Tipoff: 7:30 p.m., Philips Arena.
TV, radio: Sunshine, WIOD (610), WACC (830, Spanish).
Heat injuries: F Malik Allen (knee), C Ernest Brown (thumb), F Sean Marks (abdomen) and G Anthony Carter (abdominal strain) are out; G Eddie House (wrist) is questionable.
Hawks injuries: F Toni Kukoc (back) is questionable; G Emanuel Davis (concussion) is doubtful; F Alan Henderson (knee), F Theo Ratliff (hip), F Chris Crawford (knee) are out.
Scouting report: The Hawks, typically, continue to be inconsistent. They broke a three-game losing streak on Saturday with a 101-88 win over the Hornets. This will be the second meeting this season at Philips Arena between the teams, with Atlanta taking a 90-83 victory over the Heat on Nov. 3. Forward Shareef Abdur-Rahim is averaging 19.3 points for the Hawks.
Probable Heat starters
No. Player Pos. Ht. Avg. 24 Jim Jackson F 6-6 13.9 44 Brian Grant F 6-9 9.1 33 Alonzo Mourning C 6-10 13.7 6 Eddie Jones G 6-6 18.0 1 Rod Strickland G 6-1 7.3 Probable Hawks starters
No. Player Pos. Ht. Avg. 3 S. Abdur-Rahim F 6-9 19.3 13 Hanno Mattola F 6-11 5.0 2 Nazr Mohammed C 6-10 10.6 11 Jacque Vaughn G 6-1 6.3 31 Jason Terry G 6-2 16.5