Miami Heat @ Cleveland Cavaliers
20-9, 8-6 Away
90
20-9, 8-6 Away
17-11, 8-6 Home
78
17-11, 8-6 Home
Miami Heat
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| 27 | 7 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| 33 | 6 | 2-10 | 0-0 | 2-6 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 0 |
| 37 | 11 | 4-12 | 1-6 | 2-3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | 29 | 12-23 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 26 | 14 | 5-6 | 3-4 | 1-2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| 19 | 3 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 0 |
| 3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | 8 | 3-3 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 12 | 4 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 2 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | 8 | 4-11 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
90 | 36-82 | 12-25 | 6-13 | 44 | 22 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 34 | 25 | ||
44% | 48% | 46% |
Cleveland Cavaliers
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| 37 | 12 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| 42 | 7 | 3-9 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | 6 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| 35 | 15 | 6-12 | 0-0 | 3-6 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 0 |
| 30 | 12 | 4-13 | 0-2 | 4-4 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| 17 | 3 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | 7 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 4-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 6 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| 8 | 2 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | 8 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
78 | 29-66 | 2-8 | 18-22 | 35 | 19 | 15 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 30 | 18 | ||
44% | 25% | 82% |
+/- denotes team's net points while the player is on the court
Regular Season Series
MIA leads 1-0
Game Information
Rocket Arena
12:30 AM, 31 December 1997
Cleveland, OH
Attendance: 18,962
- Referees:
- Bruce Alexander
- Hue Hollins
- Scott Wall
2025-26 Southeast Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orlando | 18 | 15 | .545 | - | L1 |
| Miami | 18 | 15 | .545 | - | W3 |
| Atlanta | 15 | 19 | .441 | 3.5 | L7 |
| Charlotte | 11 | 21 | .344 | 6.5 | L1 |
| Washington | 7 | 24 | .226 | 10 | L1 |
2025-26 Central Standings
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