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Sister Of Miami Heat's Jaime Jaquez Leads UCLA To Historic Win In NCAA Tournament
Mar 30, 2025; Spokane, WA, USA; LSU Lady Tigers guard Mikaylah Williams (12) rebounds against UCLA Bruins guard Gabriela Jaquez (11) during the first half of a Elite 8 NCAA Tournament basketball game at Spokane Arena. Mandatory Credit: James Snook-Imagn Images James Snook-Imagn Images

Miami Heat star Jaime Jaquez and his sister, Gabriela, now have something in common.

In 2021, Jaime helped lead the UCLA Bruins to the NCAA Final Four. On Sunday, Gabriela one-upped big brother. Gabriela had 18 points and eight rebounds to lead the Bruins past LSU in the Elite Eight. It marks the first time UCLA has advanced to the Final Four.

Gabriela Jaquez made the clinching 3-pointer with 1 minute, 28 seconds left. Her basket put UCLA ahead 62-53. The Bruins then went on a 72-65 victory. They face either USC or UConn in the Final Four in Tampa.

The Heat, meanwhile, play the Washington Wizards Monday. Here's the game preview:

Game time: 7:00 p.m., Capital One Arena, Washington

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

VITALS: : The Heat and Wizards meet for the third and final regular season matchup this season. The Heat won both matchups, winning 118-98 in November and 106-90 in early March. The Heat are 99-47 all-time versus the Wizards during the regular season, including 55-18 in home games and 44-29 in road games. The Heat have won seven of the last 10 matchups against the Wizards, dating back to Nov. 2022.

PROJECTED STARTERS

HEAT

G Tyler Herro

G Alec Burks

C Kel'el Ware

F Pelle Larsson

F Bam Adebayo

WIZARDS

G Bub Carrington

G Jordan Poole

C Alex Sarr

F Justin Champagnie

F AJ Johnson

INJURY REPORT

HEAT

Alec Burks: Probable - Back

Andrew Wiggins: Out - Hamstring

Duncan Robinson: Out - Back

Kevin Love: Out - Personal Reasons

Nikola Jovic: Out - Hand

Dru Smith: Out - Achilles

76ERS

Khris Middleton: Day-to-day - Knee

Malcolm Brogdon: Out - Ankle

Bilal Coulibaly: Out - Hamstring

Kyshawn George: Out - Ankle

Corey Kispert: Out - Thumb

Saddiq Bey: Out - Knee

Anthony Gill: Day-to-day - Hip

QUOTABLE

Heat coach Erik Spoelstra: "Well, you can see just the continuity. Guys are gaining confidence, you know, with the offense, creating shots for each other. Always looks better when the ball goes in but, look, we've been we feel like we've been playing good offensive basketball for five weeks. We were building the right habits, you know, quarters one through three during that month."

This article first appeared on Miami Heat on SI and was syndicated with permission.

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