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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