Tonight is the final meeting of four games between the Cleveland Cavaliers and Miami Heat. In the three games this season, each team has won at their home. Kyrie Irving, who came down with an illness last night, is playing tonight after missing Thursday morning’s shootaround. Irving’s presence and scoring will be big tonight as Kevin Love, who suffered a reaggravation of his lower back injury after getting elbowed Sunday against the Sixers, will miss tonight’s game per Ethan Skolnick of Bleacher Report and Sam Amico of Fox Sports Ohio.
Kyrie Irving likely to play for Cavs. Kevin Love is out,
— Ethan J. Skolnick (@EthanJSkolnick) April 2, 2015
David Blatt says Kevin Love (back) has made some progress "but he's still not feeling great."
— Ethan J. Skolnick (@EthanJSkolnick) April 2, 2015
Cavs' Kyrie Irving sick, questionable for tonight. Heat's Dwyane Wade also sick, stayed at team hotel for shootaround, per @IraHeatBeat.
— Sam Amico (@SamAmicoFSO) April 2, 2015
For the Heat, Dwyane Wade, who missed the Heat morning shootaround with the stomach flu, and Luol Deng, who missed the last two games with swelling in his knee, will play tonight per Joseph Goodman of the Miami Herald.
Wade and Dragic now warming up side by side. pic.twitter.com/f3slypP1wq
— Ira Winderman (@IraHeatBeat) April 2, 2015
Luol Deng tells me he’s playing tonight against the Cavs. Will be guarding LeBron. 8 pm tip.
— Joseph Goodman (@JoeGoodmanJr) April 2, 2015