How To Watch Miami Heat-Cleveland Cavaliers, Lineups, Injury Report, Betting Lines

The Miami Heat (11-10) look to win their third straight game with a victory over the Eastern Conference-leading Cleveland Cavaliers (21-3) on Sunday night.

Game time: 6 p.m., Kaseya Center, Miami

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

Betting line: Cleveland -3.5

PROJECTED STARTERS

HEAT

G Duncan Robinson

G Tyler Herro

C Bam Adebayo

F Jimmy Butler

F Haywood Highsmith

CAVALIERS

F Evan Mobley

F Dean Wade

C Jarrett Allen

G Darius Garland

G Donovan Mitchell

INJURY REPORT

HEAT

Pelle Larsson: Questionable - ankle

Kel'el Ware: Out - G League

Josh Christopher: Out - G League

Keshad Johnson: Out - G League

CAVALIERS

Emoni Banes: Out - Knee

Max Strus: Out - Ankle

Craig Porter Jr.: Questionable - Illness

Isaac Okoro: Questionable - Knee

Collin Gillespie: Out - Two-way

BUTLER OPENS NEW COFFEE SHOP

Miami Heat fans who love coffee have another reason to celebrate All-Star forward Jimmy Butler this holiday season.

Butler opened the first storefront for his BigFace coffee brand Dec. 6 in Miami’s Design District. He started BigFace as an online coffee store in 2021 and has had pop-up coffee trucks at various events, including the Miami Grand Prix.

Butler reflected on the "surreal" journey in an interview with Axios.

“I started this to be able to connect with people and bring people together,” Butler said. “I’m very, very grateful that all my people [who’ve supported me] got to take this in with me.”

Good news for customers: prices at the BigFace store range from $4 for an espresso to $10 for a pour-over.

MAGIC COULD CHALLENGE HEAT FOR FOX

Bovada listed the Magic (+400) as the favorites to acquire Sacramento Kings guard De'Aaron Fox via trade, closely followed by the Heat (+450). The Houston Rockets, Denver Nuggets, and Los Angeles Clippers rounded out the top five in betting odds.

It's not out of the realm of possibilities for the one-time All-Star to request. Although he's been with the organization since 2017, reporter Matt Moore claims executives are ready 'to pounce.'

“Last month, De’Aaron Fox turned down a $165 million extension," Moore wrote. "The assumption was that this was about next summer's financial opportunity for Fox and nothing to worry about. Other executives aren’t so sure, and they’re ready to pounce."

Considering the Magic's abundance of youth, the Heat will need to cut ties with rising star Tyler Herro to land the former No. 5 pick.

QUOTABLE

Heat forward Jimmy Butler on why the new starting rotation is playing so well: "We're making all the right plays, getting the ball to everybody where they're in a position to score at a high clip, and we're guarding. ... The game seems to get a lot easier, so kudos to everybody for drawing help and kicking it to the open guy."

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Jake Elman works as a contributing writer to Miami Heat on SI. He can be reached at jakeelman97@gmail.com or follow him on X @JakeElman97.