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00:00Fifty-five percent Wiggins spins his 15-footer is true.
00:05The Cavs start this fourth quarter with the bonds of Mitchell, Wade, Mobley, Tyson, and Merrill.
00:12Merrill again. Got it! Nice job. There you go.
00:16Sam Merrill is one of those guys obviously we know as Cavs fans that can bring us back in this game,
00:22get us right back in in a hurry, and he already has.
00:23Hot Guest misses. He went back to that right hand, and he put the ball right in Dean Wade's area.
00:30Wade made the block, Wade the other way.
00:36Merrill rescues. Oh, goodness! Sam Merrill is cooking here in the fourth quarter.
00:42Three straight threes, and the Cavs are back within three.
00:47Nice defense by Dean Wade. Great job by Sam Merrill.
00:50That's one of those great glass if needed shots. We needed it.
00:55In and out. If you're the Heat, you have to be looking around thinking,
00:57we've done just about everything exactly right tonight, and we are only up in possession.
01:02Oh! Not anymore!
01:05Wow!
01:07Brave glass if needed.
01:10Number five.
01:11Sam Merrill flame-throwing here in the fourth quarter in Miami.
01:15Sam missed his first six threes. He has buried four in a row,
01:21and the Cavaliers are right back even with the Heat.
01:25We are tied at 1.06 on South Beach.
01:29Time to get engaged at Beecher.
01:32With the Cavaliers trailing 1-0-1 at 92,
01:36and Sam Merrill haven't missed his first six triples.
01:39Merrill comes into this fourth quarter and buries four straight,
01:44and just like that, we're tied at 1-0-6,
01:47and this fourth quarter is less than three minutes old.
01:52Yeah, just massive shots by Sam Merrill,
01:54and I'll tell you why they really shocked the Heat.
01:57They had to get a good timeout, get the chalkboard out,
02:00put the big number five on it,
02:02and say, wherever this guy goes, we all need to be there.
02:04Larson badgered by Donovan Mitchell.
02:09It goes to Davion Mitchell.
02:11Tough shot. Tyson defended,
02:13and the Cavaliers can take the lead.
02:16Donovan Mitchell drives, and he's fouled.
02:20Excellent defense by Jayla Tyson.
02:23Did a great job of just staying in front of Mitchell.
02:26Gave him nowhere to go.
02:28You know, this end,
02:30you've got to get to Donovan a lot earlier than that.
02:33He's just like a bowling ball, tacking that gap.
02:37Sam Merrill and the Cavaliers scored 14 points
02:40in the first two minutes and 45 seconds of this fourth quarter.
02:46Here, this crowd here inside Kaseya Center,
02:49they were stunned over the first two-plus minutes.
02:54Merrill and the Cavs have not led since way back at 48-46.
02:59We mentioned two nights ago,
03:03the Cavaliers trailed the Bulls by 16 at the half
03:06and came storming back in the ballgame.
03:11Again, you don't want to make a living out of doing this,
03:13but man, the Cavs responded once again.
03:16So much firepower, you know,
03:17and like we've said all the entirety of the last two quarters
03:20are just not making shots that we normally make.
03:23So, and those aren't normal shots for Sam Merrill.
03:27He just, you know, the sense of urgency is there.
03:29So he put us on his back and let us ride.
03:32So we've got to get back in the groove.
03:33Donovan gets to make it some shots.
03:34Everyone's got to make some shots.
03:35Yovic backs and scores.
03:39Pretty shot production from everyone.
03:43One-way to peace.
03:44Mitchell skips over the timeline.
03:46He's picked up by Yovic.
03:47Mitchell between the circles.
03:49Finds Merrill.
03:50Why not?
03:52Merrill has hit four straight.
03:55Mitchell on the bounce over the top of Yovic.
03:58Totally got undercut the foul.
04:00Credit Evan Mobley.
04:01He had great position, and Powell stuck his tail out
04:05and bridged Mobley.
04:10It goes through the middle of that little over-the-top move.
04:13Boy, he almost makes it.
04:14He has to put a little extra on it because Yovic is high.
04:17You see Evan Mobley's got great position.
04:19Powell gives him a little bit of a booty bump there.
04:23Get him out of the way.
04:28Boy, you can feel this game just turn
04:30as Mobley down the alley.
04:31He'll back it miss.
04:34Boy, I like that shot from Mobley.
04:36Just got to be a little more aggressive
04:37and finish it over the top.
04:38That's a trouble.
04:40Some indecision.
04:41Yeah.
04:42By Larson.
04:44Cavs put up a wall.
04:46I don't think Larson saw it at first.
04:48He got started before he put the ball on the floor.
04:50If you're just joining us,
04:51Kenny Atkinson has been ejected.
04:54So, it's associate head coach, Johnny Bryant.
05:00Merrill.
05:01Off it goes to Hunter.
05:03Now, Mobley down low.
05:04Back to Merrill.
05:07Lonzo Ball gets inside.
05:08That's a big-time play.
05:10Wade for three.
05:11Lonzo again.
05:13Ball back out toward Merrill.
05:15Merrill dumps it over to Hunter.
05:17Eight to shoot.
05:19Here's Lonzo for three.
05:20Oh, yes!
05:22Look at the hustle from Lonzo Ball.
05:25That is all effort.
05:27That is all effort by Lonzo Ball.
05:29Keeping that ball alive.
05:30Two big rebounds and a three.
05:32Nice job by Lonzo.
05:34Hawkins gets a running start.
05:37Jovic back to Davion Mitchell.
05:41The heat working around the perimeter.
05:43The Cavs continue to close with multiple efforts.
05:45Larson puts it up and in and gets fouled.
05:50Goal!
05:55Lonzo Ball in that last possession simply would not beat the night.
05:59Oh, he just was not going to let him.
06:01He was never going to turn in any way.
06:03That is just absolute effort.
06:05Great effort.
06:09When he comes back and steps up, he's ready to shoot that basketball.
06:12That's just being ready to play the game.
06:14On the defensive end here, I think.
06:16I thought he got gypped there.
06:17I just didn't see that foul, John.
06:18I thought he was playing good aggressive defense.
06:20Was bodied up pretty well, but he's calling for a foul.
06:261-11 apiece.
06:28There's a good look at Lonzo Ball in his first season as a Cavalier.
06:32Picked up by Davion Mitchell.
06:34Alonzo feeds Merrill, now it's Allen.
06:40Merrill gets it back.
06:43Ware rebounds.
06:44There's got 15 tonight.
06:47Powell on the run.
06:48We have a ball game all of a sudden.
06:50Powell sneaks inside DeAndre Hunter.
06:53And...
06:53Oh!
06:54Powell has a game-high 25.
07:00Lonzo looks to shake on Davion Mitchell.
07:03Plays through Jared Allen.
07:04Allen puts it on the floor.
07:06He lost the ball, however, and as Ware scoops it up.
07:09Well, Jared had the right idea.
07:10It was going to explode by Ware.
07:13Just didn't quite have himself gathered well enough.
07:16Well, that's good defense right there by DeAndre Hunter.
07:18That's just better offense.
07:19Not much you can do about that.
07:20Oh, back-to-back buckets and Johnny Bryant.
07:25What's a timeout?
07:27All of a sudden, it's great theater here in Miami.
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07:44It's like a movie that took a while to get going.
07:47I know it.
07:47If you didn't leave the movie midway through
07:49and you stuck around, you weren't rewarded.
07:51Yeah, I've been gone.
07:52I'd have been gone.
07:52It's a bad movie on the lead.
07:55Back to the door.
07:56Eric Stolster up here pretty comfortable early.
07:59Johnny Bryant has taken over for the ejected Kenny Atkinson.
08:03The Cavs have roared back here in this fourth quarter.
08:07That was ballgame by nine.
08:09As, meanwhile, Jovic fouls Tyson.
08:11Tyson's out here with Mitchell, Allen, Hunter, and Lonzo Ball.
08:19Ball's been fired out of a cannon here in this fourth quarter along with Sam Merrill.
08:24As, let's quickly check in with Serena.
08:26John, it was all defense in the huddle from Johnny Bryant.
08:28He said, look, we've got to get stops.
08:30We've got to guard the ball and keep them out of their paint where they've been so effective.
08:34Lonzo Ball as we pass the midway point of the fourth.
08:38Around the horn it goes to Mitchell.
08:40Donovan has 22 here tonight.
08:43Whoops on Jovic.
08:44Donovan for three.
08:47Davion Mitchell and Donovan go for the loose ball.
08:49Donovan knocked it away from Davion.
08:51It comes back to Donovan who lays it in.
08:53Tyson helped as well as Donovan went after that loose ball.
08:58The Cavs were able to collect it.
08:59Davion Mitchell around to Powell.
09:02Powell first baseline.
09:03Reverse says no.
09:05Rebounded by Donovan Mitchell.
09:07Allen was there defending.
09:09Great job of Jared Allen stopping that play, John.
09:11That was a heck.
09:12Powell had the corner beat.
09:13Nice job by Jared Allen.
09:15Davion Mitchell grabs Allen inside.
09:17And boy, that was a nice pass by Lonzo Ball to find Allen.
09:23Yeah, Allen was in a great spot and Mitchell had no recourse with the grab.
09:27Yeah, the extra effort is what's being, that's what's noticeable.
09:32You know, you had Lonzo Ball, two offensive rebounds, hitting a three.
09:35Donovan, you know, the sense of urgency is high for the Cavaliers.
09:38I think that will help the Cavs tremendously.
09:42They've played hard, but that sense of urgency has not been present throughout this last, you know, 10, 15 minutes of basketball for the team.
09:50They've tried to execute and run through and be smooth.
09:54But I like playing with that sense of urgency.
09:56I think it's going to yield some great results.
09:58He'd have committed 14 fouls here in this fourth court of the Cavaliers, but one.
10:04The Cavaliers got into trouble in that department in the third as DeAndre Hunter puts it up and in.
10:09Hunter gets fouled and DeAndre Hunter can give the Cavaliers the lead.
10:14What I love about that is Hunter didn't pick up his dribble until he had to.
10:18And by the time he had to pick it up, he's six feet from the basket.
10:22Beforehand, we would settle for shots.
10:25That's being aggressive, going at the defense, putting the pressure on the defense to react.
10:30Nice job.
10:31Hunter has banged his way to 16 points tonight.
10:34He's one of six Cavaliers in double figures.
10:37It's been a balanced attack.
10:39Donovan Mitchell has 24 points, 10 rebounds, and 7 assists.
10:44And Hunter with 16, Allen with 14, Mobley 13, Merrill 12, Garland 11.
10:50All of Merrill's 12, by the way, have come in this fourth quarter as his four straight triples springboarded the Cavaliers to this comeback.
10:59And the Cavs, as we approach the five-minute mark, lead 116-115.
11:05The Cavs take one step back defensively.
11:07They want to shoot the ball from 25, 30 feet.
11:10That's fine.
11:11No fouls, no easy shots.
11:13Larson way off.
11:15Smart.
11:15Good defensive stance by the Cavs.
11:17Smart basketball.
11:18Protect that interior.
11:21Mitchell leans and gives the Lonzo ball.
11:25Ball for three.
11:28Blair snatches his 16th rebound of the evening.
11:32Hawkes zigzags into the forward court.
11:35He's met by Tyson.
11:39Hawkes wants to drive.
11:41He appears to push off as Hawkes puts the heat back on top.
11:44He's going to keep people out of that lane, any of that mid-post or into the lane below about 12 feet.
11:52Got to get that guy out of there.
11:54Jalen Tyson, as he did two nights ago when the Cavaliers come back against the Bulls, in which he was perfect in the fourth.
12:01Hits another big clutch shot down the stretch.
12:04Larson, off to Powell, cast by two.
12:07Tyson got caught reaching.
12:08It's going to be a foul on the floor, says Scott Foster.
12:12To wipe off the would-be basket.
12:14Eric Spolstra can't believe it.
12:17Four to go here in the fourth.
12:19The question is, was Powell in his upward shooting motion when the foul was occurred?
12:33Where's head and shoulders going in an upward direction?
12:35I don't think so.
12:36I think Tyson reached out and got him on the arm before Powell went up with that ball.
12:42It's not a continuation there.
12:44It's not a situation where it's a gather on a jump shot.
12:48It's where the head and shoulders moving in an upward direction.
12:51At first glance, it looked like the right call is Ware upstairs.
12:55He dunks.
12:56Cavs 119.
12:58Heat 119.
13:02Mobley off to Hunter.
13:04He probes an 18-footer.
13:06No.
13:07Tyson cried at three.
13:08He got it over to Mobley.
13:09Second chance.
13:10Fresh 14.
13:12Donovan Mitchell goes to work.
13:14Mitchell.
13:15Off it goes to Tyson.
13:17Another.
13:18Not that time.
13:19Hawkes.
13:22Well, got a good-looking shot there, John.
13:24Cavs did a great job of sending themselves up, see if they can do it again here.
13:29Nice job tapping that ball away.
13:31Mobley in the pin.
13:32Takes the feed.
13:33And gets fouled by Ware.
13:35It was Donovan Mitchell who sent Mobley there.
13:383.15 to go here in the fourth.
13:41What a game.
13:41This is, it was sleepy for a minute there, John.
13:44Now, I've said it.
13:45Here we go.
13:51Nice job, Hunter, keeping that ball alive, tapping it back to his teammates.
13:55Smart basketball.
13:55Mobley tonight as it's one of four from the line.
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14:22Cavs 120, Heat 119.
14:28Hawkes.
14:31Take the return feed from Davion Mitchell.
14:34He wants to get inside.
14:35Hawkes likes to drive.
14:36He likes that mid-ring.
14:37Pow.
14:38No.
14:39Rebounded by Mitchell in a crowd.
14:41Nice defense by the Cavs.
14:44Tough rebound by Donovan Mitchell.
14:46Let's see if they can pour some offense out of this.
14:51Mitchell waits for a wave screen.
14:56It works by Hawkes.
14:57Fire at three.
14:59Mobley skies.
15:01He out doing where?
15:03Mobley near the sideline.
15:05Got knocked down.
15:06Wants to get rid of it.
15:07Great house of Miami, Mobley.
15:14We have a jump ball.
15:15The Cavs, I think, will take this.
15:17The Cavs have only one timeout left.
15:19They did not want to use it there.
15:21And it was Mitchell.
15:22Jenna Schroeder was right there, pointed to Davion Mitchell.
15:25She said the jump ball is between Mobley and Mitchell.
15:28Powell was trying to get in there as well.
15:30Powell's a taller player than Davion Mitchell.
15:33Davion is listed at six feet even.
15:35And Mobley is listed at seven feet even.
15:42Hawkes is trying to get into position.
15:49Mobley wants to go.
15:50That's it.
15:50Back left and he does.
15:52Five seconds left on the shot clock.
15:54Donovan Mitchell out to Hunter.
15:56And it's a shot clock violation.
16:00Oh, that was close to being a perfect play.
16:06Man.
16:08Cavs just couldn't quite extract a little bit of offense out of that after a great defensive possession.
16:12Now let's come back to this end.
16:13Lock in again.
16:15Get set with your defense.
16:17Communicate.
16:18Talk.
16:18You got to help.
16:19Devion Mitchell watched by Dean Wade.
16:25Powell squares up on Mobley.
16:27Tough shot.
16:28Mobley found him.
16:29He's one of the best defensive players in the air.
16:39He's one of the best.
16:40I got to see that again.
16:42Before I'm going to believe he fouled.
16:45You can see what Johnny Bryant said.
16:47We only have one timeout left.
16:48We can't chance it here.
16:49I'd love to see that replay.
16:51I mean, Damian, I mean, Evan Mobley is a phenomenal defender.
16:57Norman Powell has been one of the best free throw shooters in the NBA this season.
17:02He is a perfect nine for nine here tonight.
17:10Take a look at this.
17:12See if he gets ball or hand.
17:15Got him on the hand.
17:17Good call by the official.
17:19We need to take a timeout to institute a coach's challenge.
17:25You can see Johnny say, hey, we only had one more here.
17:28Got more timeout left, yeah.
17:31Cavs took a punch early.
17:33The E lead is 121-120 as we approach the two-minute mark.
17:38You can see the big free throw disparity in the second half.
17:42Sam Merrill is back in the ballgame.
17:45Sam Merrill has been terrific in this fourth quarter.
17:48DeAndre Hunter.
17:49Going to go off his leg and out of bounds.
17:52DeAndre wants a challenge.
17:55He's going to want to get this ball and get it in quickly.
17:58And they do.
18:04Heat by one.
18:06Pouled in the corner.
18:07Stepped on the sideline.
18:09The ball goes back to the Cavaliers.
18:11Oh, I tell you, man.
18:14This is epic.
18:17Cavs have had their opportunities.
18:18Heat have had their opportunities.
18:21Who's going to step up?
18:22Got to make some big plays here in a minute and 48 seconds.
18:24There's going to be the difference here.
18:29Sam Merrill has put us in this position.
18:32Maybe another big three from Sam.
18:34Donovan Mitchell on the pass.
18:36Works on Hawkes.
18:38Missed it.
18:38Daylon Tyson.
18:39Tyson in traffic.
18:40His phone doesn't go.
18:41And it was done to home.
18:44Evan Mobley.
18:46Inside with the flush.
18:47And the Cavaliers have taken a 122-121 lead.
18:51Boy, there was some confusion down there.
18:52Players were looking around, wondering if that basket was going to count.
18:56It does.
18:57Hawkes.
18:58Slashes.
18:59Gets down and scores.
19:00Scores.
19:02And the most two-way score.
19:11Nice drive by Donovan.
19:12High off the glass.
19:15Guy's crashing the board.
19:16Nice job.
19:17Jalen Tyson keeping that ball alive.
19:19Good finish right there by Evan Mobley.
19:21Go to the other end.
19:22Hawkes.
19:22Nice crossover.
19:24That's a nice foul there.
19:26Going to the basket.
19:28Hopefully kept that ball alive before the dunk.
19:34Beat 124.
19:36Cavs 122.
19:39Down the stretch we come here in Miami.
19:43Donovan Mitchell relays the Hunter.
19:45Hunter's guarded by Powell.
19:48It's a pick and roll.
19:50He's got to set some screens.
19:51Get some people open.
19:52Right now we're just going to play a one-on-one basketball.
19:55Hunter!
19:55Banks and scores.
19:57Boy, he made something out of nothing as that shot clock was getting perilously low.
20:02Yeah, a ball move.
20:03It's kind of stopped for the Cavs.
20:04Play a lot of one-on-one basketball.
20:06Understand?
20:06Got to make people move their feet.
20:09Under a minute remains.
20:11Wiggins works on Tyson.
20:13Tyson out here in crunch time.
20:15Powell toward the basket.
20:16He scores.
20:17He went to the opposite hand and foot.
20:24That was a heck of a move.
20:2740 seconds remain.
20:30Hunter.
20:30In hostile territory, Mobley.
20:34Oh, goodness.
20:36Evan Mobley with a critical three.
20:38A Haymaker down the stretch.
20:4130 seconds to go and the Cavs are back on top.
20:44That was a massive three-pointer by Evan Mobley.
20:46Hey, Mobley!
20:47Hey, Mobley!
20:48Hey, Mobley!
20:48Hey, Mobley!
20:49Powell attacks!
20:49Rejected by Mobley!
20:51Shot clock off!
20:53Hey, Mobley!
20:53Donovan Mitchell.
20:54Off it goes to Merrill.
20:56Over the timeline.
20:57The Cavs play keep away.
20:58Tyson gets fouled with 12 seconds to go.
21:03Evan Mobley, two massive plays.
21:07Defensive player of the year.
21:08Stepped up, makes a big three.
21:10Then on the defensive end, that's a big shot by Evan.
21:14Nice job.
21:15Nothing else is working.
21:17Evan Mobley, big-time three-point shot.
21:20Then on the other end, just defensively, he set up a wall to block that shot.
21:24Galen Tyson with the biggest free-throws of his young career.
21:36See, Powell turns the corner there.
21:37Evan goes straight up, blocks that thing at the top of the shot.
21:41Nice job.
21:45One more coming.
21:47The 22-year-old Galen Tyson.
21:51He can make it a two-point game.
21:54Time out, Miami.
22:01Anxious moments here in Miami.
22:05Johnny Bryant on to coach this Cavalier team.
22:08After the ejection of Kenny Atkinson, the Cavaliers tonight,
22:13trailed by as many as 15.
22:15As, boy, the Heat were cruising right along comfortably.
22:18But the Cavs here in this fourth quarter have stormed back.
22:23And now with 12 seconds remaining, they need to stop as they protect a 128-126 lead.
22:30I think the last four minutes of this game have been the best part of this basketball game.
22:34This has been incredible.
22:35Both of these teams, it's like two heavyweights just slugging it out.
22:39This has been fun to watch.
22:47Miami led this ballgame 101-92 after three quarters.
22:52Galen Tyson with a critical shot in the last few minutes.
22:57Evan Mobley kept the play alive originally and then dunked it home.
23:00How about DeAndre Hunter, if that was a possession that looked like it was going nowhere.
23:06And Mobley with the confidence to stroke that three with 33 seconds remaining.
23:12And then at the other end, the Defensive Player of the Year with the rejection.
23:17Mobley and the Cavs need another stop.
23:19It has been back and forth.
23:21The Cavaliers have answered the call, though.
23:24John, every time.
23:25I think one more defensive stop and the ballgame could be over.
23:30It's going to take a three to beat you.
23:33D up.
23:35Be responsible.
23:36Play as hard as you can.
23:37Get those hands up.
23:38No fouls.
23:41Seven Cavaliers are in double figures, led by this man, Donovan Mitchell.
23:49Wiggins will be the trigger man.
23:5212 seconds to play.
23:55This crowd is on its feet here inside Kaseya Center.
24:01Here we go.
24:02Davion Mitchell off the Hawkes.
24:04Hawkes spins inside.
24:06He floats it up and in.
24:07Hawkes with seven seconds remaining.
24:10Has tied this game.
24:12Donovan Mitchell.
24:14Mitchell fires.
24:17And on to overtime we go.
24:19The Cavs got to look at what they wanted.
24:26Donovan Mitchell with that basketball.
24:27Nice stutter step one.
24:31Shot by Hawkes on the other end.
24:32He did a good job going right at us.
24:34Didn't want to foul.
24:35The Heat put the ball in the hands of the youngster in Hawkes.
24:43Yeah.
24:44Powell was on the floor.
24:45Wiggins on the floor.
24:46But it's Hawkes with the shot to tie.
24:49And we have five minutes of extra basketball here in South Beach.
24:55Yeah I think really what he gave me the Hawkeyes because there were so many other guys that were covered up very very well.
25:04The Cavs had seven seconds with which to work.
25:07There was Donovan's look.
25:09We got a good look.
25:10Yeah.
25:11Good shot.
25:1148 minutes is not enough to decide it here this evening.
25:14Cavs 128.
25:16Heat 128.
25:17Overtime is next.
25:20We're fading.
25:20Sam Merrill in the fourth quarter hit four straight threes.
25:25The Cavs came back and tied this ball game early in the fourth after trailing by as many as 15.
25:31The Cavs were down 96-81 with just under three minutes remaining in the third quarter.
25:37Donovan Mitchell was the high man for the Cavs.
25:39It was the heroics of Sam Merrill that really brought the Cavs back in that fourth quarter.
25:45Powell before the Heat has done his thing.
25:48Norman has 31 here tonight.
25:50Kenny Atkinson got tossed in the second half as this man Johnny Bryant, the associate head coach, has taken over.
25:58And now five more minutes to wait.
26:03Jalen Tyson has earned the trust of the coaching staff as he is on the floor here at crunch time.
26:10Evan Mobley buried a huge spree with just over 40 seconds remaining.
26:18Yeah, I thought the Cavs played with a great sense of urgency like I mentioned earlier in that last three minutes.
26:23You see what it yielded.
26:25Yielded a great opportunity, great result.
26:26So let's say they can turn it up for five minutes and just play as hard as they can.
26:29Smart basketball.
26:32Got to get Jaquez out of that middle though.
26:34Jaquez gets fouled by Hunter.
26:38Jaquez tonight has 18 points, 10 rebounds, 7 assists.
26:42He's a perfect six of six from the line, and that's where he is headed once more.
26:50Does a good job of getting into that pain area about 10, 12 feet.
26:55A lot of times he'll go deep in there, and if he doesn't have a shot, he likes to throw it back out.
26:59Defense has collapsed.
27:01Get the out shot.
27:02So he's been very, very difficult to stay in front of.
27:04He's done a good job tonight, Hawkins, as being a distributor and scoring some big baskets.
27:09This will be free throw number 38 for the Heat tonight.
27:16The Cavs have shot 22.
27:19Oh, that just doesn't seem reasonable.
27:22You know, teams playing, both teams playing so hard.
27:2730 seconds into overtime.
27:31Mobley works on Wiggins, draws a double from Ware.
27:33Meryl lobs it back to Mobley.
27:37Meryl for three.
27:41Ware collects.
27:44The Cavaliers tonight have taken 111 shots from the field.
27:50Miami 89.
27:52Wiggins gets to work in on Donovan Mitchell.
27:55That was really well defended by Donovan, and eventually it's tracked down by Hunter.
28:00Heat by two.
28:01Donovan drives, gets fouled by Wiggins, and almost went.
28:10Donovan Mitchell tonight is 4 of 4 from the line.
28:15He has scored 24 points.
28:17He has grabbed 12 rebounds and dished out eight assists as he slashes on Wiggins.
28:22And, man, this almost went down.
28:23He did a good job.
28:24Just got right, got those shoulders past Wiggins and just displaced him.
28:28Gives up enough room to almost get that shot to stay down.
28:33Donovan's first is true.
28:37The Cavs trailed by nine at the half.
28:40They also trailed by nine after three.
28:42They went down by 15 late in the third.
28:46And the Heat were running and gunning and doing so with a great deal of success.
28:53Donovan second and short.
28:54Tyson got there, and Tyson rescues the possession.
28:59Mobley thought about a three.
29:00Gives the Mitchell instead.
29:02Donovan backs up.
29:03He surveyed.
29:04The shot clock winds the five.
29:06Donovan works on Davion, and he gets fouled.
29:09This will be a foul, I believe, on the floor.
29:13Sean Corbin made the call, and it is a foul on the floor.
29:19Tyson and Hawkins were fighting over here, and he just doesn't stop.
29:23That's smart.
29:23You can get a lot of rebounds on three throws just by being aggressive,
29:27and that's exactly what Tyson did.
29:29He took advantage and just bowed up, came out there with that basketball
29:32for his team.
29:33Nice job.
29:34How do you stay on the floor in big spots just like that?
29:38Mobley for three.
29:39Hunter had it for a moment.
29:41Loose ball.
29:41Hawkins ball.
29:42Tyson was there.
29:45Davion Mitchell grabbed that ball and almost got up.
29:49And it's a held ball.
29:50So Davion, the smallest player on the floor,
29:54is going to have to take another jump ball,
29:57as he did earlier late in this ball game.
30:01Go ahead and Tyson there.
30:03Tyson actually kicked that ball backwards.
30:05It appeared.
30:07Hunter took a shot in the knee.
30:10Davion Mitchell is down there hanging on for dear life.
30:14Yeah.
30:14A bad scramble.
30:15Fun, man.
30:16He's got to play it hard, getting after it.
30:18Two teams very similar in style tonight, play in a battle.
30:23Hunter checks out and gives way to Dean Wade.
30:30It's now more jockeying for position is taking place.
30:33The heater anticipating a six-foot Davion Mitchell
30:36to lose another jump ball here.
30:38Scott Foster, the 32-year veteran, eventually is ready.
30:51Jalen, I think, is going to tip it toward us.
30:53He does.
30:55Cavs ball.
30:56Down one.
30:57Donovan Mitchell.
30:59Watched by Norman Powell.
31:01Donovan sends one back.
31:03Finds Sam Merrill.
31:04Gets it once again.
31:06Donovan runs into a wall.
31:09Mobley comes.
31:09Provides a safety bounce.
31:11He'll scoop.
31:13Hawkes rebounds.
31:16We'll get a good shot at it.
31:17A little scoop shot.
31:19Ware couldn't quite get to it, but just a little touch on it.
31:22It stays down.
31:24Hawkes got a running start at Tyson.
31:26His floater is short.
31:27Ware.
31:28Got it.
31:28He's been all over that glass tonight, John.
31:41He's done a good job of keeping some shots alive.
31:46Offensive glass has put – had a lot of putbacks as well.
31:48He's done a good job.
31:49Eighteen big boards.
31:50Six on that offensive window.
31:53Mitchell off the Tyson.
31:54The Heat has the basketball on a three-point lead.
32:04Hawkes takes his time.
32:07He wanders in toward Mitchell.
32:11Hawkes had it knocked away momentarily.
32:13It's sprayed back to Davion Mitchell.
32:16Davion works on Tyson.
32:17Step back.
32:18Woo-hoo.
32:19No good.
32:202-0-3 to go here in overtime.
32:28Cavs get a solid stop there.
32:29They force the Heat into a low-percentage shot.
32:34The Hawkeyes.
32:34That's his favorite spots, getting into that lane.
32:36And then Ware just does a good job.
32:38He's so long and so tall, he just knocks it off the glass,
32:41keeps it alive to himself.
32:43Figures he's got the best chance of getting that second rebound,
32:46and he did.
32:46He had like 27 offensive rebounds in 11 games.
32:50Mobley plugs that away from Ware.
32:52Puts it on the floor.
32:54Gets fouled and puts it in.
32:56Evan Mobley with another critical shot down the stretch.
33:00Can tie this ball game with a free throw.
33:03Ware is such a prolific shot blocker.
33:05I think this surprised him that Evan would just go right over top of him
33:09and try to shoot that shot.
33:11Most don't, and Ware knows that.
33:13So, nice job by Evan, just going right at him.
33:24On the goal.
33:25Boy, they're going to count that basket.
33:27My, oh, my.
33:28Yeah, he took that off the rim.
33:30Kelo Ware touched that basketball when it was in the cylinder,
33:33and they will review this.
33:35Boy, that ball was going to fall off for sure.
33:37And he was called on the floor, and the replay of the center will rule it
33:39as there is uncertainty by the referees on floor.
33:41And if he did, what a costly mistake this will be.
33:48Was it still on the rim?
33:49Was it still in the cylinder?
33:52I think it was.
33:53Yeah, his hand looked, from a hard angle,
33:56it looked like it went right over top of the ball, over the rim.
33:59It's on the rim, on the rim.
34:01Boy, that, yeah.
34:02And there is no doubt that ball is coming out.
34:05Yeah, no doubt.
34:08Now, this will be determined by the enhanced replay.
34:12This is new this year, and this is neat, by the way,
34:15in the NBA Replay Center.
34:18They can take a look at goaltends.
34:20They can take a look at plays just like this.
34:23Goal interference.
34:26On the floor, it has been called interference.
34:33That's why we're tied for the time being at 1.32.
34:36It did appear that Ware got his hand on that ball
34:39when it was in the cylinder.
34:43Here's Scott Foster.
34:44After he viewed, the defender took the ball at the rim,
34:48but after it had rolled off the side,
34:50called an overturn to an inadvertent whistle.
34:52There'll be no subs on this play.
34:55It'll be Miami ball on the backcourt with 23 on the shot clock.
34:59So that hurts.
35:00Yeah, I don't disagree with that.
35:02The ball is coming out.
35:04You know, it's so close.
35:06And with the technology that they have now, it was.
35:09Yeah.
35:09It was.
35:10With the technology that they have, the enhanced view.
35:12I got no problem with that.
35:13There is no doubt about it.
35:17So that is the right call.
35:19Unfortunately for the Cavs, the new technology works.
35:23Yeah.
35:23So the Cavs trailed this ball game with 1.49 to go by one.
35:29And that young man catches a big break.
35:33No doubt about it.
35:33That would have been tough.
35:34He played a heck of a basketball game,
35:36and that would have been a huge mistake.
35:38But he's just doing his job.
35:40You're fighting against Evan Mobley and those guys,
35:42and he's just trying to get that rebound.
35:44He's got almost 20 of them tonight.
35:45So.
35:48Off we go again.
35:50Trevor Hendry has a word with associate head coach Johnny Bryant.
35:55Johnny has taken over.
35:56You're just joining us for Kenny Atkinson,
35:59who picked up a couple of technicals.
36:01Davion Mitchell on the hump.
36:04He's guarded by Tyson.
36:06Davion forces one up, and he got it to go.
36:0890 seconds left.
36:09He's 134, Cavs 131.
36:13Really good defense.
36:14He just got so deep in there.
36:15I thought he'd have a difficult time to shoot that ball
36:17over top of Jalen,
36:19and I think Jalen was anticipating blocking that shot.
36:21DeAndre Hunter works on Hacquez.
36:26Twirls, fires, and scores.
36:28A tough shot by DeAndre Hunter from the elbow.
36:31Cuts that heat lead back to one.
36:33It was a difficult shot.
36:35Nice job, but DeAndre Hunter just whirling him down into that paint.
36:38Get him exactly to his favorite spot.
36:41Big shot.
36:43Powell with 31 points.
36:44Gives to Hacquez.
36:46Hacquez once again to the lane.
36:48Got it.
36:51Tough shot.
36:52Good defense.
36:53Good defense.
36:55Hunter for the tie.
36:59It's tipped and grabbed by Hacquez.
37:0440 seconds to go.
37:05Hunter got a good look at that one.
37:11Powell from the Miami logo.
37:14Watched tightly by Tyson.
37:16Picked up by Merrill.
37:18Powell slashes.
37:21Missed it.
37:22Tipped and grabbed eventually by Donovan Mitchell.
37:24The shot clock is off.
37:25The Cavs trail by three.
37:26Merrill to Mitchell for the tie.
37:30Tyson saved it.
37:32Merrill!
37:34Tyson got his hand on it.
37:36Mitchell saves it.
37:37And a timeout is called by Johnny Bryant.
37:41Eight seconds remaining in overtime.
37:44Donovan Mitchell got it back.
37:47The Cavaliers took a timeout.
37:49So now associate head coach Johnny Bryant can talk it over and try to dial something up.
37:57As it's a one possession game with eight ticks to go and a couple of big time hustle plays for the Cavs to keep possession.
38:05And Mitchell tracked that down in the corner.
38:12Here's Hacquez.
38:14Wait.
38:14Eric Spoelstra has gone to the youngster a lot here down the stretch.
38:19And Hacquez has certainly delivered.
38:21Yes, he has.
38:22He's played fantastic.
38:23Put a lot of spin on that basketball.
38:26He loves getting in the middle of that paint.
38:28Had to shoot over some tough defense and he did.
38:31And Cavs got an opportunity here, though.
38:33They got a couple of good looks by the Cavaliers.
38:36See if we get one more.
38:39We'll do it again.
38:39Johnny Bryant in the huddle Cavaliers tonight have gotten 20-plus from Mitchell, Hunter, and Mobley.
38:57Seven Cavs.
38:59Actually, Tyson had a point taken away.
39:01He was at 10 points.
39:04His threes have been changing with two.
39:05So, Tyson has nine, six Cavs are in double figures, seven heat players tonight.
39:13Starting to a good one.
39:14Got a heck of a basketball game.
39:17In the last quarter, both of these teams just really got after each other.
39:21It's been fun to watch this game.
39:26Lonzo Ball has checked in.
39:29He will trigger.
39:31The Cavs go into motion.
39:32He's going to get this thing in.
39:36He does to Hunter.
39:38Hunter was found immediately.
39:40Hunter tried to get that shot off in time.
39:44He'd elect a foul right away and not let the Cavaliers shoot what would have been a potential game-tying three.
39:51So, watch this.
39:52Hunter tries to get it off right away.
39:54So, that puts the Cavaliers' De'Andre Hunter at the line to shoot two.
40:07Seven seconds to go.
40:15De'Hunter's numbers on the season and tonight.
40:18One more coming for the seven-year man out of UVA.
40:34Dean Wade re-enters.
40:36He replaces Lonzo Ball.
40:38More size in that Cavalier lineup.
40:41The Cavs do have a timeout remaining.
40:43So, if Bryant makes this and the Cavs foul quickly, Johnny Bryant can take a timeout and advance after the Heat free throws.
40:55He does hit.
40:56So, now Eric Spolstra will use a timeout.
41:00He'll inbound from the forecourt with seven seconds remaining as the Heat look to hang on.
41:05They lead this ballgame 136-135.
41:09Well, it's been fun to try to figure out the rhythm of the game.
41:15The Cavs have done a good job, I think, of just, like I say, playing so hard.
41:19Just couldn't make shots for a while there.
41:21But got a few to fall.
41:22Sam Merrill just absolutely put us on his back and got us right back in this basketball game.
41:27And Hawkeyes has been unbelievable on the other end.
41:30So, simply come up with a play here.
41:32Got to get a foul.
41:33Got to get this clock stopped as quick as we can and try to get possession some way, some shape, some form.
41:38Well, if you had fun tonight, we do it again here on Wednesday.
41:42Join time at 7 o'clock.
41:44We'll tip a little bit after 7.30.
41:46And then it's a back-to-back for the Cavs.
41:49After playing here Wednesday night, they'll return home and host the Raptors on Thursday.
41:54And the Grizzlies come to town on Saturday.
41:58That Raptor game is the start of an extended homestand for the Cavs.
42:01This is Giannis, and the Bucs will be back in town on Monday.
42:06So, now the first order of business for the Cavs.
42:09Look for the steal on the inbounds fast.
42:11If you do not get it, foul immediately.
42:13Yeah, foul immediately.
42:14Got to get that clock stopped as quick as you can.
42:16No matter what happens on their behalf, you've got to get that clock stopped.
42:24So, the Cavs break the huddle with Merrill, Wade, Mobley, Tyson, and Mitchell.
42:31The top free-throw shooters come onto the floor for Coach Polstra and assistant coach Chris Quinn,
42:39who played a handful of games with the Cavaliers during his playing career.
42:44Jovich will be the inbounder.
42:47Probably will turn this back to Jovich and look for cutters.
42:51And a foul.
42:52Uh-oh, it's caught on Tyson, and that hurts.
42:54The ball had yet to be inbound.
42:56So, because Tyson committed that foul before the ball was put into play by rule,
43:03Powell, the man who got fouled, will shoot a free throw, and Miami will keep possession.
43:11There is the restriction of movement foul.
43:13Tyson certainly reached out.
43:14Powell was able to embellish and sell it.
43:17So, Powell now has a big free throw here.
43:20And he missed it.
43:23Hmm.
43:24The block thickens.
43:26Powell had been, by the way, 11 for 11.
43:31Wow.
43:31From the strike.
43:32Little pressure, man.
43:33I tell you, it's hard.
43:36It remains a one-point game.
43:41Wiggins is way in the backcourt.
43:44And now Mitchell sees him back there.
43:48And he goes to Powell.
43:50Wade fouls him.
43:51Only seven-tenths of a second he lapped.
43:55So, now Powell, you can see the reaction.
43:57He could not believe that he missed that free throw.
44:00Has two more.
44:02Regardless, this will be a two-possession, or a one-possession game, I beg your pardon,
44:07with six seconds to go.
44:08Again, the Cavs have a timeout.
44:10So, make or miss, once the Cavs get the ball, if they take a timeout, they can advance.
44:17And look for a game-tying or game-winning shot.
44:21Powell, this time, makes no mistake.
44:25He is 12 of 13 from the line.
44:28That's Trevor Hendry on the left.
44:29Johnny Bryant on the right.
44:33We shall shortly see what they dial up.
44:39Powell hits again.
44:40There's the timeout.
44:43Six and a half seconds.
44:45It's Johnny Bryant's time.
44:49Boy, you got Sam Merrill, and obviously, Evan Mobley's made a couple of big threes, even the one that was waived off.
44:56I don't know.
44:57Everybody's going to be looking for Donna, but no doubt about it.
45:00Maybe run a play and let Evan shoot that three-point ball.
45:03DeAndre Hunter is an option.
45:0623 points on the evening.
45:08He's hit a couple of threes.
45:11Hunter coming off his best performance of the season two nights ago, and the come-from-behind victory of the Bulls.
45:18Does he have more magic in store tonight?
45:21Yeah, he's been great tonight.
45:23He's done a good job.
45:25Good with the assist, the rebound, the basketball, and obviously can score it with the best of it.
45:28So, he's got 16 in the second half.
45:30And we, uh, I'm telling you, I'll go away from him.
45:33I'll take him out and let him and shoot it.
45:36I think he's going to get an open shot, be the most open anyway.
45:47If you joined us late after a pedestrian first three quarters, things heated up here in the fourth.
45:55And Sam Merrill got the Cavs jump-started with four consecutive triples.
46:02Lonzo, Wade, and Mobley with three.
46:05Boy, Mobley had a huge one in the final minute of regulation.
46:09He's not bashful.
46:11So, it's Lonzo Ball out here with Merrill, Mobley, Mitchell, and Hunter.
46:21Six seconds to go.
46:22The seven-footer, Ware, will stand in front of the inbounder.
46:26Lonzo Ball.
46:29The Cavs look for the tie.
46:31Lonzo leans.
46:33Gives to Merrill.
46:34Merrill got knocked down.
46:36Donovan Mitchell.
46:37Last chance.
46:38Oh, mercy.
46:39Oh, goodness.
46:41There we go.
46:42Donovan Mitchell fired it into the rafters.
46:45A prayer is answered here in Miami.
46:51Tell you what.
46:55Well, there were some good options there.
46:58I thought Sam got a pretty good look, and Donovan hit an incredibly hard shot.
47:02The Heat take a timeout with four-tenths of a second remaining.
47:10Merrill had the look.
47:11The drifting three was no good.
47:13The ball got tipped to Donovan.
47:14He knew where he needed to go as Donovan beelined toward the corner, spun, and did that.
47:22Big times, big times, big times, big time shot by Donovan Mitchell.
47:29Man.
47:32The Heat right now have to be saying, what more can we do?
47:35They've done everything they can do.
47:36They are reeling right now.
47:38They have played it nearly a perfect game.
47:41They play great.
47:42Game plan-wise, they have done exactly what they came in here and said that they wanted to do,
47:47where they've done exactly what they've done so well over the first ten games of the season.
47:52They've scored more points this year than any other Heat team has through ten games.
47:58Yeah.
47:58They've moved the ball more quickly.
48:00They're getting up and down the floor, but each and every time,
48:04Donovan Mitchell and the Cavaliers have not blinked.
48:07They have had an answer, and now with four-tenths of a second to go,
48:10we're tied up again at 1.38 and facing double overtime.
48:15I just think it's, you know, the Cavs have not had their best stuff every quarter.
48:19They've played hard regardless.
48:22The Heat have played really well, and here we are.
48:26I mean, that just goes, that gets in your psyche if you're the Miami Heat, no doubt about it.
48:31I mean, this team's got your number.
48:35They just confirmed that that was indeed a three.
48:39Donovan did have both feet back behind that line.
48:42Oh, boy.
48:46Let's do it again.
48:47Let's do it again.
49:14And this undoubtedly is going to be reviewed, but my goodness, they will take a look.
49:29Well, they're going to get to go, which was the man who triggered.
49:43Wiggins cuts.
49:53Hunter got rubbed off on that back screen right there by Mitchell.
49:56Now by that, the timing here, that ball was released before the clock hit zero.
50:02But did it start when it should have?
50:04That's part of what will be reviewed here.
50:07But there's no question that ball was off the hands of Wiggins
50:12before the red light went on and before the clock hit zeroes.
50:20The review continues.
50:23After you, the basket's been scored.
50:25The game is over.
50:28So the Heat execute with four tenths of a second remaining.
50:31Jovic finds Wiggins at the rim.
50:34And the Heat win it by the final of 140-138.
50:39Yeah, I thought the Cavs played really hard, played just with a sense of urgency.
50:44Those last two quarters just done a great job.
50:47So they didn't play their best ball as far as shooting it.
50:51But what a ball game.
50:52What a fun game to watch.
50:55We'll be back to put the finishing touches on this ball game right after this.
50:59In overtime, the Heat win at 140-138.
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