Miami Heat vs. Cleveland Cavaliers

Apr 23, 2025

FINAL

0-2MiamiHeat

112

2-0ClevelandCavaliers

121

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
MIA	24	27	29	32	112
CLE	25	43	25	28	121

Game Recap

Donovan Mitchell scores 17 of his 30 points in the 4th quarter and Cleveland hits 22 3-pointers to take a 2-0 series lead over Miami.

Player Stats

HEAT	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
22Andrew WigginsSF	28	3-10	1-4	3-4	1	3	0	3	2	3	-9	10
13Bam AdebayoPF	42	3-9	1-5	4-4	14	9	1	0	2	3	+1	11
7Kel'el WareC	19	3-5	1-3	0-0	4	0	1	0	1	1	-2	7
45Davion MitchellSG	36	7-9	2-4	2-4	1	6	1	0	2	3	-6	18
14Tyler HerroPG	39	14-24	4-11	1-2	6	5	0	0	2	3	+1	33
24Haywood Highsmith	26	6-7	5-6	0-0	2	1	0	0	1	3	-6	17
9Pelle Larsson	10	1-2	0-1	0-0	2	0	0	0	1	1	-9	2
55Duncan Robinson	11	1-3	1-3	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	2	-17	3
5Nikola Jovic	24	4-12	1-8	2-2	8	2	0	0	2	0	+2	11
20Kyle Anderson	— did not play —												— did not play —
18Alec Burks	— did not play —												— did not play —
11Jaime Jaquez Jr.	— did not play —												— did not play —
16Keshad Johnson	— did not play —												— did not play —
42Kevin Love	— did not play —												— did not play —
2Terry Rozier	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	42-8151.9%	16-4535.6%	12-1675.0%	38	27	3	3	13	19	-	112

CAVALIERS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
1Max StrusSF	26	4-8	4-8	2-2	1	6	2	0	1	1	-2	14
4Evan MobleyPF	34	7-10	3-6	3-3	6	1	1	0	2	1	+5	20
31Jarrett AllenC	30	3-5	0-0	3-3	8	1	1	1	2	1	-1	9
45Donovan MitchellSG	35	10-21	7-10	3-4	6	6	1	0	1	2	+4	30
10Darius GarlandPG	31	6-14	2-8	7-8	2	9	0	0	1	2	-2	21
2Ty Jerome	23	2-8	1-4	1-1	3	0	1	0	1	2	+10	6
12De'Andre Hunter	23	4-10	2-4	2-2	3	0	1	0	0	0	+12	12
5Sam Merrill	19	2-4	2-4	0-0	4	1	1	0	0	1	+12	6
32Dean Wade	5	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	1	0	0	0	+6	0
35Isaac Okoro	9	1-2	1-1	0-0	1	0	1	0	0	3	+1	3
8Javonte Green	— did not play —												— did not play —
18Chuma Okeke	— did not play —												— did not play —
9Craig Porter Jr.	— did not play —												— did not play —
13Tristan Thompson	— did not play —												— did not play —
24Jaylon Tyson	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	39-8247.6%	22-4548.9%	21-2391.3%	34	24	10	1	8	13	-	121

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterMIACLE

(12:00) Jump Ball Allen vs. Ware: Tip to Garland
(11:48) MISS Allen 3' Cutting Layup Shot
(11:46) Ware REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (11:29) Ware 4' Alley Oop Dunk (2 PTS) (Wiggins 1 AST)
20
(11:17) MISS Strus 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(11:15) Adebayo REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:09) MISS Herro 27' 3PT Running Pull-Up Jump Shot
(11:04) Mobley REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (10:57) Mobley 3' Running Dunk (2 PTS) (Strus 1 AST)
22
+2 (10:27) Herro 12' Pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS)
42
(10:07) MISS Mitchell 18' Step Back Jump Shot
(10:05) Ware REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(9:51) Garland S.FOUL (P1.T1) (P.Fraher)
+1 (9:51) Adebayo Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
52
+1 (9:51) Adebayo Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
62
(9:32) Mobley Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(9:32) Ware STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (9:27) Herro 5' Running Layup (4 PTS)
82
+3 (9:16) Strus 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Garland 1 AST)
85
+2 (9:03) Wiggins 14' Pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Mitchell 1 AST)
105
(8:51) MISS Garland 31' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(8:44) Heat Rebound
+3 (8:22) Adebayo 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Wiggins 2 AST)
135
(8:05) MISS Strus 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(8:03) Ware REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(7:52) MISS Wiggins 29' 3PT Jump Shot
(7:49) Adebayo REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(7:38) MISS Herro 27' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(7:36) Mobley REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(7:26) Mitchell P.FOUL (P1.T1) (T.Brothers)
(7:25) Garland Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T2)
(7:11) MISS Wiggins 7' Driving Layup
(7:11) Allen BLOCK (1 BLK)
(7:10) Garland REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (7:06) Mitchell 4' Running Alley Oop Dunk Shot (2 PTS) (Garland 2 AST)
137
(6:43) Wiggins Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(6:43) Mitchell STEAL (1 STL)
(6:39) CAVALIERS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
(6:33) CAVALIERS Turnover: 8 Second Violation (T#3)
+3 (6:13) Wiggins 27' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Adebayo 1 AST)
167
(5:57) MISS Hunter 14' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(5:53) Herro REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(5:35) MISS Adebayo 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(5:31) Allen REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (5:14) Garland 29' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (3 PTS)
1610
(4:58) MISS Herro 14' Floating Jump Shot
(4:56) Strus REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(4:50) Herro P.FOUL (P1.T2) (P.Fraher)
+2 (4:39) Garland 18' Turnaround Fadeaway (5 PTS)
1612
(4:24) MISS Wiggins 9' Driving Layup
(4:22) Jerome REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(4:14) Wiggins P.FOUL (P1.T3) (J.Goble)
(4:08) MISS Merrill 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(4:04) Heat Rebound
(3:48) Herro Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T2)
(3:48) Mobley STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (3:43) Mobley 5' Running Dunk (4 PTS)
1614
(3:42) Heat Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
(3:27) Mitchell P.FOUL (P1.T2) (P.Fraher)
(3:14) MISS Adebayo 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(3:11) Hunter REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(3:04) MISS Mitchell 11' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(3:02) Adebayo REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
+2 (2:42) Larsson 5' Driving Layup (2 PTS) (Herro 1 AST)
1814
+3 (2:30) Jerome 27' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (3 PTS)
1817
+3 (2:10) Highsmith 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Adebayo 2 AST)
2117
+2 (1:53) Mobley 4' Cutting Dunk Shot (6 PTS) (Mitchell 1 AST)
2119
(1:53) Wiggins S.FOUL (P2.T4) (P.Fraher)
+1 (1:53) Mobley Free Throw 1 of 1 (7 PTS)
2120
(1:32) Mitchell Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T3)
+2 (1:16) Jerome 7' Driving Floating Bank Jump Shot (5 PTS)
2122
(1:16) Larsson S.FOUL (P1.PN) (T.Brothers)
+1 (1:16) Jerome Free Throw 1 of 1 (6 PTS)
2123
(1:04) MISS Adebayo 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(1:02) Mitchell REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(0:55) Mitchell P.FOUL (P2.PN) (P.Fraher)
+1 (0:55) Mitchell Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
2124
+1 (0:55) Mitchell Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
2125
(0:46) MISS Adebayo 4' Alley Oop Dunk
(0:44) Mitchell REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(0:40) MISS Mitchell 6' Running Layup
(0:38) Adebayo REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
+3 (0:18) Highsmith 27' 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Herro 2 AST)
2425
(0:01) MISS Jerome 13' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(0:00) CAVALIERS Rebound

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

MIA

CLE

112Points121

42-81(51.9%)Field Goal(%)39-82(47.6%)

16-45(35.6%)3-Point(%)22-45(48.9%)

12-16(75.0%)Free Throw(%)21-23(91.3%)

38(9)Rebounds(Offensive)34(6)

27Assists24

3Steals10

3Blocks1

13Turnovers8

19Fouls13

44Pts In The Paint28

6Fast Break Pts17

13Pts Off Turnovers19

33Bench Pts27

9Largest Lead19

Game Details

Wednesday, April 23, 2025 · 7:30 PM

Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse · Cleveland, OH

attendance: 19,432 (100%)

tv: NBA TV