The Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Miami Heat 111-99 on Dec 8, 2023 at Kaseya Center.
Final · Kaseya Center
Top performers
- Donovan Mitchell led the Cavaliers with 27 points, 13 rebounds and 6 assists.
- Kyle Lowry led the Heat with 17 points, 2 rebounds and 5 assists.
Cleveland Cavaliers box score
| MIN: Minutes on the floor. | PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3. | REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor. | AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket. | STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble. | BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim. | TO: Possessions handed to the opponent by a bad pass, a lost dribble or an offensive foul — lower is better. | FG: Shots from the floor made and attempted, written made-attempted. | 3PT: Three-pointers made and attempted, written made-attempted. | FT: Free throws made and attempted, written made-attempted. | PF: Fouls committed. Six in one game and the player is disqualified — lower is better. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donovan Mitchell | 36 | 27 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 9-17 | 3-8 | 6-8 | 1 |
| Darius Garland | 26 | 18 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6-11 | 1-4 | 5-7 | 4 |
| Georges Niang | 20 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5-9 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Max Strus | 34 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4-17 | 2-11 | 1-1 | 3 |
| Sam Merrill | 10 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-5 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Isaac Okoro | 22 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3-4 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 2 |
| Craig Porter Jr. | 23 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 0 |
| Jarrett Allen | 25 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-9 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 2 |
| Tristan Thompson | 16 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 |
| Dean Wade | 25 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2-5 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Team | 237 | 111 | 50 | 21 | 13 | 2 | 12 | 40-87 | 14-38 | 17-26 | 16 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
Miami Heat box score
| MIN: Minutes on the floor. | PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3. | REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor. | AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket. | STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble. | BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim. | TO: Possessions handed to the opponent by a bad pass, a lost dribble or an offensive foul — lower is better. | FG: Shots from the floor made and attempted, written made-attempted. | 3PT: Three-pointers made and attempted, written made-attempted. | FT: Free throws made and attempted, written made-attempted. | PF: Fouls committed. Six in one game and the player is disqualified — lower is better. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyle Lowry | 32 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6-13 | 3-9 | 2-3 | 1 |
| Josh Richardson | 31 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6-11 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 3 |
| Jimmy Butler III | 36 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5-15 | 0-2 | 6-7 | 1 |
| Caleb Martin | 34 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6-15 | 3-8 | 0-2 | 5 |
| Kevin Love | 28 | 14 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5-9 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 3 |
| Jaime Jaquez Jr. | 35 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7-13 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 3 |
| Duncan Robinson | 23 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0-7 | 0-6 | 1-2 | 4 |
| Team | 219 | 94 | 29 | 20 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 35-83 | 15-42 | 9-14 | 20 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
Before and after
- Cavaliers · 2023-24 season · Previous Dec 6, 2023: ORL 111, CLE 121 · Next Dec 11, 2023: CLE 94, ORL 104
- Heat · 2023-24 season · Previous Dec 6, 2023: MIA 112, TOR 103 · Next Dec 11, 2023: MIA 116, CHA 114