Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Miami Heat

Dec 8, 2023

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
CLE	17	36	35	23	111
MIA	25	27	23	24	99

Game Recap

The Cavaliers defeated the Heat, 111-99, to win their third straight game and improve to 13-9 on the year. Donovan Mitchell led the Cavaliers with 27 points, a career-high 13 rebounds, and six assists as Darius Garland added 18 points and six assists. Kyle Lowry (17 points, five assists) and Josh Richardson (17 points) led the Heat in the loss. The Heat move to 12-10 on the year.

Player Stats

CAVALIERS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
1Max StrusSF	33	4-17	2-11	1-1	7	1	1	0	0	3	+18	11
32Dean WadePF	24	2-5	1-4	0-0	6	0	3	0	1	1	+23	5
31Jarrett AllenC	25	3-9	0-0	0-2	9	1	1	0	0	2	-2	6
45Donovan MitchellSG	36	9-17	3-8	6-8	13	6	1	0	5	1	+15	27
10Darius GarlandPG	26	6-11	1-4	5-7	2	6	4	0	2	4	+20	18
35Isaac Okoro	21	3-4	1-2	2-2	1	0	1	1	1	2	-12	9
5Sam Merrill	10	3-5	3-5	0-0	3	1	0	0	0	2	-8	9
20Georges Niang	20	5-9	3-4	0-0	3	2	0	0	2	1	-10	13
30Damian Jones	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	1	1	-12	0
9Craig Porter Jr.	22	3-7	0-0	2-4	3	4	2	1	0	0	+7	8
13Tristan Thompson	16	2-3	0-0	1-2	3	0	0	0	1	0	+21	5
15Isaiah Mobley	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	40-8746.0%	14-3836.8%	17-2665.4%	51	21	13	2	13	17	-	111

HEAT	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
22Jimmy ButlerSF	36	5-15	0-2	6-7	5	2	1	0	2	1	-5	16
16Caleb MartinPF	34	6-15	3-8	0-2	6	4	0	2	1	5	-18	15
25Orlando RobinsonC	19	2-3	0-0	1-1	8	3	0	1	1	3	-18	5
55Duncan RobinsonSG	23	0-7	0-6	1-2	0	1	0	0	6	4	-25	1
7Kyle LowryPG	32	6-13	3-9	2-3	2	5	2	0	3	1	-8	17
42Kevin Love	28	5-9	4-8	0-0	12	3	1	1	1	3	+6	14
0Josh Richardson	30	6-11	5-7	0-0	1	2	1	0	1	3	+7	17
11Jaime Jaquez Jr.	34	7-13	0-2	0-0	3	3	0	1	3	3	+1	14
31Thomas Bryant	— did not play —												— did not play —
8Jamal Cain	— did not play —												— did not play —
5Nikola Jovic	— did not play —												— did not play —
21Cole Swider	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	37-8643.0%	15-4235.7%	10-1566.7%	37	23	5	5	18	23	-	99

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterCLEMIA

(11:58) Jump Ball O. Robinson vs. Allen: Tip to Strus
+2 (11:41) Garland 11' Driving Floating Bank Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Allen 1 AST)
20
(11:41) O. Robinson S.FOUL (P1.T1) (M.Myers)
+1 (11:41) Garland Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)
30
(11:25) Cavaliers T.Foul (Def. 3 Sec Mitchell ) (K.Lane)
+1 (11:25) Butler Free Throw Technical (1 PTS)
31
(11:11) MISS Martin 27' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(11:08) Mitchell REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (11:03) Mitchell 10' Driving Floating Jump Shot (2 PTS)
51
+3 (10:41) Martin 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Lowry 1 AST)
54
(10:15) MISS Allen 5' Hook Shot
(10:12) Martin REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:08) MISS Lowry 30' 3PT Jump Shot
(10:05) Wade REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(9:56) MISS Mitchell 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(9:54) HEAT Rebound
(9:42) D. Robinson Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T1)
(9:42) Garland STEAL (1 STL)
(9:38) Martin S.FOUL (P1.T2) (K.Lane)
+1 (9:38) Garland Free Throw 1 of 2 (4 PTS)
64
(9:38) MISS Garland Free Throw 2 of 2
(9:35) Martin REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(9:25) MISS D. Robinson 7' Floating Jump Shot
(9:21) Mitchell REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(9:16) MISS Mitchell 14' Pullup Jump Shot
(9:13) Allen REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(9:11) MISS Allen 2' Putback Layup
(9:07) O. Robinson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(8:53) MISS Butler 2' Driving Layup
(8:52) Butler REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(8:52) Garland P.FOUL (P1.T1) (K.Lane)
(8:42) MISS Butler 13' Turnaround Fadeaway Shot
(8:39) Wade REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(8:28) Mitchell Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T1)
(8:12) D. Robinson Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T2)
(8:12) Wade STEAL (1 STL)
(8:00) MISS Garland 9' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(7:56) Martin REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(7:54) MISS Martin 4' Driving Layup
(7:54) HEAT Rebound
(7:48) D. Robinson Bad Pass Turnover (P3.T3)
(7:48) Strus STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (7:42) Allen Driving Dunk (2 PTS) (Garland 1 AST)
84
+2 (7:25) Lowry 12' Floating Jump Shot (2 PTS)
86
(7:11) O. Robinson P.FOUL (P2.T3) (K.Lane)
(7:03) MISS Okoro 3PT Jump Shot
(6:59) Love REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(6:59) Garland P.FOUL (P2.T2) (M.Myers)
(6:59) HEAT Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
(6:53) MISS Butler 2' Driving Reverse Layup
(6:51) Strus REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(6:46) MISS Mitchell 2' Driving Layup
(6:46) Martin BLOCK (1 BLK)
(6:43) Butler REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(6:39) Garland P.FOUL (P3.T3) (T.Washington)
(6:35) Merrill S.FOUL (P1.T4) (K.Lane)
+1 (6:35) Butler Free Throw 1 of 2 (2 PTS)
87
+1 (6:35) Butler Free Throw 2 of 2 (3 PTS)
88
(6:23) MISS Strus 28' 3PT Jump Shot
(6:19) Allen REBOUND (Off:2 Def:0)
+2 (6:13) Okoro 2' Driving Layup (2 PTS) (Merrill 1 AST)
108
(6:00) MISS Butler 4' Driving Layup
(5:57) Allen REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)
+2 (5:46) Okoro 5' Jump Bank Shot (4 PTS)
128
(5:39) Merrill P.FOUL (P2.PN) (T.Washington)
+1 (5:39) D. Robinson Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
129
(5:39) MISS D. Robinson Free Throw 2 of 2
(5:37) Merrill REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(5:18) MISS Strus 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(5:14) Love REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(5:07) MISS D. Robinson 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(5:04) Strus REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(4:57) MISS Strus 7' Driving Layup
(4:54) Love REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
+2 (4:52) Butler 1' Running Layup (5 PTS) (Love 1 AST)
1211
(4:26) MISS Allen 3' Layup
(4:26) Love BLOCK (1 BLK)
(4:22) Merrill REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(4:21) MISS Merrill 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(4:21) Love REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
+3 (4:12) Richardson 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Butler 1 AST)
1214
(3:54) MISS Niang 5' Driving Layup
(3:53) Niang REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(3:53) MISS Niang 5' Tip Layup Shot
(3:52) Love REBOUND (Off:0 Def:5)
(3:46) MISS Lowry 12' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(3:45) Jones REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(3:43) Jones Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T2)
(3:43) Lowry STEAL (1 STL)
(3:43) Jones S.FOUL (P1.PN) (T.Washington)
+1 (3:43) Butler Free Throw 1 of 2 (6 PTS)
1215
+1 (3:43) Butler Free Throw 2 of 2 (7 PTS)
1216
(3:35) MISS Mitchell 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(3:32) Love REBOUND (Off:0 Def:6)
+2 (3:28) Richardson 3' Hook Shot (5 PTS) (Love 2 AST)
1218
(3:27) Cavaliers Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
(3:06) MISS Porter Jr. 13' Turnaround Fadeaway Shot
(3:04) Butler REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
+3 (2:52) Richardson 26' 3PT Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Love 3 AST)
1221
(2:39) Niang Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T3)
(2:39) Love STEAL (1 STL)
(2:19) MISS Jaquez Jr. 9' Turnaround Fadeaway Shot
(2:16) Cavaliers Rebound
(2:03) MISS Merrill 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(1:59) Love REBOUND (Off:0 Def:7)
+2 (1:54) Jaquez Jr. 7' Driving Floating Jump Shot (2 PTS)
1223
(1:32) Niang Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T4)
(1:32) Richardson STEAL (1 STL)
(1:28) Richardson Offensive Charge Foul (P1) (M.Myers)
(1:28) Richardson Offensive Foul Turnover (P1.T4)
+2 (1:17) Porter Jr. 1' Driving Layup (2 PTS)
1423
(0:58) Love Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T5)
(0:58) Porter Jr. STEAL (1 STL)
+3 (0:54) Merrill 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Niang 1 AST)
1723
(0:39) MISS Love 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(0:36) Strus REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(0:32) MISS Strus 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(0:32) Martin REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
(0:10) MISS Lowry 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(0:06) Okoro REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(0:04) Okoro Offensive Charge Foul (P1) (K.Lane)
(0:04) Okoro Offensive Foul Turnover (P1.T5)
+2 (0:00) Jaquez Jr. 2' Driving Layup (4 PTS)
1725

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

CLE

MIA

111Points99

40-87(46.0%)Field Goal(%)37-86(43.0%)

14-38(36.8%)3-Point(%)15-42(35.7%)

17-26(65.4%)Free Throw(%)10-15(66.7%)

51(12)Rebounds(Offensive)37(7)

21Assists23

13Steals5

2Blocks5

13Turnovers18

17Fouls23

42Pts In The Paint42

23Fast Break Pts11

22Pts Off Turnovers12

44Bench Pts45

18Largest Lead16

Game Details

Friday, December 8, 2023 · 8:00 PM

Kaseya Center · Miami, FL

attendance: 19,600 (100%)