2023-24 Season | Game #22 | Cavs @ Heat | Dec. 8, 2023 | 8:00 p.m.

[RonG]

I find that Spoelstra being on their coaching staff for 27, HC since '08 is incredible. Good for him. I had no idea. Huh.

Same I was surprised to read that.

 

[Wham with the Right Hand]

No Mobley, no LeVert. This will be tough because Mobley is pretty much irreplaceable, but so is Adebayo so it's even. It will be up to Wade and Niang to hold the fort. We need Garland and Mitchell to have big games like they did against Orlando.

Looks like the Miami bench will be Jaquez, Richardson, Love, and C Thomas Bryant.

Jaquez was the 18th pick this year. He's a 6'6", 225 pound guard who has been putting up great numbers. In his last 10 games he's averaging 15.4 points in 31 minutes on 52% from the field and 48.5% on 3's.

Richardson is a 30-year-old shooting guard in his 9th season. He's averaging 10.3 points in 28 minutes. Bryant and Love have seen limited action. Love has played in 15 of 21 games and averaged 17.5 minutes and 4.9 points.

Allen and Wade need to be ready to play big minutes and stay out of foul trouble. But on second thought, with Bam out nobody who will step on the court for Miami is over 6'7" except Orlando Robinson and Bryant, and they won't play at the same time. So we can go with Allen and Wade at center and Strus, Niang, and Okoro at forward. Or Allen and Jones at center.

The good thing is we have two days off with no travel so the starters can play longer than usual.

 

[catfish]

Bates would win us this game if they were letting him play.

 

[ice cream man]

No Mobley…so the other guys have to actually play defense tonight

 

[2 For The Brew]

Congratulations to the dozens of Heat fans in the stands.

8pm and the place is over half empty.

Pathetic.

 

[gaitano]

Cavs gonna need "the Donovan of Old".
-Brad

 

[shoes22]

Congratulations to the dozens of Heat fans in the stands.

8pm and the place is over half empty.

Pathetic.

That's nothing new for Miami.

 

[2 For The Brew]

Mean Dean starts!

 

[2 For The Brew]

Wade is covering Butler.

 

[kevincleveland]

still acting a fool on defensive 3 seconds. Dont ever change JA

 

[red.]

Good steal DG.

Knock these FTs down

 

[Pierre Pan]

Love our backcourt being aggressive early; and love Lowry missing that first 3

 

[buzzdog]

Mean Dean starts!

Guaranteed win right there!

 

[eChameleon]

Whole lotta bright neon shoes out there tonight.

 

[Pierre Pan]

Excellent D by Wade