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New York Knicks0-0atMiami Heat0-0

Sat, Dec 12, 8:30 PM ESTKaseya Center, Miami, FLABC

NYK has the rest edge with 240.5h between tipoffs, 23.5h more than MIA.

48/ 100

Late Menu1st of 8 tonight

What the model saw — 48

National TV+8

Base + 4048

8:30 pm ETLast checked 11:00:43 PM EDT

Where to watch

National: ABC
League Pass: Live out of market
Radio: MIAFM 104.3 WQAM / S: WAQI 710SiriusXM

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What to know before tip

Rest edge: NYKTravel tax: NYKNational TV

NYK has the rest edge with 240.5h between tipoffs, 23.5h more than MIA.
NYK is carrying the heavier travel load at 1,270 mi from its previous stop.
NYK is in game 3 of 7 on the road with 795 mi already logged before tip.
National TV puts extra weight on a matchup that already has real schedule context.
National TV puts this near the top of the slate.

Who's in, who's out

NYK

2 day-to-day

DTDJalen BrunsonGWrist — Surgery · targeting Oct 1
DTDMohamed DiawaraFFinger · targeting Oct 1

MIA

5 day-to-day

DTDBam AdebayoC-FBack — Not Specified · targeting Oct 1
DTDGiannis AntetokounmpoFKnee — Bruise · targeting Oct 1
DTDMyron GardnerFAnkle — Sprain · targeting Oct 1
DTDRyan ConwellGHip — Not Specified · targeting Oct 1
DTDTrevor KeelsGKnee — Sprain · targeting Oct 1

Rest, travel, and body clock

Schedule spot	NYK	MIA
Record	0-0	0-0
Days rest	9 days	8 days
Hours rest	240.5h	217h
Rest swing	+23.5h	-23.5h
Travel in	1,270 mi	0 mi
Zone change	+1h	0h
Body clock	0h	0h
Local tip	evening	evening
Segment	Road trip · 3 of 7	Homestand · 3 of 3
Miles before tip	795 mi	0 mi
Schedule alerts	—	—
Fatigue Index	2	0

NYK carries the heavier fatigue load tonight — 2 vs. MIA's 0.

How each side got here

NYK

1,270 mi

Milwaukee, WIMiami, FL

NYK came from Milwaukee, WI with 1,270 mi of travel and +1h of time-zone change.

Milwaukee, WI to Miami, FL

MIA

0 mi

Miami, FLNo travel

MIA stayed in Miami, FL between games, so travel is not a real factor in this setup.

Stayed in Miami, FL

Where this game sits in the run

NYK

Road trip

NYK is on game 3 of 7 on the road, with 795 mi already behind it.

Game in segment3 of 7

Miles before tip795 mi

Segment miles4,619 mi

MIA

Homestand

MIA is in game 3 of 3 on this homestand.

Game in segment3 of 3

Miles before tip0 mi

Segment miles0 mi