Live Thread: Cavs @ Heat

LeBron James, Kyrie Irving will not play tonight vs Heat. They scored or assisted on 117 of the Cavaliers’ 135 points (87 percent) Friday

— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) March 4, 2017

Revenge games for Dion, Derrick Williams, and James Jones tonight, while the Cavs rest Kyrie and the King. We all know the Cavs record when LeBron sits (0-4) this year. And we know the record two of LeBrotherhood sit (lowdigit-highdigit), and when all three sit (0-infinity). I’m betting Lue limits the minutes for Tristan Thompson and his tendinitis too. But this is a new look Cavs bench could give the Heat a run for their money (and drive gamblers crazy).

Here’s the Cavs’ probable starters.

#Cavs lineup vs. Heat: Deron Williams, James Jones, Iman Shumpert, Kyle Korver, Tristan Thompson

— Marla Ridenour (@MRidenourABJ) March 5, 2017

@MiamiHEAT same starters vs Cavs: @Goran_Dragic @dionwaiters3 Rodney McGruder, Luke Babbitt & @youngwhiteside

— MikeInglisHEAT (@MikeInglisHEAT) March 5, 2017

For Miami, Willie Reed is officially off the injury report, but Josh McRoberts is out indefinitely and Justice Winslow is out for the year.

Dion Waiters and the Heat were hot before the break, but are just 6-4 in their last three and Dion dropped a whopping three points against the Magic Wednesday. We’ll see if Cleveland lets anyone go Scrub Fuego tonight.

Let’s hope that coach Lue limits Felder’s run if he’s struggling and that he takes the following advice.

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