27-14 at home last season. The Heat gave up 109.8 points per game while committing 18.5 fouls last season.

Washington went 35-47 overall and 21-31 in Eastern Conference action during the 2022-23 season. The Wizards averaged 113.2 points per game last season, 51.2 in the paint, 14.9 off of turnovers and 11.9 on fast breaks.

INJURIES: Heat: Kevin Love: day to day (undisclosed), Caleb Martin: day to day (knee).

Wizards: Daniel Gafford: day to day (ankle).

___

The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.