A surprise in the interwar period with the absence of Darius Garland on the Cleveland side, replaced by Sam Merrill. By the percussion of Davion Mitchell, the Heat is in the assault, and it works well with the big ones who mark from afar to already give nine points ahead (15-6). And then the riders are starting to unroll their basketball, and Kenny Atkinson is fortunate to have a very supplied workforce.
It is from'Andre Hunter who changes the course of this first quarter, and we will know it later from the match. He strikes 3-point, then goes on a two-handed one, with the howling as a bonus. In a few minutes, Cleveland has just spent an 18-0 to airline the room. Pelle Larsson stops the hemorrhage but Max Strus drives the Burzzer point, and that is 13 points ahead after twelve minutes (33-20). And to say that Donovan Mitchell has only scored …
A demonstration!
The rest? Total domination of the riders, on both sides of the field. The conference leaders are taking advantage of the mobility of an Allen jarrett that crushes Dunk on Dunk. At his side, Mitchell is gradually returning to his match, and on the break, it gives 20 points ahead. Upon returning from the locker room, Tyler Herro is still as discreet, and the rare baskets of Bam Adebayo or Andrew Wiggins are immediately canceled by Hunter, or Ty Jerome (77-54).
The Heat seeks to come back below 10 points, but it will never succeed. As a result, the 4th quarter turns into punishment, with Evan Mobley who participates in the 3-point festival. Five minutes from the end, while the gap has exceeded 25 points, Erik Spoelstra draws up the White Flag, and the Ultra-Riche Cavaliers bench still supports a 37-point final victory.
What to remember
A fatal 18-0. The Heat had started the meeting well, but the richness of the Cleveland bench, but also the quality of its game simply, did the rest. As a result, an 18-0 to take orders, and then there was only one team on the ground.
A historic gap. Heat has undergone the worst defeat in its history, and it is in front of its audience. With 37 points apart, the riders do better than the Spurs in 2013, who won 36 points against the Heat in the NBA final. We know the rest …
60 – 30. It is the “score” of the points registered in the painting and in the image of Jarrett Allen, the riders archi-dominated in the racket. The All-Star pivot feasted on Pick-And-Roll or fast game. A Dunkorama who quickly bent the Heat.
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How to read the stats? Min = minutes; Shots = successful shots / tempted shots; 3pts = 3-point / 3-point attempted; LF = Successful free throws / tempted free throws; O = offensive rebound; D = defensive rebound; T = total rebounds; PD = assists; FTE: Personal faults; Int = interceptions; BP = lost bullets; CT: against; +/- = Differential points when the player is on the field; Pts = points; EVAL: evaluation of the player calculated from positive actions – negative actions.
