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MIAMI -- The Washington Wizards are just 2-7 on the road. The Miami Heat are 2-8 at home.Anyone have a coin to flip?Yes, the Monday night game at AmericanAirlines Arena figures to be anybodys contest. However, between the two teams currently out of the Eastern Conference playoff race, it is easy to view the Heat as the struggling squad and the Wizards as the club trending upward.The Heat (7-17) are riding a five-game losing streak.Meanwhile, the Wizards (9-13) won their past two games and are 6-4 over their past 10.Washington, coming off a 110-105 home victory over the Milwaukee Bucks on Saturday, is benefitting from outstanding production by point guard John Wall, who has 12 double-doubles this season. He produced 24 points and 11 assists against the Bucks.Then again, Wall -- the first overall pick in the 2010 NBA Draft -- is a three-time All-Star in his prime at age 26. His production is expected.What is truly propelling the Wizards in their mini-streak is a small-ball lineup that is closing out games of late.Washington coach Scott Brooks has been sitting 6-foot-10, 245-pound power forward Markieff Morris and replacing him with 6-7, 205-pound small forward Kelly Oubre, and the plan is working.Oubre is seeing late-game minutes with the rest of the starters: Wall; 6-5, 205-pound shooting guard Bradley Beal; 6-8, 200-pound forward Otto Porter; and 6-11, 240-pound center Marcin Gortat.Its a versatile lineup, Oubre told the Washington Post. Its a quick lineup. Its a momentum-changer. I like that lineup a lot.Brooks obviously likes it, too, as that five-man grouping had the second-best defensive rating in the league over the past 10 games (minimum 20 minutes together).It is a small sample size, given how little those guys were out there together. Still, it is something the Wizards can build on.Its something Ive been considering, Brooks told the Post. Im trying to manipulate the game so we can get to that lineup.Part of what makes the lineup defensively is that Porter and Oubre have long arms, and that helps them get their hands in the passing lanes. Oubres wingspan is 7-2. Porters wingspan is 7-1.The lineup is not strong on the backboards, an area Miami may be able to exploit with center Hassan Whiteside. But the Wizards -- especially with Oubre, Porter, Beal and Wall -- are able to switch easily, defusing a pick-and-roll-based offense.Oubre has made great strides in being able to defend multiple lineups, Brooks said. We have to find a lineup that can defend and provide offense.In other story lines:--Udonis Haslem, a seldom-used Heat forward, is back with the team after missing Miamis 105-100 loss at Chicago on Saturday with an excused absence.Haslem, who has played his entire 13th-year NBA career with the Heat, was allowed to travel to Orlando, Fla., so he could see his son play in a state football final. Kedonis Haslem is a 6-3, 290-pound lineman who helped lead Fort Lauderdale St. Thomas Aquinas to the Class 7A championship.Kedonis Haslem, a three-star recruit, has offers from Michigan and South Carolina among Power Five schools.The idea to let Udonis Haslem see his son play came with the Heats blessing.Hes missed all of his sons (prior) playoff games, senior year, Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said of Haslem. UD (Haslem) has been with us for 13 years. You miss so many so many moments. We felt like this would be a moment that he wasnt going to miss and regret years from now.--Whiteside is expected to play despite some nagging knee and hip injuries.Fake Vans Cheap . -- Charlie Graham stopped 67 shots as the Belleville Bulls edged the visiting Guelph Storm 6-5 on Saturday in Ontario Hockey League action. Fake Vans Website . Any real chance at payback wont come until the playoff. Still, Pittsburgh knows its taut 3-2 win over the Bruins on Wednesday night is a pretty good place to start laying the groundwork. "They are a very good defensive team," Penguins forward Brandon Sutter said. https://www.vansfake.com/ . Galatasaray said in a statement on its website Monday that Mancini signed a three-year contract and will be paid 3.5 million euros for the upcoming season, with his salary upped to 4. Fake Vans . Clarke was injured while practicing on the Doha Golf Club range after the pro-am on Tuesday. The Northern Irishman arrived at the course on Wednesday hoping to start, but after hitting a few balls on the practice putting green Clarke advised officials he was not fit to play. Fake Vans From China .B. -- The Baie-Comeau Drakkar took over sole possession of first place atop the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League on Thursday with their sixth straight win.Leicester have signed Aaron Summers in a doubling-up role - and the Australian will make his debut in Wednesdays Elite League clash with Swindon, live on Sky Sports.Summers, who captains Glasgow in the Premier League, comes in for Polish rider Grzegorz Walasek who failed to score in the Lions home defeat by Belle Vue on Saturday.Promoter David Hemsley said: It was a difficult decision that was not taken lightly. Grzegorz is employed as a heat-leader and as such he has not replicated the form of 2015.I told him that we still believed in him and if could get his form back we would like to think that he could return to race for us again at some time in the future.Aaron comes into the side on a 6.82 average following his end of season spell at Swindon where he did exceptionally well, and he has been itching to continue riding in the Elite League this season.Meaanwhile, Peterborough have been rocked by the decision of team boss Carl Johnson to relinquish his role with immediate effect.ddddddddddddJohnson notified the other members of the Panthers management of his decision on Monday, citing family commitments.Former co-boss Dale Allitt has been granted permission to step in on a short-term basis, starting with Thursdays League Cup trip to Ipswich.Promoter Ged Rathbone said: Were obviously very disappointed to lose Carl, but we respect his decision and thank him for the considerable time and effort he has put into the club.Carl is Panthers through-and-through and that is what has made him so popular with our supporters. He has huge passion for the club and has given his all in these past couple of years.He will always be welcome at the East of England Showground and we wish him and his family all the very best for the future. ' ' '