Heat at Hornets

When/Where: 7 p.m., Spectrum Center, Charlotte. TV: Fox Sports Sun. 790-AM, 106.3-FM, 710-AM (Spanish).

This is the second game of the four-game season series ... The Heat won the first meeting 105-100 Dec. 1 at AmericanAirlines Arena, when the Heat were without Hassan Whiteside, with Josh Richardson leading the Heat with 27 points and Dwight Howard committing nine turnovers for the Hornets . ... The Heat’s other visit to Charlotte will be Jan. 20, before the season series concludes Jan. 27 in Miami . ... The Heat have won three in a row from the Hornets after losing the previous three in the series . ... The Heat have split the two games in Charlotte in each of the past two seasons . ... The game opens the Heat’s third back-to-back set of the season, with a Saturday home game against the Clippers to follow. ... The game opens a four-game homestand for the Hornets . ... The Heat are coming off Wednesday’s 102-95 home loss to Portland, which snapped a two-game winning streak . ... The Hornets are coming off Wednesday’s 108-96 loss in Houston, despite 26 points and 18 rebounds from center Dwight Howard, with losses in eight of their last 10 . ... Justise Winslow (knee), Whiteside (knee), Rodney McGruder (leg) and Okaro White (foot) are out for the Heat, with A.J. Hammons, Derrick Walton Jr. and Matt Williams Jr. on G League assignment . ... For the Hornets, Cody Zeller (knee) is out, with Jeremy Lamb (shin), Frank Kaminsky (ankle) and Nicolas Batum (elbow) probable, and Marcus Paige on G League assignment.