Donovan Mitchell scored 17 of his 30 points in the fourth quarter and Darius Garland contributed 21 points and nine assists as the Cleveland Cavaliers held on for a 121-112 win over the visiting Miami Heat on Wednesday in Game 2 of their Eastern Conference first-round series.
Cleveland holds a 2-0 lead in the best-of-seven set heading to Game 3 on Saturday in Miami.
After Miami, which trailed by as many as 19 points, pulled within 105-103 on a Tyler Herro jumper with 3:11 remaining. Mitchell answered with a midrange basket and drained a 32-footer off a Jarrett Allen steal to give top-seeded Cleveland some breathing room at 110-103.