Fresh York
For the first time this season, the Miami Heat is virtually complete.
This season, injury problems have forced the Heat to use an NBA-high 25 different starting lineups. However, on Saturday at Madison Square Garden (3 p.m., ABC), the team will play with its entire rotation. The Heat, who have lost five straight games for the first time since March 2021, is hoping that good news regarding injuries will convert into its first victory in almost two weeks.
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Kevin Love, the backup center for the Heat, will also return on Saturday after missing Thursday’s game against the Boston Celtics due to a stomach ailment.
- Guard Dru SmithHi, who will miss the remainder of the season due to knee surgery, is the only member of the Heat who did not go to New York on Friday. The lone Heat player anticipated to miss Saturday’s matchup with the Knicks is Smith.Jaquez started Friday ranked fourth among NBA rookies this season in points scored (14.2), 12th in rebounds (3.9), seventh in assists (2.7), first in steals (1.1), and second in minutes played (30.2). Jaquez also has the second-best field goal percentage (51.3%) among the five rookies who have tried more than ten field goals a game this season, only to Oklahoma City’s Chet Holmgren.
