Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Miami HEAT
Miami-Dade Arena - Miami, FL
Friday, March 10 @ 8:00 PM
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TV: Bally Sports Sun, NBA TV
Radio: WQAM 560 - WAQI 710
Stream On: NBA LEAGUE PASS
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Buy NowSeries Notes:
- The HEAT and Cavaliers meet for the fourth and final matchup this regular season.
- So far this season, Cleveland holds a 2-1 series lead. Additionally, it marks as the second of consecutive games against the Cavs after recently playing on Wednesday.
- The HEAT are 75-50 all-time versus Cleveland during the regular season, including 48-15 in home games and 27-35 in road games.
What to watch for:
- The HEAT and Cavaliers face-off in consecutive games after recently playing on Wednesday. This marks as the eighth and final occurrence this season in which the HEAT will play the same opponent in consecutive games. They previously did so seven times this season, winning both games against Charlotte (11/10 & 11/12), Washington (11/23 & 11/25), Milwaukee (1/12 & 1/14) and Atlanta (3/4 & 3/6) while splitting the two games against Toronto (10/22 & 10/24), Boston (11/30 & 12/2) and Philadelphia (2/27 & 3/1). Additionally, Miami’s eight occurrences of facing the same opponent in consecutive games are tied for the second-most this season.
- Tonight marks as the first of a back-to-back set with another game tomorrow night in Orlando. It marks Miami’s 11th back-to-back of the season after previously winning both three times, splitting them four times and losing both on three occasions. Additionally, the HEAT will play 14 back-to-backs this season after also playing 14 last year, however, Miami did not play a single back-to-back in January, marking as the only time in team history the HEAT did not have a single back-to-back in a month with that many games (15 games). The last month without a back-to-back with the most games was in April of 1995 (10 games).
- The HEAT is shooting 82.8 percent from the line this season, currently the highest for a single-season percentage in team history. Additionally, Tyler Herro is shooting a career-high 91.8 percent from the stripe, the highest single-season percentage in franchise history.
Injuries:
- Miami: Kyle Lowry, Out, Injury/Illness (Left Knee; Soreness) - Kevin Love, Probable, Injury/Illness (Right Rib; Contusion) - Nikola Jovic, Out, G League (On Assignment) - Duncan Robinson, Out, Injury/Illness (Head; Illness)
- Cleveland: Darius Garland, Out, Injury/Illness (Right Quadricep; Contusion) - Dylan Windler, Out, G League (On Assignment) - Isaiah Mobley, Out, G League (Two-Way) - Mamadi Diakite, Out, G League (Two-Way)
| Miami HEAT | CATEGORY | OPPONENT |
|---|---|---|
| 108.3 | Points Per Game | 111.9 |
| 109.1 | OPPONENT POINTS PER GAME | 106.5 |
| .453 | FG PCT. | .488 |
| .479 | OPPONENT FG PCT. | .465 |
| .336 | 3-PT FG PCT. | .363 |
| .828 | FT PCT. | .779 |
| 41.0 | REBOUNDS PER GAME | 41.8 |
| 42.0 | OPPONENT REBOUNDS PER GAME | 40.6 |
| 23.4 | ASSISTS PER GAME | 25.0 |
| 8.19 | STEALS PER GAME | 7.25 |
| 13.6 | TURNOVERS PER GAME | 13.7 |
| 16.0 | OPPONENT TURNOVERS PER GAME | 15.3 |
| 3.06 | BLOCKS PER GAME | 4.44 |