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Tyler Herro (rib) — Available
Bojan Bogdanovic (Achilles) — Out
Derrick White (ankle) — In
PJ Washington (foot) — Out
Isaiah Stewart (hip) — Out
Jaden Ivey (personal) — Out
Kyle Lowry (knee) — Out
Kevin Love (knee) — Available
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Confirmed Lineup: Killian Hayes, Alec Burks, Rodney McGruder, Isaiah Livers, James Wiseman
Bojan Bogdanovic (Achilles) — Out
Jaden Ivey (personal) — Out
Jalen Duren (ankles) — Out
Isaiah Stewart (hip) — Out
Nerlens Noel (not with team) — Out
Jared Rhoden (G League) — Out
Cade Cunningham (shin) — Injured
Alec Burks (29.6%), Hayes (24.1%), and Diallo (23.3%) have led the Pistons in usage, and Hayes has led the team with a 36.2% assist rate with Bogdanovic, Ivey, Cunningham, and Saddiq Bey off the floor this season. Wiseman and Bagley should assume additional offensive responsibilities as well.
Confirmed Lineup: LaMelo Ball, Terry Rozier, Gordon Hayward, JT Thor, Mark Williams
PJ Washington (foot) — Out
Cody Martin (knee) — Out
Bryce McGowens (G League) — Available
Kelly Oubre remained limited to around 22.0 minutes off the bench Saturday, so Thor made a remarkably unproductive start in Washington's stead, finishing with zero points on zero-for-four shooting and one rebound in 25.6 minutes. Barring Oubre being inserted into the starting lineup, Ball, Rozier, Hayward, and Williams should continue to play expanded offensive roles.
Confirmed Lineup: Gabe Vincent, Tyler Herro, Jimmy Butler, Kevin Love, Bam Adebayo
Tyler Herro (rib) — Available
Kyle Lowry (knee) — Out
Kevin Love (knee) — Available
Nikola Jovic (back) — Injured
Omer Yurtseven (ankle) — Injured
Lowry should play limited minutes if cleared to play, potentially enabling Gabe Vincent to continue playing a majority of the point guard time. Max Strus should be given the starting nod if Herro is sidelined, though Victor Oladipo could be more likely to close halves with the starters. Adebayo (27.8%), Oladipo (26.2%), and Butler (24.6%) have led the Heat in usage during games Herro has missed this season.
Confirmed Lineup: James Harden, De'Anthony Melton, Tobias Harris, PJ Tucker, Joel Embiid
Dewayne Dedmon (hip) — Injured
Embiid has averaged 17.2 points on reduced 28.2% usage and 40.3% shooting from the field during his last five regular season games against the Heat, exceeding 22 points just once. Including their six-game playoff series last season, seven out of the last ten matchups between the 76ers and Heat ended with 207 points or less.
Confirmed Lineup: Marcus Smart, Derrick White, Jayson Tatum, Al Horford, Robert Williams
Jaylen Brown (personal) — Out
Derrick White (ankle) — In
Danilo Gallinari (ACL) — Injured
White (+6.8%), Tatum (+2.6%), and Malcolm Brogdon (+2.2%) have posted the highest usage differentials on the Celtics in games Brown has missed this season. New York's perimeter defense has improved lately, allowing the sixth-fewest made threes per game (10.9) during their last ten contests.
Confirmed Lineup: Jalen Brunson, Quentin Grimes, RJ Barrett, Julius Randle, Mitchell Robinson
Randle has caught fire during the last two games, averaging 37.0 points while shooting 12-for-24 (50.0%) from three and logging heightened 33.7% usage. He's similarly excelled in two matchups with the Celtics this season, averaging 33.0 points while shooting eight-for-20 (40.0%) from three and posting 30.0% usage.
Confirmed Lineup: Markelle Fultz, Gary Harris, Franz Wagner, Paolo Banchero, Wendell Carter Jr.
Jonathan Isaac (hamstring) — Out
Michael Carter-Williams (signee) — TBD
Banchero has officially hit the rookie wall, scoring 20 or more points in just two of his ten games this month. And while his 25.3% usage has remained fairly stable, his 35.6 eFG% ranks third-to-last among all players who have played at least seven games in February.
Confirmed Lineup: CJ McCollum, Josh Richardson, Herb Jones, Brandon Ingram, Jonas Valanciunas
Larry Nance Jr. (ankle) — Out
Zion Williamson (hamstring) — Injured
Valanciunas has averaged an additional 4.3 minutes per game with Nance Jr. sidelined this season. McCollum (21.4%), Richardson (17.1%), and Ingram (13.3%) have posted reduced assist rates with Richardson starting the last two games and assuming a more involved facilitating role than Jones or Trey Murphy previously played with the starters.