Miami Takes on Houston on 3-Game Slide

Winderman’s view: The gut punches keep on coming for the Heat as slide gets worse

Ira Winderman's perspectives and other items of note from the Miami Heat's Saturday night game against the Houston Rockets.

Miami takes on Houston on 3-game slide

Miami Heat (38-32, eighth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Houston Rockets (42-27, fourth in the Western Conference) Houston; Saturday, 8 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Miami heads into the matchup against Houston as losers of three straight games.

UPDATE: The Miami Heat Receive Injury News Ahead of Rockets Game

The Miami Heat are coming off a 134-126 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers on March 19. It’s the team’s third consecutive loss after winning their previous seven games.With the loss, the Heat are 38-32 and dropped to eighth place in the Eastern Conference standings, tied with the Philadelphia 76ers.They will return on Saturday, March 21, against the Houston Rockets on the road. Ahead of the matchup, the Heat will be without two major contributors.Th…

GAME PREVIEW: Heat look to snap three-game skid against Rockets

Hoping to snap their first three-game skid in over two months, the Miami Heat square off with Kevin Durant and the Houston Rockets in a quick one-game trip away from home at 8:00 p.m. EST. The Heat’s three-game losing streak is on the heels of winning seven straight and 10 of their previous 12. Their […] The post GAME PREVIEW: Heat look to snap three-game skid against Rockets appeared first on Hot Hot Hoops - Miami HEAT NBA Blog.