The Golden State Warriors are on the road at the Miami Heat on Tuesday. The Golden State Warriors are 36-34 in the season, which is 10th in the Western Conference standings. The Warriors started the week just a single game ahead of the red hot Houston Rockets for that final spot. Golden State is 2.5 games behind the Los Angeles Lakers. The Warriors have dropped back to back games, including Sunday at Minnesota.
For the Miami Heat, they are 39-32 on the season. The Heat sit ½ game back of the Indiana Pacers for the sixth seed in the Eastern Conference. Miami is tied with Philadelphia, but several games ahead of the 9th seeded Chicago Bulls. The Heat are coming off a win at home over Cleveland on Sunday.
The Golden State Warriors are -1.5 on the road at the Heat in this game. The total for the affair is set at 219.5.
Big Day for Bam
It was a big game for Bam Adebayo on Sunday for the Heat. The big man scored 15 points and ripped down 16 rebounds. Miami led by 21 at halftime, and never looked back in the game. In fact, the Heat won all four quarters of the game. Jimmy Butler also had 15 points in the win.
On the season, the top scorer for the Heat has been Butler, with 21.4 per game. Tyler Herro has scored 20.8 points per game, but he has been out much of the season, and will not play in this game either. Adebayo is third on the team, and is just shy of 20 points per game.
Miami will remain at home for one more game following this one. On Friday, Portland comes to town. After that, the Heat go to Washington Sunday, but then come back home to open April. The Heat have home games against the Knicks and 76ers.
Warriors Desperate for Wins
If the Houston Rockets are not going to lose, Golden State has to find wins. The Warriors are 5-7 during the month of March. Golden State has been fine on the offensive end, as they 7th in the league with more than 118 points per game. Defensively has been the issue. The Warriors recently allowed 123 points in a loss to the Pacers.
On the offensive end, it still remains Steph Curry and Klay Thompson. Those two have been leaders for years, and still are. Curry has played in 64 games this season, and is scoring 26.8 per game. Thompson is now coming off the bench, and is scoring 17.3 per game. Jonathan Kuminga is having a nice season for Golden State, with 16.3 per game.
The Warriors remain on the road through the end of the month. Golden State goes to Orlando on Wednesday, Charlotte on Friday and San Antonio on Sunday. The month of April will start with a home game against Dallas.
Warriors Stun Heat on Road
This should be an interesting game. The Golden State Warriors have their backs against the wall a little bit here. If they are not careful, they are going to miss the postseason. That would be a shame for a franchise with all the success they have had.
In the end though, this is a game that the Warriors find a way to win. We are going to bet the road Warriors beat the Heat here. Our final bet for this game is the Golden State Warriors -1.5 over the Miami Heat. Good luck and enjoy the game!
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