Miami @ Cleveland picks

In comparison to last season's 42.4% mark, Kevin Love's field goal proficiency has declined this season to 32.3%. Kevin Love has averaged a lowly 11.0 minutes per game this season, quite a bit less than his 15.9 minutes per game last season. The matchup vs. the Cavaliers is a hard one for field goals; the opposing team's starting PFs have posted the 4th-lowest field goal rate in the league this year (44.1%). The most sluggish pace-of-play team in the NBA over the last 15 games has been the Heat. Offensive rebounds save possession and generate more chances for scoring and assists, but the Miami Heat rank 5thworst in in the league with just 9.6 offensive boards per game this year.

Kevin Love has averaged a measly 3.4 defensive boards per game this season, a sizeable decrease from his 4.8 defensive boards per game last season. Kevin Love has averaged a lowly 11.0 minutes per game this season, quite a bit less than his 15.9 minutes per game last season. The most sluggish pace-of-play team in the NBA over the last 15 games has been the Heat. Offensive rebounds save possession and generate more chances for scoring and assists, but the Miami Heat rank 5thworst in in the league with just 9.6 offensive boards per game this year. Kevin Love should suffer a reduction in production for all stats as a result of playing on the visting team in this game.

Kyle Anderson has put up 2.0 offensive rebounds per game over the last 5 games while on the road, 1.1 higher than he's put up over the course of the season on the road. The Heat will likely see a spike in plays in this game from squaring off against the 5th-speediest pace-of-play home offense in the league this year (the Cavaliers).

Kyle Anderson has sunk 66.7% of his three-pointers over the last 5 games, 29.2% more than he's made over the course of the year. In terms of 3-pointers, the Heat's excellent 13.9 made threes per game measures as the 10th-best in the league this year. The Heat will likely see a spike in plays in this game from squaring off against the 5th-speediest pace-of-play home offense in the league this year (the Cavaliers). Over the last 5 games when they are the visiting squad, the opposition's starting PFs have attempted 5.8 free throws per game (3rd-most in the NBA) against the Cleveland Cavaliers, easily managing to get to the free-throw line.

The most sluggish pace-of-play team in the NBA over the last 15 games has been the Heat. Offensive rebounds save possession and generate more chances for scoring and assists, but the Miami Heat rank 5thworst in in the league with just 9.6 offensive boards per game this year. Tyler Herro should suffer a reduction in productivity across the board as a result of playing away from home in this contest.