Tyler Herro scored 25 points, Bam Adebayo had 17 points and 16 rebounds, and the Miami Heat beat the Brooklyn Nets 106-97 on Saturday night. Nikola Jovic had 17 points, six rebounds and four assists,

The Brooklyn Nets retired Hall of Famer Vince Carter's No. 15 jersey on Saturday. "This is truly something my family and I will cherish forever," Carter said during a ceremony at Brooklyn's Barclays Center. "It is an honor to be up there with you gentlemen. No. 15 Carter is going up there, but we’re going up there together," he added.

With or without Butler in the lineup, the turmoil has clearly impacted the Heat, though it’s even worse when he’s not on the floor. In his last three appearances, Miami is averaging 116 ppg on offense; in the last five games when Butler has been out, it has scored just 103.6 ppg.

The Brooklyn Nets (14-31) welcome the Miami Heat (21-22) to Barclays Center Saturday. Tip-off is set for 6 p.m. ET. Let's analyze BetMGM Sportsbook's NBA odds around the Heat vs. Net

The Brooklyn Nets took on a reeling Phoenix Suns team on Wednesday night. However, the home team couldn’t heat it up and lost by 24 points. It extended the losing streak to four and home losing streak to six.

We’re back with another betting prediction and pick in the NBA as we head towards the Eastern Conference for the continuation of this season series. The Miami Heat (21-22) will visit the Brooklyn Nets (14-31) as the home team looks to even the season series at 1-1.