Donovan Mitchell scored 30 points, Ty Jerome collected 16 of his 28 points at the fourth quarter and the Cleveland Cavaliers beat Miami Heat 121-100 Sunday evening in match 1 of the series of eliminations of the Eastern Conference.
It was the seventh consecutive series where Mitchell scored at least 30 points in match 1, equalizing Michael Jordan, who managed two sequences of seven games.
Bam Adebayo had 24 points and Tyler Herro added 21 for heat. They are the first seeded n ° 10 to qualify for the playoffs of the game tournament.
Darius Garland added 27 for the riders, who welcome match 2 Wednesday evening. Garland and Jérôme each had five 3 points for Cleveland, and the riders were 18 out of 43 beyond the arc.
Cleveland had a 16-point lead in the middle of the second quarter, but Miami regularly reduced it and arrived at 98-90 with 7:26 to play in fourth. Cleveland put it out of reach, however, with a race of 13-4 which included 10 consecutive points of Jerome, who participated in his first eliminatory match.
Jerome was 6 out of 7 on the field and made his three attempts of 3 points in the fourth quarter.
Report by the Associated Press.
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