Miami Heat (7-9, 11th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Cleveland Cavaliers (9-6, fourth in the Eastern Conference)
Cleveland; Sunday, 7 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Cleveland faces the Miami Heat after Darius Garland scored 41 points in the Cleveland Cavaliers' 132-122 overtime win over the Charlotte Hornets.
The Cavaliers are 8-2 against Eastern Conference opponents. Cleveland is third in the Eastern Conference scoring 115.9 points while shooting 47.4% from the field.
The Heat have gone 3-6 against Eastern Conference opponents. Miami ranks eighth in the league allowing just 109.9 points while holding opponents to 47.5% shooting.
TOP PERFORMERS: Donovan Mitchell is averaging 31.2 points and 5.8 assists for the Cavaliers. Evan Mobley is averaging 15.7 points, 8.2 rebounds and 1.5 blocks over the past 10 games for Cleveland.
Jimmy Butler is shooting 48.3% and averaging 20.9 points for the Heat. Bam Adebayo is averaging 16.7 points over the last 10 games for Miami.
LAST 10 GAMES: Cavaliers: 5-5, averaging 114.8 points, rebounds, assists, steals and blocks per game while shooting % from the field. Their opponents have averaged 113.9 points per game.
Heat: 5-5, averaging 109.8 points, rebounds, assists, steals and blocks per game while shooting % from the field. Their opponents have averaged 109.5 points.
INJURIES: Cavaliers: Ricky Rubio: out (knee), Dean Wade: day to day (knee), Dylan Windler: out (ankle).
Heat: Bam Adebayo: day to day (knee), Duncan Robinson: day to day (right hand), Dewayne Dedmon: day to day (foot), Jimmy Butler: day to day (right knee), Udonis Haslem: day to day (personal), Victor Oladipo: out (knee), Tyler Herro: day to day (ankle), Omer Yurtseven: out (ankle), Gabe Vincent: day to day (left knee).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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