The Miami Heat host the Golden State Warriors on Wednesday and the team will be without center Hassan Whiteside and small forward James Johnson.
Whiteside is dealing with a hip strain, while Johnson has a left shoulder ailment.
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The Heat enter Wednesday with a record of 26-33. They are in the 10th spot in the Eastern Conference standings and are looking to snap a three-game losing streak.
In 53 games this season for Miami, Hassan Whiteside is averaging 12.9 points, 12.3 rebounds and 2.1 blocks. The 29-year-old is shooting 55.5 percent from the field and has 30 double-doubles on the season.
James Johnson, meanwhile, is putting up 7.8 points, 3.2 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game for the Heat while shooting 42.9 percent from the floor, 35.2 percent from beyond the arc and 72.3 percent from the free-throw line.
Miami was already going to have a hard time defeating the mighty Warriors, and the task just became even tougher now that Whiteside and Johnson are out.
The Heat are one and a half games back of the Charlotte Hornets for the eighth and final playoff spot in the East. Miami only lost by two points to the Warriors at Oracle Arena back on Feb. 10. Let's see if they can pull off the upset at home and defeat Golden State, who is 43-17 on the season.
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