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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Cavaliers | 27 | 30 | 34 | 30 | 121 |
 Heat | 29 | 25 | 38 | 41 | 133 |
CLETeam statsMIA| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLE | 42-8648.8% | 18-4738.3% | 19-2576.0% | 36 | 28 | 9 |
| MIA | 46-8852.3% | 12-3435.3% | 29-3778.4% | 46 | 37 | 9 |
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Miami Heat133| 39 | 22 | 7-14 | 3-7 | 5-6 | 0 | +22 | +11.6 | |||||||
| 38 | 37 | 13-19 | 2-3 | 0 | 9-10 | 0 | 0 | +23 | +16.8 | |||||
| 31 | 37 | 15-20 | 1-2 | 0 | 6-11 | 0 | +2 | +11.0 | ||||||
| 20 | 4 | 1-6 | 0-2 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | −2 | −2.2 | ||||||
| 19 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | −5.0 | |||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 33 | 20, Career high (his best before, 13) | 6-12 | 4-9, Career high (his best before, 3) | 4-4 | 0 | 0 | +7 | +1.6 | ||||||
| 32 | 8 | 2-5 | 1-3 | 0 | 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +11 | −1.6 | ||||
| 15 | 5 | 2-6 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | −3.7 | ||||||
| 7 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +11 | −1.5 | |||
| 6 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −11 | −3.9 | |||
| Team | 133 | 46-8852.3% | 12-3435.3% | 46 | 37 | 9 | 20 | 29-3778.4% | 13 | 1 | 2 | |||
Bench 33 points on 10 for 26 shooting
Did not play: Keshad Johnson, Klay Thompson, Nikola Jović, Tre Donaldson and Nick Richards (coach’s decision).
Cleveland Cavaliers121| 35 | 20 | 5-13 | 2-8 | 8-8 | 0 | −7 | +5.7 | |||||||
| 33 | 25 | 9-21 | 5-12 | 2-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −20 | −2.2 | |||||
| 32 | 9 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 3-4 | −8 | +0.7 | ||||||||
| 30 | 4 | 2-10 | 0-5 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −6 | −12.4 | ||||||
| 30 | 16 | 6-11 | 4-7 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −13 | +0.8 | |||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 27 | 22, Ties his career high | 7-9 | 5-7, Ties his career high | 0 | 3-4 | 0 | 0 | +9.4 | ||||||
| 18 | 12 | 5-8 | 2-5 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1.9 | ||||
| 16 | 9 | 3-8 | 0-3 | 0 | 3-5 | 0 | 0 | −4 | −2.1 | |||||
| 9 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | −1 | +0.2 | ||||||
| 9 | 4 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | +0.2 | |||||
| Team | 121 | 42-8648.8% | 18-4738.3% | 36 | 28 | 9 | 29 | 19-2576.0% | 7 | 8 | 3 | |||
Bench 47 points on 17 for 27 shooting
Did not play: Riley Minix and Norchad Omier (coach’s decision).
Heat133Cavaliers121ClickTap a team’s number to see the plays behind it.
PS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes. The game’s highs are in blue, hot shooting in gold, cold in gray. ClickTap a column’s heading to sort by it.
Bam Adebayo had 37 points (8 during an 11-0 run in the fourth quarter) and 14 rebounds, and the Miami Heat beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 133-121.
Andrew Wiggins’ 3-pointer put the Heat ahead for good with 34 seconds left in the third quarter.
The Cavaliers got within 94-93 on Meleek Thomas’ 13-foot floater with 11:12 to play, but Adebayo answered with a 12-foot jumper, and the Cavaliers got no closer.
Giannis Antetokounmpo had 37 points (22 in the paint) and 9 rebounds on 15 for 20 shooting. Davion Mitchell added 22 points and 17 assists, and Ryan Conwell scored a career-high 20 points off the bench. Adebayo scored 18 of his 37 points in the fourth quarter. The Heat had 2 30-point scorers. Adebayo and Davion Mitchell set each other up for 8 baskets and 18 points, 3 of them in the fourth quarter. Antetokounmpo made all 4 of his dunks. He has 1,703 dunks since 2016-17, the most in the NBA, and made 93.8% of them (the league: 89.4%).
For the Cavaliers, Donovan Mitchell had 25 points and 7 assists, and Tyrese Proctor added 22 points on 7 for 9 shooting off the bench. James Harden had 20 points, 8 assists and 3 steals. The Cavaliers had 3 20-point scorers.
The Heat grabbed 13 offensive rebounds to the Cavaliers’ 7. The Cavaliers forced 9 turnovers, about 4 fewer than usual for this many possessions. The Heat’s starters outscored the Cavaliers 35-23 in 12 minutes together.
Miami HeatCleveland CavaliersPS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes. Wins: how much his shots, free throws, turnovers and passes moved his team’s chance to win (1.00 is a whole win).
104 points from the field on 88 shots: 9.3 more than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 19-28 | 67.9% | 66% |
| In the paint | 9-15 | 60.0% | 44% |
| Mid-range | 6-11 | 54.5% | 40% |
| Corner 3 | 3-10 | 30.0% | 36% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 9-24 | 37.5% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jarrett Allen | 6 | 8 | 3-4 | +6 |
| James Harden | 5 | 0 | 0-1 | −2 |
| Peyton Watson | 4 | 2 | 0-1 | +1 |
| Donovan Mitchell | 4 | 4 | 1-1 | +3 |
| Everyone else | 2 | 0 | 0-0 | −1 |
The tracking credits him with 14 points on 20 possessions. He usually scores about 8 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jarrett Allen | 12 | 6 | 2-2 | +3 |
| James Harden | 6 | 5 | 2-2 | +3 |
| Peyton Watson | 5 | 0 | 0-0 | −1 |
| Everyone else | 8 | 7 | 2-4 | +5 |
The tracking credits him with 18 points on 31 possessions. He usually scores about 8 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peyton Watson | 10 | 2 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Jaylon Tyson | 5 | 5 | 2-2 | +4 |
| Donovan Mitchell | 5 | 2 | 0-0 | +1 |
| Tyrese Proctor | 3 | 1 | 0-1 | 0 |
| Everyone else | 6 | 3 | 1-1 | +1 |
The tracking credits him with 13 points on 29 possessions. He usually scores about 7 on that many.
What the players each one guarded scored, against what they usually score on as many possessions.
Possessions, and parts of possessions when defenders switched, from the NBA’s matchup tracking. The line under a defender’s name: his share of the scorer’s possessions. Usual: what the scorer averaged a possession against every defender in the regular season, eased toward the league’s rate when he has few possessions.
Score margin over time — positive = MIA leads, negative = CLE leads
MIA Largest Lead
13
Q4 6:46
CLE Largest Lead
6
Q2 3:56
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
MIA 11-0 run
Q1 0:34 – Q2 10:52
-3 → +8
CLE 12-0 run
Q2 8:09 – Q2 5:11
+7 → -5
MIA 11-0 run
Q4 10:53 – Q4 8:05
+1 → +12
