The Miami Heat, who have played a road-heavy schedule so far, return home to face the Charlotte Hornets on Friday night in an NBA Cup matchup.

Miami is 2-0 at home but just 2-4 on the road, having just concluded a 1-3 trek out west.

However, the Heat finished the trip ranked fourth in the NBA in scoring (122.4 points per game) and eighth in both field-goal percentage (49.5%) and 3-point percentage (38.8%). The Heat also rank fourth in assists (29.5 per game).

Center Bam Adebayo leads Miami in rebounds (8.1 per game), and he ranks second on the club in scoring (19.9 ppg). However, he left Miami's loss at Denver on Wednesday after just eight minutes due to an injury to his left big toe.

Adebayo, a three-time All-Star and Miami's team captain, will miss the Friday game.

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