Miami Heat vs Cleveland Cavaliers

The Cleveland Cavaliers will next host the Miami Heat in an attempt to win 12 straight NBA games. They had the best record in the NBA and the East going into this game, while the Heat are in ninth place and more than 20 games behind.

With 11 straight victories, the Cavaliers have the third-longest winning streak of the season. They will aim to beat their 15-game winning streak from the previous season.

With 12 straight victories, Kenny Atkinson's team has the second-longest winning streak this season and a league-best 51-10 record.

Last time out, the Cavaliers, who are playing the second night of a back-to-back, thrashed the Bulls 139-117 in Chicago.

The Miami Heat have suffered consecutive road losses. They defeated the Washington Wizards 106-90 at Kaseya Center in their most recent matchup. Duncan Robinson scored 17 points, Pelle Larsson scored 16, and Bam Adebayo scored 19.

The Cleveland Cavaliers have won eleven straight games. The most recent of these was at United Center, when the Chicago Bulls lost 139-117. Darius Garland scored 19 points, Donovan Mitchell scored 28, and Jarrett Allen scored 25 points and pulled down 17 rebounds.

In their most recent game against the Heat, the Cavaliers prevailed. The score was 126-106 at Kaseya Center. In the last ten meetings between these two teams, the Heat have won six of them.

In December, the Miami Heat defeated the Cavaliers 112-113 at home in their season opener. Considering their improved condition, they are planning another upset.

In their last four games, Erik Spoelstra's team has won three of them. In their last game, they won 106-90 at home against the lowly Wizards.

After winning their 29th game, they are now only two games below.500, although they still have a losing record.

Five players are out for this game because to the Heat's injury issue. While Davion Mitchell is doubtful, Jaime Jaquez, Nikola Jovic, Andrew Wiggins, Kel'el Ware, and Dru Smith are all out.

The Miami Heat rebounded from their narrow loss to New York with a convincing double-digit victory over the Washington Wizards on Monday. The Wizards struggled offensively, shooting just 36 percent from the field and 28.6 percent from three-point range (10-of-35). In contrast, the Heat shot an efficient 47.6 percent from the field and dominated inside with 46 points in the paint. Miami built a lead as large as 26 points and never trailed by more than three throughout the game.

Point guard Tyler Herro continues to lead the Heat in scoring, averaging 23.9 points per game, along with 5.4 rebounds and 5.7 assists. Other key players to watch in Miami’s upcoming matchup against the Cleveland Cavaliers include center Bam Adebayo (17.2 points and 9.9 rebounds per game), shooting guard Terry Rozier (11.8 points and 3.9 rebounds per game), and forward Duncan Robinson (11.0 points per game).

According to Dunks and Threes, the Heat rank 17th in the NBA in adjusted NET rating, 19th in offensive rating, and 12th in defensive rating. Offensively, Miami averages 110.3 points per game (25th in the league) on 45.8 percent shooting (20th), including 36.1 percent from three-point range (13th). Defensively, they hold opponents to 110.5 points per game (7th) on 46.3 percent shooting (13th), including 35.8 percent from beyond the arc (14th).

On the injury front, the Heat will be without power forward Nikola Jović (hand), small forward Andrew Wiggins (ankle), and small forward Jaime Jaquez (ankle) for Wednesday’s game in Cleveland. Point guard Davion Mitchell (quad) is listed as questionable.