Nets vs Heat: The Brooklyn Nets are an American professional basketball team based in the New York City borough of Brooklyn. The Nets compete in the National Basketball Association as a member of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference. The team plays its home games at Barclays Center.
Nets vs Heat: Prediction| Odds| Line| Spread| 2022 NBA picks
Prediction:
Kevin Durant scored 23 points, Seth Curry added 17 and the Brooklyn Nets overwhelmed Miami 110-95 on Saturday night, sending the Heat to its season-worst fourth consecutive loss.
Andre Drummond had 13 points and 11 rebounds for Brooklyn, which got 11 points from Kyrie Irving — who will play his first home game of the season for the Nets on Sunday — and 10 from Nic Claxton.
Odds:
Tyler Herro and Max Strus each had 13 and Kyle Lowry had 12 for Miami. Jimmy Butler was held to just seven points on 2-of-9 shooting.
And the Eastern Conference race only got tighter, now with the top four teams all separated by only a half-game.
Line:
Philadelphia (46-27, .630) moved into first in the East, percentage points ahead of Miami (47-28, .627). Boston and Milwaukee — which lost Saturday night in Memphis — are both 46-28 (.622); the Celtics hold the head-to-head tiebreaker at this point over the Bucks.
Brooklyn (39-35) remained in the No. 8 spot, now a full game ahead of No. 9 Charlotte. The Nets and Hornets meet on Sunday night.
Spread:
Bam Adebayo scored 14 points for Miami, which trailed by as many as 37 — its biggest deficit of the season.
The Heat was without coach Erik Spoelstra, who missed the game because of a family matter, and assistant Chris Quinn took his place.
2022 NBA Picks:
During a timeout, public address announcer Herbie Kuhn announced that the arena was being evacuated at the order of Toronto Fire Services, telling booing fans that the game had been suspended. Players headed to their locker rooms with 4:05 left in the second quarter and the Raptors leading 66-38.
During the delay, two workers using ropes and harnesses hung from the ceiling and sprayed a fire extinguisher at the speaker.
Head coach: Steve Nash
