In the third of four meetings this season, the Miami Heat would face the Brooklyn Nets for the first time with D’Angelo Russell in the lineup. Russell missed the last two contests against Miami with a knee injury, one of which was played in Mexico City as part of the NBA’s Global Games.
With Hassan Whiteside coming off a hot game in chilly Milwaukee on Wednesday, January 17, the Heat again turned to the big man to take control in the Barclays Center.
While five Heat players dropped double digits, scoring alone couldn’t elevate Miami past the Nets’ fourth quarter run.