A look at the tentative starting lineups and inactives (to be updated an hour before tipoff), as well as referees and a pregame note of note for Wednesday’s 7:30 p.m. game between the Heat and Clippers at AmericanAirlines Arena (TV: Fox Sports Sun. Radio: 790-AM, 106.3-FM, 710-AM (Spanish), 1140-AM (Spanish), 760-AM (Spanish).
Tentative Starting lineups
MIAMI HEAT (22-23)
Center: Hassan Whiteside
Power forward: James Johnson
Small forward: Josh Richardson
Shooting guard: Rodney McGruder
Point guard: Justise Winslow
Inactive: Goran Dragic. (Duncan Robinson, Yante Maten on two-way contracts.)
Coach: Erik Spoelstra.
LOS ANGELES CLIPPERS (25-22)
Center: Montrezl Harrell
Power forward: Tobias Harris
Small forward: Avery Bradley
Shooting guard: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Point guard: Patrick Beverlry
Inactive: Luc Mbah a Moute, Danilo Gallinari. (Angelo Delgado, Johnathan Motley on two-way contracts.)
Coach: Doc Rivers.
Referees: Zach Zarba (#15), Derrick Collins (#11), Derek Richardson (#63).
Uniforms: Heat in white “Association” uniform; Clippers in black “Statement” uniform.
Pregame note of note: The Clippers’ Tobias Harris and Danilo Gallinari are the only two players in the NBA averaging at least 19 points and 6 rebounds while also shooting at least 44 percent on 3-pointers. Gallinari is on track to establish career-highs in rebounding (6.0), field-goal percentage (.450) and 3-point percentage (.446). Harris is on pace to establish career-highs in scoring (21.0), rebounding (8), field-goal percentage (.502), 3-point percentage (.443) and free-throw percentage (.876).
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