Miami Heat's Jimmy Butler Upgraded For Tonight Against Cleveland Cavaliers
Miami Heat forward Jimmy Butler is available to play tonight against the Cleveland Cavaliers
Here's the game preview:
Game time: 7 pm., ET
Where: Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse, Cleveland
TV: Bally Sports
Betting line: Heat +1.5
VITALS: The Heat and Cavaliers meet for the second of three matchups this regular season. Earlier this season, Miami recorded a 33-point, 129-96, win on 11/22 in Cleveland and has now won 15 of the last 20 overall against the Cavs. The Heat are 77-50 all-time versus Cleveland during the regular season, including 49-15 in home games and 28-35 in road games.
PROJECTED STARTERS
HEAT
G Terry Rozier
G Duncan Robinson
C Haywood Highsmith
F Nikola Jovic
F Jimmy Butler
CAVALIERS
F Isaac Okoro
F Georges Niang
C Jarrett Allen
G Darius Garland
G Caris LeVert
INJUY REPORT
HEAT
Jamal Cain: Out - G League - Two-Way
Tyler Herro: Out - Right Foot Medial Tendinitis
Kevin Love: Out - Right Heel Bruise
Josh Richardson: Out - Right Shoulder Surgery
Alondes Williams: Out - G League - Two-Way
Duncan Robinson: Out - Back
Bam Adebayo: Out - Back
CAVALIERS
Donovan Mitchell: Questionable - Knee
Dean Wade: Out - Knee
QUOTABLE
Heat coach Erik Spoelstra on Duncan Robinson playing through injury Monday against the Detroit Pistons: “You absolutely love Duncan. He couldn’t move coming into the game, just the workload, everything, the flight, or whatever. He just couldn’t move. But he’s a competitor, and he’s like, ‘Whatever we need, I’ll be out there.’ And it was tough.”
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