Will the Heat be able to challenge the second-best team in the league without Jimmy Butler igniting their offense?

A year after falling in Round 2 of the NBA playoffs, the Cavaliers are back. Here's how our Cavs writers view the first-round series vs. the Heat.

The No. 1-seeded Cleveland Cavaliers will face the No. 8-seeded Miami Heat in the first round of the 2025 NBA playoffs.

Klay Thompson has played in 33 NBA Finals games. Been to the playoffs nine times. Has four championship rings in his collection. He knows how the big stage feels.

The Florida squad is in serious trouble: without their main star and holding a losing record, their postseason hopes are on ...

Steve Kerr, the basketball fan, raves about the play-in tournament and the drama that it creates down the stretch of the NBA's regular season and leading into the official start of the playoffs.

Steve Kerr, the basketball fan, raves about the play-in tournament and the drama that it creates down the stretch of the NBA’s regular season and leading into the official start of the playoffs. Kerr, ...

Steve Kerr, the basketball fan, raves about the play-in tournament and the drama that it creates down the stretch of the ...

The intensity of the playoff race is palpable, with every remaining game a potential game-changer, holding the power to either make or break a team's chances for a shot at the NBA title.

MIAMI – The Miami Heat fell victim to Memphis Grizzlies star ... 2025 Spoelstra would say to ClutchPoint that with the continuous “playoff” atmosphere, the team is getting “stronger ...

the door is open for Miami to have the opportunity to play their way into what has been the NBA’s biggest playoff rivalry this decade. The Celtics and Heat have faced off in four of the last ...

Miami's goal as the season winds down is to have better positioning in the play-in tournament. The Heat aim to grab the No. 7 spot, so a win pushes them into the playoffs. If they stay at No. 9 or ...