Overview
- Tipoff is 7:30 p.m. ET at Kaseya Center, with TV coverage on FanDuel Sports Network Ohio 1 and Sun, and streaming on Fubo and NBA League Pass.
- Cleveland enters 7-3 on a four-game win streak, while Miami is 6-4 and unbeaten at home.
- The Heat list Bam Adebayo (sprained left big toe) and Tyler Herro as out, with Pelle Larsson expected to start as Miami leans smaller up front.
- Donovan Mitchell paced the Cavaliers with 29 points in a 128-122 win over the Bulls, and Nikola Jović posted a career-high 29 off the Heat bench in a 136-131 win over the Trail Blazers.
- This is the first of a two-game homestand for Miami and the first meeting since Cleveland swept the Heat in the 2024 postseason.