Miami Heat's Jaime Jaquez Replaces Jimmy Butler In Starting Lineup Vs. Pistons
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Rookie Jaime Jaquez will start in place of Jimmy Butler tonight against the Detroit Pistons.
Butler is out with a foot injury.
Here's the game preview:
Game time: 3 pm., ET
Where: Little Caesars Arena, Detroit
TV: Bally Sports, ESPN
Betting line: Heat -8
VITALS: : The Heat and Pistons meet for the fourth and final matchup this regular season and for the second consecutive game, after Miami just recorded a, 108-95, win on Friday. So far this season, Miami has won all three previous contests, and with a win today, will sweep the series. Miami has now won five-straight against Detroit, including 10 of the last 12 overall. The Heat are 70-57 all-time versus the Pistons during the regular season, including 39-24 in home games and 31-33 in road games
PROJECTED STARTERS
HEAT
G Terry Rozier
G Duncan Robinson
C Bam Adebayo
F Caleb Martin
F Jaime Jaquez
PISTONS
F Simone Fontecchio
F Isaiah Stewart
C Jalen Duren
G Jaden Ivey
G Cade Cunningham
INJUY REPORT
HEAT
Jamal Cain: Out - G League - Two-Way
Tyler Herro: Out - Right Foot Medial Tendinitis
Kevin Love: Out - Right Heel Bruise
Jimmy Butler: Out -Right foot contusion
Josh Richardson: Out - Right Shoulder Surgery
Alondes Williams: Out - G League - Two-Way
Nikola Jovic: Out - Hamstring strain
PISTONS
Ausar Thompson: Questionable - Illness
QUOTABLE
Heat coach Erik Spoelstra on Bam Adebayo's big game against the Detroit Pistons: "What Bam is about is being a great competitor. He wanted to make sure he was going to impose his will on this game and he did it on both ends of the court."
Shandel Richardson covers the Miami Heat for Inside The Heat, a Fan Nation channel for Sports Illustrated. He has covered the NBA since 2010.
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