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NBA Playoffs 2025 Heat vs. Cavaliers Game 4 Injury Report – How Does Injury Report Look Like For Cavs and Heat Ahead of Game 4?

Let’s break down the Heat vs Cavaliers Injury Report with updates on key players.

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The top seed in the Eastern Conference, the Cleveland Cavaliers, will take on the Miami Heat in Game 4 of the first round of the playoff series on Monday night. The Cavs would look to extend their winning run and reach the conference semifinals. The Heat enter the fixture with a 37-pooint blowout loss on their first playoff game on home-court.

Miami advanced to the NBA playoffs by winning two consecutive Play-in games, but they couldn’t replicate what they did in 2023. The Cavs have played like a top seed, and they are just one win away from setting a second clean sweep of the 2024-25 NBA playoffs. Recently, Thunder made a 4-0 sweep in the first round of the Western Conference.

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In all three games, the Heat looked out of the contest, and the previous game was a disaster in performance. The Cavs outscored Miami 60-30 in the paint, 46-29 in rebounds, and 52-18 on the bench. If Cleveland wins one more game on Monday, it will be their 8th playoff series win without losing a single game in last 10 years.

Let’s break down the Heat vs Cavaliers Injury Report with updates on key players.

Heat vs Cavaliers Injury Report

Time: Monday, April 28 at 8:00 PM ET
Venue: Kaseya Center in Miami, Florida
TV: TNT | Live Streaming: NBA League Pass

Miami Heat Injury Report

Kevin Love: Out
Isaiah Stevens: Out
Dru Smith: Out
Terry Rozier: Out

The Miami Heat have listed four players on the injury report for crucial Game 4. Kevin Love will be out again due to personal reasons. Dru Smith has been sidelined for the entire season with a ruptured left Achilles tendon.

Terry Rozier’s status has been downgraded after being doubtful in the previous game. He will be out for this contest due to an ankle sprain. Isaiah Stevens remains ineligible for the NBA Playoffs due to a two-way contract.

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Cleveland Cavaliers Injury Report

Darius Garland

Cavs guard Darius Garland went through a no-contact workout at Cavs practice today, but was not able to go at full speed.

Coach Kenny Atkinson left his status at “We’ll see.” But he said that the series lead being at 3-0 won’t factor into Garland playing and that it’s a…
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The Cavaliers will have a relatively clean injury report for Monday’s matchup. Darius Garland is the only player listed on the injury report. The 25-year-old guard will be questionable for Game 4 due to a toe injury. He is likely to miss second straight game as the Cavs will not risk their key point guard for the conference semifinals.

Coach Kenny Atkinson said, “Listen, I’d love for him to play, obviously. I’m a conservative doctor. I’m going to prescribe the conservative thing. If they give me two choices, that would be my recommendation. Be more conservative.”

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