{"id":43208,"date":"2025-04-23T14:45:27","date_gmt":"2025-04-23T13:45:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/?p=43208"},"modified":"2025-04-23T14:45:33","modified_gmt":"2025-04-23T13:45:33","slug":"cleveland-cavaliers-vs-miami-heat-game-2-injury-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/cleveland-cavaliers-vs-miami-heat-game-2-injury-report\/","title":{"rendered":"NBA Playoffs 2025 Cleveland Cavaliers vs Miami Heat Game 2 Injury Report \u2013 Players\u2019 Availability for Both Teams Ahead of Crucial First-Round Matchup"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Top seed in the Eastern Conference, the Cleveland Cavaliers will take on the Miami Heat in Game 2 of the first-round playoff series on Wednesday night. The Cavs would aim for a 2-0 lead in the playoff series to put pressure on the Heat ahead of a two-game road trip. The Cavaliers&rsquo; fourth quarter surge helped them to<a href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/cleveland-cavaliers-vs-miami-heat-game-1-recap-donovan-mitchell-breaks-record-in-big-nba-playoffs-2025-win\/\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'> beat Miami 121-100 in Game 1<\/a>. <\/p><p>Miami Heat&rsquo;s story has been inspiring in the playoffs, but they have to deliver their version of the 2023 edition in the playoffs. In 2023, the Heat qualified for the <a href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/nba\/\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>NBA <\/a>Finals after participating in the Play-In tournament. With two straight wins in Play-in this year, the Heat advanced to the playoffs but failed to counter Cavaliers. <\/p><p><strong>Also Read: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/cleveland-cavaliers-vs-miami-heat-game-1-recap-donovan-mitchell-breaks-record-in-big-nba-playoffs-2025-win\/\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>Cleveland Cavaliers vs Miami Heat Game 1 Recap &ndash; Donovan Mitchell Breaks Record in Big NBA Playoffs 2025 Win<\/a><\/p><p>On the flip side, the Cavaliers had a dominant performance in Game 1, led by Mitchell, Garland and Jerome. A 2-0 lead could be decisive in the series, and the Cavs can wrap up the series in four to five games. With a 34-7 record at home in the regular season, the Cavaliers would be the toughest side to beat. Miami needs a collective effort to bounce back and tie the series 1-1 before a home game on Friday. <\/p><p>Ahead of the crucial Game 2, let&rsquo;s break down the injury report for both teams and its impact on the matchup. <\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Cleveland Cavaliers vs Miami Heat Injury Report<\/h2><p><strong>Time<\/strong>&ndash; Wednesday, April 23, 2025 | 7:30 p.m. ET<\/p><p><strong>Venue<\/strong>&ndash; Rocket Mortgage Field House, Cleveland, Ohio<\/p><p><strong>Local TV-<\/strong>&nbsp; TNT, Tru TV, Max&nbsp; |&nbsp;<strong>Live Stream<\/strong>-Fubo, NBA League Pass<\/p><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Cleveland Cavaliers Injuries<\/h3><ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>None <\/li>\n<\/ul><p>The Cleveland Cavaliers have a relatively clean report for Wednesday&rsquo;s home matchup. There is no injury concern for the Cavs in Game 2 and they are going to play the repeat the same starting lineup against the Heat. <\/p><p><strong>Also Read: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/nba-championship-odds\/\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>2025 NBA Championship Odds : Who is going to win it all ?<\/a><\/p><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Miami Heat Injuries<\/h3><ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Terry Rozier: Out <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Kevin Love: Out <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Isaiah Stevens: Out <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dru Smith: Out <\/li>\n<\/ul><p>The Miami Heat have listed four players on their injury report for Wednesday&rsquo;s road matchup. Rozier has been ruled out of Game 2 versus the Cavaliers due to an ankle injury. Kevin Love remains out too, citing personal reasons. <\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Terry Rozier is in a walking boot and out for Wednesday night in Cleveland due to the ankle sprain sustained during Monday&rsquo;s voluntary practice<\/p>&mdash; Ira Winderman (@IraHeatBeat) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IraHeatBeat\/status\/1914740671996473803?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>April 22, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure><p>Stevens is ineligible for the NBA Playoffs, as he&rsquo;s on a two-way contract. Dru Smith is already out for the season as he underwent surgery to repair a ruptured left Achilles tendon. <\/p>\n<div class=\"mm-layout mm-layout-type-post mm-layout-slot4\">\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Cleveland Cavaliers have a relatively clean report for Wednesday&#8217;s home matchup.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":43232,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_mux_skip_reasons":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[700,474,5109],"class_list":["post-43208","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nba","tag-cleveland-cavaliers","tag-miami-heat","tag-nba-playoffs"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>NBA Playoffs 2025 Cleveland Cavaliers vs Miami Heat Game 2 Injury Report &ndash; Players&rsquo; Availability for Both Teams Ahead of Crucial First-Round Matchup<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Cavaliers will take on Heat in Game 2 of the first-round playoff series on Wednesday night. 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