Tuesday, March 27th vs. Cleveland
In what will be Miami’s final national television appearance of the regular season, the defending Eastern Conference champions will be coming to town.
The Heat went 3-1 against the Cavaliers last season, and have not lost a season series to them since James returned in 2014.
On top of that, Cleveland has not won a game at AmericanAirlines Arena in that timeframe as well, so that may be a footnote on their personal agenda.
Heading in to the playoffs, this will be the perfect chance to gauge what state the Heat are in, both mentally and physically.
It’s difficult to predict whether or not the Cavaliers will be resting their starters, but even if that’s the case, Miami needs to be all in.
Any chance you have to gain any sort of advantage whatsoever has to be seized, especially against a juggernaut like the Cavaliers.
Whether Dragic will have to match up with Kyrie Irving or not will not matter, they have no. 23, and in certain situations, that’s all you need to win a regular season game, particularly on the road, where James usually tends to play well.
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Both of these rosters could be vastly different by the time this matchup comes around, but even if that were to come to fruition, these teams will more than likely be in the same positions they’re in now.
Let’s just face it: it’s fun to beat LeBron James in his former kingdom, and the Heat hope to continue that streak with another victory this year.