Donovan Mitchell scored 30 points, Ty Jerome had 16 of his 28 points in the last quarter and the Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Miami Heat 121-100 on Sunday night in game 1 of the First Round Playoff series of the East Conference.
It was the seventh consecutive series where Mitchell scored at least 30 points in game 1, drawing Michael Jordan, who had two gusts of seven games.
Bam Adebayo had 24 points and Tyler Herro added 21 for heat. They are the first. 10 seeds to advance to the playoffs of the game tournament.
Darius Garland added 27 for the Cavaliers, who receive game 2 on Wednesday night. Garland and Jerome had five triples for Cleveland, and the Cavaliers had 18 of 43 from beyond the arch.
Cleveland had an advantage of 16 points in the middle of the second quarter, but Miami constantly reduced it and reached 98-90 with 7:26, removing in the room. Cleveland put it out of reach, he thought, with a 13-4 race that included 10 consecutive points of Jerome, who participated in his first playoff game.
Jerome had 6 of 7 of the field and made the three attempts of 3 points in the fourth quarter.
Associated Press reports.
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