Garland scores 25 points, Cavaliers hold off Heat 104-100

Published March 8, 2023 9:56 PM

By TIM REYNOLDS
AP Basketball Writer

MIAMI (AP) — Darius Garland scored 25 points, Donovan Mitchell added 18 and the Cleveland Cavaliers assured themselves of a second consecutive winning season with a 104-100 win over the Miami Heat on Wednesday night. Jarrett Allen had 15 points and 12 rebounds for Cleveland, while Evan Mobley also scored 15 and Isaac Okoro had 13. The Cavaliers (42-26) are now two wins away from matching last season’s win total, with 14 games left. Jimmy Butler had 28 points for Miami (35-32), which got 22 from Tyler Herro and 17 from Bam Adebayo.

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