Donovan Mitchell scores 27, Cavaliers use pair of 15-0 runs to top Heat 111-99
MIAMI (AP) Donovan Mitchell had 27 points and 13 rebounds, Darius Garland shook off early foul trouble to score 18 points and the Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Miami Heat 111-99 on Friday night.
Georges Niang scored 13 and Max Strus added 11 in his first road game against his former team. The Cavaliers are now 7-3 on the road this season - tied with Oklahoma City and Minnesota for the best such mark in the NBA.
“We keep talking about the same thing,” Cleveland coach J.B. Bickerstaff said. "Every night, we can control whether or not we’re the best team on the floor. Are we the most competitive? Are we the most selfless? And when the guys do that, the talent rises.”
Cleveland is 13-3 this season when holding teams under 120 points. The Cavs are 0-6 when teams score at least 120.
Josh Richardson and Kyle Lowry each scored 17 points for the Heat, who have lost five of their last seven. Jimmy Butler scored 16, Caleb Martin added 15, former Cavaliers forward Kevin Love had 14 points and 12 rebounds, and Jaime Jaquez Jr. also scored 12 for Miami.
The Cavaliers outrebounded Miami 51-37 - and held a 2-1 lead in 15-0 runs.
Miami scored 15 consecutive points early on the way to building a 16-point lead, and the Cavaliers had two 15-0 stretches later in the game.
Mitchell had the last basket of the first half to give Cleveland a 53-52 lead at the break, and then the Cavs got the first 13 points of the third quarter - with Mitchell scoring 11 of those to put his team on top for good.
“The third quarter kind of set that tone,” Mitchell said. “We've got to keep doing this.”
Miami has lost four games this season after leading by at least 16 points. It was the biggest deficit Cleveland has successfully overcome this season.
“I thought there was some decent things defensively throughout the course of the game,” Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said. “But not even scoring 100 points - granted, they're a good defense - but that's not going to get it done.”
Miami was again without Bam Adebayo (hip), Haywood Highsmith (back) and Tyler Herro (ankle). Adebayo has missed five of Miami’s last eight games, Herro has missed 14 straight games with a sprain and Highwood has basically missed three consecutive games; he sat out Miami’s last two and the last 45 minutes of a Monday loss to Indiana.
Cleveland played without Evan Mobley, who was held out with left knee soreness. It was Mobley’s first game missed this season and only the fourth he’s missed in Cleveland’s last 111 games, including playoffs.
Garland was whistled for three fouls in the game’s first 5:21 and the Heat got rolling when he had to go to the bench. The night’s first 15-0 run put Miami up 23-12; the lead eventually reached 39-23. Cleveland’s first 15-0 run immediately followed that stretch.
Miami got within nine in the fourth, but no closer and fell to 0-5 when not scoring at least 100 this season.
UP NEXT
Cavaliers: Visit Orlando on Monday.
Heat: Visit Charlotte on Monday.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Jarrett Allen vs. Orlando Robinson (Max Strus gains possession) | ||
| 11:41 |  | +2 | Darius Garland makes two point driving floating bank jump shot (Jarrett Allen assists) | 2-0 |
| 11:41 | | Orlando Robinson shooting foul (Darius Garland draws the foul) | ||
| 11:41 | | +1 | Darius Garland makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 3-0 |
| 11:25 | | Cavaliers technical foul (Defensive three second) | ||
| 11:25 | | +1 | Jimmy Butler makes technical free throw 1 of 1 | 3-1 |
| 11:11 | | Caleb Martin misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 11:08 | | Donovan Mitchell defensive rebound | ||
| 11:03 | | +2 | Donovan Mitchell makes two point driving floating jump shot | 5-1 |
| 10:41 | | +3 | Caleb Martin makes three point jump shot (Kyle Lowry assists) | 5-4 |
| 10:15 | | Jarrett Allen misses two point hook shot | ||
| 10:12 | | Caleb Martin defensive rebound | ||
| 10:08 | | Kyle Lowry misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:05 | | Dean Wade defensive rebound | ||
| 9:56 | | Donovan Mitchell misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:54 | | Heat defensive rebound | ||
| 9:42 | | Duncan Robinson turnover (lost ball) (Darius Garland steals) | ||
| 9:38 | | Caleb Martin shooting foul (Darius Garland draws the foul) | ||
| 9:38 | | +1 | Darius Garland makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 6-4 |
| 9:38 | | Darius Garland misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 9:35 | | Caleb Martin defensive rebound | ||
| 9:25 | | Duncan Robinson misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 9:21 | | Donovan Mitchell defensive rebound | ||
| 9:16 | | Donovan Mitchell misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 9:13 | | Jarrett Allen offensive rebound | ||
| 9:11 | | Jarrett Allen misses two point putback layup | ||
| 9:07 | | Orlando Robinson defensive rebound | ||
| 8:53 | | Jimmy Butler misses two point driving layup | ||
| 8:52 | | Jimmy Butler offensive rebound | ||
| 8:52 | | Darius Garland personal foul (Jimmy Butler draws the foul) | ||
| 8:42 | | Jimmy Butler misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 8:39 | | Dean Wade defensive rebound | ||
| 8:28 | | Donovan Mitchell turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 8:12 | | Duncan Robinson turnover (bad pass) (Dean Wade steals) | ||
| 8:00 | | Darius Garland misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 7:56 | | Caleb Martin defensive rebound | ||
| 7:54 | | Caleb Martin misses two point driving layup | ||
| 7:54 | | Heat offensive rebound | ||
| 7:48 | | Duncan Robinson turnover (bad pass) (Max Strus steals) | ||
| 7:42 | | +2 | Jarrett Allen makes two point driving dunk (Darius Garland assists) | 8-4 |
| 7:25 | | +2 | Kyle Lowry makes two point floating jump shot | 8-6 |
| 7:11 | | Orlando Robinson personal foul (Darius Garland draws the foul) | ||
| 7:03 | | Isaac Okoro misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:59 | | Kevin Love defensive rebound | ||
| 6:59 | | Darius Garland personal foul (Caleb Martin draws the foul) | ||
| 6:59 | | Heat 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:53 | | Jimmy Butler misses two point driving reverse layup | ||
| 6:51 | | Max Strus defensive rebound | ||
| 6:46 | | Caleb Martin blocks Donovan Mitchell's two point driving layup | ||
| 6:43 | | Jimmy Butler defensive rebound | ||
| 6:39 | | Darius Garland personal foul (Jimmy Butler draws the foul) | ||
| 6:35 | | Sam Merrill shooting foul (Jimmy Butler draws the foul) | ||
| 6:35 | | +1 | Jimmy Butler makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 8-7 |
| 6:35 | | +1 | Jimmy Butler makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 8-8 |
| 6:23 | | Max Strus misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:19 | | Jarrett Allen offensive rebound | ||
| 6:13 | | +2 | Isaac Okoro makes two point driving layup (Sam Merrill assists) | 10-8 |
| 6:00 | | Jimmy Butler misses two point driving layup | ||
| 5:57 | | Jarrett Allen defensive rebound | ||
| 5:46 | | +2 | Isaac Okoro makes two point bank jump shot | 12-8 |
| 5:39 | | Sam Merrill personal foul (Duncan Robinson draws the foul) | ||
| 5:39 | | +1 | Duncan Robinson makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 12-9 |
| 5:39 | | Duncan Robinson misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 5:37 | | Sam Merrill defensive rebound | ||
| 5:18 | | Max Strus misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:14 | | Kevin Love defensive rebound | ||
| 5:07 | | Duncan Robinson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:04 | | Max Strus defensive rebound | ||
| 4:57 | | Max Strus misses two point driving layup | ||
| 4:54 | | Kevin Love defensive rebound | ||
| 4:52 | | +2 | Jimmy Butler makes two point running layup (Kevin Love assists) | 12-11 |
| 4:26 | | Kevin Love blocks Jarrett Allen's two point layup | ||
| 4:22 | | Sam Merrill offensive rebound | ||
| 4:21 | | Sam Merrill misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 4:21 | | Kevin Love defensive rebound | ||
| 4:12 | | +3 | Josh Richardson makes three point jump shot (Jimmy Butler assists) | 12-14 |
| 3:54 | | Georges Niang misses two point driving layup | ||
| 3:53 | | Georges Niang offensive rebound | ||
| 3:53 | | Georges Niang misses two point tip layup | ||
| 3:52 | | Kevin Love defensive rebound | ||
| 3:46 | | Kyle Lowry misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 3:45 | | Damian Jones defensive rebound | ||
| 3:43 | | Damian Jones turnover (lost ball) (Kyle Lowry steals) | ||
| 3:43 | | Damian Jones shooting foul (Jimmy Butler draws the foul) | ||
| 3:43 | | +1 | Jimmy Butler makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 12-15 |
| 3:43 | | +1 | Jimmy Butler makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 12-16 |
| 3:35 | | Donovan Mitchell misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 3:32 | | Kevin Love defensive rebound | ||
| 3:28 | | +2 | Josh Richardson makes two point hook shot (Kevin Love assists) | 12-18 |
| 3:27 | | Cavaliers 60 second timeout | ||
| 3:06 | | Craig Porter Jr. misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 3:04 | | Jimmy Butler defensive rebound | ||
| 2:52 | | +3 | Josh Richardson makes three point jump shot (Kevin Love assists) | 12-21 |
| 2:39 | | Georges Niang turnover (bad pass) (Kevin Love steals) | ||
| 2:19 | | Jaime Jaquez Jr. misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 2:16 | | Cavaliers defensive rebound | ||
| 2:03 | | Sam Merrill misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:59 | | Kevin Love defensive rebound | ||
| 1:54 | | +2 | Jaime Jaquez Jr. makes two point driving floating jump shot | 12-23 |
| 1:32 | | Georges Niang turnover (bad pass) (Josh Richardson steals) | ||
| 1:28 | | Josh Richardson offensive foul (Charge) (Sam Merrill draws the foul) | ||
| 1:28 | | Josh Richardson turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 1:17 | | +2 | Craig Porter Jr. makes two point driving layup | 14-23 |
| 0:58 | | Kevin Love turnover (lost ball) (Craig Porter Jr. steals) | ||
| 0:54 | | +3 | Sam Merrill makes three point pullup jump shot (Georges Niang assists) | 17-23 |
| 0:39 | | Kevin Love misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:36 | | Max Strus defensive rebound | ||
| 0:32 | | Max Strus misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:32 | | Caleb Martin defensive rebound | ||
| 0:10 | | Kyle Lowry misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:06 | | Isaac Okoro defensive rebound | ||
| 0:04 | | Isaac Okoro offensive foul (Charge) (Kevin Love draws the foul) | ||
| 0:04 | | Isaac Okoro turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 0:00 | | +2 | Jaime Jaquez Jr. makes two point driving layup | 17-25 |
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:43 | | Duncan Robinson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:40 | | Heat offensive rebound | ||
| 11:40 | | Darius Garland personal foul (Loose ball) (Josh Richardson draws the foul) | ||
| 11:30 | | Caleb Martin misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 11:26 | | Sam Merrill defensive rebound | ||
| 11:21 | | +2 | Craig Porter Jr. makes two point running reverse layup | 19-25 |
| 11:11 | | +2 | Orlando Robinson makes two point layup (Josh Richardson assists) | 19-27 |
| 11:11 | | Isaac Okoro shooting foul (Orlando Robinson draws the foul) | ||
| 11:11 | | +1 | Orlando Robinson makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 19-28 |
| 10:58 | | Josh Richardson personal foul (Georges Niang draws the foul) | ||
| 10:52 | | +2 | Max Strus makes two point driving reverse layup (Georges Niang assists) | 21-28 |
| 10:40 | | Josh Richardson misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 10:36 | | Georges Niang defensive rebound | ||
| 10:30 | | +2 | Donovan Mitchell makes two point driving finger roll layup | 23-28 |
| 10:15 | | +3 | Josh Richardson makes three point jump shot (Jaime Jaquez Jr. assists) | 23-31 |
| 9:52 | | Max Strus misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 9:48 | | Orlando Robinson defensive rebound | ||
| 9:43 | | +2 | Caleb Martin makes two point cutting layup (Orlando Robinson assists) | 23-33 |
| 9:33 | | Orlando Robinson blocks Jarrett Allen's two point layup | ||
| 9:29 | | Orlando Robinson defensive rebound | ||
| 9:27 | | +3 | Caleb Martin makes three point jump shot (Jaime Jaquez Jr. assists) | 23-36 |
| 9:09 | | Jarrett Allen misses two point layup | ||
| 9:06 | | Jaime Jaquez Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 8:58 | | +3 | Josh Richardson makes three point jump shot (Orlando Robinson assists) | 23-39 |
| 8:57 | | Cavaliers 60 second timeout | ||
| 8:41 | | Duncan Robinson personal foul (Dean Wade draws the foul) | ||
| 8:33 | | Caleb Martin shooting foul (Craig Porter Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 8:33 | | +1 | Craig Porter Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 24-39 |
| 8:33 | | +1 | Craig Porter Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 25-39 |
| 8:15 | | Duncan Robinson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:11 | | Tristan Thompson defensive rebound | ||
| 8:03 | | +2 | Tristan Thompson makes two point cutting dunk (Craig Porter Jr. assists) | 27-39 |
| 7:43 | | Duncan Robinson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:41 | | Craig Porter Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 7:26 | | Max Strus misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:23 | | Donovan Mitchell offensive rebound | ||
| 7:23 | | +2 | Donovan Mitchell makes two point driving finger roll layup | 29-39 |
| 7:22 | | Heat 60 second timeout | ||
| 7:09 | | Josh Richardson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:06 | | Donovan Mitchell defensive rebound | ||
| 7:01 | | +3 | Max Strus makes three point pullup jump shot (Donovan Mitchell assists) | 32-39 |
| 6:47 | | Orlando Robinson turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 6:35 | | +2 | Craig Porter Jr. makes two point stepback jump shot | 34-39 |
| 6:14 | | Jimmy Butler misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:11 | | Orlando Robinson offensive rebound | ||
| 6:09 | | Craig Porter Jr. blocks Orlando Robinson's two point putback layup | ||
| 6:06 | | Donovan Mitchell defensive rebound | ||
| 6:04 | | Max Strus misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:56 | | Dean Wade offensive rebound | ||
| 5:56 | | +2 | Dean Wade makes two point tip dunk | 36-39 |
| 5:51 | | Jaime Jaquez Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Craig Porter Jr. steals) | ||
| 5:39 | | Donovan Mitchell misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 5:33 | | Orlando Robinson defensive rebound | ||
| 5:13 | | Jimmy Butler misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 5:11 | | Donovan Mitchell defensive rebound | ||
| 4:57 | | +2 | Tristan Thompson makes two point bank hook shot (Craig Porter Jr. assists) | 38-39 |
| 4:45 | | +3 | Josh Richardson makes three point jump shot (Duncan Robinson assists) | 38-42 |
| 4:17 | | Max Strus misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 4:17 | | Max Strus offensive rebound | ||
| 4:15 < |