MIAMI, Fla. – Following a five-game (3-2) West Coast road trip, the Miami Heat return to South Florida for a five-game homestand at the Kaseya Center, which starts on Friday against the Cleveland Cavaliers.

Both sides were viewed as championship contenders in the Eastern Conference, but are off to slow starts. The Heat have won five of the last seven games since going 0-4; meanwhile, the Cavaliers have won three of the last eight since going 4-1.

Television Channel: WPLG Local 10 or DAZN

Tipoff Time: 8:00 p.m. E.T.

- Cleveland Cavaliers:

Khalifa Diop (Out; G League Assignment)

Sam Merrill (Out; Right Elbow Injury Management)

Evan Mobley (Out: Left Great Toe Sprain)

Nae'Qwan Tomlin (Out; Low Back Stress Reaction)

Ernest Udeh Jr. (Out; G League)

- Miami Heat:

Giannis Antetokounmpo (Probable; Right Wrist Sprain)

Klay Thompson (Questionable; Left Ankle Soreness)

Pelle Larsson (Questionable; Illness)

Vladislav Goldin (Out; G League)

- Cleveland Cavaliers:

PG: James Harden

SG: Donovan Mitchell

SF: Peyton Watson

PF: Mario Hezonja

C: Jarrett Allen

- Miami Heat:

PG: Davion Mitchell

SG: Klay Thompson*

SF: Pelle Larsson*

PF: Giannis Antetokounmpo*

C: Bam Adebayo

*Listed on the injury report

N/A

- Updated when data is available

Six-time All-Star Donovan Mitchell leads the Cavaliers by averaging 22.8 points on 48.5 percent shooting, five rebounds, 5.5 assists, and 1.3 steals in 33.1 minutes through 12 games (all starts). He's a well-known scorer who can be effective and efficient at all three levels. Mitchell ignited for 37 points against the New York Knicks on Nov. 7.

Meanwhile, backcourt mate James Harden is off to a slow start this season. The 37-year-old and 11-time All-Star is averaging 16.7 points on 39 percent shooting, 4.6 rebounds, and 5.6 assists in 32.7 minutes through 12 games. Harden is coming off a season-high 32-point performance on 64.3 percent shooting against the Knicks at Madison Square Garden on Wednesday.

Nobody on the Cavaliers is averaging over 20 points except for Mitchell. 

Without Mobley available, Giannis Antetokounmpo will look to dominate again. He has two triple-doubles and currently on a five-game double-double streak.

The Heat will need to be active on the glass, as the Cavaliers average the seventh-most rebounds in the league (45.7). It will look different without Mobley, but it will be a big task for Antetokounmpo and three-time All-Star Bam Adebayo.

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