Davion Mitchell closes in on 800 career rebounds
Cleveland Cavaliers meet Miami Heat at Rocket Arena, Monday 10:00am (NBA). Miami Heat have won 54 of the 93 meetings with Cleveland Cavaliers since 2001.
The big picture
Cleveland Cavaliers come in 17th on the ladder; Miami Heat are 18th. Only a couple of spots separate them, so there is plenty riding on it.
Cleveland Cavaliers are 5–4 in NBA 2026-27, averaging 119.2 points for and 114.7 against.
Miami Heat are 3–6 in NBA 2026-27, averaging 116 points for and 122.6 against.
Form
Cleveland Cavaliers have won two of their last five and most recently beat Philadelphia 76ers 119–95.
Miami Heat have won three of their last five and most recently lost to Golden State Warriors 100–120.
Head to head
These sides have met 93 times on our records since 2001: Cleveland Cavaliers 39, Miami Heat 54.
Last time out (2025-26), Cleveland Cavaliers won 149–128 at Rocket Arena.
Biggest margin between these two: Cleveland Cavaliers by 55 points in 2024-25 (138–83).
Players to watch
For Cleveland Cavaliers, watch Donovan Mitchell (20 points a game, 54 rebounds in 2026-27) and Evan Mobley (17.3 points a game, 85 rebounds in 2026-27).
For Miami Heat, watch Giannis Antetokounmpo (24.4 points a game, 137 rebounds in 2026-27) and Bam Adebayo (16.9 points a game, 86 rebounds in 2026-27).
Milestone watch
Davion Mitchell is 1 rebounds short of 800 for their career.
At Rocket Arena
Cleveland Cavaliers have won 15 of their last 20 at Rocket Arena.
What the numbers say
On the numbers this is too close to split.
Written automatically from Lineball's own match and player database. Not betting advice.
