This Friday, the (42-26) Cleveland Cavaliers will travel to Miami, FL to take on the (35-32) Miami Heat. Tipoff will be at 8:00 PM EST inside the Miami Dade-Arena. This will be the fourth and final meeting between these two teams this regular season, as the Cavaliers actually took down the Heat this past Wednesday night, 104-100.
The Cleveland Cavaliers are coming into this one after taking down this same Heat team. They looked great on the defensive end of the court, as they will have to stay aggressive in this one if they want to take down the Heat in back-to-back games.
The Miami Heat are entering this game after falling to the Cavs on Wednesday night, as they will have to be more efficient on the offensive end of the court if they want to bounce back at home.
This game was written/published before last night's results.
The Cleveland Cavaliers are currently in fourth place in the Eastern Conference standings, as they are 6.5 games back from the Milwaukee Bucks. On offense, they are scoring 111.9 points per game and they have shot 48.8% from the floor. This is the 25th most points scored per contest and the sixth-highest team shooting percentage. According to dunksandthrees.com, the Cavaliers have the ninth-highest adjusted offensive rating in the NBA. Donovan Mitchell continues to lead the way on the offensive end of the court, as he is scoring 27.4 points per game on 47.7% from the field. Cleveland has also shown that they have multiple players that can efficiently knock down shots from behind the arc. They are shooting 36.3% from deep, which is the 13th-highest three-point shooting percentage in the league. Unfortunately, they haven't been as strong at the charity stripe. The Cavaliers are shooting 77.9% at the line, which is the 19th-highest free-th row percentage in the NBA.
On the defensive end of the court, the Cavaliers are holding their opponents to 106.5 points per game and they have shot 46.5% from the floor. This is the least amount of points given up per game and the sixth-lowest shooting percentage allowed. According to dunksandthrees.com, Cleveland has the lowest adjusted defensive rating in the NBA. They have continued to contest shots near the rim, but their perimeter defense has hurt them at different times this regular season. The Cavs have allowed their opponents to shoot 36.9% from deep, which is the 22nd-highest three-point shooting percentage allowed. The Cavaliers will have to crash the offensive and defensive glass as well. They are averaging 41.8 rebounds per game, which is only the 23rd most.
Injury Report: No Injuries.
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