Cleveland Cavaliers vs Miami Heat predicted starting lineups and depth charts for Game 3 (April 26)

The Cleveland Cavaliers will play Game 3 of the Eastern Conference first round against the Miami Heat at Kaseya Center on Saturday. On Wednesday, they defeated Miami 121-112 to take a 2-0 lead in the series. The Heat needs to win their first game at home, or else they’ll go 3-0 down, at which point their playoff run will be all but over.

Miami made things interesting in game two and even outperformed the Cavaliers during the second half. Tyler Herro had a stellar game, recording 33 points, six rebounds and five assists. Davion Mitchell was also solid, finishing his night with 18 points and six assists.

Meanwhile, the Cavaliers relied on Donovan Mitchell, who went 7-for-10 from 3-point range, recording 30 points, six rebounds and six assists. Darius Garland was key and put up 21 points and nine assists. If the Heat hopes to catch up to the Cavs, players like Andrew Wiggins and Bam Adebayo will need to be a bigger part of the proceedings.

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Herro alone won't be able to take Miami past Cleveland. It'll be interesting to see how the Heat adjusts for their Game 3.

Cleveland Cavaliers vs Miami Heat Injury Reports for April 26

Miami Heat injury report

The Heat still don’t have a clean bill of health as they have a few players listed on their injury report for Saturday’s game. Kevin Love (personal reasons) and Terru Roszier (ankle) will both miss game three against Cleveland.

Cleveland Cavaliers injury report

The Cleveland Cavaliers are mostly healthy, but could be without Darius Garland, who is listed as questionable with a toe sprain.

Cleveland Cavaliers vs Miami Heat Starting Lineups and Depth Charts for April 26

Miami Heat starting lineup and depth charts

The Heat is expected to start Tyler Herro, Davion Mitchell, Andrew Wiggins, Bam Adebayo and Kel’el Ware.

Point Guard	Shooting Guard	Small Forward	Power Forward	Center
Tyler Herro	Davion Mitchell	Andrew Wiggins	Bam Adebayo	Kel’el Ware
Alec Burks	Duncan Robinson	Haywood Highsmith	Kyle Anderson	Nikola Jovic
	Pelle Larsson	Jaime Jaquez Jr.

Cleveland Cavaliers starting lineup and depth charts

The Cleveland Cavaliers are expected to start Darius Garland, Donovan Mitchell, Max Strus, Evan Mobley and Jarrett Allen.

Point Guard	Shooting Guard	Small Forward	Power Forward	Center
Darius Garland	Donovan Mitchell	Max Strus	Evan Mobley	Jarrett Allen
Ty Jerome	Sam Merrill	De’Andre Hunter	Dean Wade	Tristan Thompson
Craig Porter Jr.	Isaac Okoro	Javonte Green	Chuma Okeke

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Sameer is an esports and gaming journalist at Sportskeeda who covers a diverse range of topics. He is currently pursuing a BSc degree from BITS, but his love for video games pushed him to pursue a gaming journalism career. He relies on diligent research and fact-checking to deliver top-notch content. He has previously worked in the hospitality sector with the Oberoi Group.

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Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories. He strongly prefers multiplayer games, with FPS being his favorite genre, and has devoted 6K+ hours to CS:GO! However, he also dabbles in open-world, story-based games from time to time. Solo RPGs like Horizon Forbidden West hold a soft spot in his heart, and he would readily drop in it given a Jumanji-type scenario.

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