Sun Sentinel Palm Beach Edition
Hornets at Heat
When/Where: 7:30 p.m., AmericanAirlines Arena. Tickets: Available at heat.com or 1-800-4NBA-TIX. TV: Fox Sports Sun. 790-AM, 106.3-FM, 710-AM (Spanish).
The Heat are coming off Monday’s 106-98 victory in Cleveland, their 19th victory in the past 20 games . . . The Hornets are coming off a 100-88 Monday victory over the visiting Pacers, with victories in three of their last four games . . . This is the third game of the four-game season series . . . The Heat blew a 19-point lead in a 97-91 loss to the Hornets at AmericanAirlines Arena on Oct. 28 in the Heat’s home opener, yielding 24 points to Hornets guard Kemba Walker . . . The Heat then lost 91-82 Dec. 29 in Charlotte, when they were limited to 33 second-half points . . . The season series concludes April 5 in Charlotte . . . The Hornets have won four of the past five regular-season meetings, although the Heat have won 13 of the last 15 meetings at AmericanAirlines Arena . . . The Heat ousted the Hornets 4-3 in the first round of last season’s playoffs . . . The game opens a run of seven of eight at home for the Heat, who have won 11 of their last 12 home games . . . For the Heat, Okaro White (ankle) is probable, with Tyler Johnson (shoulder, neck), Luke Babbitt (back) and James Johnson (elbow) are questionable, and Justise Winslow (shoulder), Josh McRoberts (foot) and Chris Bosh (blood clots) out . . . For the Hornets, Ramon Sessions (knee) and Miles Plumlee (calf) are out, with Frank Kaminsky (shoulder) questionable.