Miami Heat

Miami in the last two matches of the regular season beat “Charlotte” twice at home (117:112; 132:115). However, before that, they lost on the road to Indiana (99:101) and at home to Portland (107:110). The team from Florida is in tenth place in the Eastern Conference standings. Attacking defender Victor Oladipo is in the infirmary of the team. The participation of his colleague Tyler Herro in the match is questionable. The rest of the losses are not so significant.

Phoenix Suns

Phoenix are among the leaders of the Western Conference. The team from Arizona is in third place in the standings. In the last match the Suns were unexpectedly defeated by Orlando (97:114) on the road. Before that, Minnesota was beaten (129:117). On the question of the participation in the match point guard Chris Paul, who has a knee injury, and replacement shooting guard Landry Chamet.