The Brooklyn Nets visit the MIami Heat and LeBron James in an NBA game Free LIve Streaming Online at www.nbalivestreamfree.net from AmericanAirlines Arena at 8:00 PM ET.
James and the Eastern Conference-leading Heat have defeated all but one of 29 opposing teams at least once this season, with the lone exception being the Nets.
The Heat (53-23) have come up just short in all three meetings against Brooklyn (42-34), falling 101-100 on Nov. 1, 104-95 in double-overtime Jan. 10 and 96-95 on March 12. Miami has been outrebounded by an average of 8.0 boards during those defeats while scoring 96.7 points per game, down from its season mark of 103.0.
"All we have to know about Brooklyn is we haven't beaten them this year, including the preseason," Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said after Sunday's 102-91 win over New York.
The Heat, who entered this season having taken 13 straight from Brooklyn, haven't been swept in the series since dropping all four meetings in 2002-03.
"It's not only against LeBron, it's when you play against the best," Nets forward Paul Pierce told the NBA's official website after scoring 29 points in last month's victory. "This is the class of the league. This is the two-time defending champions and we're coming down the stretch. These games are big."
Brooklyn is coming off its fifth win in six games, 105-101 at Philadelphia on Saturday. Deron Williams led six Nets in double figures with 19 points and Mason Plumlee scored 16 off the bench as the Nets snapped a three-game road skid.
Kevin Garnett added 10 on 5-of-6 shooting, playing 13 minutes in his first game back since missing more than five weeks due to back spasms.
"It looked like 18, 19 years ago," coach Jason Kidd said. "He understands what this time of the year means."
So do the playoff-bound Nets, who plan to take it easy with Garnett. The former All-Star is not expected to face Miami as Brooklyn opens a back-to-back.
While Pierce is averaging a career-low 13.5 points, he's been terrific against the Heat with 23.7 per game.
Brooklyn is 33-7 when scoring at least 100 points compared to 9-27 when it doesn't. Miami is allowing just 86.6 per game during its last eight.
The game will be live streaming free online at www.nbalivestreamfree.net
