PREVIEW: CHARLOTTE HORNETS AT MIAMI HEAT
When/Where: 8 p.m., AmericanAirlines Arena.
Tickets: Available at Heat.com or 1-800-4NBA-TIX.
TV: Fox Sports Sun. Radio: 790-AM, 106.3-FM, 710-AM (Spanish), 1140-AM (Spanish), 760-AM (Spanish).
Scouting report: The game opens the Heat's 41-game home schedule . . . The Heat went 26-15 at home last season . . . This is the first of four games against the Hornets this season, with the teams also to meet March 17 at AmericanAirlines Arena . . . The Heat went 4-0 against the Hornets last season and have won the past six meetings, including the past three at AmericanAirlines Arena . . . The Heat have not lost a season series to the Hornets since going 1-3 in 2009-10 . . . The teams met in the preseason, with the Hornets winning 122-113 Oct. 2 at the Spectrum Center, the game when Heat forward Derrick Jones Jr. took his frightening fall . . . The Hornets' offseason changes included the dismissal of Steve Clifford as coach and the hiring of James Borrego in his place. The Hornets also parted with Dwight Howard, while adding Bismack Biyombo and Tony Parker . . . The Heat catch the Hornets on the second night of a
back-to-back set, with Charlotte coming off a Friday game in Orlando . . . Dion Waiters (ankle) and James Johnson (hernia) are out for the Heat, with
Wayne Ellington (ankle) and Justise Winslow (hamstring) doubtful . . . The Hornets do not report any injuries.