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 Recreation 1 of the Jap Convention first-round playoff sequence.
It was the seventh straight sequence the place Mitchell has scored not less than 30 factors in Recreation 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 Recreation 2 on Wednesday night time. Garland and Jerome every had 5 3-pointers for Cleveland, and the Cavaliers have been 18-of-43 from past the arc.
Cleveland had a 16-point lead halfway by way of the second quarter, however Miami steadily reduce it down and acquired to 98-90 with 7:26 remaining within the fourth. Cleveland put it out of attain, although, with a 13-4 run that included 10 straight factors by Jerome, who was participating in his first playoff sport.
Jerome was 6-of-7 from the sector, and made all three of his 3-point makes an attempt within the fourth quarter.
Reporting by The Related Press.
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