Heat defeated Cleveland 122-113, just the fourth loss for the Cavs

(AP) – Tyler Herro scored 34 points, Duncan Robinson had 23 and the Miami Heat stayed hot by beating the Cleveland Cavaliers 122-113 on Sunday night.

Jimmy Butler scored 18 and Bam Adebayo had 16 points, 13 rebounds and six assists for Miami. Terry Rozier added 14 for the Heat.

Darius Garland scored 23 points for Cleveland, which went 21-4, still the best 25-game start in team history. Georges Niang scored 15 points for the Cavs, who lost Evan Mobley to a sprained ankle in the first half.

Donovan Mitchell had 12 points on 5 of 16 shooting for Cleveland.

Both teams shot exactly 41 for 86 in the game – 47.7%.

Takeaways

Cavaliers: Cleveland is now 5-3 against the Southeast Division – and 16-1 against the rest of the NBA. The Cavs are 6-4 after their 15-0 start.

Heat: Miami has scored at least 121 points in each of its last three games, making it the longest such streak in franchise history – having done so twice before. The Heat have won three straight games overall and four straight at home, both season highs.

Key moment

A big possession for Miami during the final kickoff: Dru Smith – a 6-foot-2 reserve guard – grabbed two offensive rebounds on the same drive, then got the ball back and made a three-pointer from the left corner to give the Heat a lead of 112-99 with 4:22 left.

Key statistics

Herro’s two career-high third quarters came within five days: 21 points against the Lakers on Wednesday and 19 points on Sunday.

Next

The teams that are not in the knockout round of the NBA Cup now get a few days off. Cleveland hosts Washington on Friday and Miami hosts Toronto on Thursday.