Bam Adebayo and Key Heat Players to Watch vs. the Wizards - March 31

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Heat vs. Wizards: Players to Watch

Heat Key Players

Adebayo averages 19.7 points, 10.7 rebounds and 4 assists, shooting 52.1% from the floor.

Jimmy Butler is averaging 21.2 points, 5.4 boards and 4.9 assists. Defensively, he averages 1.4 steals and 0.3 blocked shots.

Jaime Jaquez averages 12.3 points, 3.9 boards and 2.6 assists.

Duncan Robinson is averaging 13.5 points, 2.6 rebounds and 3 assists.

Terry Rozier is averaging 23.2 points, 3.9 rebounds and 6.6 assists. At the other end, he averages 1.1 steals and 0.4 blocked shots.

Wizards Key Players

Per game, Kyle Kuzma gives the Wizards 22.2 points, 6.6 boards and 4.2 assists. He also averages 0.5 steals and 0.7 blocks.

Jordan Poole's numbers on the season are 16.9 points, 2.6 boards and 4 assists per game. He is making 41.1% of his shots from the floor and 32.1% from beyond the arc, with an average of 2.3 triples.

Per game, Deni Avdija gives the Wizards 14.1 points, 7 rebounds and 3.8 assists, plus 0.8 steals and 0.4 blocks.

Per game, Corey Kispert gets the Wizards 12.8 points, 2.7 rebounds and 1.7 assists, plus 0.5 steals and 0.2 blocks.

The Wizards are getting 8.4 points, 4.1 boards and 1.7 assists per game from Bilal Coulibaly.

Heat vs. Wizards Stat Insights

Miami Key Stats

The Heat outscore opponents by 1.3 points per game (scoring 109.8 points per game to rank 27th in the league while giving up 108.5 per outing to rank fourth in the NBA) and have a +89 scoring differential overall.

Miami records 42.1 rebounds per game (25th in the league) compared to the 42.9 of its opponents.

The Heat hit 12.3 three-pointers per game (18th in the league) at a 37% rate (12th in the NBA), compared to the 13.2 their opponents make while shooting 35.9% from beyond the arc.

Miami scores 111.4 points per 100 possessions (20th in the league), while allowing 109.9 points per 100 possessions (seventh in the NBA).

Washington Key Stats

The Wizards have been outscored by 9.6 points per game (posting 113.4 points per game, 17th in league, while giving up 123 per contest, 30th in NBA) and have a -714 scoring differential.

The 41.1 rebounds per game Washington accumulates rank 29th in the NBA, 7.7 fewer than the 48.8 its opponents grab.

The Wizards make 12.2 three-pointers per game (21st in the league) compared to their opponents' 12.2. They shoot 34.8% from deep, and their opponents shoot 36.2%.

Washington ranks 25th in the NBA with 108.1 points scored per 100 possessions, and 28th defensively with 116.8 points conceded per 100 possessions.

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