Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Miami Heat: 5 reasons LeBron James will get revenge tonight
By Daniel Tran
5. No offense, but Miami’s offense will stink
As we touched on before, the Cavalier’s defense has improved as the season has progressed, but even if Cleveland were still playing at the same level they did in the beginning of season, there are doubts that this Miami team (potentially without Wade) will be able to do anything against them.
If Wade and his 21.4 points and 5.4 assists are out of tonight’s game, the Heat will have no dependable playmaker to get them easy shots. Even if Wade was in the lineup, the team’s production on offense has been disappointing to say the least.
Since January 8, the Heat have only managed to score 89.9 points per game and are shooting a 24th best 31.6 percent from three-point range. Keep in mind that Wade was playing in half of those games and they still put up a point total that is the lowest in the league in that span of time.
Fortunately, their defense has stepped in and kept them close in games, allowing only 92.1 points over the past month, but with so many weapons to take into account, it is impossible to ask the defense to sustain their stinginess against a Cleveland team with an offensive rating of 117.4 points per 100 possessions. The Heat offense would be forced to step up their production, but without a healthy Wade to put them on his probably fragile back, the Heat will succumb to LeBron James and the Cavaliers’ quest for revenge.
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