What’s the key for the Cleveland Cavaliers in G3 vs. the Miami Heat to take a 3-0 series lead?

What’s the key for the Cleveland Cavaliers in G3 vs. the Miami Heat to take a 3-0 series lead?

Cleveland Cavaliers (64-18, first in the Eastern Conference) vs. Miami Heat (37-45, 10th in the Eastern Conference)

Miami; Saturday, 1 p.m. EDT

Cavaliers -6; over/under is 213.5

EASTERN CONFERENCE FIRST ROUND: Cavaliers lead series 2-0

BOTTOM LINE: The Cleveland Cavaliers visit the Miami Heat in the Eastern Conference first round with a 2-0 lead in the series. The Cavaliers won the last meeting 121-100 on April 20 led by 30 points from Donovan Mitchell, while Bam Adebayo scored 24 points for the .

The Heat have gone 24-28 against Eastern Conference teams. Miami ranks seventh in the league allowing only 110.0 points per game while holding opponents to 46.6% shooting.

The Cavaliers are 41-11 in Eastern Conference play. Cleveland ranks fifth in the Eastern Conference scoring 51.3 points per game in the paint led by Evan Mobley averaging 11.6.

The Heat’s 13.7 made 3-pointers per game this season are just 0.2 more made shots on average than the 13.5 per game the Cavaliers allow. The Cavaliers average 11.9 more points per game (121.9) than the Heat allow their opponents to score (110.0). | https://www.espn.com/nba/preview/_/gameId/401768036

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