Donovan Mitchell scores 34 points, Cavaliers never trail in 126-106 win over Heat
MIAMI (AP) Donovan Mitchell scored 34 points, Ty Jerome added 20 off the bench and the Cleveland Cavaliers never trailed in a 126-106 win over the Miami Heat on Wednesday night.
It was Mitchell's 14th 30-point game of the season, his fifth in his last seven outings.
Evan Mobley had 22 points and 15 rebounds for Cleveland, which got 13 points from Georges Niang and 12 points and 10 rebounds from Jarrett Allen.
Tyler Herro and Terry Rozier each scored 22 points for Miami. Bam Adebayo had 21 points and Duncan Robinson finished with 13 for the Heat, who were outrebounded 47-35.
Cleveland improved to 29-2 when holding teams to 116 points or less - the Cavs are 9-7 otherwise - and 33-0 when leading after three quarters.
Cavaliers: Darius Garland - averaging 21.7 points per game - was held out to rest, the second game he's missed this season. “We obviously have all the numbers and the data and all that. I’m just thinking of him first,” Cavs coach Kenny Atkinson said.
Heat: Miami was held to 41 points in the first half, tying a season low. The Heat then scored 43 points in the third quarter, with Herro getting eight points in the final 40 seconds to get Miami within 94-84.
Just after Miami got within eight early in the fourth, Cleveland went on a 7-0 run in 44 seconds. Mitchell's 3-pointer with 10:15 left made it 101-86 and the Cavs kept control from there.
It was Cleveland's sixth wire-to-wire win of the season - the first of those that came on the road. Miami never led, the fourth time this season that's happened to the Heat.
Cleveland starts a three-game homestand Thursday night against Atlanta. Miami opens a four-game trip Saturday night at San Antonio.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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12:00 | Jarrett Allen vs. Kel'el Ware (Max Strus gains possession) | |||
11:46 | Max Strus misses three point jump shot | |||
11:42 | Jaylon Tyson offensive rebound | |||
11:40 | Evan Mobley misses two point hook shot | |||
11:39 | Heat defensive rebound | |||
11:15 | Heat turnover (shot clock violation) | |||
11:02 | +2 | Donovan Mitchell makes two point turnaround jump shot | 2-0 | |
10:47 | Duncan Robinson misses three point jump shot | |||
10:45 | Evan Mobley defensive rebound | |||
10:37 | +2 | Evan Mobley makes two point fadeaway jump shot | 4-0 | |
10:26 | +3 | Tyler Herro makes three point stepback jump shot | 4-3 | |
10:10 | +2 | Jarrett Allen makes two point turnaround hook shot (Max Strus assists) | 6-3 | |
9:56 | Jaylon Tyson personal foul (Haywood Highsmith draws the foul) | |||
9:40 | Tyler Herro turnover (lost ball) (Max Strus steals) | |||
9:36 | +2 | Jaylon Tyson makes two point running layup | 8-3 | |
9:36 | Kel'el Ware defensive goaltending violation | |||
9:20 | Tyler Herro misses three point jump shot | |||
9:17 | Kel'el Ware offensive rebound | |||
9:14 | +3 | Bam Adebayo makes three point jump shot (Kel'el Ware assists) | 8-6 | |
8:55 | +2 | Jarrett Allen makes two point cutting layup (Evan Mobley assists) | 10-6 | |
8:49 | Jaylon Tyson personal foul (Duncan Robinson draws the foul) | |||
8:40 | Tyler Herro misses two point driving floating jump shot | |||
8:36 | Evan Mobley defensive rebound | |||
8:27 | Evan Mobley misses two point hook shot | |||
8:25 | Heat defensive rebound | |||
8:12 | Duncan Robinson misses two point pullup jump shot | |||
8:08 | Jarrett Allen defensive rebound | |||
7:56 | +3 | Donovan Mitchell makes three point stepback jump shot | 13-6 | |
7:41 | Bam Adebayo misses two point pullup jump shot | |||
7:39 | Evan Mobley defensive rebound | |||
7:32 | Donovan Mitchell misses three point jump shot | |||
7:29 | Bam Adebayo defensive rebound | |||
7:16 | +3 | Duncan Robinson makes three point jump shot (Tyler Herro assists) | 13-9 | |
6:56 | +2 | Donovan Mitchell makes two point floating jump shot (Jarrett Allen assists) | 15-9 | |
6:41 | Evan Mobley blocks Tyler Herro's two point driving layup | |||
6:40 | Cavaliers defensive rebound | |||
6:40 | Heat 60 second timeout | |||
6:28 | Max Strus misses two point driving finger roll layup | |||
6:27 | Jarrett Allen offensive rebound | |||
6:27 | +2 | Jarrett Allen makes two point tip layup | 17-9 | |
6:03 | +2 | Bam Adebayo makes two point cutting dunk (Kel'el Ware assists) | 17-11 | |
5:49 | +2 | Jaylon Tyson makes two point driving floating jump shot (Ty Jerome assists) | 19-11 | |
5:31 | Kel'el Ware turnover (bad pass) (Max Strus steals) | |||
5:24 | Jaylon Tyson misses three point jump shot | |||
5:21 | Bam Adebayo defensive rebound | |||
5:15 | Bam Adebayo turnover (bad pass) (Jarrett Allen steals) | |||
5:10 | Ty Jerome misses three point running pullup jump shot | |||
5:05 | Duncan Robinson defensive rebound | |||
4:58 | +2 | Tyler Herro makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | 19-13 | |
4:45 | Tyler Herro blocks Max Strus's three point jump shot | |||
4:44 | Heat defensive rebound | |||
4:44 | Max Strus personal foul (Loose ball) (Bam Adebayo draws the foul) | |||
4:25 | Nikola Jovic misses three point fadeaway jump shot | |||
4:22 | Max Strus defensive rebound | |||
4:16 | Max Strus misses three point jump shot | |||
4:12 | Terry Rozier defensive rebound | |||
4:05 | Nikola Jovic misses three point pullup jump shot | |||
4:01 | Bam Adebayo offensive rebound | |||
3:55 | Tyler Herro misses three point pullup jump shot | |||
3:51 | Evan Mobley defensive rebound | |||
3:37 | +3 | Donovan Mitchell makes three point stepback jump shot | 22-13 | |
3:15 | Nikola Jovic misses two point driving floating bank jump shot | |||
3:13 | Evan Mobley defensive rebound | |||
3:03 | Georges Niang misses three point jump shot | |||
2:58 | Nikola Jovic defensive rebound | |||
2:51 | Georges Niang shooting foul (Terry Rozier draws the foul) | |||
2:51 | Cavaliers 60 second timeout | |||
2:51 | +1 | Terry Rozier makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 22-14 | |
2:51 | +1 | Terry Rozier makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 22-15 | |
2:37 | Evan Mobley misses three point jump shot | |||
2:33 | Tyler Herro defensive rebound | |||
2:29 | Tyler Herro misses three point pullup jump shot | |||
2:29 | Donovan Mitchell defensive rebound | |||
2:19 | Donovan Mitchell misses three point running pullup jump shot | |||
2:16 | Craig Porter Jr. offensive rebound | |||
2:13 | +2 | Craig Porter Jr. makes two point putback layup | 24-15 | |
1:55 | Bam Adebayo turnover (lost ball) (Georges Niang steals) | |||
1:43 | +2 | Evan Mobley makes two point layup (Ty Jerome assists) | 26-15 | |
1:43 | Haywood Highsmith shooting foul (Evan Mobley draws the foul) | |||
1:43 | +1 | Evan Mobley makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 27-15 | |
1:26 | +2 | Haywood Highsmith makes two point floating jump shot (Nikola Jovic assists) | 27-17 | |
1:14 | +2 | Evan Mobley makes two point hook shot (Donovan Mitchell assists) | 29-17 | |
1:06 | Kel'el Ware misses three point pullup jump shot | |||
1:03 | Craig Porter Jr. defensive rebound | |||
0:52 | +2 | Donovan Mitchell makes two point driving layup | 31-17 | |
0:43 | +2 | Terry Rozier makes two point driving finger roll layup | 31-19 | |
0:36 | Ty Jerome misses three point pullup jump shot | |||
0:36 | Kel'el Ware defensive rebound | |||
0:25 | +2 | Terry Rozier makes two point driving bank jump shot | 31-21 | |
0:04 | Evan Mobley misses three point jump shot | |||
0:00 | Haywood Highsmith defensive rebound | |||
0:00 | End of period |
Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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11:43 | +3 | Terry Rozier makes three point pullup jump shot (Nikola Jovic assists) | 31-24 | |
11:29 | Donovan Mitchell misses two point driving layup | |||
11:27 | Kel'el Ware defensive rebound | |||
11:15 | Jaime Jaquez Jr. misses three point jump shot | |||
11:11 | Craig Porter Jr. defensive rebound | |||
11:02 | Craig Porter Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Duncan Robinson steals) | |||
10:58 | +2 | Nikola Jovic makes two point running layup (Duncan Robinson assists) | 31-26 | |
10:57 | Cavaliers 60 second timeout | |||
10:41 | +2 | Evan Mobley makes two point alley-oop dunk (Max Strus assists) | 33-26 | |
10:20 | +2 | Nikola Jovic makes two point jump shot (Jaime Jaquez Jr. assists) | 33-28 | |
10:08 | +3 | Max Strus makes three point jump shot (Donovan Mitchell assists) | 36-28 | |
9:48 | Terry Rozier misses three point stepback jump shot | |||
9:45 | Max Strus defensive rebound | |||
9:33 | Max Strus misses three point jump shot | |||
9:29 | Jaime Jaquez Jr. defensive rebound | |||
9:22 | Duncan Robinson misses three point pullup jump shot | |||
9:19 | Evan Mobley defensive rebound | |||
9:13 | Craig Porter Jr. misses three point jump shot | |||
9:09 | Jaime Jaquez Jr. defensive rebound | |||
8:46 | Jaime Jaquez Jr. misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | |||
8:43 | Tristan Thompson defensive rebound | |||
8:35 | Duncan Robinson personal foul (Donovan Mitchell draws the foul) | |||
8:32 | +2 | Craig Porter Jr. makes two point cutting layup (Donovan Mitchell assists) | 38-28 | |
8:32 | Heat 60 second timeout | |||
8:18 | Georges Niang personal foul (Kel'el Ware draws the foul) | |||
8:08 | Terry Rozier misses three point jump shot | |||
8:05 | Nikola Jovic offensive rebound | |||
8:01 | +3 | Kel'el Ware makes three point jump shot (Terry Rozier assists) | 38-31 | |
7:38 | +2 | Tristan Thompson makes two point turnaround hook shot (Max Strus assists) | 40-31 | |
7:16 | Jaime Jaquez Jr. misses three point jump shot | |||
7:15 | Cavaliers defensive rebound | |||
7:06 | Max Strus misses three point jump shot | |||
7:05 | Tristan Thompson offensive rebound | |||
7:04 | Tristan Thompson misses two point tip layup | |||
7:03 | Jaime Jaquez Jr. defensive rebound | |||
6:50 | Cavaliers technical foul (Defensive three second) | |||
6:50 | +1 | Duncan Robinson makes technical free throw 1 of 1 | 40-32 | |
6:44 | +2 | Nikola Jovic makes two point driving floating jump shot (Tyler Herro assists) | 40-34 | |
6:25 | +2 | Georges Niang makes two point driving bank jump shot (Ty Jerome assists) | 42-34 | |
6:13 | Nikola Jovic turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | |||
5:53 | +2 | Ty Jerome makes two point turnaround jump shot (Max Strus assists) | 44-34 | |
5:32 | Kel'el Ware misses three point jump shot | |||
5:28 | Ty Jerome defensive rebound | |||
5:21 | +2 | Max Strus makes two point cutting dunk (Ty Jerome assists) | 46-34 | |
5:20 | Heat 60 second timeout | |||
5:06 | +2 | Bam Adebayo makes two point alley-oop dunk (Nikola Jovic assists) | 46-36 | |
4:47 | Jarrett Allen misses two point hook shot | |||
4:45 | Bam Adebayo defensive rebound | |||
4:37 | +2 | Bam Adebayo makes two point alley-oop dunk (Tyler Herro assists) | 46-38 | |
4:26 | Georges Niang misses three point jump shot | |||
4:23 | Terry Rozier defensive rebound | |||
4:10 | Haywood Highsmith misses three point jump shot | |||
4:05 | Jaylon Tyson defensive rebound | |||
4:01 | +3 | Georges Niang makes three point running jump shot (Jaylon Tyson assists) | 49-38 | |
3:43 | Tyler Herro misses two point pullup jump shot | |||
3:39 | Max Strus defensive rebound | |||
3:31 | +2 | Ty Jerome makes two point pullup jump shot | 51-38 | |
3:12 | Tyler Herro misses three point pullup jump shot | |||
3:09 | Jarrett Allen defensive rebound | |||
2:53 | Ty Jerome turnover (lost ball) (Tyler Herro steals) | |||
2:50 | +2 | Tyler Herro makes two point running layup (Nikola Jovic assists) | 51-40 | |
2:37 | Ty Jerome misses three point pullup jump shot | |||
2:35 | Terry Rozier defensive rebound | |||
2:25 | Terry Rozier misses two point driving floating jump shot | |||
2:21 | Jarrett Allen defensive rebound | |||
2:17 | +3 | Georges Niang makes three point jump shot (Ty Jerome assists) | 54-40 | |
1:57 | Bam Adebayo misses two point pullup bank jump shot | |||
1:55 | Jaylon Tyson defensive rebound | |||
1:48 | Haywood Highsmith blocks Ty Jerome's two point floating jump shot | |||
1:48 | Heat defensive rebound | |||
1:48 | Ty Jerome personal foul (Loose ball) (Haywood Highsmith draws the foul) | |||
1:30 | Haywood Highsmith misses three point jump shot | |||
1:28 | Jarrett Allen defensive rebound | |||
1:13 | +2 | Donovan Mitchell makes two point driving floating jump shot | 56-40 | |
0:57 | Evan Mobley personal foul (Bam Adebayo draws the foul) | |||
0:57 | +1 | Bam Adebayo makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 56-41 | |
0:57 | Bam Adebayo misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | |||
0:55 | Evan Mobley defensive rebound | |||
0:36 | +3 | Craig Porter Jr. makes three point pullup jump shot (Evan Mobley assists) | 59-41 | |
0:27 | Kel'el Ware misses two point alley-oop dunk | |||
0:25 | Evan Mobley defensive rebound | |||
0:10 | Duncan Robinson kicked ball violation | |||
0:02 | Jarrett Allen misses two point floating jump shot | |||
0:00 | Bam Adebayo defensive rebound | |||
0:00 |