Cavs And Heat Final Injury Reports And Starting Lineups
On Friday night, the Cleveland Cavaliers and Miami Heat are facing off in Florida.
For the game, the two teams have finalized their injury reports and starting lineups.
The Cavs have ruled out Darius Garland, Dylan Windler, Isaiah Mobley and Mamadi Diakite.
Meanwhile, the Heat will be without Nikola Jovic, Kyle Lowry and Duncan Robinson.
Five-time NBA All-Star Kevin Love has been upgraded to available.
NBA's official injury report
The starting lineups for both teams have been relayed by Underdog NBA.
Underdog NBA: "Lineup alert: Cavs will start Mitchell, LeVert, Okoro, Evan Mobley, Allen on Friday."
Underdog NBA: "Lineup alert: Heat will start Vincent, Herro, Butler, Love, Adebayo on Friday."
The Cavs come into the night as the fourth seed in the Eastern Conference with a 42-26 record in 68 games.
They are 6-4 in their last ten games and in the middle of a three-game winning streak.
That said, the Cavs have struggled on the road, going 14-19 in the 33 games they have played outside of Ohio.
As for the Heat, they are the seventh seed in the Eastern Conference with a 35-32 record in 67 games.
They are 3-7 in their last ten games but an outstanding 21-13 in the 34 games they have hosted in Miami, Florida.
The Cavs haven't been to the NBA Playoffs since the 2018 season when they still had LeBron James, while the Heat have been to the Eastern Conference Finals in two out of the last three seasons (in 2020, they made the NBA Finals).
