Heat forward Lamar Odom was forced to watch his teammates pull out a gutsy victory over the Hornets on Tuesday night after getting hit with his second technical foul for talking trash to New Orleans center Robert Traylor.

Before getting tossed, Odom was upended by Hornets guard Darrell Armstrong and fell hard to the court. Over the past two days, Odom has felt pain in his left knee, so he sat out practice Thursday as a precaution.

But Odom, who left his injury-prone reputation in Los Angeles, expects to play in Saturday's home matinee against the desperate Philadelphia 76ers and their enigmatic superstar Allen Iverson.

"It would be more of a concern if we had to play [Thursday or today], but having the time off, I don't think we'll have any problem on Saturday," Heat coach Stan Van Gundy said.