The Cleveland Cavaliers had multiple players step up in their Game 3 win against the Miami Heat. They needed the boost, too, as Darius Garland was sidelined with a toe injury and Donovan Mitchell struggled shooting from the floor despite Cleveland's victory.

Game 3 was going to be a stiff challenge already, with the Cavs’ best-of-seven playoff series shifting to South Beach — a place where Cleveland hasn’t won much the last decade. It just got more difficult.

MIAMI (AP) — All-Star guard Darius Garland was ruled out by the Cleveland Cavaliers for Game 3 of their Eastern Conference first-round series Saturday against the Miami Heat because of a sprained left big toe.