Miami takes on New York, aims to stop 7-game slide
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Miami Heat (29-38, ninth in the Eastern Conference) vs. New York Knicks (42-24, third in the Eastern Conference)
New York; Monday, 7:30 p.m. EDT
BOTTOM LINE: Miami enters the matchup with New York after losing seven in a row.
The Knicks are 28-13 against Eastern Conference opponents. New York has an 18-18 record against opponents above .500.
The Heat are 18-23 in conference matchups. Miami is 12-23 against opponents with a winning record.
The Knicks average 12.6 made 3-pointers per game this season, 1.2 fewer makes per game than the Heat give up (13.8). The Heat average 109.3 points per game, 3.1 fewer than the 112.4 the Knicks give up.
TOP PERFORMERS: Karl-Anthony Towns is scoring 24.3 points per game with 13.1 rebounds and 3.1 assists for the Knicks. OG Anunoby is averaging 19.8 points and 6.1 rebounds while shooting 42.1% over the last 10 games.
Tyler Herro is averaging 23.6 points, 5.3 rebounds and 5.7 assists for the Heat. Bam Adebayo is averaging 20.8 points, 9.6 rebounds, 4.4 assists and 1.7 steals over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Knicks: 5-5, averaging 109.2 points, 43.2 rebounds, 25.1 assists, 7.6 steals and 4.4 blocks per game while shooting 45.4% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 109.4 points per game.
Heat: 2-8, averaging 105.1 points, 39.8 rebounds, 27.0 assists, 8.0 steals and 3.7 blocks per game while shooting 46.8% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 111.0 points.
INJURIES: Knicks: Ariel Hukporti: out (knee), Jalen Brunson: out (ankle).
Heat: Dru Smith: out for season (achilles), Alec Burks: day to day (back), Nikola Jovic: out (hand).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.