Cold Heat to face league’s winningest

To keep a pulse on other teams, Steve Kerr makes a point to watch as many games as possible.

“To be honest, I haven’t watched (the Heat) at all,” Kerr said after practice Monday. “I’m going to watch them later today. I watch (NBA) League Pass and stuff, but I don’t think I’ve watched a full game of Miami.”

It’s understandable, given the Heat’s struggles to stay relevant. Entering Tuesday night’s game against Golden State at Oracle Arena, Miami owns the NBA’s second-worst record at 11-28, ahead of only Brooklyn (8-28). Its current 1-8

skid has dropped the Heat below even the struggling 76ers (10-25) in the Eastern Conference standings.

Without Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh, Miami has had a tough time manufacturing points. Through Sunday, it was last in NBA in free-throw percentage (67.3), 29th in scoring (98.1 points per game), 25th in field-goal percentage (43.8) and tied for 24th in three-point percentage (34.1). It shot 36.9 percent — and scored 86 points — in Sunday’s loss to the Clippers.

With 14 players (including Bosh) having missed a combined 160 games, the Heat have used 16 different starting lineups this season. That has made building chemistry difficult for a team that is 1-3 four games into a season-long six-game trip.

Now comes Miami’s biggest test yet: a road matchup against the league-leading Warriors. “They’re going to play hard,” David West said of the Heat. “We know that. They’re going to be aggressive, scrappy, play tough defense on the ball.”

Curry honored: Stephen Curry was named Western Conference Player of the Week, the NBA announced Monday. Curry averaged 31.8 points, 5.5 assists and 4.5 rebounds per game as the Warriors won three of four. He reached the 30-point mark three times and in Friday’s overtime loss to Memphis, scored 40 points on 15-for-27 shooting.

It was an important week for a player who has spent much of the season deferring to Kevin Durant. Over the past four games, Curry has averaged 23 shots — nearly six attempts more than his season average.

Chicago’s Jimmy Butler was named Eastern Conference Player of the Week.