GAME PREVIEW: Heat host Beal and the Wizards

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The Miami Heat get to take a shot at the East’s best record in the Washington Wizards when they both square off on the back-side of a back-to-back. The Wizards (10-4) lost last night to the Charlotte Hornets by 10 points. Miami overcame a 15 point deficit to beat the New Orleans Pelicans behind Jimmy Butler’s return to action.

The Heat look to get Kyle Lowry back and hopefully Bam Adebayo for this big matchup. The Wizards aren’t an overwhelming threat, but they have a quality team that is deep and plays together. And they are good at one thing the Heat are good at: rebounding. The Wizards are the fourth-best rebounding team in the NBA, so a…