The Miami Heat (28-23, 11-14 Away) head to face the Cleveland Cavaliers (31-21, 21-5 Home) Tuesday in what may turn out to be a low-scoring game. Miami was beaten by the Charlotte Hornets 122-117 at Spectrum Center on Sunday.
Jimmy Butler had a standout performance in the loss with 28 points and seven rebounds. The Heat are sixth in the Eastern Conference. Cleveland won in dominating fashion on Sunday at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, beating the Los Angeles Clippers 122-99. Cedi Osman had 29 points to lead the team.
The Cavaliers are the fifth seed in the Eastern Conference. The teams are meeting for the final time this season. After winning the only previous season game against Miami 113-87 at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in November 2022, Cleveland will be aiming for a season sweep. Darius Garland led the Cavaliers with 25 points and seven assists. Bam Adebayo had 21 points and three assists in the losing effort.
The Heat have been led this season by Butler (21.9 ppg), Adebayo (21.4), and Tyler Herro (20.3). Adebayo also has grabbed 10.0 rebounds per game. Meanwhile, Kyle Lowry is dishing 5.4 assists per game.Donovan Mitchell’s 27.9 points per game have powered the Cavs on offense.
He ranks as the eighth-highest scorer in the NBA. Garland is doling out 8.2 assists per game, sixth-most in the NBA, and Jarrett Allen is posting 9.6 rebounds per game. The Cavaliers and the Heat rank as two of the best defenses in the league, second and third in defensive efficiency, respectively.
The teams have split their last 10 games at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse (5-5).Miami is 7-3 in the last 10 games with an average margin of +2.3 (108.3-106.0). Cleveland has split the last 10 (5-5), scoring 111.4 points per game on average while holding opponents to 107.4 (+4.0 margin).
HEAT HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points per game:
Max Strus: 8.0 | 12.7 | -4.7
Assists per game:
Jimmy Butler: 2.8 | 4.9 | -2.2
CAVALIERS HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
Kevin Love: 6.5 | 17.1 | -10.6
Points per game:
Evan Mobley: 20.6 | 15.2 | +5.4
Donovan Mitchell: 17.5 | 27.9 | -10.4
Rebounds per game:
Kevin Love: 3.5 | 6.8 | -3.3
SportsTips’ NBA Pick:
Cleveland Cavs (-175)
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