Towns and the Knicks visit conference foe Miami

New York Knicks (39-20, third in the Eastern Conference) vs. Miami Heat (28-30, seventh in the Eastern Conference)

Miami; Sunday, 6 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: New York takes on Miami in Eastern Conference action Sunday.

The Heat are 17-18 against Eastern Conference opponents. Miami is ninth in the NBA averaging 14.0 made 3-pointers per game while shooting 36.2% from downtown. Tyler Herro leads the team averaging 3.6 makes while shooting 37.2% from 3-point range.

The Knicks are 27-13 in Eastern Conference play. New York is 17-14 against opponents with a winning record.

The Heat are shooting 45.7% from the field this season, 1.7 percentage points lower than the 47.4% the Knicks allow to opponents. The Knicks are shooting 49.3% from the field, 2.9% higher than the 46.4% the Heat's opponents have shot this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Herro is averaging 24.1 points, 5.4 rebounds and 5.7 assists for the Heat. Bam Adebayo is averaging 18.0 points over the last 10 games.

Karl-Anthony Towns is scoring 24.6 points per game with 13.3 rebounds and 3.2 assists for the Knicks. Jalen Brunson is averaging 27.7 points and 3.2 rebounds while shooting 49.2% over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Heat: 4-6, averaging 106.8 points, 44.0 rebounds, 24.9 assists, 6.6 steals and 3.6 blocks per game while shooting 45.3% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 109.7 points per game.

Knicks: 7-3, averaging 117.3 points, 40.4 rebounds, 25.6 assists, 7.8 steals and 4.3 blocks per game while shooting 48.5% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 121.6 points.

INJURIES: Heat: Dru Smith: out for season (achilles), Nikola Jovic: out (hand), Andrew Wiggins: day to day (ankle).

Knicks: Ariel Hukporti: out (knee).

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.