There's a plethora of budding rivalries in the NBA, but one that is well established is that which exists between the Miami Heat and the Cleveland Cavaliers. The environment is much more hostile in Cleveland, but Saturday night's game in Miami still has the NBA world talking.
The Heat have already played the Cavs this season, in a 95-84 victory on the road. LeBron James had 28 points, eight rebounds and eight assists with Dwyane Wade's 22 points as support. Michael Beasley added 17 points and nine rebounds off the bench, joining the aforementioned duo as the only players to score in double figures.
Miami will be without Beasley due to a hamstring injury and will need others to step up. He's been averaging 14 points and six rebounds through the month of December, becoming a key cog in the Heat engine.
Cleveland didn't get much from Kyrie Irving in the last matchup with Miami as his 6-of-19 shooting resulted in just 16 points. Dion Waiters picked up the slack with 24 points off the bench, shooting 50 percent from the field and from three-point range.
The Cavaliers shot just 34.9 percent as ...
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