Heat Move By Cavaliers

     The Miami Heat drove by the Cleveland Cavaliers 119-115 at Miami-Dade Arena on Friday night. The Heat, who finished up a six-game homestand, faced the Cavs two days ago at the same venue. 

     Miami(36-32) had a slight lead 27-26 at the end of one quarter. The Heat went on a 10-7 spurt to start 2nd quarter, but Cleveland(42-27) overtook them and was up 59-50 by halftime. The Cavaliers stayed in front 89-82 at the end of the third quarter. Miami had a 13-2 run at the beginning of the fourth quarter and held on. 

     Jimmy Butler answered with a team-high 33 points for Miami. Tyler Herro dropped in 25 points while Bam Adebayo added 19 points. Donovan Mitchell led Cleveland with a game-high 42 points.