Bam Adebayo and Key Heat Players to Watch vs. the Rockets - April 5

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Heat vs. Rockets: Players to Watch

Heat Key Players

Bam Adebayo's numbers on the season are 19.6 points, 10.6 boards and 4 assists per game, shooting 52% from the field.

Terry Rozier is averaging 19.9 points, 4.1 rebounds and 5.7 assists. Defensively, he averages 1 steal and 0.3 blocked shots.

Butler's numbers on the season are 21.1 points, 5.4 rebounds and 4.9 assists per game, shooting 49.7% from the field and 40.5% from beyond the arc, with an average of 1 made 3-pointers.

Jaime Jaquez's numbers on the season are 12 points, 3.9 rebounds and 2.6 assists per contest, shooting 48.7% from the floor.

Duncan Robinson averages 13.1 points, 2.5 boards and 2.9 assists, shooting 45.3% from the floor and 39.9% from beyond the arc, with 2.8 made 3-pointers per contest.

Rockets Key Players

Fred VanVleet's numbers on the season are 16.7 points, 3.7 rebounds and 8.1 assists per game. He is also draining 41.3% of his shots from the floor and 38% from 3-point range, with an average of 3 triples.

Jalen Green's numbers on the season are 19.9 points, 5.1 boards and 3.5 assists per game. He is draining 42.6% of his shots from the field and 33.5% from beyond the arc, with an average of 2.4 treys.

The Rockets are getting 12.5 points, 3.4 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game from Dillon Brooks.

The Rockets receive 9.2 points per game from Amen Thompson, plus 6.4 boards and 2.4 assists.

Aaron Holiday's numbers on the season are 6.5 points, 1.6 boards and 1.8 assists per game. He is sinking 44.4% of his shots from the field and 39.4% from 3-point range, with an average of 1.1 treys.

Heat vs. Rockets Stat Insights

Miami Key Stats

The Heat outscore opponents by 1.4 points per game (scoring 109.8 points per game to rank 27th in the league while giving up 108.4 per contest to rank fourth in the NBA) and have a +107 scoring differential overall.

Miami records 42.2 rebounds per game (25th in the league) compared to the 42.7 of its opponents.

The Heat make 12.4 three-pointers per game (18th in the league) compared to their opponents' 13.1. They shoot 37% from deep while their opponents hit 35.8% from long range.

Miami scores 111.4 points per 100 possessions (20th in the league), while allowing 109.7 points per 100 possessions (fifth in the NBA).

Houston Key Stats

The Rockets are outscoring opponents by 1.2 points per game, with a +89 scoring differential overall. They put up 114 points per game (16th in NBA) and give up 112.8 per outing (11th in league).

Houston averages 45.6 rebounds per game (third in league), compared to the 44.7 of its opponents.

The Rockets knock down 12.6 three-pointers per game (16th in the league) compared to their opponents' 12.4. They shoot 35.1% from deep, and their opponents shoot 35%.

Houston ranks 21st in the NBA with 111.3 points scored per 100 possessions, and eighth defensively with 110.4 points conceded per 100 possessions.

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