Miami Heat: 5 Bold Predictions vs. Cleveland Cavaliers
The Miami Heat and Cleveland Cavaliers will renew their rivalry Saturday night; check out our five bold predictions for the game.
The Miami Heat had a rough go at it in their last game, falling to the Charlotte Hornets 109-106. The Heat not only lost the game, but lost ground in the Eastern Conference standings and are now tied with the Hornets for fourth place. The Heat have a great chance to bounce back and regain sole control of fourth place tonight when they face off with the Cleveland Cavaliers.
While the Heat are coming into the game on a bit of a cold streak, alternating wins and losses in their last five games following a five-game winning streak, the Cavaliers are coming in on a hot streak.
The Cavaliers have won five of their last six games, with the only loss coming on the second night of a back-to-back on the road against the Utah Jazz. Tonight’s game against the Heat will be on the second night of a back-to-back as well, so it will be interesting to see how the Cavs come out.
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But, regardless of the schedule and circumstances, both teams should come ready to play. Whenever these two teams face off, given the history between them, it is must see television. With LeBron James returning to Miami, the Heat will have a little extra motivation, while James will also bring a little more energy to make sure everyone in South Beach remembers him.
For the Cavaliers, this will be the third game in four nights, something the Heat must take advantage of as they have the edge coming into the game tonight. Will they be able to capitalize on the opportunity that the schedule presented them?
We will have to tune in and find out. Before watching the game though, here are five bold predictions that will occur during the game between the Heat and Cavaliers Saturday night.
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