Giannis and the 3-5 Heat visit Warriors chasing a sixth straight win

The Miami Heat (3-5) visit the Golden State Warriors (5-3) tonight at 10 p.m. ET on NBA TV from Chase Center. Golden State has won five straight and is looking for a sixth. Miami brings Giannis Antetokounmpo, who leads the Heat at 28.2 points and 12.5 rebounds a game per ESPN.

Stephen Curry leads the Warriors at 30.0 points a game. DraftKings lists Golden State as a 3.5-point favorite with a 235.5 total. ESPN's matchup predictor gives the home side about a 56% chance.

Tale of the tape

1. Records. Golden State is 5-3 overall and 3-1 at home. Miami is 3-5 and 2-2 on the road.
2. Star columns. Curry 30.0 points. Giannis 28.2 points and 12.5 rebounds. Draymond Green leads Golden State in assists at 6.3. Davion Mitchell leads Miami in assists at 8.2. Yaxel Lendeborg leads the Warriors in rebounds at 7.0.
3. Warriors outs for this game. Kristaps Porzingis (illness), Jimmy Butler III (knee), Moses Moody (knee) and Gui Santos (knee) are out, per ESPN's injury report. Miami has no players listed out on that report.
4. Last time out. Miami beat the Clippers 117-116 in overtime on Klay Thompson's winner. Golden State carries a five-game streak into tonight.

Venue spotlight: Chase Center

Tip is indoors in San Francisco. Klay Thompson returns to the Bay with Miami after that Clippers winner, a subplot beside Giannis versus Curry.

Why it matters

Giannis at Chase against a Warriors team chasing a sixth straight win is the main NBA story on Thursday's slate. Golden State is short-handed up front, and Miami needs road wins to climb from 3-5. The game turns on whether Curry's scoring holds without Butler and Moody and whether Giannis can work a thinner frontcourt.