"Although it will be a rematch, the Cavs will look drastically different in this one. They are resting both All-Star starters Donovan Mitchell and Evan Mobley, and Darius Garland will be sidelined due to a re-aggravated toe injury that kept him out in the closing stretch of Monday's overtime game inside the Kaseya Center. For the Heat, it will be the same exact injury report, with everyone available outside of Tyler Herro and Bam Adebayo."
"The Monday night win featured a Jaime Jaquez Jr. game-tying midrange jumper to force overtime. That was then followed by coach Erik Spoelstra's perfectly drawn up inbounds play that lead to an Andrew Wiggins buzzer beating game winning alley oop with .4 second left on the clock. Jaquez continued his bounce back campaign with a near triple-double outing of 22 points, 13 rebounds and 7 assists in the win."
"Wiggins also quietly continued his strong season of his own thus far, adding 23 points and 5 boards on route to his clutch game winner. Norman Powell led with a team-high 33 points, as Kel'el Ware added a career-high 20 rebounds. Spoelstra stated after the game that it was Ware's "best game in a Miami Heat uniform." Miami is aiming to extend to a four-game winning streak, along with improving to an undefeated 6-0 at home tonight."
Miami will host Cleveland on the second night of a back-to-back with the Cavaliers resting All-Stars Donovan Mitchell and Evan Mobley and sidelining Darius Garland with a re-aggravated toe. The Heat enter with Tyler Herro and Bam Adebayo out, others available. Monday's overtime featured Jaime Jaquez Jr.'s game-tying midrange jumper and an Erik Spoelstra inbounds play that culminated in an Andrew Wiggins alley-oop with 0.4 seconds remaining. Jaquez posted 22 points, 13 rebounds and 7 assists; Wiggins scored 23, Norman Powell had 33 and Kel'el Ware grabbed 20 rebounds. Miami aims for a fourth straight win and remains 6-0 at home, sitting 3rd in the Eastern Conference at 7-4.
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