Mike Anguilano

@gabbgoudy Mentally prepared for pain, as usual.

Max Strus, fresh off drilling eight 3-pointers, celebrating with a Miller Lite.

Cavs crush the Heat 149-128. Total domination from start to finish. Max Strus had 29 points and drilled eight threes to lead the way, but the return of Jarrett Allen clearly made a big difference on both sides of the floor.

Evan Mobley with three straight baskets to start the fourth quarter and the Cavs are back up 28. Timeout Erik Spoelstra just 74 seconds into the frame.

Is this good?

Who else? Max Strus with his sixth three of the game, and its a halftime buzzer beater that puts the Cavs up 81-46. A complete 180 from last game.

The Cavs are shooting the lights out (50% from deep), and have forced eight Miami turnovers. They lead the Heat by 33 after another Strus bucket. Timeout Erik Spoelstra.

Max Strus with four, seemingly no-hesitation three-pointers in the first quarter to lead the Cavs to a 40-point first quarter. They lead the heat by 13 heading into the second quarter.

Jarrett Allen seems healthy. And maybe not coincidentally, the Cavs look like a completely different team. They are thumping Miami 15-2 with 9:30 left in the first quarter.

Pregame Beard.

More on the return of Jarrett Allen to the Cavs' starting lineup, and not a moment too soon. fearthesword.com/cavs-injury-re…

Atkinson said he loves the “mini series” of playing teams back to back like the Cavs are with Miami tonight. Very reminiscent of a playoff setting where you can make adjustments.

Jarrett Allen will play tonight, per Kenny Atkinson. He will be on a mid-20s minute restriction.

Kenny Atkinson is not pleased after the win. Said he told the locker room that if they play defense like that, it will be a short playoff stint.

That is a cold blooded floater for Donovan Mitchell. Cavs get a little breathing room with under 14 seconds left and lead 133-128.

The Cavs now change the scoreboard for the fourth quarter to be blacked out like an eclipse, with a pump up video to go with it. pretty cool. But if they also switched jerseys to the 2016 Game 7 black shirts in the process, I would be moved.

James Harden gets Banchero to bite on last-second three and it's a four-point play to end the half. Cavs lead 72-68 in a very back-and-forth affair.

Some Dean Wade at center minutes for the Cavs. A very limited sample size so far on the season, but clearly something Kenny wants to explore as a potential option for the playoffs.

There is only one player to really guard on the Magic, and so far the Cavs have not done that. Paolo Banchero has nine of the team's 19 points. Timeout Kenny Atkinson.

Evan Mobley nabs a defensive rebound, takes the ball up the court, and has a nice spin move on his way to the basket. Early aggressiveness.