Miami Heat vs. Cleveland Cavaliers, 8 p.m. (TNT) PREGAME REPORT

Pregame at the AmericanAirlines Arena:

In the visitors' locker room, Cleveland guard and former Miami free agent target Mo Williams said he does not regret being traded to the Cavaliers in 2007 after resigning with the Milwaukee Bucks.

The Heat pursued the point guard after his contract with the Milwaukee Bucks expired. He averaged 17.8 points during the Cavs' run to the Eastern Conference finals.

"You think about other places, like Miami, places you could have gone to. But I know I made the right call," Williams said. He added that things "got pretty serious'' with the Heat.

Williams scored a season-high 28 points Wednesday against the Orlando Magic.

Heat coach Erik Spoelstra on guarding LeBron James:

"[Udonis Haslem will] see some time on him tonight. Udonis has proved over the years that he's one of the most versatile, toughest defenders in the league ... The reality is you're going to have to put several guys on James. He has a way of putting people in foul trouble."

Spoelstra added that Quentin Richardson will get the first crack at James, and that Dwyane Wade, Dorrell Wright and even Daequan Cook will defend him.

Cavs coach Mike Brown on guard Delonte West, who went "Desperado" before training camp, driving a motorcycle through Maryland with a guitar case filled with firearms:

"My comfort level (playing West) isn't affected. In my mind I have a way I'm going to go if he is active and if he doesn't go I have a slightly different way so I'm good either way."

West is inactive for tonight's game.

Starting lineups:

Miami- Quentin Richardson, Michael Beasley, Jermaine O'Neal, Dwyane Wade, Mario Chalmers.

Cleveland- LeBron James, JJ Hickson, Shaquille O'Neal, Anthony Parker, Mo Williams.

Inactives: Miami: Yakhouba Diawara, Shavlik Randolph, Chris Quinn; Cleveland: Delonte West, Jawad Williams, Leon Powe.

Comments

[ZOCOOL]

I think we targeted Mo Will in 2007 instead of 2008.

[ZOCOOL]

One more thing, Mo Will didn't sign with the Cavs. He signed with the Bucks and got traded to the Cavs after one year

[UD's biggest fan]

Don't mind this Wallace guy he never bothers to check the facts.