Final
Houston Rockets at Dallas Mavericks
135 – 117
2026-27 · Preseason · Preseason
Game state source: whynba · Retrieved Oct 9, 6:37 pm EDTCleveland Cavaliers at Miami Heat
2024-25 · Regular season · All results that day · Cleveland Cavaliers vs Miami Heat head-to-head · Cleveland Cavaliers schedule · Miami Heat schedule
Final
Away
Cleveland Cavaliers
113
Home
Miami Heat
122
Venue: Kaseya Center
Schedule source: whynba · Observed Oct 9, 2026, 06:29 UTC.
Game recap
The Miami Heat beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 122-113 at home on Sunday, December 8, 2024 at Kaseya Center. Tyler Herro had 34 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists for the Miami Heat. Darius Garland had 23 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists for the Cleveland Cavaliers.
The Miami Heat led 59-51 at halftime and pulled away after the break. Their best stretch was the second quarter, won 38-26. Double-digit figures in two categories: Bam Adebayo (double-double, Miami Heat). Bench points: Cleveland Cavaliers 57, Miami Heat 31. Duncan Robinson had 23 points, 3 rebounds and 1 assist in support for the winners.
Written by the whynba data desk from the licensed final box score and period scores.
Score source: whynba · Retrieved Oct 9, 2026, 06:29:18 UTC. Source update time is unavailable.
Controls this game's status, scores and reported player statistics only. Other page sections may still update. Pausing lasts until you resume or reload.
Reported player statistics
this may be a partial box score. A dash means unavailable. Zero minutes alone does not establish a DNP designation.
| Player | Team | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | +/− | Retrieved (UTC) |
|---|
Quick answers
- Who won Cleveland Cavaliers vs Miami Heat?
- The Miami Heat beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 122-113 on December 8, 2024.
- Who led the scoring?
- Darius Garland scored 23 for the Cleveland Cavaliers; Tyler Herro scored 34 for the Miami Heat.
Match dossier
Inside the game
Box score
| Team | q1 | q2 | q3 | q4 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Cavaliers | 25 | 26 | 29 | 33 | 113 |
| Miami Heat | 21 | 38 | 31 | 32 | 122 |
Game leaders
Cleveland Cavaliers
- Points
- 23 Darius Garland
- Rebounds
- 8 Dean Wade
- Assists
- 6 Ty Jerome
Miami Heat
- Points
- 34 Tyler Herro
- Rebounds
- 13 Bam Adebayo
- Assists
- 7 Tyler Herro
Bam Adebayo double-double (16 PTS, 13 REB)
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3P | FT | PF | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darius Garland starter | 32:23 | 23 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9-19 | 2-6 | 3-4 | 1 | -11 |
| Donovan Mitchell starter | 30:50 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5-16 | 1-5 | 1-1 | 1 | -16 |
| Dean Wade starter | 29:05 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3-7 | 3-7 | 2-2 | 1 | -9 |
| Jarrett Allen starter | 28:38 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | -11 |
| Evan Mobley starter | 11:46 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | -11 |
| Georges Niang bench | 31:28 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5-7 | 3-4 | 2-2 | 2 | +11 |
| Caris LeVert bench | 28:55 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5-7 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 4 | -4 |
| Ty Jerome bench | 21:17 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-11 | 0-2 | 6-6 | 3 | -4 |
| Sam Merrill bench | 20:41 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3-6 | 2-5 | 2-2 | 4 | -5 |
| Luke Travers bench | 1:39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | +5 |
| Jaylon Tyson bench | 1:39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | +5 |
| JT Thor bench | 1:39 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | +5 |
Not available: Emoni Bates, Craig Porter, Max Strus, Isaac Okoro
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3P | FT | PF | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bam Adebayo starter | 36:02 | 16 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7-14 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 2 | +20 |
| Tyler Herro starter | 35:52 | 34 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10-19 | 5-9 | 9-9 | 2 | +5 |
| Jimmy Butler starter | 35:16 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6-12 | 0-2 | 6-8 | 0 | +10 |
| Duncan Robinson starter | 27:48 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7-11 | 4-6 | 5-5 | 2 | +11 |
| Haywood Highsmith starter | 23:31 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 3 | +9 |
| Terry Rozier bench | 27:58 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6-14 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 1 | +10 |
| Dru Smith bench | 25:38 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4-9 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 2 | -2 |
| Jaime Jaquez Jr. bench | 15:57 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 2 | -7 |
| Thomas Bryant bench | 7:08 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1 | +0 |
| Kevin Love bench | 4:50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | -11 |
| Cleveland Cavaliers | Stat | Miami Heat |
|---|---|---|
| 17/18 (94%) | Free throws | 24/26 (92%) |
| 27/53 (50%) | 2 pointers | 25/49 (51%) |
| 14/33 (42%) | 3 pointers | 16/37 (43%) |
| 41/86 (47%) | Field goals | 41/86 (47%) |
| 36 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 31 | Defensive rebounds | 37 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 25 | Assists | 27 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 5 | Steals | 4 |
| 1 | Blocks | 4 |
| 18 | Fouls | 15 |
| 10 | Max points in a row | 10 |
| 5:37 | Time spent in lead | 38:55 |
| 6 | Biggest lead | 15 |
Largest margin: 14 points.
2024-25 season series
After this game: Miami Heat 1-0. Final series: Cleveland Cavaliers 2-1.
- Dec 8: Cleveland Cavaliers 113 at Miami Heat 122 (this game)
- Jan 29: Cleveland Cavaliers 126 at Miami Heat 106
- Mar 5: Miami Heat 107 at Cleveland Cavaliers 112
Game statistics · retrieved Oct 9, 2026 02:29.
Tipoff and venue can change. Game times: Eastern Time.
Tipoff in UTC
Dec 8, 2024 · 23:00 UTC