Sun Sentinel Palm Beach Edition

Heat at Rockets

- — Ira Winderman

When/Where: 8 p.m., Toyota Center, Houston TV: SUN Radio: 790-AM, 106.3-FM, 710-AM (Spanish) Scouting report: This is the second game of the two-game season series and the final game for the Heat before their eight-day All-Star break . . . . The Heat began their recent revival with a 109-103 Jan. 17 victory over the Rockets at AmericanAi­rlines Arena . . . . Guard Goran Dragic led the Heat with 21 points, and center Hassan Whiteside added 14 points and 15 rebounds, as the Heat withstood 40 points and 10 assist from Rockets guard James Harden. . . . Expect the Rockets to again load up on 3-pointers, after shooting 9 of 39 from beyond the arc in the teams’ first meeting, a game that Rockets forward Ryan Anderson missed due to the flu . . . . The Heat are 2-3 against the Rockets in the past five meetings, with losses in their past three visits to Houston . . . . The Heat enter 10-13 against the Western Conference, with a 5-8 record this season against the West on the road . . . . The Rockets enter idle since Saturday, a 133-102 victory over the Suns, and on a four-game winning streak after losing four of their previous six . . . . For the Heat, Josh Richardson (foot), Justise Winslow (shoulder), Josh McRoberts (foot) and Chris Bosh (blood clots) are out . . . . For the Rockets, Eric Gordon (back) is probable, Anderson (thumb) is questionab­le, with Chinanu Onuaku and Kyle Wiltjer on D-League assignment.

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