Miami Heat vs Cleveland Cavaliers – Preview, Tips and Odds

NBA

Miami Heat

Final

119:115

Cleveland Cavaliers

Highlights and Stats

The Miami Heat face the Cleveland Cavaliers on Friday, 10th of March, 09:00 PM EST at FTX Arena. The Heat is currently sitting in 7th place in the Eastern Conference, having 35 wins and 32 losses and the Cavs are at the #4 position with 42-26.

Miami Heat vs Cleveland Cavaliers Head to Head

*Last game between teams from 03-08-2023

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Miami Heat	30	23	29	18	100
Cleveland Cavaliers	26	31	30	17	104

The previous game between those two opponents was held on March 8th, when the Cleveland Cavaliers recorded a 104-100 victory on the road. The Miami Heat failed to deal with the talent of Darius Garland and he concluded the game as his side’s MVP with 25 points and 7 assists. On the other half of the floor, Jimmy Butler was the top performer, concluding with an overall of 28 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists. This was not enough for his team to steal the victory. There has been no clear favourite across the previous five match-ups, with the Cleveland Cavaliers recording 3 victories and the Miami Heat triumphing on 2 occasions for the period. There were 204.4 points scored on average across those five encounters.
*Last 5 head-to-head games

Miami Heat Form

*Last 10 Miami Heat Games - 3:7

03-08-2023	03-06-2023	03-04-2023	03-03-2023	03-01-2023	02-27-2023	02-25-2023	02-24-2023	02-15-2023	02-13-2023
100:104vs Cleveland Cavaliers	130:128vs Atlanta Hawks	117:109vs Atlanta Hawks	120:122vs New York Knicks	96:119vs Philadelphia 76ers	99:101@ Philadelphia 76ers	108:103@ Charlotte Hornets	128:99@ Milwaukee Bucks	116:105@ Brooklyn Nets	108:112vs Denver Nuggets

Miami Heat’s last game was on Wednesday, 8th of March against the Cleveland Cavaliers at home when losing 100-104. Jimmy Butler was the team’s stand-out performer on the night and finished the game with 28 points, 5 dimes and 5 rebounds. As a team Miami finished the match averaging 50.0% field goals, 75.9% from the foul line and 27.6% three pointers. The Heat is 3-7 in their last ten matches and is currently on a L1 streak. The team is performing on a mediocre level at the FTX Arena with 21-13 home record. The Miami Heat’s next game is on Saturday, March 11th on the road against the Orlando Magic.

Miami Heat Averages this Season

• Points For
  108.30
• Points Against
  109.10
• Assits
  23.71
• Rebounds
  41.34
• Steals
  8.36
• Turnovers
  13.71
• Blocks
  3.19
• Points Difference
  -0.80

Field Goal Percentage

3-Point Percentage

Free Throw Percentage

Miami Heat Standout Performer

• Jimmy Butler

  The team's main contributor this season has been Jimmy Butler with 22.1 points, 5.2 assists and 6.1 boards for an average of 33.3 minutes on the court.

Miami Heat Missing Players

• Nikola Jovic

  Back
• Kyle Lowry

  Knee

Cleveland Cavaliers Form

*Last 10 Cleveland Cavaliers Games - 6:4

03-08-2023	03-06-2023	03-04-2023	03-01-2023	02-26-2023	02-24-2023	02-23-2023	02-15-2023	02-13-2023	02-11-2023
100:104@ Miami Heat	118:114vs Boston Celtics	114:90vs Detroit Pistons	117:113@ Boston Celtics	118:93vs Toronto Raptors	136:119@ Atlanta Hawks	109:115vs Denver Nuggets	118:112@ Philadelphia 76ers	117:109vs San Antonio Spurs	97:89vs Chicago Bulls

In their latest outing the Cleveland Cavaliers recorded a 100-104 win versus the Miami Heat, played on 03/08/2023 on the road. 25 points and 7 assists for 39 minutes were enough for Darius Garland to lead and be the team’s most valuable player. The Cavaliers ended that meeting shooting an average 48.8% FG, 89.5% FT and 32.1% from the perimeter. The team has a 6-4 record across the last ten showings and is currently on a W3 run. Cleveland has a negative 14-19 record when playing on the road this season. The Cavaliers are scheduled to face the Charlotte Hornets on 03/12 away from home.

Cleveland Cavaliers Averages This Season

• Points For
  111.90
• Points Against
  106.50
• Assits
  24.85
• Rebounds
  41.85
• Steals
  7.22
• Turnovers
  13.78
• Blocks
  4.56
• Points Difference
  5.40

Field Goal Percentage

3-Point Percentage

Free Throw Percentage

Cleveland Cavaliers Standout Performer

• Donovan Mitchell

  Donovan Mitchell has been the Cleveland Cavaliers main weapon this season, averaging 27.4 points, 4.7 assists and 4.1 rebounds for 35.5 minutes of playing time.

Cleveland Cavaliers Missing Players

NONE

Game Details

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Miami Heat	27	23	32	37	119
Cleveland Cavaliers	26	33	30	26	115

Miami HeatCleveland Cavaliers

• Score

  119

  115

• Field Goals Made

  42

  40

• Field Goals Attempts

  82

  86

• 3 pts Made

  14

  18

• 3 pts Attempts

  29

  43

• Free Throws Made

  21

  17

• Free Throws Attempts

  23

  21

• Rebounds Total

  46

  34

• Rebounds Offence

  11

  8

• Rebounds Defence

  35

  26

• Assists

  22

  25

• Steals

  7

  5

• Blocks

  4

  6

• Turnovers

  16

  11

• Personal Fouls

  20

  20

Player Ratings

Miami Heat

PLAYER	MIN	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS	+/-
Tyler Herro	38	8	15	53.3	5	7	71.4	4	4	100.0	0	9	9	4	0	0	3	1	25	+6
Bam Adebayo	37	8	12	66.7	0	0	0	3	4	75.0	0	6	6	4	3	0	4	5	19	+4
Jimmy Butler	35	12	16	75.0	1	1	100.0	8	9	88.9	2	3	5	3	0	1	1	2	33	-5
Caleb Martin	27	2	4	50.0	1	3	33.3	2	2	100.0	0	6	6	2	0	0	0	1	7	+17
Max Strus	26	5	8	62.5	4	7	57.1	0	0	0	0	3	3	3	0	1	2	4	14	+11
Victor Oladipo	22	3	7	42.9	2	3	66.7	0	0	0	0	3	3	2	3	0	1	1	8	+7
Gabe Vincent	22	2	7	28.6	0	3	0.0	2	2	100.0	1	0	1	3	1	0	2	3	6	-9
Kevin Love	21	2	8	25.0	1	5	20.0	2	2	100.0	4	3	7	1	0	1	2	0	7	-11
Cody Zeller	11	0	5	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	2	6	0	0	1	1	3	0	0

Cleveland Cavaliers

PLAYER	MIN	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS	+/-
Donovan Mitchell	43	15	30	50.0	8	15	53.3	4	6	66.7	0	3	3	4	1	0	4	4	42	+1
Caris LeVert	39	6	13	46.2	4	9	44.4	0	0	0	0	3	3	4	1	1	2	1	16	-5
Jarrett Allen	34	2	5	40.0	0	0	0	2	2	100.0	4	9	13	4	1	4	1	1	6	+8
Isaac Okoro	34	6	9	66.7	1	2	50.0	3	3	100.0	2	0	2	3	2	0	0	2	16	-2
Evan Mobley	28	4	10	40.0	1	3	33.3	3	4	75.0	0	4	4	2	0	1	0	4	12	-18
Lamar Stevens	25	2	5	40.0	1	3	33.3	3	4	75.0	2	3	5	0	0	0	0	3	8	+2
Ricky Rubio	25	3	8	37.5	2	7	28.6	0	0	0	0	3	3	8	0	0	3	3	8	-8
Cedi Osman	13	2	6	33.3	1	4	25.0	2	2	100.0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	2	7	+4
Robin Lopez	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-2