CLEVELAND -- — Donovan Mitchell scored 26 points, Darius Garland had 10 assists and the Cleveland Cavaliers survived some sloppiness in the final two minutes to win their 12th straight game, 112-107 over the banged-up Miami Heat on Wednesday night.

With the win, the Cavs became the first team to clinch a playoff berth.

It wasn't easy as the Heat, who were missing several rotational players, led 107-106 with 2:55 left. But Miami didn't score again and Duncan Robinson's apparent tying 3-pointer with 17.4 seconds left was waved off because he stepped out of bounds.

Bam Adebayo scored a season-high 34 points for Miami, which was without leading scorer Tyler Herro.

The Heat were already missing Jaime Jaquez Jr. (ankle sprain), Nikola Jovic (broken hand), Kel’el Ware (knee sprain) and Andrew Wiggins (ankle sprain) before Herro came down with a head cold in the past 24 hours.

Evan Mobley and De'Andre Hunter added 16 points apiece for Cleveland.

Takeaways

Heat: Herro's absence forced Miami to operate differently on offense and limited coach Erik Spoelstra's depth. However, he still had Adebayo and the three-time All-Star made all nine free throws and added 12 rebounds in 38 minutes.

Cavaliers: Cleveland's execution was poor down the stretch. Mitchell had two turnovers in the final two minutes.

Key moment

Miami's Kevin Love played his first game in Cleveland since signing with the Heat two years ago. The 36-year-old Love received a rousing ovation from Cavs fans, who'll never forget his major role in helping the team win the 2016 NBA title. Love was saluted with a video tribute during a timeout in the first quarter.

Key stat

Cleveland is one of just seven teams to have three double-digit winning streaks in the same season.

Up next

The Heat host Minnesota on Friday, the first of five straight home games. The Cavaliers are in Charlotte on Friday.

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Play By Play

Recent plays and game events

TIME	PLAY
12:00	Bam Adebayo vs. Jarrett Allen (Evan Mobley gains possession)	0	0
11:49	Max Strus misses 29-foot three point jumper	0	0
11:45	Bam Adebayo defensive rebound	0	0
11:33	Davion Mitchell misses driving layup	0	0
11:30	Donovan Mitchell defensive rebound	0	0
11:24	Kevin Love blocks Jarrett Allen's layup	0	0
11:23	Cavaliers offensive team rebound	0	0
11:15	Kevin Love shooting foul	0	0
11:15	Evan Mobley misses free throw 1 of 2	0	0
11:15	Cavaliers offensive team rebound	0	0
11:15	Evan Mobley makes free throw 2 of 2	1	0
10:55	Bam Adebayo makes 5-foot two point shot	1	2
10:46	Jarrett Allen misses 6-foot two point shot	1	2
10:43	Terry Rozier defensive rebound	1	2
10:31	Terry Rozier misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot	1	2
10:28	Max Strus defensive rebound	1	2
10:11	Jarrett Allen misses 8-foot two point shot	1	2
10:09	Davion Mitchell defensive rebound	1	2
10:04	Terry Rozier out of bounds bad pass turnover	1	2
9:51	Donovan Mitchell makes 26-foot three pointer	4	2
9:51	Davion Mitchell shooting foul	4	2
9:51	Donovan Mitchell makes free throw 1 of 1	5	2
9:35	Kevin Love misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	5	2
9:32	Jarrett Allen defensive rebound	5	2
9:23	Darius Garland makes 23-foot three point jumper (Max Strus assists)	8	2
9:10	Alec Burks makes 25-foot three point jumper (Bam Adebayo assists)	8	5
9:01	Darius Garland misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot	8	5
8:59	Kevin Love defensive rebound	8	5
8:49	Bam Adebayo makes 23-foot three point jumper (Alec Burks assists)	8	8
8:37	Evan Mobley offensive foul	8	8
8:37	Evan Mobley turnover	8	8
8:22	Bam Adebayo makes 14-foot pullup jump shot (Davion Mitchell assists)	8	10
8:11	Donovan Mitchell misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot	8	10
8:07	Alec Burks defensive rebound	8	10
7:50	Kevin Love makes 12-foot two point shot (Bam Adebayo assists)	8	12
7:36	Evan Mobley misses driving layup	8	12
7:35	Evan Mobley offensive rebound	8	12
7:34	Evan Mobley misses two point shot	8	12
7:31	Evan Mobley offensive rebound	8	12
7:25	Evan Mobley makes 9-foot two point shot	10	12
7:10	Bam Adebayo misses 26-foot three point jumper	10	12
7:08	Evan Mobley defensive rebound	10	12
7:01	Evan Mobley makes layup (Darius Garland assists)	12	12
6:38	Kevin Love misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	12	12
6:35	Jarrett Allen defensive rebound	12	12
6:25	Darius Garland makes 27-foot three point step back jumpshot (Donovan Mitchell assists)	15	12
6:07	Davion Mitchell makes 1-foot two point shot	15	14
5:53	Max Strus makes 23-foot three point jumper (Donovan Mitchell assists)	18	14
5:53	Heat Full timeout	18	14
5:53	Ty Jerome enters the game for Evan Mobley	18	14
5:53	De'Andre Hunter enters the game for Donovan Mitchell	18	14
5:34	Terry Rozier misses driving floating jump shot	18	14
5:34	Kevin Love offensive rebound	18	14
5:34	De'Andre Hunter shooting foul	18	14
5:34	Kevin Love makes free throw 1 of 2	18	15
5:34	Haywood Highsmith enters the game for Terry Rozier	18	15
5:34	Kevin Love makes free throw 2 of 2	18	16
5:25	De'Andre Hunter makes 12-foot two point shot (Darius Garland assists)	20	16
5:08	Bam Adebayo makes 9-foot two point shot	20	18
5:08	Jarrett Allen shooting foul	20	18
5:08	Sam Merrill enters the game for Max Strus	20	18
5:08	Duncan Robinson enters the game for Kevin Love	20	18
5:08	Bam Adebayo makes free throw 1 of 1	20	19
4:57	Haywood Highsmith shooting foul	20	19
4:57	Ty Jerome makes free throw 1 of 2	21	19
4:57	Ty Jerome makes free throw 2 of 2	22	19
4:39	Alec Burks misses 24-foot three point jumper	22	19
4:36	Darius Garland defensive rebound	22	19
4:26	Ty Jerome lost ball turnover (Haywood Highsmith steals)	22	19
4:23	Haywood Highsmith makes two point shot	22	21
4:11	Duncan Robinson shooting foul	22	21
4:11	De'Andre Hunter makes free throw 1 of 2	23	21
4:11	Kyle Anderson enters the game for Bam Adebayo	23	21
4:11	De'Andre Hunter makes free throw 2 of 2	24	21
3:55	Davion Mitchell makes driving layup	24	23
3:47	De'Andre Hunter makes driving layup (Darius Garland assists)	26	23
3:41	Haywood Highsmith makes 1-foot dunk (Davion Mitchell assists)	26	25
3:18	Darius Garland misses 27-foot three point jumper	26	25
3:13	Kyle Anderson defensive rebound	26	25
3:05	De'Andre Hunter personal foul	26	25
3:05	Cavaliers Full timeout	26	25
3:05	Evan Mobley enters the game for Darius Garland	26	25
3:05	Donovan Mitchell enters the game for Jarrett Allen	26	25
2:55	Haywood Highsmith misses 2-foot two point shot	26	25
2:54	Sam Merrill defensive rebound	26	25
2:41	Kyle Anderson personal foul	26	25
2:41	Evan Mobley misses free throw 1 of 2	26	25
2:41	Cavaliers offensive team rebound	26	25
2:41	Terry Rozier enters the game for Alec Burks	26	25
2:41	Evan Mobley misses free throw 2 of 2	26	25
2:41	Pelle Larsson enters the game for Davion Mitchell	26	25
2:37	De'Andre Hunter offensive rebound	26	25
2:36	De'Andre Hunter misses 25-foot three point jumper	26	25
2:36	Cavaliers offensive team rebound	26	25
2:36	Pelle Larsson shooting foul	26	25
2:36	Evan Mobley misses free throw 1 of 2	26	25
2:36	Cavaliers offensive team rebound	26	25
2:36	Evan Mobley makes free throw 2 of 2	27	25
2:19	Haywood Highsmith misses driving floating jump shot	27	25
2:19	Kyle Anderson offensive rebound	27	25
2:19	Kyle Anderson misses tip shot	27	25
2:18	Kyle Anderson offensive rebound	27	25
2:17	Kyle Anderson misses tip shot	27	25
2:16	Donovan Mitchell defensive rebound	27	25
2:08	Donovan Mitchell makes two point shot	29	25
2:00	Duncan Robinson makes 23-foot three point jumper (Kyle Anderson assists)	29	28
1:46	Donovan Mitchell makes two point shot	31	28
1:30	Duncan Robinson makes 25-foot three point jumper (Kyle Anderson assists)	31	31
1:15	Sam Merrill makes 24-foot three point jumper (Donovan Mitchell assists)	34	31
51.0	Sam Merrill shooting foul	34	31
51.0	Kyle Anderson makes free throw 1 of 2	34	32
51.0	Kyle Anderson misses free throw 2 of 2	34	32
48.1	Ty Jerome defensive rebound	34	32
35.0	Ty Jerome misses driving floating jump shot	34	32
32.1	Kyle Anderson defensive rebound	34	32
25.1	Haywood Highsmith misses 23-foot three point jumper	34	32
22.1	Evan Mobley defensive rebound	34	32
0.1	Evan Mobley makes alley oop layup (Ty Jerome assists)	36	32
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	36	32

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Time, Location & Referees

Venue

Rocket Arena

Cleveland, OH

Date & Time

12:00 AM, March 6, 2025

Coverage

ESPN, FanDuel SN OH, FanDuel SN Sun

Attendance

19,432

Referees

Zach Zarba, Ray Acosta, Jonathan Sterling

2025-26 Southeast Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
Orlando	31	27	.534	L1
Miami	32	29	.525	W1
Charlotte	30	31	.492	W4
Atlanta	30	31	.492	W3
Washington	16	43	.271	L4

2025-26 Central Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
Detroit	44	14	.759	W2
Cleveland	37	24	.607	L2
Milwaukee	26	32	.448	L1
Chicago	24	36	.400	L11
Indiana	15	45	.250	L5

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