Jimmy Butler’s Miami Heat will be playing against Jalen Green and the Houston Rockets tonight. As both these teams from different conferences face-off, the Heat currently hold a record of 14 wins and 15 losses, giving them the 8th seed in the East. On the other hand, the Rockets are struggling to hold a good position with a record of 9 wins and 18 losses, placing them 14th in the Western Conference.
NBA fans should want to know how this matchup is going to go down and the availability status of the star players. Therefore, we might want to take a look at the injury reports and expected rosters for both sides as well as the expert predictions for this game.
Jimmy Butler is listed out for the Miami Heat vs Houston Rockets game tonight
It turns out that Jimmy “Buckets” will not be playing in this game. According to the reports, he is listed out due to right knee injury management. Despite the additions Miami has made over the years to its roster, Butler is still the life and soul of the team. We remember when he carried the team to the NBA Finals in 2020.
With that being said, here are the injury reports and expected rosters for both the Miami Heat and Houston Rockets as they face off tonight.
Miami Heat injury report
- Jimmy Butler
- Gabe Vincent
- Omer Yurtseven
Miami Heat expected roster
- Kyle Lowry
- Tyler Herro
- Duncan Robinson
- Victor Oladipo
- Max Struss
- Bam Adebayo
Houston Rockets injury report
- Jae’Sean Tate
Houston Rockets expected roster
- Jalen Green
- Kevin Porter Jr
- Eric Gordon
- Alperen Sengun
- Jabari Smith Jr
- Kenyon Martin Jr
The Rockets just managed to defeat the Phoenix Suns, one of the top teams in the Western Conference. As they face off against the Heat, here are the expert predictions for this game.
The Heat will still be favored over the Rockets
Houston is on a two-game win streak. However, so are the Miami Heat. Moreover, they are playing without Butler and still winning. There is simply nobody on the Rockets who are better than the Hear cornerstones. Bam Adebayo, Kyle Lowry, Tyler Herro, and even Victor Oladipo are established compared to the players on the Rockets lineup.