Donovan Mitchell scored 30 factors, Ty Jerome had 16 of his 28 factors within the fourth quarter and the Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Miami Warmth 121-100 on Sunday night time in Sport 1 of the Japanese Convention first-round playoff collection.
It was the seventh straight collection the place Mitchell has scored a minimum of 30 factors in Sport 1, tying Michael Jordan, who had two streaks of seven video games.
Bam Adebayo had 24 factors and Tyler Herro added 21 for the Warmth. They’re the primary No. 10 seed to advance to the playoffs out of the Play-In Event.
Darius Garland added 27 for the Cavaliers, who host Sport 2 on Wednesday night time. Garland and Jerome every had 5 3-pointers for Cleveland, and the Cavaliers had been 18-of-43 from past the arc.
Cleveland had a 16-point lead halfway via the second quarter, however Miami steadily reduce it down and bought to 98-90 with 7:26 remaining within the fourth. Cleveland put it out attain although with a 13-4 run that included 10 straight factors by Jerome, who was collaborating in his first playoff recreation.
Jerome was 6-of-7 from the sphere, and made all three of his 3-point makes an attempt within the fourth quarter.
Reporting by The Related Press.
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