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Cleveland Cavaliers at Miami Heat

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21-4, 8-3 Away
Final
113 - 122

12-10, 7-4 Home

Herro scores 34, Robinson adds 23 and Heat beat Cleveland 122-113, only 4th loss for Cavs

Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Miami Heat: Game Highlights

Jimmy Butler scored 18 and Bam Adebayo had 16 points, 13 rebounds and six assists for Miami. Terry Rozier added 14 for the Heat.

Darius Garland scored 23 for Cleveland, which fell to 21-4 — still matching the best 25-game start in team history. Georges Niang scored 15 for the Cavs, Evan Mobley in the first half to a sprained ankle.

Donovan Mitchell was held to 12 points on 5-of-16 shooting for Cleveland.

Both teams shot exactly 41 for 86 — 47.7% — in the game.

Takeaways Cavaliers: Cleveland is now 5-3 against the Southeast Division — and 16-1 against the rest of the NBA. The Cavs are 6-4 after their 15-0 start.

Heat: Miami has scored at least 121 points in each of its last three games, tying the longest such streak in franchise history — it was done twice previously. The Heat have won three consecutive games overall and four in a row at home, both season bests.

Key moment A huge possession for Miami during the closing push: Dru Smith — a 6-foot-2 reserve guard — got two offensive rebounds on the same trip, then got the ball back and made a 3-pointer from the left corner to give the Heat a 112-99 lead with 4:22 left.

Key stat Herro's two highest-scoring third quarters of his career were in a five-day span: 21 points against the Lakers on Wednesday and 19 points on Sunday.

Up next The teams not in the NBA Cup knockout round get a few days off now. Cleveland hosts Washington on Friday and Miami hosts Toronto on Thursday.

Regular Season Series

MIA leads series 1-0

Matchup Prediction

Heat: 39.9%
Cavaliers: 60.1%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 113 - 122
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 113 - 122
4th 6.0 Sam Merrill makes 25-foot three point jumper (Ty Jerome assists) 113 - 122
4th 12.0 Jaime Jaquez Jr. enters the game for 110 - 122
4th 16.0 Jaime Jaquez Jr. enters the game for Jimmy Butler 110 - 122

Statistics

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41-86 FG 41-86
47.7 Field Goal % 47.7
14-33 3PT 16-37
42.4 Three Point % 43.2
17-18 FT 24-26
94.4 Free Throw % 92.3
36 Rebounds 47
5 Offensive Rebounds 10
31 Defensive Rebounds 37
25 Assists 27
5 Steals 4
1 Blocks 4
9 Turnovers 11
0 Team Turnovers 1
9 Total Turnovers 12
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
15 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 13
12 Fast Break Points 10
50 Points in Paint 50
18 Fouls 15
6 Largest Lead 15

Game Information

Kaseya Center

Location: Miami, FL
Attendance: 19,600 · Capacity:

2024-25 Central Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Cleveland 56 11 .836 - L1
Milwaukee 38 29 .567 18 L1
Indiana 37 29 .561 18.5 L1
Detroit 37 31 .544 19.5 L2
Chicago 28 39 .418 28 L1

2024-25 Southeast Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Atlanta 32 36 .471 - L2
Orlando 32 37 .464 0.5 W1
Miami 29 38 .433 2.5 L7
Charlotte 17 50 .254 14.5 L1
Washington 15 51 .227 16 W2
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