Nikola Jović makes spot start, scores 12 points

Antetokounmpo’s status is trending in the wrong direction after the Heat listed him as probable on the initial injury report. If he can’t play, the Heat may rely more on Nikola Jović at power forward.

Antetokounmpo is dealing with a sprained right wrist, but the probable tag suggests that he’s much closer to playing on Tuesday than not. Nikola Jović’s playing time could increase if Giannis sits, but his rotation minutes have been inconsistent.

While Giannis had a brutal night at the foul line, fantasy managers rostering the Heat forward know they’ll likely have to punt on free-throw percentage. Against the Kings, he made up for the poor night at the foul line with excellent shooting from the field and big numbers in rebounds, steals and blocks. The Heat play three games in Week 4, starting with the Jazz on Tuesday in the final game of Miami’s road trip.

On most nights, fantasy managers can expect Giannis to shoot a high percentage from the field but struggle at the foul line. The opposite happened against the Clippers, with the Heat forward shooting 40 percent from the field and 84.6 percent from the foul line. Antetokounmpo finished with a robust stat line that had everything but a three-pointer. The Heat play two more games this week, starting with the Warriors on Thursday.

Antetokounmpo was initially listed as probable with a sprained right wrist, so his availability is hardly a surprise. He can be safely started in all fantasy formats.

Antetokounmpo is dealing with a sprained right wrist, but the probable tag suggests that he will be able to play. If Giannis can’t play, Bobby Portis could see his playing time increase.

Giannis wasn’t able to match his production from Friday’s big win, but he was still able to score at least 30 points for the fourth time in seven games this year. Of course, free throws continue to be an issue, but Giannis is too good in other categories for it to matter much. Miami’s two-game winning streak is over, and they’ll need Giannis to continue to dominate to get back on track as their five-game west coast road trip continues on Wednesday.

The Pacers had no answer for Giannis on Friday, as he scored 24 of his 31 points in the paint. The partnership between Antetokounmpo and Bam Adebayo looked a bit awkward at the start of the season, which isn’t surprising. But both have looked more comfortable in the last two games, both Heat victories. And it helps that the Heat shot 18-of-40 from three against the Pacers, which provided much-needed spacing on offense.

Antetokounmpo’s fantasy production hadn’t suffered despite the slow start by his new team the Heat. After an 0-4 start to the season, Miami finally picked up its first win against the Hawks Wednesday. Antetokounmpo was excellent again as he grabbed a game-high 18 rebounds, which was at least twice as many as anyone else.

Giannis dominated this game early on and nearly had a triple-double before halftime, and he was able to secure his first one with the Heat just a few minutes into the third quarter. However, it wasn’t enough to get their first win of the season. Giannis was much better than he was in Saturday’s loss to Charlotte, but he didn’t get much help from his co-star Bam Adebayo, who was held to just eight points. Antetokounmpo should continue to post gaudy stat lines, and they’ll head to Atlanta for their next game on Wednesday.