The Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Miami Heat 121-100 on Sunday in Game 1 of their first round Eastern Conference Playoff series in a matchup the the Cavaliers were heavily favored in. Cleveland started off strong and jumped out to an early 9-2 lead, but Miami did what they do best and responded well.
After ending the first quarter down 31-24, the Heat fought back and managed to only be outscored by one point through the next two quarters.
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But just a few minutes into the fourth quarter, Ty Jerome led the Cavs on a huge scoring run to seal the victory. Jerome finished with 28 points, including 16 in the fourth quarter alongside Donovan Mitchell‘s 30 points and Darius Garland‘s 27.
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Despite the week-long absence, the Cavs elite offense was as scorching as ever, but the Heat showed signs of life the entire matchup.
Bam Adebayo finished with 24 points and nine rebounds for the heat alongside Tyler Herro‘s 21 points.
As the first 10-seed in league history to advance to the Playoffs, the Heat will look to prove themselves in Game 2 on Wednesday.
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