Game ID: 22500201
Cleveland Cavaliers @ Miami Heat
Monday, November 10, 2025 at 7:30 PM ET
Kaseya Center, Miami, FL
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 OT1 Final
MIA 25 37 39 27 12 140CLE 30 23 39 36 10 138
CLE @ MIA ScoutingCLE @ MIA Scouting
Welcome to the scouting desk. The coffee is cold, the film is play-by-play, and somebody has to explain what happened.
Every game has a hinge — a stretch where it was decided, usually while everyone was watching something else. Start where the evidence lives: the Lineups' face-offs say which five actually won their minutes; the Possessions ledger says who ran ahead of the night's own pace; the Shot Chart says where the points really came from, which is rarely where the highlights were. When all three agree, that is the story. When they don't — that is why this desk has a chair.
MIA availability going into 11/03 · back-to-backOUT Powell missed 3 since 10/28, returns tonight: 28 min (96% of 30)
MIA availability going into 11/05 · 1 day's restBACK Powell back 11/03 after 3, 28 min since (96% of 30)
MIA availability going into 11/07 · 1 day's restBACK Powell back 11/03 after 3, 29 min since (99% of 30)
MIA availability going into 11/08 · back-to-backOUT Jakučionis missed 2 since 11/05, out tonight
BACK Powell back 11/03 after 3, 29 min since (97% of 30)
MIA availability going into 11/10 · 1 day's restOUT Adebayo missed 2 since 11/07, out tonight
OUT Jakučionis missed 3 since 11/05, out tonight
BACK Powell back 11/03 after 3, 29 min since (98% of 30)
NEW Jović 17 to 23 min over the last 5
MIA availability going into 11/12 · 1 day's restOUT Adebayo missed 3 since 11/07, out tonight
OUT Jakučionis missed 4 since 11/05, out tonight
BACK Powell back 11/03 after 3, 31 min since (105% of 30)
NEW Jović 17 to 23 min over the last 5
MIA availability going into 11/14 · 1 day's restOUT Adebayo missed 4 since 11/07, out tonight
OUT Jakučionis missed 5 since 11/05, out tonight
NEW Ware 22 to 28 min over the last 5
NEW Jović 17 to 24 min over the last 5
MIA availability going into 11/17 · 2 days' restOUT Adebayo missed 5 since 11/07, out tonight
OUT Jakučionis missed 6 since 11/05, out tonight
NEW Ware 22 to 30 min over the last 5
NEW Jović 17 to 23 min over the last 5
MIA availability going into 11/19 · 1 day's restOUT Adebayo missed 6 since 11/07, returns tonight: 29 min (89% of 32)
OUT Jakučionis missed 7 since 11/05, out tonight
NEW Ware 22 to 30 min over the last 5
CLE availability going into 11/02 · 1 day's restOUT Merrill missed 2 since 10/29, out tonight
OUT Tomlin missed 6 since 10/22, out tonight
BACK Bryant back 10/27 after 3, 7 min since (64% of 11)
CLE availability going into 11/05 · 2 days' restOUT Allen missed 2 since 10/31, returns tonight: 30 min (106% of 28)
OUT Merrill missed 3 since 10/29, returns tonight: 27 min (108% of 25)
OUT Tomlin missed 7 since 10/22, returns tonight: 1 min (8% of 14)
BACK Bryant back 10/27 after 3, 7 min since (60% of 11)
NEW Nance Jr. 12 to 18 min over the last 5
CLE availability going into 11/07 · 1 day's restBACK Allen back 11/05 after 2, 30 min since (106% of 28)
BACK Merrill back 11/05 after 3, 27 min since (108% of 25)
BACK Tomlin back 11/05 after 7, 1 min since (8% of 14)
BACK Bryant back 10/27 after 3, 6 min since (50% of 11)
NEW Nance Jr. 12 to 18 min over the last 5
CLE availability going into 11/08 · back-to-backBACK Allen back 11/05 after 2, 28 min since (100% of 28)
BACK Merrill back 11/05 after 3, 23 min since (91% of 25)
BACK Tomlin back 11/05 after 7, 4 min since (24% of 14)
NEW Nance Jr. 12 to 17 min over the last 5
CLE availability going into 11/10 · 1 day's restBACK Allen back 11/05 after 2, 27 min since (96% of 28)
BACK Merrill back 11/05 after 3, 24 min since (97% of 25)
BACK Tomlin back 11/05 after 7, 4 min since (24% of 14)
NEW Nance Jr. 12 to 18 min over the last 4
CLE availability going into 11/12 · 1 day's restOUT Tomlin missed 2 since 11/08, returns tonight: 18 min (122% of 14)
OUT Nance Jr. missed 2 since 11/08, returns tonight: 19 min (158% of 12)
OUT Bryant missed 2 since 11/08, returns tonight: 13 min (114% of 11)
BACK Allen back 11/05 after 2, 25 min since (91% of 28)
BACK Merrill back 11/05 after 3, 26 min since (106% of 25)
CLE availability going into 11/13 · back-to-backBACK Allen back 11/05 after 2, 26 min since (93% of 28)
BACK Merrill back 11/05 after 3, 25 min since (101% of 25)
BACK Tomlin back 11/05 after 7, 8 min since (57% of 14)
BACK Nance Jr. back 11/12 after 2, 19 min since (158% of 12)
BACK Bryant back 11/12 after 2, 13 min since (114% of 11)
CLE availability going into 11/15 · 1 day's restOUT Garland missed 2 since 11/12, out tonight
OUT Tyson missed 2 since 11/12, out tonight
BACK Tomlin back 11/12 after 2, 20 min since (136% of 14)
BACK Nance Jr. back 11/12 after 2, 13 min since (107% of 12)
BACK Bryant back 11/12 after 2, 10 min since (88% of 11)
NEW Proctor 10 to 16 min over the last 4
CLE availability going into 11/17 · 1 day's restOUT Garland missed 3 since 11/12, out tonight
OUT Tyson missed 3 since 11/12, out tonight
BACK Tomlin back 11/12 after 2, 19 min since (132% of 14)
BACK Nance Jr. back 11/12 after 2, 10 min since (84% of 12)
BACK Bryant back 11/12 after 2, 10 min since (88% of 11)
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Miami comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 123 a night and allowing 122, shooting 50 percent and 35 from three, 27 free throws a game; Powell at 23 and Wiggins at 18 a game. It has lost the glass by 12 a night. Without Adebayo (2 straight), Jakučionis (3 straight). One day's rest. Cleveland comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 125 a night and allowing 116, shooting 46 percent and 37 from three, 23 free throws a game; Mitchell at 34 and Mobley at 22 a game. That is 4 straight wins. One day's rest.
So: Miami wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Cleveland has been minus-3 a night and Miami minus-12 and the defense, Cleveland allowing 116 a night to Miami's 122. Call it Miami 121, Cleveland 120, Cleveland keeping it close.
11/03 @ LAC 120-119 — MIA notes
MIA won 120-119. MIA shot 54% (45 of 83) to LAC's 50%, 12 of 25 from three. Adebayo led with 25 (10 of 18, 2 of 4 from three); Powell added 21, Wiggins 17. The hinge was Q3, 37-24: MIA came in trailing by 5 and left it ahead by 8. MIA trailed 66-71 at the half and won the second half 54-48. Larsson was the night's best plus/minus at +11.
11/05 @ DEN 112-122 — MIA notes
MIA lost 112-122. MIA shot 44% (38 of 86) to DEN's 43%, 14 of 41 from three. The glass went 38-61 against them. Powell led with 23 (5 of 15, 4 of 8 from three, 9 of 9 at the line); Wiggins added 22, Jaquez Jr. 21. Q4 was theirs, 26-21, the deficit cut from 15 to 10, but the other 3 periods went 101-86 against them. Ware's -14 in 27 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/07 vs CHA 126-108 — MIA notes
MIA won 126-108. MIA shot 52% (51 of 99) to CHA's 38%, 12 of 28 from three, and got to the line 14 times to CHA's 27. MIA turned it over 8 times to CHA's 18. The glass went 37-57 against them. Powell led with 25 (10 of 20, 2 of 5 from three); Wiggins added 22, Larsson 19. The hinge was Q1, 53-33: from level to 20 ahead, and the lead reached 26. Wiggins was the night's best plus/minus at +21.
11/08 vs POR 136-131 — MIA notes
MIA won 136-131. MIA shot 51% (49 of 96) to POR's 45%, 10 of 35 from three, and went to the line 36 times to POR's 23 — 28 points from the stripe to their 19. MIA turned it over 14 times to POR's 20. The glass went 47-57 against them. Jović led with 29 (10 of 16, 3 of 7 from three, 6 of 8 at the line); Powell added 22, Larsson 16. The hinge was Q2, 45-35: MIA came in trailing by 3 and left it ahead by 7.
11/10 vs CLE 140-138 — MIA notes
MIA won 140-138 in 1 overtime. MIA shot 47% (46 of 98) to CLE's 41%, 12 of 36 from three, and went to the line 41 times to CLE's 27 — 36 points from the stripe to their 19. MIA turned it over 14 times to CLE's 7, and CLE turned those into 8 steals. Powell led with 33 (8 of 19, 4 of 9 from three, 13 of 14 at the line); Wiggins added 23, Jaquez Jr. 22. The hinge was Q2, 37-23: MIA came in trailing by 5 and left it ahead by 9, and the lead reached 15. Powell was the night's best plus/minus at +17.
11/12 vs CLE — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Miami comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 127 a night and allowing 124, shooting 50 percent and 36 from three, 28 free throws a game; Powell at 25 and Wiggins at 20 a game. That is 3 straight wins. It has lost the glass by 13 a night. Without Adebayo (3 straight), Jakučionis (4 straight). One day's rest. Cleveland comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 133 a night and allowing 121, shooting 46 percent and 37 from three, 24 free throws a game; Mitchell at 33 and Mobley at 20 a game. One day's rest.
So: Miami wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Cleveland has been minus-1 a night and Miami minus-13. Call it Miami 124, Cleveland 123, Cleveland keeping it close.
11/14 @ NYK — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
New York comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 126 a night and allowing 112, shooting 49 percent and 40 from three, 20 free throws a game; Brunson at 24 and Towns at 22 a game. It has won the glass by 4 a night. One day's rest. Miami comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 126 a night and allowing 126, shooting 48 percent and 36 from three, 26 free throws a game; Powell at 26 and Wiggins at 20 a game. It has lost the glass by 12 a night. Without Adebayo (4 straight), Jakučionis (5 straight). One day's rest.
So: New York wins, and the game turns on the glass, where New York has been plus-4 a night and Miami minus-12 and the defense, New York allowing 112 a night to Miami's 126. Call it New York 124, Miami 118.
11/17 vs NYK — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Miami comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 130 a night and allowing 129, shooting 49 percent and 38 from three, 28 free throws a game; Powell at 29 and Wiggins at 18 a game. It has lost the glass by 9 a night. Without Adebayo (5 straight), Jakučionis (6 straight). 2 days' rest. New York comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 130 a night and allowing 118, shooting 49 percent and 40 from three, 21 free throws a game; Brunson at 26 and Towns at 24 a game. It has won the glass by 4 a night. 2 days' rest.
So: New York wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where New York has been plus-4 a night and Miami minus-9 and the defense, New York allowing 118 a night to Miami's 129. Call it New York 125, Miami 123, Miami keeping it close.
11/19 vs GSW — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Miami comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 128 a night and allowing 130, shooting 47 percent and 37 from three, 27 free throws a game; Powell at 28 and Jaquez Jr. at 17 a game. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Adebayo (6 straight), Jakučionis (7 straight). One day's rest. Golden State comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 116, shooting 45 percent and 38 from three, 26 free throws a game; Ste. Curry at 30 and Butler III at 22 a game. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Kuminga (3 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Miami wins, and the game turns on the defense, Golden State allowing 116 a night to Miami's 130 and the turnovers, Golden State giving it away 18 times a game to Miami's 14. Call it Miami 123, Golden State 118.
11/02 vs ATL 117-109 — CLE notes
CLE won 117-109. CLE shot 41% (40 of 97) to ATL's 51%, 20 of 57 from three, and got to the line 18 times to ATL's 35. CLE turned it over 16 times to ATL's 22. Mitchell led with 37 (12 of 21, 8 of 15 from three); Hunter added 19, Tyson 18. The hinge was Q1, 31-22: from level to 9 ahead. CLE trailed 50-52 at the half and won the second half 67-57. Tyson was the night's best plus/minus at +16.
11/05 vs PHI 132-121 — CLE notes
CLE won 132-121. CLE shot 53% (49 of 92) to PHI's 49%, 18 of 44 from three, and got to the line 17 times to PHI's 30. Mitchell led with 46 (15 of 21, 6 of 11 from three, 10 of 10 at the line); Allen added 24, Mobley 23. The hinge was Q3, 37-20: a lead of 3 became 20, and the lead reached 26. Allen was the night's best plus/minus at +24.
11/07 @ WAS 148-115 — CLE notes
CLE won 148-115. CLE shot 47% (52 of 110) to WAS's 45%, 20 of 45 from three, and went to the line 31 times to WAS's 23 — 24 points from the stripe to their 18. CLE turned it over 10 times to WAS's 20. The glass went 57-44 for them. Mitchell led with 24 (8 of 20, 4 of 10 from three); Garland added 20, Mobley 18. The hinge was Q1, 39-26: from level to 13 ahead, and the lead reached 36. Allen was the night's best plus/minus at +27.
11/08 vs CHI 128-122 — CLE notes
CLE won 128-122. CLE shot 49% (46 of 94) to CHI's 45%, 17 of 46 from three, and got to the line 26 times to CHI's 36. The glass went 39-49 against them. Mitchell led with 29 (10 of 24, 5 of 12 from three); Hunter added 29, Mobley 24. The hinge was Q3, 40-26: the deficit went from 16 to 2. CLE trailed 56-72 at the half and won the second half 72-50. Hunter was the night's best plus/minus at +23.
11/10 @ MIA 138-140 — CLE notes
CLE lost 138-140 in 1 overtime. CLE took 22 more shots (120 to 98), fed by 26 offensive rebounds, but shot 41% to MIA's 47%, 21 of 65 from three, and got to the line 27 times to MIA's 41. CLE turned it over 7 times to MIA's 14. D. Mitchell led with 28 (10 of 28, 3 of 16 from three, 5 of 6 at the line); Hunter added 23, Mobley 21. Q4 was theirs, 36-27, the deficit cut from 9 to 0, but the other 4 periods went 113-102 against them. They led by as many as 10.
11/12 @ MIA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Miami comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 127 a night and allowing 124, shooting 50 percent and 36 from three, 28 free throws a game; Powell at 25 and Wiggins at 20 a game. That is 3 straight wins. It has lost the glass by 13 a night. Without Adebayo (3 straight), Jakučionis (4 straight). One day's rest. Cleveland comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 133 a night and allowing 121, shooting 46 percent and 37 from three, 24 free throws a game; Mitchell at 33 and Mobley at 20 a game. One day's rest.
So: Miami wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Cleveland has been minus-1 a night and Miami minus-13. Call it Miami 124, Cleveland 123, Cleveland keeping it close.
11/13 vs TOR — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Cleveland comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 135 a night and allowing 123, shooting 46 percent and 36 from three, 26 free throws a game; Mitchell at 32 and Mobley at 22 a game. Second night of a back-to-back. Toronto comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 108, shooting 47 percent and 35 from three, 25 free throws a game; Ingram at 21 and Barrett at 21 a game. One day's rest.
So: Cleveland wins, and the game turns on the defense, Toronto allowing 108 a night to Cleveland's 123. Call it Cleveland 121, Toronto 119, Toronto keeping it close.
11/15 vs MEM — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Cleveland comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 131 a night and allowing 124, shooting 45 percent and 34 from three, 28 free throws a game; Mitchell at 28 and Hunter at 19 a game. Without Garland (2 straight), Tyson (2 straight). One day's rest. Memphis comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 108 a night and allowing 121, shooting 42 percent and 34 from three, 26 free throws a game; Morant at 16 and Jackson Jr. at 16 a game. That is 3 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. Without Small (3 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Cleveland wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Cleveland has been plus-1 a night and Memphis minus-5 and the turnovers, Memphis giving it away 15 times a game to Cleveland's 10. Call it Cleveland 125, Memphis 115, Cleveland by 10.
11/17 vs MIL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Cleveland comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 123 a night and allowing 121, shooting 45 percent and 31 from three, 28 free throws a game; Mitchell at 30 and Hunter at 20 a game. Without Garland (3 straight), Tyson (3 straight). One day's rest. Milwaukee comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 120, shooting 50 percent and 44 from three, 22 free throws a game; Gia. Antetokounmpo at 31 and Rollins at 17 a game. It has lost the glass by 11 a night. Without Porter Jr. (13 straight), Prince (6 straight), Nance (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: Cleveland wins, and the game turns on the arc, Milwaukee at 44 percent from three to Cleveland's 31 and the glass, where Cleveland has been minus-1 a night and Milwaukee minus-11. Call it Cleveland 122, Milwaukee 117.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
MIAAW A. Wiggins
DS D. Smith
JJ J. Jaquez Jr.
JO Jovic
KW K. Ware
NJ N. Jović
NP N. Powell
PL P. Larsson
SF S. Fontecchio
CLECP C. Porter Jr.
DG D. Garland
DH D. Hunter
DM D. Mitchell
DW D. Wade
EM E. Mobley
JA J. Allen
JT J. Tyson
LB L. Ball
SM S. Merrill
MIA/CLE the team itself, not a player
-- the feed named nobody
What
What happened
the codes in the Events column
M2 / M3 made 2 / made 3
X2 / X3 missed 2 / missed 3
FT / X1 free throw made / missed
AST assist
OR / DR offensive / defensive rebound
STL steal
BLK block
TO turnover
FL foul
OF offensive foul — ends the possession
VIOL violation
JUMP jump ball
TM timeout
IR instant replay
HE heave at the buzzer, filed to the team
END the clock ran out, ball in hand
Where
Where a shot came from
the middle field of M3.LW.25
RM at the rim inside 4 ft
RC right corner
RW right wing
SO straight on
LW left wing
LC left corner
M3.LW.25 made 3, left wing, 25 ft
X2.RM.01 missed 2, at the rim, 1 ft
When
When it happened
the Offset column
one number per event, in the Events order:
whole seconds from the start of the
possession to that event
Events FL X3.RC.23 OR M2.RM.01
Offset 0 18 22 24
the foul opens the possession at 0s;
the putback ends it at 24s, which is
the possession's own Dur
Andrew Wiggins' alley-oop dunk at OT buzzer gives Heat a 140-138 win over the Cavaliers
MIAMI -- — Andrew Wiggins made an alley-oop dunk at the buzzer in overtime, and the Miami Heat beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 140-138 in a wild back-and-forth game Monday night.
Norman Powell scored 33 points, Jaime Jaquez Jr . had 22 points, 13 rebounds and seven assists off the bench for the Heat. Wiggins scored 23 for Miami, which got a 14-point, 20-rebound game from Kel’el Ware.
Donovan Mitchell had 28 points, 15 rebounds and eight assists for Cleveland, including a 3-pointer to tie the game with 0.4 seconds left in overtime — before Wiggins caught a pass from Nikola Jovic for the game-winner.
Cleveland got 23 from De’Andre Hunter and a 21-point, 10-rebound effort from Evan Mobley .
The Heat are 5-0 at home for the third time in franchise history, joining 2012-13 (when Miami won the NBA title) and 2019-20 (when Miami lost in the NBA Finals).
It was the first meeting between the teams since Game 4 of their Eastern Conference first-round series last season — when Cleveland won 138-83 to finish off a four-game sweep with a total victory margin of 122 points. It was the most lopsided postseason series, in terms of margin, in NBA history.
“It was very humbling,” Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said. “It was embarrassing.”
Not this one.
Miami was missing Bam Adebayo (toe) and Tyler Herro (heel) because of injuries, and the Cavaliers lost Darius Garland in the third quarter with a potential recurrence of the toe injury he has dealt with for months. Cavs coach Kenny Atkinson also was ejected late in the third quarter.
Cleveland took 120 shots, including 65 3-point tries — the most by any team since 2019. The Cavs made 21 3-pointers, their NBA-record 98th consecutive regular-season game with at least 10 makes from deep.