The Heat may not have much of a chance in this series, but the franchise may have found something in Davion Mitchell.
The fourth-year point guard is playing the best basketball of his career since joining Miami in February as part of the Jimmy Butler deal.
Mitchell was one of the few bright spots for the Heat in their Game 1 loss to the Cavaliers, and it appears head coach Erik Spoelstra is comfortable giving him some extra run in this series.
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In 34 minutes Sunday, Mitchell dropped 18 points on 8-of-12 shooting and 2-of-3 from 3, while dishing out nine assists off the bench.
At 6-foot-2, Mitchell has a decent matchup in this series, drawing so-so defenders like Darius Garland, Ty Jerome and Donovan Mitchell.
Oddsmakers aren’t expecting much from Mitchell, with Caesars pegging his points total at just 10.5.
He’s consistently surpassed this number over the past month-plus, going Over 10.5 points in 15 of 17 games, including Game 1 and Miami’s two play-in games, since Mar. 17.
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