It was a win-by-committee game for Cleveland as six different players were in double figures with Darius Garland (toe) ruled out shortly before tipoff. Donovan Mitchell posted 13 points, Jarrett Allen had 22, Max Strus dropped 18 and Evan Mobley added 19.

Playoff Spida arrived just in time. Behind star guard Donovan Mitchell’s late-game flurry, the top-seeded Cavs avoided a fourth-quarter collapse in Game 2 of their first-round matchup with the eighth-seeded Miami Heat,

The Cavs took control of the series, but they nearly let it slip through their fingers due to a rare lapse in defensive effort. It's a lesson learned.