The Miami Heat will be visiting the Charlotte Bobcats in Charlotte at the Time Warner Arena tonight. It's the first of three meetings this season between the Southeastern Division rivals, and the only game they will play in North Carolina. For the Bobcats, this is the second of a three game season opening homestand. They beat the Milwaukee Bucks, 96-95 on Monday night, and go on to face the Orlando Magic on Friday. For the Heat, this is the first of a two game road trip, finishing up in Minnesota on Friday night with the Timberwolves.
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All-Time Series: 18-10
Game Time: 7:00 EST
Season Series: 0-0
Standings
Charlotte Bobcats: 1-0, tied for second in the Southeast Division, and in the Eastern Conference, tied for fourth in the NBA.
Probable Starters:
Miami Heat
PG - Mario Chalmers
SG - Dwyane Wade
SF - LeBron James
PF - Chris Bosh
C - Joel Anthony
Charlotte Bobcats
PG - D.J. Augustin
SG - Gerald Henderson
SF - Corey Magette
C - Boris Diaw
Common Thread:
Miami forward Juwan Howard played in 39 games for the Bobcats in 2008-09, averaging four points and two rebounds in 12 minutes per game.
Team Leaders:
PPG:
LeBron James,31.5
Dwyane Wade, 25.0
Norris Cole, 13.5
RPG:
Udonis Haslem, 13.0
Chris Bosh, 9.0
LeBron James 8.0
APG:
Dwyane Wade, 7.0
LeBron James, 5.5
Mario Chalmers, 3.5
SPG:
Mario Chalmers, 4.5
LeBron James, Norris Cole 2.0
BPG:
Dwyane Wade, 2.5
LeBron James, Joel Anthony, 1.5