Tonight at 8:00 p.m. ET the Miami Heat (53-24) will try and shake off a loss to the Brooklyn Nets last night when they head to FedEx Forum in Memphis to face the gritty Grizzlies (45-32) on ESPN in a game that can be live streamed free by clicking this link. Heat fans can find the radio broadcast on 560 WQAM, while Grizzlies fans can do the same on 92.9 ESPN Memphis.
Miami has to rebound quickly after a tough loss last night in which LeBron James had a chance to win the game but was blocked by Nets center Mason Plumlee. James thought he was fouled on the play. "He grabbed my right hand," James said. "He didn't do it on purpose, but he got my right hand."
Head coach Erik Spoelstra seemed disappointed his team couldn't will itself to a victory in the absence of shooting guard Dwyane Wade. "Every single one of these games, however you want to slice it, however you get to that point, there are plays to be made in the fourth quarter," Spoelstra said. "And for whatever reason, they made more plays."
The Grizzlies, meanwhile, have turned up their effort in the second half of the season and are nipping at Phoenix's heels for the No. 8 seed. "We've had to work very hard to get back to where we are right now, to even be in this position," point guard Mike Conley said.
"It's the end of the year. Everybody's legs are tired. You're going to hit that wall here and there. We have to fight through it just like every other team."
The Heat have been struggling offensively for quite some time now, and the Grizzlies' stingy defense doesn't figure to be much of a tonic. They're allowing just 94.4 points per game in 2013-2014.
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