The Brooklyn Nets visit the Miami Heat on Tuesday. Tipoff is at 8:00 p.m. ET on TNT. Watch the live stream or listen to the radio broadcast via the links provided below.
Miami (52-23) has had an uneven run down the stretch of the season, but because of Indiana's own struggles, the Heat sit atop the Eastern Conference. They bounced back from their 122-121 loss against Minnesota with a 102-91 win against the visiting New York Knicks.
Miami's defense found a way to get critical stops, despite allowing Knicks guard J.R. Smith to score 30 points on 10 of 22 shooting from 3-point range.
"We're going to be in situations like that in the playoffs pretty soon, and the trick is just to stay confident and stay with what you're doing," Heat forward Chris Bosh said, via ESPN. "It's a difficult thing to do, but we're getting good preparation for it right now, it's good practice."
The Heat may be struggling with consistency down the stretch, but Brooklyn - a potential playoff opponent in the later rounds - knows the two-time defending NBA champions can turn it on any second.
"It's not only LeBron (James), it's when you play against the best," Nets forward Paul Pierce told NBA.com last month, via ESPN. "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 (42-34), meanwhile, managed to turn their season around after the New Year and sit comfortably in the Eastern Conference playoff race. They've won eight of their last 11 games, including two straight.
Watch the live stream HERE, or listen to the live radio broadcast HERE (BKN) and HERE (MIA).
