Key Player Returns To Miami Lineup

The Miami Heat listed sharpshooter Duncan Robinson as available, while Terry Rozier was ruled out ahead of tonight’s bout against the 44-32 Memphis Grizzlies. Haywood Highsmith remains questionable.

Robinson was upgraded to questionable earlier today after missing the last five games with lower back pain. Highsmith has Achilles soreness, and Rozier is dealing with gastroenteritis.

Memphis two-time All-Star Ja Morant is available to play after the NBA gave him a warning for a finger-gun gesture he made during a game.

Here’s the rest of the injury report and game preview:

HEAT

Duncan Robinson: Available – Back

Haywood Highsmith: Questionable – Achilles

Terry Rozier: Out – Stomach

Andrew Wiggins: Out – Hamstring

Kevin Love: Out – Personal Reasons

Nikola Jovic: Out – Hand

Dru Smith: Out – Achilles

GRIZZLIES

Vince Williams Jr.: Out – Illness

Brandon Clarke: Out – Knee

Zyon Pullin: Out – Knee

Game time: 7:30 p.m., Kaseya Center, Miami

TV: TNT

Betting line: Heat +5.5, DraftKings

VITALS: : The Heat and Grizzlies meet for the second and final regular season matchup this season. The Heat lost the first matchup 91-125, on March 15. The Heat are 30-26 all-time versus the Grizzlies during the regular season, including 17-11 in home games and 13-15 in road games. The Grizzlies have won seven of the last 10 matchups in the regular season, dating back to Dec. 2019. Two-time All-Star Ja Morant is available to play after the NBA gave him a warning for a gun-pointing gesture he made during a game.

PROJECTED STARTERS

HEAT

G Tyler Herro

G Duncan Robinson

C Kel’el Ware

F Pelle Larsson

F Bam Adebayo

GRIZZLIES

G Ja Morant

G Desmond Bane

C Zach Edey

F Jaylen Wells

F Jaren Jackson Jr.

QUOTABLE

Heat coach Erik Spoelstra: “This group is, you know we mentioned it during the losing streak, that we felt like we were alive. It looked, on the outside, that everybody thought we would be dead and go in our separate ways, but we felt alive by the challenge and the frustration of that. And then what you hope is that you develop a sense of connection, and we developed that during the losing streak, ironically enough. And you need that connection to build that mental toughness. The connection comes first.”

Alexander Toledo is a contributor to Miami Heat On SI and producer/co-host of the Five on the Floor podcast, covering the Heat and NBA. He can be reached at toledoalexander22@gmail.com. Twitter: @tropicalblanket