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The Miami Heat (7-4) look to close out a two-game sweep of the visiting Cleveland Cavaliers (7-4) on Wednesday night after taking the first game in overtime on Monday.
The Cleveland Cavaliers finally got their All-Star point guard back on the court after injuring his toe in the postseason. But he suffered a setback in Clevelan
Coming off a heartbreaking loss to the Heat on Monday, the Cavs get to try again. But will be without Mitchell, Mobley, and Garland.
Of course, the only game the Cavaliers have lost recently was in an instant classic with the Miami Heat on Monday. It appears the Cavaliers are treating the rematch only two days later as a rest day of sorts ahead of a six-game homestand that will begin Thursday against the Toronto Raptors.
Star point guard Darius Garland, who left Monday’s 140-138 overtime loss against the Miami Heat early after re-injuring his surgically repaired toe, has been diagnosed with a contusion. Garland will not play Wednesday night in Miami.
Norman Powell scores 25 points as the Miami Heat defeat the Charlotte Hornets 126-108 in an NBA Cup game on Friday night.
The Miami Heat just played in what is already an early game of the year candidate against the Cleveland Cavaliers. In an overtime thriller, Andrew Wiggins converted on a game-winning lob with 0.4 seconds left on the clock to propel the Heat to a 140-138 victory.
The Cavs guard is averaging 30.7 ppg and has scored Over 25.5 points in six of nine games this season. That should be a relatively easy bar for Mitchell to reach against a Heat team that hasn’t been great in its own half court, giving up 118 ppg (18th).
There are times when it’s as if Heat coach Erik Spoelstra is trying to will a reality into existence. “We’re a very good rebounding team,” he insisted this week. More like
The Miami Heat were able to come out on the other side of a wild overtime game against the Cleveland Cavaliers with a win, ultimately, due to a play call that l