We had left the Heat very, very bad shape against the Pelicans Friday evening (-23), while this homestand proves decisive for him, with a view to direct qualification for the playoffs. This Sunday, the Florida players reacted as they should, taking out their nerves on poor Ridersalways more unrecognizable (121-84)!
A real lesson offered by Bam Adebayo (15 points, 16 rebounds, 5 steals), Jimmy Butler (15 points, 6 assists), Haywood Highsmith (18 points) and others, who counted up to… 45 points in advance (!), without ever loosening the grip of the evening.
With this authoritarian victory, which ensures him the tiebreaker on the Cavs, Miami is back in the race for the Top 6 in the East, while 3rd place in Cleveland is more than ever threatened by New York, but also Orlando.
TO REMEMBER
– Miami mercilessly with Cleveland. A meeting controlled from start to finish and completed after half an hour, a collective at the meeting and which does not let up throughout the evening, leaders who set an example then rest very early. We can say that the Heat had a very quiet Sunday afternoon at home, in what constitutes their biggest success of the season. Quickly installed in control, Erik Spoelstra's team wandered around on its floor, pressing in the racket and playing quickly to further push these Cavaliers out of the shot, who had already taken 33 by the same opponent in November .
– Losing comeback for Evan Mobley. Not clear of injuries since the start of the season, Evan Mobley returned after almost three weeks of treating his ankle. Back in the starting five, but limited in minutes, he came to support Darius Garland, Jarrett Allen and Caris LeVert, generally lonely recently without Donovan Mitchell, Max Strus or Dean Wade. A statistically convincing recovery match (best scoring for the Cavs), except that Mobley had no impact all evening, sinking like all his teammates in front of the Heat's surges, in the paint or on the counterattack.
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How to read the stats? Min = Minutes; Shots = Successful shots / Attempted shots; 3pts = 3-points / 3-points attempted; LF = free throws made / free throws attempted; O = offensive rebound; D=defensive rebound; T = Total rebounds; Pd = assists; Fte: Personal fouls; Int = Intercepts; Bp = Lost balls; Ct: Against; +/- = Point differential when the player is on the field; Pts = Points; Eval: player evaluation calculated from positive actions – negative actions.
