Miami was forced to outscore the Nets 38-17 in the fourth quarter on Wednesday to pull out a 109-106 win. Dion Waiters led with 24 points for the Heat and Goran Dragic added 17 points and nine rebounds. Brooklyn covered the number against Cleveland on Friday before losing at Minnesota the following night. Brook Lopez scored 25 points, but the Nets couldn't overcome the Timberwolves' 51.1 percent and Karl-Anthony Towns pouring in 37 points. Miami defeated Detroit 116-103 while shooting 53.2 percent from the field and Dragic scoring a team-leading 23 points. The Heat are shooting only 44.5 percent for the season and the road team has covered four of the last five meetings. The points loom large in this matchup, so play the Nets.
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