Beijing time, March 12, today, the Miami Heat at home to meet the Cleveland Cavaliers, which is a dialogue between the first place in the East and the sixth place in the East. Before that, the Cavaliers won 2 consecutive wins, the momentum is booming, the first quarter, the home game of the Heat did not give the Cavaliers any chance, 28-18 ahead of the opponent by 10 points, into the second quarter, Adebayo dunked, Butler also scored, but the Cavaliers side blossomed more, LeFu strong 2 points into the account, Mobley also scored on the inside, half-time, the difference between the two teams was only 1 point.
Yi bian fought again, the Cavaliers came up to complete the counter-overtaking, but soon the Heat played a wave of 9-0 small climax to rebound again, and the third quarter ended, the Heat led the opponent by 4 points 67-63. In the final quarter, Oladipo won the mid-range, Lowry three times the flowers, the Heat drummed up, widened the point difference to 16 points, the game was suspended. Back from the timeout, Markkanen's three-pointer fell, Oladipo broke through the magic pass Adebayo dunked back 2 points, but Okoro soon scored 2 points, Garland hit 2 goals, Adebayor grabbed the offensive rebound, and the basket was strong and hit again.
On the Cavaliers side, Mobley threw a peach to repay Lee's basket, Adebayo felt hot, and returned a shot again, Osman stood up at this time, the three-point splash, and the Heat requested a timeout. After the timeout, Mobley hooked 2 points to score, and Butler turned around and hit the board. In the decisive moment, Butler hit 4 consecutive free throws, the Cavaliers side of the gold to collect the troops, surrender, replaced by a full bench lineup, followed by the Heat side also withdrew the main force, in the end, the Heat defeated the Cavaliers 117-105.
After this game, the Heat's record of 45 wins and 23 losses, firmly in the First Place in the East, the Cavaliers' two-game winning streak was ended, the record of 38 wins and 28 losses, continue to rank sixth in the East. In this game, Adebayor was in a brave state, he played 33 minutes, 11 of 16, exploded 30 points, 17 rebounds and 3 steals; Hiro played 33 minutes off the bench, 8 of 15, contributing 22 points; Butler played 34 minutes, 7 of 14, contributing 24 points, 4 rebounds, 5 assists and 3 steals; Lowry 3 points, 4 rebounds and 10 assists; Strus 17 points; Robinson 9 points, Tucker 2 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists.
For the Cavaliers, Garland played wildly in this game, 4 of 17, contributing 24 points, 2 rebounds and 10 assists, in addition to 7 turnovers, the performance was abnormal, Markkanen 6 of 12, with 15 points and 4 rebounds, Mobley 12 of 7, 19 points, 12 rebounds and 4 assists, Lefour became the team's fig leaf, came off the bench for 21 minutes, 4 of 5, had 11 points and 8 rebounds, O'Koro had 9 points and 2 rebounds, and Osman had 8 points and 3 rebounds.