Game ID: 22500217
Cleveland Cavaliers @ Miami Heat
Wednesday, November 12, 2025 at 7:30 PM ET
Kaseya Center, Miami, FL
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
MIA 38 31 28 19 116CLE 29 37 27 37 130
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 11/05 · 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
MIA availability going into 11/21 · 1 day's restOUT Jakučionis missed 8 since 11/05, out tonight
BACK Adebayo back 11/19 after 6, 29 min since (89% of 32)
NEW Ware 22 to 29 min over the last 5
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)
CLE availability going into 11/19 · 1 day's restOUT Garland missed 4 since 11/12, out tonight
OUT Tyson missed 4 since 11/12, out tonight
BACK Tomlin back 11/12 after 2, 17 min since (120% of 14)
BACK Nance Jr. back 11/12 after 2, 10 min since (84% of 12)
BACK Bryant back 11/12 after 2, 9 min since (79% of 11)
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.
11/05 @ 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 116-130 — MIA notes
MIA lost 116-130. MIA shot 48% (45 of 94) to CLE's 43%, 15 of 37 from three, and got to the line 13 times to CLE's 31. MIA turned it over 21 times to CLE's 12, and CLE turned those into 13 steals. Powell led with 27 (10 of 18, 5 of 10 from three); Wiggins added 17, Mitchell 16. Q1 was theirs, 38-29, but the other 3 periods went 101-78 against them. They led by as many as 14. Jaquez Jr.'s -16 in 30 minutes was the worst on the floor.
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.
11/21 @ CHI — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Chicago comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 126 a night and allowing 129, shooting 46 percent and 39 from three, 23 free throws a game; Giddey at 19 and Dosunmu at 17 a game. It has lost the glass by 4 a night. Without Jones (3 straight). One day's rest. Miami comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 123 a night and allowing 123, shooting 45 percent and 39 from three, 25 free throws a game; Powell at 28 and Jaquez Jr. at 16 a game. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Jakučionis (8 straight). One day's rest.
So: Chicago wins, in a game with no one edge to lean on. Call it Chicago 124, Miami 123, Miami keeping it close.
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 130-116 — CLE notes
CLE won 130-116. CLE shot 43% (45 of 104) to MIA's 48%, 14 of 47 from three, and went to the line 31 times to MIA's 13 — 26 points from the stripe to their 11. CLE turned it over 12 times to MIA's 21. Allen led with 30 (12 of 20, 6 of 7 at the line); Hunter added 21, Porter Jr. 19. The hinge was Q4, 37-19: CLE came in trailing by 4 and left it ahead by 14, and the lead reached 18. CLE trailed 66-69 at the half and won the second half 64-47. Porter Jr. was the night's best plus/minus at +21.
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.
11/19 vs HOU — 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 121 a night and allowing 118, shooting 45 percent and 32 from three, 27 free throws a game; Mitchell at 32 and Hunter at 16 a game. Without Garland (4 straight), Tyson (4 straight). One day's rest. Houston comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 125 a night and allowing 115, shooting 49 percent and 42 from three, 23 free throws a game; Durant at 29 and Sengun at 24 a game. That is 4 straight wins. It has won the glass by 13 a night. Without Finney-Smith (12 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Houston wins, on the road, and the game turns on the arc, Houston at 42 percent from three to Cleveland's 32 and the glass, where Houston has been plus-13 a night and Cleveland plus-3. Call it Houston 120, Cleveland 119, Cleveland keeping it close.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
CLECP C. Porter Jr.
DH D. Hunter
DW D. Wade
JA J. Allen
LB L. Ball
LN L. Nance Jr.
LT L. Travers
NT N. Tomlin
SM S. Merrill
TB T. Bryant
TP T. Proctor
MIAAW A. Wiggins
DM D. Mitchell
DS D. Smith
JJ J. Jaquez Jr.
JO Jovic
KW K. Ware
NJ N. Jović
NP N. Powell
PL P. Larsson
SF S. Fontecchio
CLE/MIA 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
MIAMI -- — Jarrett Allen had 30 points and 10 rebounds, and the short-handed Cleveland Cavaliers stopped Miami's four-game win streak with a 130-116 victory over the Heat on Wednesday night.
De’Andre Hunter scored 21 points for the Cavaliers, who lost 140-138 in overtime at Miami on Monday. Lonzo Ball had 15 points and eight assists, and reserve Craig Porter Jr . finished with 19 points, nine assists and four blocks.
Cleveland improved to 15-7 when coming off a regular-season loss since coach Kenny Atkinson took over before last season.
Cavaliers guard Tyrese Proctor finished with 12 points on 4-for-15 shooting.
The Cavs scored 29 points off 21 Miami turnovers and turned a 14-point deficit in the third quarter into a 99-98 lead — their first of the game — with 10:03 left. Cleveland never trailed from there, outscoring the Heat 31-18 over the final 10 minutes.
Norman Powell scored 27 points for Miami, which dropped 1-7 in its last eight games against Cleveland. Davion Mitchell added 16 points.
Miami's Andrew Wiggins had 17 points, nine rebounds and six assists, but he also had five turnovers. Kel’el Ware added with 15 points and 13 rebounds.
Cleveland played without a trio of All-Stars; guard Darius Garland , who aggravated his surgically repaired left toe on Monday, guard Donovan Mitchell (rest) and forward Evan Mobley (rest). Miami was without Bam Adebayo (toe) and Tyler Herro (heel).
Miami led by as many as 12 in the second before Cleveland finished the quarter on a 15-4 run to pull within three at the half.