De'Andre Hunter and Evan Mobley combined for 30 points for the Cavaliers, who closed the first quarter on a 27-5 scoring run and never looked back. The Heat, which dropped its sixth straight playoff game at home, were paced by Bam Adebayo with 22 points and nine rebounds. Game 4 is back in Miami on Monday.

The NBA Playoffs action on Saturday, April 26 gets started with the Cleveland Cavaliers visiting the Miami Heat at the Kaseya Center in Miami for Game 3 of their series.

All-Star point guard Darius Garland will not play because of a sprained big toe on his left foot — the same injury that plagued him toward the end of the regular season and one he re-aggravated in the final minutes of Wednesday’s 121-112 Game 2 triumph at Rocket Arena while attempting to contest a corner 3-pointer.