WHEN/WHERE: 7 p.m., Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia
TV/RADIO: Sun Sports/FM 104.3, AM 790 and WAQI 710AM (Spanish)
SERIES: Heat is 49-51 against the Sixers.
LINE: Heat by 10 1/2.
OFFICIALS:
RECORDS/STANDINGS: Heat 27-11/Second in the East///76ers 13-25/13th in East.
TRENDS/HEAT: 11-8 on the road; 5-5 in last 10; Lost three; 17-9 against East; 3-5 against Atlantic Division
TRENDS/76ers: 8-11 at home; 5-5 in last 10; Won one; 8-14 against East; 4-4 against Southeast Division
INJURY REPORT/HEAT: Greg Oden (knee) questionable, Shane Battier (quad) probable, Mario Chalmers (Achilles tendinitis) questionable, Dwyane Wade (knee) questionable, Chris Andersen (knee) questionable.
INJURY REPORT/76ers: Lavoy Allen (right calf) is a game-time decision, Arnett Moultrie (left ankle) and Nerlens Noel (left knee) are out.
OF NOTE: The Heat, which has lost three straight games, hasn’t lost four games in a row since a five-game losing streak during the 2010-11 season. Dwyane Wade (knee), Greg Oden (knee), Chris Andersen (knee) and Mario Chalmers (Achilles tendon) are all game-time decisions. The Sixers snapped a four-game losing streak on Wednesday against the Bobcats. Philadelphia defeated the Heat in its season opener and then started the season 3-0 before losing 21 of its next 26 games. Sixers rookie guard Michael Carter-Williams has scored 20-plus points in three of the past four games after doing so three times his previous 12 games. He is averaging 21.3 ppg on 50.0 percent shooting over the past four games after averaging 13.0 ppg on 37.1 percent shooting the five games prior.
STAT OF THE DAY: The Heat is ranked 27th in the league in opponent field-goal percentage. From the middle of November to the middle of December, the Heat was ranked 11th in the NBA in that category.
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