Washington takes on Miami on 5-game losing streak

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Washington Wizards (17-64, 15th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Miami Heat (37-44, 10th in the Eastern Conference)

Miami; Sunday, 1 p.m. EDT

BOTTOM LINE: Washington is looking to end its five-game skid with a victory over Miami.

The Heat are 24-27 in conference play. Miami averages 12.7 turnovers per game and is 21-15 when it wins the turnover battle.

The Wizards are 12-39 in Eastern Conference play. Washington is seventh in the Eastern Conference with 33.1 defensive rebounds per game led by Alex Sarr averaging 4.6.

The Heat are shooting 46.4% from the field this season, 0.6 percentage points lower than the 47.0% the Wizards allow to opponents. The Wizards average 107.9 points per game, 2.0 fewer than the 109.9 the Heat allow to opponents.

TOP PERFORMERS: Bam Adebayo is averaging 18.1 points, 9.6 rebounds and 4.3 assists for the Heat. Tyler Herro is averaging 24.5 points and 4.6 assists over the last 10 games.

Sarr is averaging 13 points, 6.5 rebounds and 1.5 blocks for the Wizards. Bub Carrington is averaging 14.8 points over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Heat: 7-3, averaging 120.0 points, 46.7 rebounds, 28.0 assists, 9.6 steals and 3.7 blocks per game while shooting 49.5% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 104.9 points per game.

Wizards: 2-8, averaging 102.7 points, 40.8 rebounds, 21.9 assists, 6.4 steals and 4.3 blocks per game while shooting 43.4% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 120.0 points.

INJURIES: Heat: Dru Smith: out for season (achilles), Pelle Larsson: day to day (ankle), Isaiah Stevens: day to day (foot), Nikola Jovic: day to day (hand), Kevin Love: day to day (personal).

Wizards: Saddiq Bey: day to day (knee), Bilal Coulibaly: out for season (hamstring), Anthony Gill: day to day (hamstring), Corey Kispert: out for season (thumb), Richaun Holmes: day to day (shoulder), Khris Middleton: out for season (knee), Jordan Poole: day to day (elbow), Malcolm Brogdon: day to day (ankle).

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.