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Cleveland Cavaliers vs Miami Heat

NBA
Cavaliers
42-26
104-100
Final
Heat
35-32
Kaseya Center
TV: League Pass

Lead tracker

CLE leadsBiggest lead CLE 12, MIA 6
Q1Q2Q3Q4
MIA leads
Team1234T
CLE26313017104
MIA30232918100

Who won: Cavaliers 104-100

The Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Miami Heat 104-100 on Wednesday, March 8, 2023 at Kaseya Center. The Cavaliers lead the series 2-1. The Cavaliers outscored the Heat 31-23 in the 2nd quarter. Darius Garland led the Cavaliers in points (25). Jimmy Butler III led the Heat in points (28).

Recap · Mar 9
Garland scores 25 points, Cavaliers hold off Heat 104-100

Cleveland coach J.B. Bickerstaff called it grit. Miami coach Erik Spoelstra called it disruptiveness.

What it means

  • Season series: CLE leads series 2-1.
  • Cavaliers 14-19 on the road; Heat 21-13 at home.

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Injuries and inactives

Cavaliers1st in Central Division
  • Khalifa Diop C
    Knee, left
    Day-To-Day
  • Nae'Qwan Tomlin F
    Back
    Day-To-Day
Heat2nd in Southeast Division
  • Andrew Wiggins F
    Rest
    Day-To-Day
  • Bam Adebayo C
    Rest
    Day-To-Day
  • Klay Thompson G
    Rest
    Day-To-Day
  • Kylor Kelley C
    Calf, Strain, right
    Day-To-Day
  • Pelle Larsson G
    Illness
    Day-To-Day

Head to head

CLE leads series 2-1
Last meeting: Heat 100, Cavaliers 97 (Jan 31)

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Game info

Venue
Kaseya Center, Miami, FL · Attendance 19,600
Officials
Zach Zarba (Referee), CJ Washington (Referee), Gediminas Petraitis (Referee)

Injuries, starters, headlines and game info from ESPN. Headlines open on ESPN.

Season seriesCLE leads series 2-1

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