Tonight at 10:30 p.m. ET the Miami Heat (34-13) and Los Angeles Clippers (34-17) will take the court at Staples Center in Los Angeles as the back end of an ESPN double-header that can be live streamed free here. Heat fans can listen to the game on 560 WQAM while Clippers fans may do the same on KFWB 980 AM.
The Clippers, who are 20-3 at home this season, will be trying to get back on track after a loss to the Denver Nuggets in which they gave up 116 points. Blake Griffin scored 36 points and pulled down 11 rebounds, but it wasn't enough to offset the total rebounding edge Denver had on them.
"Offensive rebounds were huge," Griffin said. "The turnovers down the stretch were big. I've got to shoot better from the free throw line. All of those things." Rebounding woes likely won't plague them against Miami, a team whose size has been an issue.
LeBron James is aware the Heat sometimes are vulnerable to big clubs, so limiting turnovers will be crucial as well. "As long as we don't turn the ball over and we rebound, or at least keep it close, we have a great chance of winning every game," James said. "We know that we are going to shoot the ball, we're going to share the ball and we're going to defend."
The good news for Miami was that shooting guard Dwyane Wade resembled his old self in a win over the Pistons on Monday, leading the squad with 30 points. "Since I got back, I've been looking for ways to be aggressive when I can," Wade said. "I'm just doing what I can."
Wade has scored 52 points in his last two contests and shot just under 67 percent from the field.
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