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Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Miami Heat

March 27, 2026 · 2025-26 season

The Cavaliers beat the Heat 149-128 on 2026-03-27 at home. The Cavaliers started James Harden, Donovan Mitchell, Jarrett Allen, Sam Merrill, and Evan Mobley. The Heat started Andrew Wiggins, Norman Powell, Bam Adebayo, Tyler Herro, and Davion Mitchell. Norman Powell (Heat) scored 15 points (6/11) in his matchups, with Keon Ellis as his primary defender. Donovan Mitchell (Cavaliers) scored 14 points (5/11) in his matchups, with Pelle Larsson as his primary defender.

Box score

In orange, the game high in points, rebounds and assists.

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Cleveland Cavaliers 149

Player MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV PF FG 3PT FT +/-
Donovan Mitchell GS 30:38 6 4 6 4 0 2 2 1-10 0-3 4-4 +14
James Harden GS 29:30 17 5 14 2 0 1 3 4-11 2-6 7-7 +25
Evan Mobley GS 29:14 23 10 3 1 0 0 2 10-15 1-2 2-2 +15
Sam Merrill GS 26:44 10 3 4 0 0 0 2 3-9 2-7 2-2 +25
Jarrett Allen GS 18:15 18 10 0 0 1 0 1 8-10 0-0 2-2 +18
Keon Ellis 24:30 10 0 2 1 0 0 5 4-5 2-3 0-1 +9
Max Strus 22:49 29 8 1 0 0 1 2 10-14 8-11 1-2 +22
Dennis Schröder 19:55 8 0 5 1 0 0 1 3-7 0-1 2-3 +3
Thomas Bryant 14:02 11 4 0 0 0 2 2 5-10 1-4 0-0 0
Nae'Qwan Tomlin 5:41 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 -3
Tyrese Proctor 5:41 6 1 0 0 0 1 2 1-2 0-1 4-4 -3
Riley Minix 4:39 6 0 1 0 0 1 1 2-3 2-2 0-0 -6
Olivier Sarr 4:11 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0-0 0-0 1-2 -7
Larry Nance Jr. 4:11 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 1-1 1-1 1-2 -7
Totals 149 46 38 9 1 9 26 52-97 19-41 26-31

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Miami Heat 128

Player MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV PF FG 3PT FT +/-
Tyler Herro GS 31:22 11 3 5 0 0 1 3 4-13 1-4 2-2 -23
Bam Adebayo GS 30:41 14 16 3 1 1 2 0 3-14 1-8 7-8 -18
Norman Powell GS 25:27 15 3 2 0 1 0 3 5-10 2-5 3-3 -12
Davion Mitchell GS 24:02 2 4 4 0 0 4 2 1-6 0-4 0-0 -22
Andrew Wiggins GS 19:58 12 1 0 0 1 0 2 3-5 3-3 3-4 -15
Pelle Larsson 25:44 10 3 5 1 0 3 1 2-4 0-2 6-6 -10
Jaime Jaquez Jr. 21:14 20 2 3 0 1 3 4 9-13 2-5 0-1 -7
Kel'el Ware 20:43 14 8 1 1 0 0 1 5-10 2-4 2-2 -6
Kasparas Jakučionis 19:28 14 3 1 0 0 0 3 3-6 2-5 6-6 +7
Simone Fontecchio 9:54 12 2 0 1 0 0 0 4-7 2-4 2-2 -6
Myron Gardner 6:48 3 0 1 1 0 0 3 1-3 0-2 1-2 +1
Keshad Johnson 4:39 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 1-2 +6
Totals 128 45 25 5 4 13 22 40-91 15-46 33-38

Did not play: Nikola Jović (DNP - Coach's Decision), Dru Smith (DNP - Coach's Decision)

Lineups

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Starting lineup

The 5 most-used lineups:

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Starting lineup

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Who guarded whom

Based on stats.nba.com matchup data. Points and shooting are always the offensive player's.

Cavaliers defense

Defender Guarded most
Donovan Mitchell Pelle Larsson: 26 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Norman Powell: 13 poss., 0 pts (0/2)
James Harden Davion Mitchell: 25 poss., 6 pts (1/1) · Andrew Wiggins: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/2)
Evan Mobley Andrew Wiggins: 17 poss., 5 pts (2/3) · Bam Adebayo: 12 poss., 2 pts (1/2)
Sam Merrill Tyler Herro: 23 poss., 7 pts (2/4) · Norman Powell: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Keon Ellis Norman Powell: 14 poss., 3 pts (1/2) · Tyler Herro: 11 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Max Strus Jaime Jaquez Jr.: 11 poss., 7 pts (2/3) · Pelle Larsson: 7 poss., 6 pts (2/3)
Dennis Schröder Kasparas Jakučionis: 13 poss., 1 pts (0/0) · Jaime Jaquez Jr.: 12 poss., 3 pts (1/4)
Jarrett Allen Bam Adebayo: 24 poss., 4 pts (2/4) · Norman Powell: 5 poss., 6 pts (2/2)
Thomas Bryant Kel'el Ware: 12 poss., 7 pts (3/5) · Bam Adebayo: 11 poss., 0 pts (0/3)
Tyrese Proctor Kasparas Jakučionis: 7 poss., 2 pts (1/2) · Myron Gardner: 5 poss., 4 pts (0/0)
Nae'Qwan Tomlin Myron Gardner: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Kasparas Jakučionis: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Riley Minix Simone Fontecchio: 8 poss., 3 pts (1/2) · Keshad Johnson: 2 poss., 3 pts (1/1)
Larry Nance Jr. Keshad Johnson: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Myron Gardner: 2 poss., 1 pts (0/0)
Olivier Sarr Kel'el Ware: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Myron Gardner: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0)

Heat defense

Defender Guarded most
Bam Adebayo Jarrett Allen: 28 poss., 1 pts (0/6) · Evan Mobley: 15 poss., 9 pts (3/5)
Tyler Herro Sam Merrill: 27 poss., 4 pts (1/3) · Keon Ellis: 12 poss., 2 pts (1/3)
Pelle Larsson Donovan Mitchell: 24 poss., 2 pts (0/0) · Dennis Schröder: 8 poss., 2 pts (1/1)
Norman Powell Keon Ellis: 14 poss., 3 pts (0/0) · Donovan Mitchell: 12 poss., 5 pts (2/4)
Davion Mitchell James Harden: 21 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · Keon Ellis: 11 poss., 2 pts (1/1)
Kel'el Ware Thomas Bryant: 14 poss., 8 pts (3/4) · Evan Mobley: 12 poss., 2 pts (1/2)
Jaime Jaquez Jr. Dennis Schröder: 14 poss., 4 pts (2/3) · Max Strus: 8 poss., 8 pts (3/3)
Kasparas Jakučionis Dennis Schröder: 10 poss., 4 pts (1/1) · Tyrese Proctor: 6 poss., 2 pts (0/0)
Andrew Wiggins Evan Mobley: 14 poss., 8 pts (2/3) · James Harden: 10 poss., 3 pts (1/2)
Simone Fontecchio Riley Minix: 7 poss., 7 pts (2/3) · Max Strus: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Myron Gardner Nae'Qwan Tomlin: 5 poss., 2 pts (1/2) · Tyrese Proctor: 4 poss., 1 pts (0/0)
Keshad Johnson Larry Nance Jr.: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Nae'Qwan Tomlin: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0)