The Golden State Warriors, winners of five straight, host the Miami Heat at Chase Center on Thursday. Gui Santos is out with left knee tendinitis, while Giannis Antetokounmpo is available for Miami despite a right wrist sprain.
The Golden State Warriors are 5-3 and the Miami Heat are 3-5 entering Thursday's game, with tipoff set for 10:00 p.m. EST at Chase Center. The Warriors have won five games in a row and are hosting the Heat.
Santos out for Golden State
Warriors player Gui Santos is out with left knee tendinitis for Thursday's game against the Heat. He will miss his second straight game. The NBA injury report issued Nov. 5 at 4 p.m. ET lists him as out, and he was still listed as out at the time of publishing. Jimmy Butler is recovering from right ACL surgery and Moses Moody from left patellar tendon surgery, and both are also out for the Warriors. Kristaps Porzingis is listed as not with the team.
Antetokounmpo available for Miami
Giannis Antetokounmpo has a right wrist sprain but is listed as available on the injury report for the game at Chase Center. The Heat are playing the second game of a back-to-back, and their game the previous night went to overtime. On Wednesday, Klay Thompson hit a go-ahead three with a second left to give the Heat a 117-116 victory over the Clippers.