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enjoy a savory sausage McMuffin with egg meal including golden hash browns and a small hot coffee for just $5 price of participation may vary [Music] [Music] let’s play some Cavaliier playoff basketball tonight it’s game one of the first round series against the Miami Heat and tonight’s game one here at Rocket Arena along the medical mutual Cavaliers audio verse is being brought to you by Sherwin Williams the official paint and codings partner of the Cavaliers by Huntington home of asterisk free checking more at huntington.com/yyou money by McDonald’s your change at McDonald’s can help families with children who are ill just round up and by Shegeek the official ticketing partner of the Cleveland Cavaliers here’s a look at the Cleveland Clinic inactive roster report cleveland Clinic proud to be the official healthc care provider of the Cleveland Cavaliers for the Miami Heat inactive tonight Kevin Love he’s away from the team for personal reasons the Cavaliers do not list anyone on the injury report they are 100% healthy and ready to go so with that a look at our Huntington starting lineups brought to you by Huntington for the Miami Heat under head coach Eric Spolstra the back court will be Alec Burks 14th year in the league average seven points per game during the regular season the other guard Tyler Hero hero 23.9 points per game sixth year out of Kentucky at forward it’ll be Bam Adabio another Kentucky Wildcat in his eighth year in the league averaged 18 points and 9.6 six rebounds during the regular season the other forward 11th year out of Kansas Andrew Wiggins 18 points four and a half rebounds per game and in the middle for the Miami Heat it’ll be a rookie Kell Wear 15th pick in the draft he’s out of Indiana averaged 9 and 1 half points and seven and a half rebounds per game that’s the Huntington starting lineup for the Miami Heat the Huntington starting lineup for the Cavs we’re going court side [Music] it’s time to let him know it’s time to be the starting line for your [Music] Cleveland first we have the guard he’s from Vanderville number 10 Darius Garland the other guard he’s from Louisville number 45 Spider Damian Mitchell tell me the other four of Nepal number one Max the other forward from USC number four Evan Moley the man in the middle from Texas number 31 Jerry [Music] Allen your led by head coach the National Basketball Coaches Association coach of the year Kenny Atinson that’s the Huntington starting lineup for the Cavaliers and as Ahmad Crump just said the National Basketball Coaches Association coach of the year guiding this club Kenny Atkinson kevs and Heat game one with game two set for Wednesday night here at Rocket Arena the scene will shift to Miami for game three Saturday afternoon down in Miami and then game four will be Monday in Miami they have yet to announce a start time for that game on Monday every home game join the Cavs and Huntington Bank on East 4th Street for Cavs Fanfest enjoy entertainers playoff prizes a DJ and the Huntington Treats Truck fanfest kicks off 3 hours before tipoff for more info visit cavs.com/playoffs well Jim here we go game one as you said you want to absolutely maintain home court so let’s talk about how the Cavaliers can do that tonight protect their home court at Rocket Arena it’s our Rocket built for success own the dream well Tim we all know that the game does slow down so there’s a lot more half court basketball so you’ll hear me talking a lot about uh execution in the half court playing five on five is harder than oneon-one is harder than three on three because everything moves faster in the half court so you have to make decisions the gaps in half court to drive and penetrate are not as big and if you miss the opportunity it will close up this is a heck of a game the NBA five on five basketball and that’s what you’re seeing with these two teams they’re going to make each other earn it that’s our Rocket Built for Success presented by Rocket Own the Dream it is a white out here at Rocket Arena the white shirts amongst the 19,000 plus here in downtown Cleveland the white towels are waving and the Cavaliers take the floor in their white uniforms white shirts white shorts with the wine letters and numbers trimmed into gold the Heat are in their red red shirts red shorts white letters and numbers with the white and black trim it’ll be Jared Allen in the center circle cavs will be going left to right here in the first half of play heading towards their own bench heat will be going right to left our crew chief is David Guthrie he will put the ball in the air tip controlled by Allen we’re underway dg tracks it down in the back court well hold everything not only is David Guthrie working the game but Courtney Kirkland and Eric Dalen are on the floor as well courtney Kirkland saw something and he stopped play momentarily and now DG will toss it in to Max Strus in the back court so here we go cavs going left to right the 2025 playoffs are underway here’s Garland top of the key garland out front spruce his three good and Tim this ex Miami Heat player don’t you think he knows them a little bit three years with the Heat played 43 playoff games with Miami he hopes to come back and haunt his former team for the next week or so three to nothing as Bruce’s three the first points in the ball game he going right to left heading towards their bench here’s Wiggins and Wiggins traveled with the basketball left for the lane and that’s where you have to play Wiggins you got to get up on him you can’t give him any space cuz he’s a pretty good catch and shoot guy pretty good off the dribble guy crowd him a little bit just underway cavs up with 1110 to go here in the first quarter garland into the lane bg fires in the lane to Allen he bobbled it ball loose on the floor scooped up by Tyler Herro hero had two massive games in the playin tournament hero works to the right wing gives it out front to Alec Burks burks back on the right sideline to Hero seven on the shot clock hero to the baseline tough jumper on Garland way off the rebound Jared Allen that’s how you got to play him Tim you can’t give him any space he’s an exceptional scoreer garland right side mitchell donovan steps behind the arc three no rebound to Allen head and shoulder fake up and good with the left hand second shot opportunities are big in the playoffs five zip Cavaliers jump out on top 10:18 to go here’s Burks for Miami burke on the right wing out front to Adabio adabio draws Garland on a switch bam backing down Garland now shoots over Allen and hits yeah Allen came a little too late you got to come sooner commit miamiy’s on the board 52 Cavaliers 10 minutes to go first quarter mitchell left side draws contact as the whistle blows donovan went up with the shot and he will head to the free throw line shooting too as they got that one on Tyler Herro you know Tim one of the things that teams like to do is get the opposition in foul trouble early and then late in the quarter that gives you an opportunity to either make a basket or go to the line especially scorers they’re always looking at bonus situations and possibilities donovan Mitchell lying right looking for his first points in the ball game swishes that first free throw mitchell had games of 12 34 and 26 against the Heat this year cavaliers lost the first matchup down in Miami but bounced back to win the next two as Mitchell line right sinks the second Donovan gives the Cavaliers a 7-2 lead with 950 to go here in the first quarter in front of the scorers table now in between the circle over his shoulder to Adabio fakes the three to the foul line tough shot missed it off the glass rebound Donovan Mitchell Cavs by five as Mitchell comes up the right side Mitchell trying to lose hero gets by Tyler Pow with hand Tyler hero Tim not known for his defense mitchell puts the Cavs up seven it’s nine-2 wiggins crosses the half court line andrew Wiggins came over in the Jimmy Butler deal wiggins to the baseline under the basket feeds right side to Hero throws it out front burks his three is good that’s Burk’s shot Tim when we had him here he was one of the best catch and shoot players around alec Burks was a DNP did not play in the first two games against the Cavs now he’s a starter mobley at the other end buries the three ball evan Mobley from the right side dribbled it up they let him fire away and he canned it 125 Cavs hero in the lane short shot is short rebound grabbed by Jared Allen 840 to go cavs by seven garland in the middle to Mitchell mitchell run of the circle right wing to Spruce strus one of the lane hands to Allen pal with a right hand timeout heat but it’s the Cavs who are redot 14-5 Cavaliers by nine 8:30 to go first quarter of play it’s a roaring rocket arena back after this on the medical mutual Cavaliers audio [Applause] verse eric Clapton [Music] september 11th Rocket Arena with special guest the wall flowers tickets are on sale now at rocketarrenena.com [Music] 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spins pow oh my it’s time to let them know at Rocket Arena and secure your spot to cheer on the Cavs now at seatgeeek.com topside to Mitchell donovan right corner garland another three that one is right on the mark welcome to the playoffs here’s Garland top of the key garland out front stru is three good and Tim this ex Miami Heat player don’t you think he knows him a little bit it’s the best time of the year um it brings out the best in everybody um it’s just fun man it’s just it’s competitive um win or go home i mean you got to put your backs against the wall every single night and just got to find ways to win it’s it’s really competitive fun basketball max Strus got things going for the Cavaliers with a three ball and then you just heard him talking about the fact that this is what you play for a roaring rocket arena the energy in this building tonight simply palpable as the Cavaliers feed off that energy 34-7 during the regular season here at Rockford Arena and Jimmy you can just feel the adrenaline running through these guys yes you can Tim and it’s being supplied and reinforced by this cavalier crowd crowds like this do something to you Tim they make you want to do your best they make you want to do a little extra that’s what the playoffs are about regular season is behind you everybody’s got an equal chance that’s why we play the game you got to win four out of seven it’ll be Miami ball off the inbounds as Bam Adabio hands it in to Tyler Herro cavs with some pressure in the back court hero had games of 38 and 30 in the playin he was redhot here’s Kel Wear the rookie hands off to Wiggins wiggins against Donovan Mitchell eight on the shot clock wiggins backs up to the half court line gets a screen from Wear gave it to Wear we wear in the paint nowhere to go left side wiggins three good as the shot clock was about to go off catch and shoot right that’s what Wiggins does he’s not good off the dribble but he can catch and shoot three ball gets the Heat to within six 14-8 just under eight minutes to go here in the first quarter garland of the lane ptons up off the back of the iron rebound grabbed by Alec Burks burks now with his eight teams including a short stint here in Cleveland wiggins on the left side bounce left of the lane to Adabio and his short shot is right on the mark yeah early in the clock little twoman action wiggins has been around a little bit hasn’t he he knows what it takes won a world championship with Golden State yep you mentioned it baby and then he produced right there caps with the ball miami has scored five straight allen in the lane missed the hook allen had it knocked out of his hands and then Jared tried to scoop it up and fell out of bounds basketball belongs to Miami 14- 10 Cavaliers up 716 to go here in the first quarter adabio up the right side adabio at the three-point arc gives it up to Hero hero draws Mobly on a switch hero on the left hand dribble looking low can’t get it to Bam swings across court to Burks back to Hero three ball is up and good yeah you can’t switch you’re trying to switch in the middle of play you can’t give Hero that kind of light eight straight by the Heat make it 1413 here’s Garland top of the key into the paint floats automatic dg with the tear drop in the lane cavs up 1613 mid-range floater hero into the fourth court right in front of Spolstrip hero gave it to Wear right back to Tyler Herro her left wing jumper no rebound loose on the floor scooped up by Allen gave it to Donovan Mitchell mitchell on the right side mitchell lost it off his foot ball loose out of there with it comes Andrew Wiggins wiggins driving on Moley but he’ll lob the bam and Adabio’s got a dunk and the Cavs take time playoff basketball that momentum pendulum will swing back and forth cavs by one 16- 15 613 to go first quarter a timeout on the Medical Mutual cavaliers audio [Music] verse nobody has more all-wheel drive or electrified hybrid choices than Toyota including the bestselling Camry 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game 21-9 in the second game 34-12 in the third he is a legitimate elite NBA player cavaliers up 1615 613 to go first quarter of play at a absolute delirious Rocket Arena yeah Tim I think they called timeout because Kenny saw what I saw they’re going to try to work the Wiggins Mitchell matchup on the offensive end he has the height the size over Mitchell and they just took him out for right now but Kenny saw that tip that’s going to be a position they’re going to try to explode mitchell Mobly and Spruce all sit as Sam Merrill Ty Jerome and DeAndre Hunter check in for the Cavaliers for Ty Jerome his first ever playoff game okay Ty Jerome contender for six man of the year this season jerome left wing Garland garland fumbled it picks it back up eight on the shot clock garland around Allen unloads a three off the back of the rim a rebound grab by Andrew Wiggins for Miami miami’s never led they’ve got a chance right here garland was hanging on to KL Wear and the foul will be called on Darius Garland and Tim Garland is saying that he held him off with the opposite hand but when you’re coming down in transition you got to pick up whomever you can you don’t want to pick up fouls Darius because you’re going to need them later in the game derek Spolstra goes to his bench for the first time tonight haywood Highmithatch the game matchups wiggins out front against DeAndre Hunter hunter staying right with Wiggins seven on the clock wiggins will shoot over Hunter and hit it right in his face tim Wiggins is the go-to guy right now he’s got it working miami with their first lead of the ball game 18-6 eight leaded 523 to go here in the first quarter here’s Garland straightaway three ball too strong allen had the offensive rebound fires it to Hunter right wing to Jerome jerome into the paint hits the brakes right side to Hunter hunter driving on High Smith hunter in the lane floats it missed it allen got it got it blocked out of bounds by Kell Wear i love the action Tim second shot opportunities you need all of that this is a small Miami team with a tremendous amount of experience davon Mitchell coming off two outstanding playin games checks in for Miami cavs inbound garland left to the lane tough shot no but DG fouled and so Garland heading to the free throw line with the Cavs down by two hey the Cavs join Trusted Sack to support Greater Cleveland Food Bank’s Harvest for Hunger campaign $1 provides three meals fans who donate at least $25 through Cavs.com/fooddrive will be entered for a chance to win two tickets to a round one playoff game at Rocket Arena visit cavs.com/fooddrive to support the food drive and fight hunger dg good on that first free throw and Tim this is a matchup they’ve got Hero being guarded by Merrill and looks like uh Jerome I’m I’m going to look at the matchups because that’s what Smol is doing he’s trying to win the guard matchup along with Wiggins we are tied at 18 as Garland hit both free throws here’s DaVon Mitchell on the left side against Merrill mitchell on the left hand dribble mitchell works his way into the paint gave it to Wiggins wiggins with six on the shot clock back out front to Mitchell spitting on Merrill mitchell with a runner in the lane at short mitchell got it back topside wiggins his three too strong rebound DG for the Cavaliers 18- 18 with four and a half to go in the first garland of the lane garland under the basket garland works to the left side bg now on the left sideline guarded by Kel Wear garland on the right hand dribble eight on the shot clock garland spinning on hero garland left of the lane bank scores oh DG with some majesty right there cavs up 20 to 18 he is the difference maker in these lineups and matchups tim Garland can be the difference here’s DaVon Mitchell around wear tried to lob it to where he wasn’t looking for it but the ball’s grabbed by Wiggins wiggins left side to Mitchell bounces it right back to Wiggins five on the clock wiggins against Hunter wiggins lost it on the baseline out of there with it comes Jared Allen hands it off to Garland garland right to the lane garland up in a left hand blocked by Wear off the backboard it ricochets to Wiggins left side to DaVon Mitchell right wing to Hero hero driving on Garland hero up no fouled and that’ll put Tyler Hero at the free throw line for Miami it’ll be their first free throw attempts in the ball game and as they got that one on Tai Jerome yeah don’t let it now those challenges become extra important tim you don’t want to give it away especially early in the game tyler Herro had games of 34 and 22 against the Cavs this year he didn’t play in the third game as he hits that first free throw tim I watched him the other night he was beating guys two ways catch and shoot and off the dribble and you cannot allow him to have that option because if he does he can dominate you either got to guard him close enough you know where you know you’re going to get help on dribble penetration and in transition you got to pick him up early because he’s a dominant catch and shoot player it’s interesting this year he shot 38% from beyond the arc jim his playoff history he’s only shot 33% that’s why you got to check it i was surprised to see Strus on him but who knows him better than Stru he hit both free throws to tie the game at 20 mitchell and Moley back in and the combo works right there as Mitchell finds Moley for the dunk in the paint mobley with five cavs regain the advantage it’s 22 to 20 mitchell run of the lane high off the glass and good that’s DaVon Mitchell for Miami and DaVon and Donovan and they both wear 45 here’s Mitchell spinning shot putting and rolling it home that’s Donovan Mitchell mid-range game you’ll also know by the cheers of the crowd which Mitchell it is woo beautiful spin move 2422 cavs by two 240 to go first quarter game one adabio out front tried to spin away from contact he got hit they get Merrill with the foul however it is a side out for Miami well Tim it really wasn’t when uh Adabato Adabio saw those hands up he threw his hands into the ball it really was on the shot but we’ll take it wiggins back in the ball game as Tyler Hero will sit down miami has totally reworked their rotation since the Jimmy Butler deal talk more about that not only tonight but as the series moves along adabio rightwing three it’s strong rebound grab by Ty Jerome ty Jerome what a season thought about a straightaway three flips it left side to Merrill dumps it down low to Moy mobley drives banks scores oh that’s a muscle move by Evan Mobley working that mismatch tim 2622 cavs by four moley already with seven out front mitchell with the steel heads to the other end pal with two hands donovan Mitchell with arms like six they call it defense he played the passing lane mitchell with the steel and the dunk and the Cavs have a six-point lead and this crowd ignites out of bio left side andrew Wiggins wiggins into the lane shoots on Hunter and scores wiggins so Andrew Wiggins with an eight-point first quarter cavs lead sliced to four jerome three good it may be his first playoff game but he made that first three look easy ty Jerome makes it 3124 out of Iowa at the foul line shoots over Mobley it’s short rebound tracked down by Mitchell feeds right corner to Duncan Robinson who’s in robinson throws it out of bounds he threw that to the TNT crew over on the other side but Tim it was the aggressive defensive play by Ty Jerome who didn’t give him any opportunity to throw a good pass that’s defense cavaliers by seven their biggest lead has been nine at 14 to five as Guy Jerome walks the ball into the fourth court jerome long three too long rebound grabbed by Bam Adabio under a minute to go in the quarter adabio into the fourth quarter at the three-point arc he’ll hand it off to Duncan Robinson robinson works to the right side bounce to Adabio left side wiggins left corner mitchell davon Mitchell with a three that’s off rebound out of bounds and it belongs to the Cavaliers you know if the Cavs score 100 points tonight all fans receive a $2 large fry from McDonald’s if the Cavs score 120 it turns into a free large fry from McDonald’s with no purchase necessary download the McDonald’s app to receive this special offer mitchell right side got bodied up by DaVon Mitchell as one mitchell fouled the other as DaVon picks up his first tim Davon was allowed to do that the other night he’s a small player and he’s exceptionally quick and he can get underneath you even he can get underneath Donovan but if you take that away from him Donovan has the size over him to take him off the dribble he’s politicking with the official because if he doesn’t a if he’s not able to do that Tim then he’s going to be minimized defensively ty Jerome just to the left of the Cavs bench gets it in to Donovan Mitchell he’ll shoot over DaVon miss it rebound grabbed by Haywood Highmith cavs were going for a two for one right there but they haven’t left themselves a lot of time about a two second differential here’s Davon Mitchell at the halfourt line against Donovan Mitchell davon on the left hand dribble mitchell pokes it off the leg of DaVon Mitchell and out of bounds he was challenged by Donovan Mitchell tim Donovan was up and on him mitchell and Mitchell mono a monmano and Donovan won that battle eight to go in the quarter here comes Jerome tai Jerome with five on the clock three on the clock jerome right corner mitchell three ball nope and that ends the first quarter of play cavs by seven at the end of one playoff basketball at Rocket Arena game one cavs lead the heat 3124 on the medical mutual Cavaliers audio vers at Rocket we believe everyone deserves their shot at the American dream so if you’re feeling locked out of home ownership we’re here to give you back the keys we’re opening doors breaking down walls and doing everything we can to turn renters into owners and we’re not going to stop until we help everyone home to find out more visit rocket.com rocket own the dream hey Cavs fans basketball is back and SeatGeek is here to help you experience all the action seatgeek makes it easy to find tickets so you can be a part of all the courtside celebrations this season whether you’re buying or selling tickets to Cavs games or to any other live event in the land SeatGeek is the place to do it seatgeek is the official ticketing partner of the Cleveland Cavaliers the most disruptive idea in ticketing a ticket that works expect the expected seatgeek mitchell left of the lane euro steps pops and scores oh what a shot by Donovan Mitchell the Cleveland Cavaliers playoffs presented by Phantom Fireworks are here garland still on the dribble bounce left in the lane of Moley spins pow oh my it’s time to let them know at Rocket Arena and secure your spot to cheer on the Cavs now at seatdeep.com stopside to Mitchell Donovan right corner Garland another three that one is right on the mark welcome to the playoffs that’s the sound of a perfect paint project with Sherwin Williams whether your next color play is a daring slam dunk statement like edgy gold or a smooth and rich touch like fine wine Sherwin Williams has the perfect hue to up your game with more than 1700 colors your neighborhood Sherwin Williams has got you covered with the very best paint sherwin Williams the official paint and coatings partner of the Cleveland Cavaliers out front mitchell with the steel heads to the other end with two hands donovan Mitchell with arms they call it defense he played the passing lane taking care of home court and really just keeping it here throughout the entire playoffs you know I mean you win two games in a row doesn’t mean anything you win one gig you win by 40 doesn’t mean nothing you lose by 40 it doesn’t mean anything understanding that this is got a long 90 days whatever it is like we we want to continue to be the same group throughout win a win or loss in each game and understand that’s a seven game series for a reason [Music] donovan Mitchell ignited the crowd in the first quarter with that steel and slam and Donovan Mitchell off to a good start he’s got eight to lead the Cavaliers they’re up by seven 3124 jim interesting note cavs in the first quarter tonight outscored Miami points in the paint 18-10 in the regular season in the three games that was a huge margin for the Cavs 57-42 points in the paint in three regular season games and Jim that goes back to our personnel and the matchups garland with the floater Jerome Slow walking Donovan Mitchell with the power drive the Cavaliers shot 48% in the mid-range area which was number one in the NBA miami with the basketball as we start quarter number two cavs by seven hero straightaway three buried it can’t make mistakes like that he had time to shine his shoes and shoot the ball cavs lead 3127 second quarter just underway cavs going left to right towards their own bench here’s Mobley in the lane right corner to Isaac Aoro who’s checked in his three hit at the side of the backboard but the ball ricochets out front to Jerome he’s got a three he hit it oh they called it two foot was on the line for Ty Jerome and Jerome buries the jumper to make it 3327 deavs by six miami in those bright reds going right to left towards their bench here’s DaVon Mitchell live on the right side to Highmith got it out front to Hero dyler Hero against Donovan Mitchell hero left of the lane with a floater that missed but the foul will be called on Donovan Mitchell and that’ll put Hero at the free throw line well as always it’s playoff basketball but the text lines are open we want to hear from you text in [Music] 2164409566 216449566 keep in mind standard message and data rates will apply well a guy that we normally hear from out on the road he’s become famous on the audio verse nick the Trucker he trucked his way to Rocket Arena tonight he’s in section 118 so Oh man that Tim those are the high rent tickets well he does well as a trucker yep he’s always out there nathan glad to see you here man maybe we’ll get a chance to physically see you at halftime there’s Hero good on the second so Tyler Hero in double figures with 10 averaged a careerhigh 23.9 during the regular season yeah he was magnificent for them here’s Ty Jerome to Merrill sam thought about a three merrill bumps it behind him to Donovan Mitchell mitchell with an eight-point game mitchell over his shoulder to Jerome he’s got a three in and out offensive rebound sam Merrill bounce right side to Aoro aoro of the lane feeds Mobley in the paint mobley turns left fade away no rebound poked to the side aoro saved it in to Merrill merryill had it knocked out of his hands ball loose at the half court line mobly got it left side to Aoro left wing merryill three bullseye it was a mad scramble and the Cavaliers came out of there with it and that mad scramble turned into a beautiful omelet multiple efforts 3629 DaVon Mitchell drives and has a shot knocked out of bounds by Sam Merrill tim multiple efforts that’s what it takes that was five on five basketball 10:02 to go in the half and now Courtney Kirkland he wants 14 makes his way over to the scorers table couple of more texts we want to get in john and Connie listening tonight i like this one we got a text from the 219 area coach says “Happy Easter except for Miami Heat.” He hopes they hope the heat lays some eggs i like that here we go 10:02 to go in the half 11 to shoot inbounds to Adabio out of bio as Aoro’s battling hero out front and foul called isaac really Courtney you’re going to call that contact both ways off the ball come on he’s not a superstar quit treating him like that heat basketball as just to the left of Eric Scholstrom Haywood Heismith throws it in they work it to Kyle Anderson anderson first year with Miami kyle Anderson at the foul line behind him to hero his three is short as the shot clock was winding down jerome saves the rebound in to Sam Merrill lobb down the floor to Merrill or excuse me to Mobly and Moly lost it out of bounds as it deflects off his fingertips you got to grab it first big fella you can’t keep running possession 9/10en of the law you got to make sure you got it heat basketball cavs by eight at 37-29 on the right side Kyle Anderson driving missing nothing but air on that rebound jerome quickly to Mitchell donovan Mitchell out front against DaVon mitchell left to the lane into the lane up with a left hand no he got knocked down as no whistle donovan slow to get back five on four in the left corner highmith thought about a three comes left in the lane shot puts it up and in tim I don’t understand it how can you give that to hero off the ball and contact going to the basket you we get nothing cavs by six jerome at the foul line leans and hits ty Jerome his playoff debut is dynamic he’s working him over tim 3931 cavs by eight with 848 to go in the half hero left of the lane shot blocked out of bounds by Ice ice just froze Hero on that play you got to challenge Hero you can’t give in to him and you can’t be lax because he’s always looking to score stress and Wade in for the Cavaliers merryill and Jerome sitting down as Kyle Anderson got it into hero bounce in the lane to Adabio adabio out front daon Mitchell rainbows a three and hit it we saw him do that in the playin tournament he had games of 15 and 16 timely threes too Tim he was on his game got it by five 3934 strus straightaway three [Applause] bullseye matt Strus 4234 cavs by eight spruce 39% from beyond the arc this year he shot it well eight minutes to go in the half hero near the halfourt line hero left to the lane shoots it right corner to Anderson they get it out front to DaVon Mitchell lob down low and Adafio’s got a dunk devs lead again is six at 4236 donovan Mitchell around to Coral mitchell left to the lane up with a left hand good and a foul to go with it that time Courtney Kirkland blew the whistle and Donovan with a chance for an and one you’re all over it Tim that time that’s why you can’t give in or shy away or just try to get a clear shot if you don’t get the call initially keep coming make the officials make the call by being consistent with your effort and that’s what you get from Donovan Mitchell mitchell looking for the three-point play they score a free Cavs speaker with a purchase of $100 or more as today’s center court item of the game shop the best selection of Cavs merchandise including the 2025 playoffs collection at cavs.com/shop mitchell hit the free throw cavaliers have matched their biggest lead they’re up by nine with 739 to go first half and Eric Spolstra wants to talk about it 4536 Cavs lead 739 to go second quarter will take a timeout on the medical neutral Cavaliers audio verse high-scoring offense and lockown defense those are the ingredients for a deep playoff run for every other ingredient Cavs fans trust Giant Eagle and Market District ready to eat prepared foods a thrilling selection of fresh favorites and everyday value 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efforts Cavs by 94536 they lead Miami with 739 to go first half here at Rocket Arena which has been from the get-go hey tickets for the Cavs playoffs presented by Phantom Fireworks are on sale let them know at Rocket Arena and secure your spot to cheer on the Cavs go to [Music] cabavs.com/ playoffs members of the Ohio State National Championship football team in attendance tonight so that got the crowd even to a more frenzy an elevated frenzy yeah as it should Tim i still don’t understand the bracketing but Ohio State won it wow after the loss to Michigan I don’t know how many people would have had the Buckeyes winning the whole thing it was just an amazing run by Ryan Day and his staff and of course the players at Ohio State just incredible off the timeout ball goes right over the fingers of Andrew Wiggins standing in front of the Miami bench turnover gives it to the Cavaliers yeah turnovers Tim loss of possessions times you come down the floor and you get nothing that builds Cavs by nine they’ve got Garland Strus along with a Cororo Wade and Allen again to Maestro kenny Atkinson here’s Garland left to the lane dries missed off the glass a rebound collected by Andrew Wiggins feeds it to DaVon Mitchell ahead to Kyle Anderson anderson in the middle to DaVon Mitchell mitchell against Garland mitchell lowers the shoulder drives missed the shot ball ricochets to Dean Wade quickly to Max Strus strus on the handoff to Garland garland on the right side under seven to go first half garland weaves his way now hands to Allen drives scores twoman action tim simple twoman game jared makes it 4736 cavs have their biggest lead of the night they’re up by 11 640 to go in the half avon Mitchell right to the lane mitchell against Garland mitchell lob out front to Andrew Wiggins he’s got two threes and a two-point field goal for eight four on the clock three on the clock wiggins against Allen one on the clock wiggins with a three missed it rebound grabbed by DG terrific defensive possession there for the Cavs garland left wing three ball perfect dg nothing but net eric Spolstra says “I’m witnessing a tvalanche.” 50-36 Cavs by 14 612 to go in the quarter timeout heat we’ll take a timeout on the Medical Mutual Cavaliers audio verse maxwell in concert the Serenator Tour 2025 saturday August 16th rocket Arena maxwell with special guest Lucky Day [Music] tickets on sale now at rocketarrenena.com don’t miss Maxwell Live at Cleveland Clinic bettering lives is what you live for you treat setbacks as a chance to come back stronger you search for solutions inside and out and you create new ways to keep moving forward because managing a condition is a win worth celebrating for every care in the world cleveland Clinic mitchell left of the lane euro steps pops and scores oh what a shot by Donovan Mitchell the Cleveland Cavaliers playoffs presented by Phantom Fireworks are here garland still on the dribble bounce left of the lane to Moley spins pow oh my it’s time to let them know at Rocket Arena and secure your spot to cheer on the Cavs now at seatgeeek.com topside to Mitchell Donovan right corner Garland another three that one is right on the mark welcome to the Smash two handmade patties double stacked with cheese shredded lettuce pickles and secret sauce hold up did you say chips salsa the big smash burger and fries and unlimited pop for $13.99 woo someone is getting fired over this new three amigo meals from 13.99 the playoffs the Cavs are proud to partner on hero Garland left in the lane bank scores oh DG with some majesty right there cavs up 20 to 18 he is the difference maker in these lineups and matchups tim go be a leader um got to mature a little bit um try to take care of the ball the possessions are lessons so take care of the ball as much as I can uh go be confident in my game and go play with the swagger that I have so that’s the only thing he told me to go do so that’s going to be real good [Music] that special relationship between Darius Garland the all-star point guard and a former point guard and his head coach Kenny Atkinson jim it’s just symbiotic it is the way they relate to one another it is and you need that Tim especially when you have a young guard with the serious skill set if you look at Darius Tim and his skill set he’s the most skilled offensive player overall on our team he does it all he can do it all on the offensive end and he down the stretch in those clutch games he was the difference maker dg nine points already in the ball game to go along with two assists cavs by 14 at 50-36 we’re about to hit the halfway point of the second quarter don’t forget Mike Snider’s coming up at the half with the McDonald’s halftime report here’s Tyler Hero in between the circles hero picked up by Allen on a switch five on the clock four on the clock hero into the lane spitting shooting and hitting tim I want to see how the Heat respond after that last time out and they went right to their best their best score Hero euro’s got a dozen and the Cavs are up by 12 but Struce right wing three got it max Struz he’s got three threes in the ball game nine for Max cavs are up 538 15-point lead with 520 to go avon Mitchell lost the ball at the free throw line aoro bounced it to Garland garland in the middle whips it right side to Stru three off the back of the rim rebound grabbed by Tyler Herro hero to the other end got bumped by Aoro floats in the lane and scores that’s when he’s at his best he’s so dangerous tim transition early in the clock that was by 13 with five to go in the second quarter garland into the lane l Allen went up and got it and banked it home darren Allen DG with the assist cavs by 15 it matches their biggest lead 440 to go first half of play cavs looking to take game one wiggins leftwing jumper is perfect andrew Wiggins now with 10 he had two games of 20 in the playin 20 against Chicago and 20 against Atlanta veteran player that knows how to win in postseason garland left wing three got it dg nothing but net he laces a three ball think that talk meant something tim 5842 cavs by 16 delware he’s going to shoot a three it’s in and out offensive rebound highmith top side davon Mitchell and his three nothing but net okay guys second shot you’re in the playoffs can ill afford to give up second shots devon Mitchell makes it 5845 cavs by 13 garland of the lane feeds to Allen allen went up they got knocked out of his hands no whistle wow here comes Miami to the other end i mean there’s playoff basketball and there’s a blatant foul what you call that and now got a foul on Jared Allen as he reached in on Tyler Hera for Jared Allen that’ll be his first foul for the Cavaliers third team foul as DeAndre Hunter and Evan Mobley check back in isaac Aoro and Dean Wade will sit down max Stru sitting down as well so Donovan Mitchell is on the floor get that steal which should have been a steal tim gives them new life 15 seconds let’s see if our defense can catch him three and a half to go first half cavs by 13 here’s DaVon Mitchell comes around Adabio gave it to Bam and his foul line shot is off the mark rebound Jared Allen quick pitch to Donovan Mitchell mitchell up the right side mitchell in front of the Cavs bench splits a double team and drives and scores mitchell donovan Mitchell with 13 and the Cavs lead is back to 15 adabio on the handoff to Wiggins wiggins right side to Highmith icemith in the middle to DaVon Mitchell three minutes to go in the quarter 10 on the shot clock davon Mitchell right to the lane just bounces off Garland and a foul will be called on DG he pushed him off he sure did dg had excellent position we’re going to He’s not shooting we’re going to have a conversation they got Garland with the hold darius second foul on Darius Garland 14 foul on the Cavaliers bg letting David Guthrie our chief know he didn’t like that one no but they saw it and didn’t didn’t blow the offensive call miami with the basketball fans at Rocket Arena letting the guys know how they feel about the officiating wiggies just threw up a brick on a three ball rebound comes to Donovan Mitchell donovan Mitchell left wing his three short rebound davon Mitchell da’von Mitchell to the other end for Miami right side to Duncan Robinson and he’ll hit a three that’s what happens when you shoot early in the clock tim you don’t have and this you don’t have time to set your defense you got to milk these last two minutes don’t let them come back cavs by 12 with 215 to go second quarter make them defend deandre Hunter run of the lane to Moy mobley back to Hunter hunter thought about a three six on the clock hunter run of the lane fires left corner to Mitchell mitchell with two on the clock into the lane hook scores donovan Mitchell a little junior skyhook makes it 6248 is by 14 donovan has it cooking he’s got 15 here in the half adam of Iowa in the lane mitchell with another steel goes down to the floor and we’re going to have a tie up between Donovan Mitchell and Dan Adabio and Donovan walks directly to the crowd and get some roaring over on the far side tim for the last three or four years of his career deflections and steals have been a fundamental part of his defense big time big time deflection donovan Mitchell for the third straight year in the playoffs with the Cavaliers in that time donovan averaging 27 and a half per game in postseason for the Cavs out of Bio’s tip tipped by Hunter ahead to Garland and then Garland had it knocked out of his hands by DaVon Mitchell what a play by DeAndre Hunter as he read the tip from Bamabio who easily had controlled the tip but DeAndre stepped in there and tipped it to DG 6248 Cavaliers will inbound cavs on the floor with Garland Mitchell DeAndre Hunter Evan Mobley and Jared Allen cavs by 14 mitchell throws it into Garland all sorts of time garland against Duncan Robinson garland on the right side garland crossover steps left three too strong rebound haywood Highmith for Miami get it down the floor to DaVon Mitchell mitchell against Moy mitchell bounce right wing to Wiggins wiggins against Donovan Mitchell got it to High Smith left of the lane to Adabio turning on Jared shot short highmith with the rebound though convert with the left hand tim it was right in front of Jared Allen’s hands you got to stay aggressive here’s DJ comes around two screens garland left of the lane tried to get it down low to Allen ball knocked out of bounds by High Smith hey let’s have a look at our Discount Drug Mark first half assist numbers discount Drug Mark your one-stop shop that saves you the runaround miami with 13 assists in the first half for play davon Mitchell with four cavs have 11 assists here he is Garland with four there’s a steal by Adabio he’ll drive and blocked it oh what a play by Jared but it comes out front to Hero he missed the three rebound Wiggins right side hero another three missed that one and then Adabio battling Allen for the rebound and they get Jared on the foul jared wow what a great block by Jared Allen that’s a playoff block that’s what they call it just an incredible athletic move by Jared Allen to reject that shot from Bam Adabio and now the foul on Jared his second and Miami is in the bonus so it’ll be Bam Adabio shooting two first one is up and good before he shoots the second we’ll pause for station identification on the medical mutual Cavaliers audio verse [Applause] [Music] adabio after hitting the first in and out on the second 35 seconds to go in the half cavs by 11 mitchell rightwing three in and out rebound hero allen knocked it out of his hands out of bounds see if Miami tries to get a real quick shot nope no they’re not because Hero is going to walk it through the center circle yeah they’re going to be sure Tim this a veteran team cavs by 11 we’re down to 18 seconds to go about a 6second differential between the shot clock and game clock tyler Hero five on the shot clock hero against Garland two on the clock hero with a three got it tyler Hero’s got a 17-point first half 6.2 for the Cavaliers your lead’s down to eight inbounds to Garland garland comes around an Allen screen garland had it knocked out of his hands and the ball scooped loose and Jared Allen couldn’t pick it up and that ends the first half of play cavaliers with an eight-point lead at the intermission they’re on top of Miami 62- 54 at one point the Cavaliers were up by 16 but the Heat have cut that in half and Mike Snder as we mentioned when we talked before the game this is a veteran Heat team they will not go quietly but for the Cavaliers doesn’t look like there’s a lot of rust after one week off no I think they overall played pretty well but yeah it’s Miami they’re not going to back off and if you lull a little bit they will capitalize and they closed out the second quarter on a 124 run to cut that Cavs lead to eight here at the half tim you and Jim take your halftime break it’s time for the McDonald’s halftime report coming up we’ll take a close 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Mitchell with 13 and the Cavs lead is back to 15 mitchell with a 15-point first half he also had two rebounds two assists couple of steals in the ball game he leads the Cavs in scoring miami is being led by Tyler Herro he’s a guy you got to shut down he had a 17-point first half andrew Wiggins with 10 bam Adabio with nine after Mitchell’s 15 Darius with 12 nine for Max Struce eight for Jared Allen who also has nine rebounds off the bench ty Jerome with good minutes with eight the Heat bench though has been productive deavian Mitchell with eight and they have 15 points from their bench to the Cavs 11 cavs at 53% from the field heat at 48% each team has made nine threes miami nine of 18 Cavs 9 of 21 cavs winning the rebound battle 20-7 turnovers eight by Miami five by the Cavaliers who lead by eight well my partner Brad Sers in studio with me for the halftime report as well in this postseason brad your observations of the first half well I like it Mike i like the way we’ve been playing so far great energy 31 points in both the first and second quarters i think the uh uh requisite energy for the playoffs was there tonight you know and I want folks to know that you this is a this is a playoff series is one quarter by quarter so we got the first two under our belt now we got to go out in the second half and get the next two quarters but I want us to be very deliberate about what we’re doing here we got up 15 points here in the second quarter had a chance to push that to 18 got a quick shot off uh and and it led to I think the the few points that Miami ran off at the end i want us to really understand time score and situation offensive rebounds by Miami they’ve got six Cavs have seven so the second chance points Cleveland 10 but Miami does have nine that was that was part of that run Brad yeah no question about it you know part of the thing is that we got to be able to box out and get the glass and control them to one shot on the uh defensive end and then also you know I want to see Evan get going here on the defensive end i think he has zero rebounds in the in the first half so it’s uncharacteristic of what Evan Moy does we’re going to need to get him involved and I want to see DeAndre Hunter get involved here we’re going to need his point production as we saw since he got here from Atlanta things to look at moy yeah right 7.0 rebounds and DeAndre Hunter did not score in the first half brad thank you for your insight we’ll have a lot to talk about following the game won’t we yes sir absolutely brad Sers he was with me again following every game and Brad will be joining us during the halftime reports for his thoughts as the Cavaliers begin this playoff journey they hope is a a real long one they lead the Heat by eight now other action one game later tonight Golden State is at Houston that will wind up the first weekend earlier today in Boston the Celtics taking on the Magic derek Whitehead of the front court gets the Horford screen slides to his right returns it to Horford straight away back to Derek White he’s got a good look right side three is good they just did not get out of him they’ve been trying to deny Derek White threes and they have not been doing it very well derek White made him pay with 30 to lead the way boston beat Orlando 10386 jason Tatum with 17 had a scary late fall but did finish the game pton Pritchard had 19 for the Celtics paulo Bon Carroll with 36 for Orlando but not the puck steered all the way back down ice icing waved off as Peron sent it into the Leaf zone off his skate homeberg along the boards that is knockdown as it hits the referee in the corner now a clearing attempt fails and Perrell ends up with it back to the point and there was a shot by Cousins didn’t get through another shot that one from Sanderson missed high but tipped off it is picked up there by Robertson morgan Riley now sends a slow roller into the Ottawa zone sanderson around the boards and he takes a good shot there from Bobby [Music] McMahon here’s Sanderson under siege from Morgan Riley who wins the puck sends it back in front of the Ottawa goal now stolen away pinsel back up ice to Ridley Greg ridley Greg tries to go back through the middle and Eman Sports Radio SiriusXM 86 and the SXM app i’m Frank Tractenberg with your SiriusXM NHL schedule for Sunday April the 20th all times are Eastern and please remember all games times and channels are subject to change check sirsxm.com for the latest updates edwards and Brunson were in that category and then the rookie of the year finalists are Stfan Castle of San Antonio Zachary Riso of Atlanta and Jaylen Wells of Memphis and the MVP finalists are Shay Gilis Alexander Nicole Joic and Giannis Anna Takmpo i think Shay Gildis Alexander is pretty much a lock to win that award well the Cavaliers battling this Miami team here at Rocket Arena tonight and Donovan Mitchell talked about the keys going into this playoff run for the Cavs in the journey taking care of home court and really just keeping it here throughout the entire playoffs you know what i mean you win two games in a row doesn’t mean anything you win one game you win by 40 doesn’t mean nothing you lose by 40 doesn’t mean anything understanding that this is got a long 90 days whatever it is like we we want to continue to be the same group throughout win or win or loss in each game and understand that it’s a seven game series for a reason and that’s a great point and I think also something Brad Sers uh made the comment of you it’s quarter by quarter in the NBA playoffs it’s almost like timeout to timeout segment really as you go through this 6254 Cavaliers on top texas your thoughts reactions comments 2164409566 the way to do it and tickets for Cleveland Cavaliers playoffs presented by Phantom Fireworks are on sale now let them know with us at Rocket Arena and secure your spot to cheer on the Cavs now at cavs.com/playoffs this is the McDonald’s halftime report at the half of game one it’s the Cavs 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presented by Google continues on ABC ESPN TNT and NBA TV cavs by 86254 as we get ready to start the third quarter at Rocket Arena here in downtown Cleveland it has been a fever pitch since the Cavs took the floor for warm-ups and it hasn’t stopped donovan Mitchell with a steal to start quarter number three donovan run of the lane bangs into Adabio and a foul will be called on Bam Adabio tim I like that that was a one-on-one situation against one of the top five defenders in the league and he came out victorious he’s going to the line donovan Mitchell shooting two well Jim let’s talk about how the Cavs can get game one and take a one to nothing lead in this best of seven series it’s our Rocket built for success presented by Rocket own the dream well the Cavs shot 53% from the field Tim but they’ve got to the problem is hero with 17 and their bench their bench has got 15 points so it’s a wellbalanced offense in the first half but they could only muster 454 points because of the Cavs defense and you we need more of that mitchell switched the first free throw but left the second one short 6354 Cavs by nine rocket built for success presented by Rocket Hero left corner adabio his three ball rimmed out rebound Evan Mobley that’s his first rebound of the night mobley at the other end mobley into the lane mobley hoops miss tipped and good well two rebounds but Tim that’s the effort we’re looking for right don’t give in stay aggressive stay aggressive cavs by 11 6554 third quarter just underway miami going left to right as they head towards the Cavs bench down to our right as Jim and I are in the Joe Perch left side of the fourourt bam Adabio Adabio against Donovan Mitchell adabio spins to the baseline and it’s a beautiful fadeaway turnaround jump shot beautiful shot bam with 11 cavs by nine cavs going right to left towards the Miami bench garlet left of the lane right side to Mitchell pass was down at his ankles donovan drives came up and under with the left hand a spectacular shot from Donovan Mitchell he banked it in with the left hand high off the glass oh that was sweet 6756 cavs by 11 hero hits the brakes got it out to Adabio his foul line shot short moley ran into him and a foul will be called on Evan Mobley that’ll put Bam at a bio at the free throw line shooting two tim Mobley doesn’t say too much but I thought he was a good enough distance uh when he closed off bam made sure he made contact just a smart old pro move he goes up to him but look how long he hangs in that pose to make contact with Moy then the rest was get the officials attention by falling down adabio good on that first free throw it gets your 2526 Cavs United ticket memberships membership grants you access to Cavs home games and unrivaled benefits like playoff priority team shopping and concession discounts and exclusive perks join the wine and gold as a Cavs United member at cavs.com/enroll adabio missed the second but Miami able to corral the offensive rebound and Tyler Hero hits the floater in the lane possessions possessions that’s what it comes down to kev’s lead is eight here’s Max Stru got three threes for nine points he lost the ball but it’s grabbed by Allen gave it to Moley three missed rebound Andrew Wiggins wiggins ahead to Adabio threetime Allstar runs into his former teammate Screws threw up the shot missed it rebound ricochets to Evan Mobley davs with the ball and an eight-point lead mitchell with a three it’s short offensive rebound allen off to Garland his three right on the mark dg with a 15-point ball game that’s his third bomb of the night tim he’s got it going on all kinds of confidence flowing from Darius Garland cavs by 11 it’s 70- 59 here’s Alec Burks out front to the rookie wear kel Wear back to Burke straightaway three is good wow line drive line just good that was a line drive shot oh man cavs lead down to eight moley sideline left to Mitchell donovan Mitchell works his way into the paint his pass deflected out of bounds by Tyler Herro that dribble penetration is a beautiful thing Tim because our guys are staying home on the perimeter somebody’s going to be open over on the far side it’ll be Donovan Mitchell to inbound donovan leads the Cavs with 18 garland with 15 donovan lobs it at the half court line allen saved it to Moy in the center circle mobly against Adabio mobly on the handoff to Screws stru tried to bounce it back to Moley and the ball got kicked by Bam Adabio 14 to shoot for the Cavaliers game two Wednesday little bit of a later tip off than tonight that’ll be a 7:30 tip on Wednesday and then matinea basketball on Saturday a 1:00 tip in Miami on Saturday for game three mitchell over on the far side as not sure what Eric Dalen is waiting on finally gives it to Mitchell tosses it into Garland garland against Hero garland run of the lane bang scores oh that was a pretty shot from DG he’s got it going on tim he is our X factor right now garland with 17 cavs by 10 hero weaving his way to the right side tyler Hero directing traffic hero against Moley hero out front hero into the lane on Evan hero with a fadeaway nope rebound donovan mitchell quickly to Strus stress up the left side back to Mitchell donovan right side moy thought about a three now comes run of the lane into the lane threw it up in and out no rebound grab by Adabio adabio to the other end on the left hand dribble met by Moley adabio left to the lane adabio threw it up oh that’s M Eric Dalen with a late and I mean late whistle wow he He made an unnatural motion talking about Bamim where he just threw his body in his arms he’s not supposed to get that [Applause] call and that’s what Kenny Atkinson is actually demonstrating to Eric Dalen right now as Bam Adabio heads to the free throw line well the other thing is again Jim we’ve talked about this why was there literally two seconds between the play and then Eric Dalen blowing the whistle as Adabio misses that first free throw you know and I know we’ve talked about it before Tim to give them the option make the basket or I’m putting you on the line that was terrible officiating and tomorrow they’ll apologize adabio second one is good so Bam Adabio now with a 13-point game cavs by nine 745 to go you’re in quarter number three cavs the number one seed in the Eastern Conference it all runs through Rocket Arena mitchell into the lane ball knocked out of his hands out of bounds by Andrew Wiggins hey Cavs fans you can enter daily for the chance to win tickets through the Cavs playoff ticket sweepstakes presented by Phantom Fireworks enter atcavs.com/fireworks on the inbounds Stru missed the three it was saved in by Allen but ball deflects to Bam Adabio adabio on the dribble adabio tosses it to Alec Burks burks lobbed down low tipped by Mobley and then it went out of bounds in front of the Cavaliier bench great move by Moy Tim playing center field one of those long arms the athleticism of Evan Mobley on display right there yeah we’re talking defense now let’s get this stopped you heard Mike Snder at the half say Evan Mobley one of the three finalists for defensive player of the year as Adabio front of the Cavs bench lobs it out front to Kel Wear we wear to Hero hero five on the clock hero works through a double team into the lane floats short rebound stuffed home by Kel Wear his first two points of the ball game cavs by seven seven minutes to go here in the third garland backs up on the dribble dg met by Wear dg with a crossover dg left of the lane up with the left hand and good dg took it right to the rim on the rookie worked that match up didn’t he Tim they gave him space 7465 garland’s bucket pushes the lead back to nine garland with a 19-point game here’s Bam Adabio base of the center circle adabio holding the ball fires on the right sideline to Kell Wear we wear gives it to Hero hero against Screws screws stayed right with him hero tried to force it down low ball picked off by Donovan Mitchell mitchell into the lane mitchell battens off a defender put it up good off the glass timeout [Applause] Miami mitchell’s got 20 the Cavs have a 7665 lead and the towels are waving at Rocket Arena 611 to go third quarter cavs up 11 on the Meetup Mutual Cavaliers audio verse for every just one more mile to your next ace on the court when you have a sports related injury Cleveland Clinic is here for our Cavaliers our guardians and athletes at all levels our sports medicine team helps keep you in the game with expert diagnosis personalized sports therapies and gamechanging surgeries for every injury for every athlete for every care in the world cleveland Clinic mitchell left of the lane euro steps pops and scores oh what a shot by Donovan Mitchell the Cleveland Cavaliers playoffs presented by Phantom Fireworks are here garland still on the dribble bounce left in the lane of Moley spins pow oh my it’s time to let them know at Rocket Arena and secure your spot to cheer on the Cavs now at seatgeeek.com stopside to Mitchell 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beaten them with three-pointers and guess who’s guarding them alex Burke and Tyler Herro probably the two worst defenders on the team and the Cavs have worked that mismatch miami off the timeout with the basketball out front davon Mitchell has checked in cavaliers have three fresh bodies on the floor hero in the lane tossed up an air ball but it’s grab by Adabio and get back up and in oh man those second shots are killing us tim Bam out of bio with a 15-point ball game put back basket right there cavs lead back to nine ty Gerald in the game floats in the lane rolled it around but it fell off rebound grabbed by Bam adabio miami will push to the other end tyler Herro out front against EG tosses it to Adabio left wing to Davon Mitchell mitchell dumps it down low to Wiggins wiggins against Merrill wiggins works it back out front gave it to Hero tosses it right back to Wiggins four on the clock wiggins leaning into Merrill tough shot no rebound hunter oh what that was tremendous defense by Sam here comes Hunter to the other end hunter on the left sideline deandre into the paint drives missed rebound knocked off the backboard and Wiggins saves it in to DaVon Mitchell five minutes to go mitchell comes down the lane blocked by Hunter but it’ll be a goalend whoa well I’d like to see that one again Tim he looked like he caught that baby uh ooh ooh that was close cavaliers inbounds as their lead is 7 7669 ty Jerome has a seven-point ball game out front to Allen gives it to Garland garland at the free throw line he’s being held by DaVon Mitchell and the foul is called on Damen yeah he’s wearing Damen Mitchell out and as you mentioned the other night Tim he not only scored big baskets in the second half for them to get here but he played some outstanding defense but he’s met his match tonight he’s met a true point guard that can get it done and take him off the dribble in Darius Garland jerome to inbound just to the right of the Heat bench got it into Garland plenty of time 11 on the shot clock garland works around to hero garland of the lane into the lane hits the brakes floats automatic dg’s got 21 mid-range game jim at the rim garland and Mitchell have combined for 41 out of that Cavaliier backcourt lead 7869 for the Cavaliers obly will check back in at the next break adamio out front three no rebound garland garland tosses it to Scroo or excuse me Jerome ty Jerome on the right sideline jerome into the paint slow walking shot puts and scores and who was on him tyler Hero making Hero try to defend him jerome with nine in his playoff debut 80-69 cavaliers by 11 davon Mitchell underneath the basket right corner to Burks his three no rebound deandre Hunter got tangled up with Adamo but got the ball ahead to Deion or to Donovan or Garland garland came down the lane and he got fouled as he was going to the bucket in attack mode he and Donovan Mitchell they are in attack mode they are working those mismatches in the back court of the Heat garland and Allen sit down donovan Mitchell along with Evan Mobley back in for the Cavaliers mitchell over on the far side got it into Moley near the halfourt line mobley at the three-point arc off to Jerome jerome long three off the back of the rim mobly tipped the rebound to Merrill merrill left side to Donovan Mitchell mitchell being hawkked by three defenders came up came under and scored oh my and Donovan with a little bit of a foot stop after the bucket that was a man’s basket right there for Donovan Mitchell that back court again Tim as you mentioned they have no answer for him 8269 cavs by 13 hero left wing got Merryill in the air threw it out front to Davy on Mitchell mitchell beckons in to Jerome right side wiggins three no rebound mitchell took it away from Highmith donovan Mitchell to the fourth court no look and the ball deflects out of bounds by Adabio as Donovan tried to sneak that one in to Moley cavaliers take time tie 8269 cavaliers with a 13-point lead and 247 to go in the third on the 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cavs by 11 and now the Cavaliers have a 13-point lead 8269 247 to go third quarter they’re on top of the heat in game one here at Rocket Arena now from April 10th to May 7th head to Giant Eagle and visit the GE Lightning Display scan the QR code for your chance to win 12 Cav Suite tickets an autographed jersey floor seats or a GE prize pack don’t miss out on this incredible opportunity it’s available at the GE lighting display areas inside Giant Eagle got all sorts of texts coming in we’ve got Mike down in Florida listening while he’s bass fishing and speaking of fisherman we have sitting to our right Jim Jones the ultimate fisherman Dave Dumbrosski who of course led up the Cavaliers broadcast department for many many years i would not be sitting in this chair if it wasn’t for Dave so good to see Dave and his daughter Alyssa here yep dave’s now retiring so do has retired so doing even more fishing that he used to do and to quote Dave spending that money yeah well he’s a perch and walleye guy so we got we got Mike in Florida he’s listening while he’s bass fishing but Dave he’s caught a lot of bass in his day too you name a fish Dave caught it well you got to remember that he’ll go out of the country on you off the timeout moy with a shot run in the lane that fell off the mark alaska fishing wow so it’s good to have Mike in Florida and good to have Dave sitting next to us here’s Tyler Hero running the lane fires out front to Duncan Robinson robinson comes right down the pipe rolled it up no but Adabio’s there for the tip in tell you what they’re getting a lot of second shots Tim here’s DeAndre Hunter deandre’s yet to score tonight hunter run of the lane banks missed that got it back hunter in traffic put it up missed that rebound grabbed by Adabio bam adabio 17 points to go along with seven rebounds out front robinson’s three swish yeah that’s no good that’s no good Tim you give up a soft shot on a second shot and then you go down and you don’t score on the other end and t and nobody knows that better than Atinson you know the funny thing about the playoffs Tim you miss two or three shots sometimes you might not make one for the next two or three minutes it is so emotional and it is so defeating that no one knows that better than Kenny with his timely timeouts we’ve talked all season long about the Cavaliers and their ability to create great looks and convert after timeouts they’re called attos and Kenny Atkinson has just been magnificent in drawing up plays and Tim they’re so simple the simple plays based on basic fundamentals giving and go setting a pick and moving all of that stuff works for Kenny you know SeatGeek is the official ticketing partner of the Cavaliers it’s the easiest way to buy tickets to Cavs games and all live events in Cleveland seatgeek handles the tickets so Cavs fans can fan seatgeek well look who went they just had Dave and his daughter Alyssa up on the humong now why didn’t they superimpose a big fish right in front of Dave that’s what I want to know all right Jim how do the Cavs seize the momentum back well Tim they’ve got to make shots and that’s as simple as that i’m looking at the lineup on the floor something that always works in five on five is dribble penetration let the defense decide who’s going to be open but you’ve got to make the right pass you’ve got two dribble penetrators in Jerome and the outstanding Donovan Mitchell let’s see if we can get something for Merrill or something going to the rim for Moley off the timeout Donovan Mitchell guarded by DaVon Mitchell donovan three wow bang well they drew it up and Donovan Mitchell said “I can do that.” Best in the league Tim after timeouts 8574 Cavs by 11 as Mitchell gets the crowd back into it an 11-point lead with 120 to go in the quarter haywood Highmith out front against Hunter high Smith gave it to Adabio left side to Hunter back to Bam fires in the right corner to DaVon Mitchell he’s going to drive the baseline feeds in the lane to Duncan Robinson and he’ll score boy they worked it Tim they worked us on that one ball movement player movement one minute to go in the third cavaliers by 9 8576 donovan Mitchell into the paint got his pocket picked by DaVon Mitchell davon feeds right side icemith wide open three swish that’s how quickly it happens forced turnovers devs leads down to six 8579 that’s what Mitchell does Tim he’s a disruptor this veteran Miami team they won’t shrink from the skirmish here’s Ty Jerome on the left side against Duncan Robinson jerome leans into Robinson and a foul is called and that’ll put Ty Jerome at the free throw line you know they do a good job but Duncan Robinson also not known for his defense but Tim they play such good manto man in zone they disguise it you know you don’t it’s hard to get to Robinson but that time we we were able to isolate on that left side and get to him jerome good on the first free throw was outstanding at the strike this year at 87% tell you what for a little guy he’ll take you off the dribble in that paint and at the rim at his leisure so skilled second one’s good guy Jerome with an 11-point ball game he’s one of the finalists for six man of the year and he should be Cavs by eight 8779 we’re down to 20 seconds to go here in quarter number three hero out front against DeAndre Hunter hero left side to Adabio hands off to Duncan Robinson five on the clock robinson lobb left side Adamio one on the clock desperation jumper from the baseline no good rebound ricochets off the bottom of the back court mobley grabs it two on the clock one on the clock evan 3/4 court won’t make it and that ends the third cavs by eight 8779 as we go to the fourth at Rocket Arena and on the Medical Mutual Cavaliers audio verse hey Cavs fans when it comes to your health and well-being Medical Mutual is your hometown health insurer we offer Ohioans highquality health insurance plans with access to the hospitals and doctors you know and trust plus dental vision life and 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let them know giant Eagle the official supermarket of the Cleveland Cavaliers this copyrighted broadcast of the National Basketball Association may not be re-ransmitted reproduced rebroadcast or otherwise distributed or used in any form without the express written consent of the NBA make sure you tune in to the Rock Entertainment Sports Network everything you need to know about your Cleveland Cavaliers the mobsters the charge high school football podcast and so much more 24 hours a day 7 days a week tune in right now to the Rock Entertainment Sports Network [Music] it’s been big for me honestly uh as soon as Kenny you know got the job like my game changed like in a mental way like being able to read the defense being able to know where I’m supposed to be on offense and being involved so uh Ken has you know changed my game in that way off the timeout Donovan Mitchell guarded by DaVon Mitchell donovan three wow bang well they drew it up and Donovan Mitchell said “I can do that.” Best in the league Tim after timeouts 8574 Cavs by [Applause] 11 and it’s Donovan Mitchell leading the way he’s got 25 his running mate in the back court Darius Scarlet with 21 but Jim as you often talk about defense defense Cavaliers defense in that third quarter held Tyler Hero to two points and that’s huge Tim if they were going to make a move they would have had to position themselves and Tyler Herro is the difference and I’m looking to count they sat him down tim they’re saving him wiggins we didn’t hear much from Wiggins in the third either Tim cavaliier defense in effect they’re picking us up full court don’t be surprised if they fall back into a zone just to throw a wrench in the rhythm miami plays more zone than any other team in the NBA they play a lot of zone cavaliers with Isaac Aoro Ty Jerome Donovan Mitchell Sam Merrell and Evan Mobley on the floor to start the fourth there it is Tim there that’s that zone here’s Moy out front take your time right side jerome fakes the pass to the corner tied into the paint front of the lane and he got it blocked out of bounds by Bam out of Iowa heck of a block heck of a block Tim he had to go upstairs to get that one the Cavs will have five to shoot first possession here in the fourth quarter cavs up 8779 mitchell out front to Jerome left corner aoro open three hit the front of the rim offensive rebound mobley left side to Aoro ice in the paint left wing mitchell donovan’s three nton rebound grabbed by DaVon mitchell heat with the ball cavs by eight and then DaVon chucked it right by Duncan Robinson yeah and if Duncan would have caught it Jim he’s such a quick flick he would have shot that when he was open just for a second the Cavs catch a break on the Miami turnover still an eight-point lead as Ty Jerome left wing Merrill quick flick sam nope rebound out of bounds and it went off Duncan Robinson eric Spolster saying “Hold up i want my guys to look at this as Courtney Kirkland and Eric Dalen are going to talk about it beforeh they’re going to switch it.” There you go i mean Courtney you’re at half court that happened on the right side under the basket come on that is ridiculous so it’ll be Miami basketball [Applause] 8779 Cavs up eight one minute has come off the clock here in the fourth quarter and now Moy and out of bio get tangled up Merryill involved as well and Sam Merryill got called with the foul you’re all over it Tim but Merryill did what he was supposed to do else Bam would have had a great low post Wiggins at the scorers table throws it in to DaVon Mitchell Davon on Mitchell 10 points in the ball game got it out front to Duncan Robinson robinson right wing hoist a three no rebound donovan Mitchell for the Cavaliers left side to Ty Jerome jerome on the right hand dribble fires sideline left to Merryill sam in the paint hits the brakes right wing aoro back out front to Donovan Mitchell mitchell against DaVon mitchell threw it up no but a foul will be called on DaVon Mitchell well DaVon Mitchell is Miami’s top defender in fact his nickname is off night they call him Off Knight because when you look at the box score the star seems to have an off night against DaVon Mitchell that’s his nickname tim uses a lot of hands a lot of body he’s a solid defender jerome running the lane floats hits a beauty oh what a shot by Ty Jerome 14 for Tai cavs lead back to 10 [Music] 8979 Miami with a basketball davon Mitchell against Merrill mitchell comes underneath the basket got it out front to Adabio and his foul line shot is perfect yeah he’s not going down no he’s not a post up you always have to know where Bam is tim he’s one of the better mid-range shooting bigs in our league dev’s lead again is eight tai Jerome finer sideline left mitchell three great on the mark oh and ripped the cords donovan’s got a 28-point game cavaliers have an 11-point lead 9281 with 940 to go adabio for Miami on the left side against Evan Mobley adabio into the lane floats and scores too easy tim you got to decide if you can’t give him baseline and mid mid floor you got to make him go where you know he’s going here’s Sam Merrill on the right wing bouncing the right corner to Aoro aoro right of the circle to tie Jerome jerome into the paint back out front to Merryill right wing aoro rainbow to three it fell off rebound Duncan Robinson he put a little extra altitude on that one he he thought Bam was coming davon Mitchell drives on Moley and scores and DaVon Mitchell now has 12 cavs lead down to seven right corner jerome his three bullseye how do you not love Ty Jerome big time basket jim 17 for Jerome just when you needed it cavs by 10 adabio three ball over Mobley good bam adabio you got to guard him moy hits that three you got to guard him devs lead again is seven tyler Herro heading to the scorers table they’re playing that zone again tim here’s Ty Jerome right corner of Cororo wide open three that one missed a rebound grab by Bam Adabio adabio right side to High Smith right corner to DaVon Mitchell mitchell on the left hand dribble works it back out front bounce on the right wing to Adabio adabio against Ty Jerome adabio to the baseline double team adabio five on the clock adabio tough shot nothing but air rebound to Cororo gave it to Merrell hands off to Donovan Mitchell 748 to go cavs by seven and out front duncan Robinson just clobbered Sam Merrill and the foul is on Duncan Robinson yeah but but Donovan don’t get a technical he got up on his own this is the you know stay with the game plan keep your poise that’ll get Jared Allen and Darius Garland back in for the Cavaliers mobly and Mitchell and a Cororo will sit down as Spruce checks back in trust me that rest for Mitchell and Mobly will not be long yeah they’re playing awfully well right now it’s crunch time 746 to go cavaliers with the ball in a seven-point lead jerome three oh my ty Jerome absolutely dynamic in his first playoff game 988 cavs by 10 there’s no stopping Ty Jerome right in the lane wiggins he travels held on to by Merrill we’ll call the foul on Sam Merrill courtney Kirkland says he got him on the hip and he’s shooting and they’re going to put Andrew Wiggins at the free throw line so with Wiggins shooting two we’ll pause for station identification on the medical mutual Cavaliers audio verse [Music] tim it depends on when they blew the whistle but he was being held on his first dribble he was still on the ground andrew Wiggins hit him both and Wiggins with a 12point gain they slowed him down a little bit after that first quarter came over from Golden State in the Jimmy Butler deal 9890 Cavaliers with an eight-point lead and 710 left here’s Ty Jerome what a performance tonight jerome three on the clock shoots no but he got fouled on the play we’ll take it number 14 hero was guarding him him looked like his ears propped up when he saw Hero was on him so Jerome shooting too hey download the Cavs app to play Cavs pick them for a chance to win a pair of Cavs United memberships with over $150 in prizes given away every game download the Cavs app and play Cavs pick them as Tai Jerome you like saying that don’t you i just What do you call it what a He’s dynamic he’s dynamite yes he is 21 points he did miss the second free throw 9990 under 7 minutes to go gavs by nine here’s DaVon Mitchell left of the key hits the brakes tosses it to Tyler Hero hero had two in the third after 17 in the first half throws up a wild shot that’s way off the mark rebound Jerome down the floor to Merryill tosses it to Stru Merrill top side to Jerome jerome around an Allen screen jerome crosscourt merryill open three bullseye that’s how you work it ball movement player movement listen to the crowd timeout heat cavs supplying the heat they’re up 12 102 to 90 630 to go we’ll take a timeout on the medical mutual Cavaliers audio verse eric Clton [Music] September 11th Rocket Arena with a special guest the Wall Flowers [Music] tickets are on sale now at rocketarrenena.com [Music] don’t miss the rock and roll hall of famer Eric [Music] Clapton hey Cavs fans basketball is back and SeatGeek is here to help you experience all the action seatgeek makes it easy to find tickets so you can be a part of all the courtside celebrations this season whether you’re buying or selling tickets to Cavs games or to any other live event in the land SeatGeek is the place to do it seatgeek is the official ticketing partner of the Cleveland Cavaliers the most disruptive idea in ticketing a ticket that works expect the expected seatgeek Mitchell left the lane euro steps pops and scores oh what a shot by Donovan Mitchell the Cleveland Cavaliers playoffs presented by Phantom Fireworks are here garland still on the dribble bouncing left in the lane of Moley spins pow oh my it’s time to let them know at Rocket Arena and secure your spot to cheer on the Cavs now at seatgeeek.com stopside to Mitchell Donovan right corner Garland another three that one is right on the mark welcome to the playoffs dear McDonald’s your breakfast menu fire 10 across the board i could be happy with anything even though I ordered the same thing every time thanks for not judging me i’ll try something new next time uh maybe for a limited time you can enjoy a savory sausage McMuffin with egg meal including golden hash browns and a small hot coffee for just $5 price and participation may vary [Music] right corner jerome his three bullseye how do you not love Ty Jerome big time basket tim 17 for Jerome just when you needed it cavs by 10 cavaliers with the ball in a seven-point lead jerome three oh my ty Jerome absolutely dynamic in his first playoff game 988 Cavs by 10 there’s no stopping Ty [Music] Jerome he’s got a 21point ball game including nine here in the fourth quarter of play cavs up 12 at 102 to 90 102 you say well the Cavs have scored 100 plus points all fans will receive a $2 large prize from McDonald’s download the McDonald’s app to receive this special offer mcdonald’s I’m loving it all right Jim it’s time to slam the door 6 and 12 to go up 12 you got to close this one out yeah I agree with you Tim and the Cavaliers are building momentum the last four field goals have been three-pointers [Music] they are lighting it up 15 of 37 from downtown davon Mitchell for Miami on the right side mitchell five on the clock gets it on the right wing to Wiggins tough jumper on Screws missed it rebound out of Bio took it away from Jared Allen pam got it out front to DaVon right side to Wiggins down in the corner to High Smith his pass down low deflected by Garland collected by Jared Allen what a defensive effort by DG both ends as in defensive Garland allen running the lane drives scores with a right hand darren Allen now with 10 got a double double in this ball game 10 points and 11 rebounds of course he had 40 during the regular season cavs by 14 davon drives and scores davon Mitchell he’s got 14 got to watch him Tim watched him last game he can be a hero 520 to go here’s Ty Jerome jerome in the lane floss rolled it home and a foul to go with it ty Jerome should be on the ballot in Cleveland because he’ll be mayor someday what a season what a game what a story tim we’re talking about attacking the paint he’s either in the paint or at the rim all high percentage stuff that puts him at eight for 13 ty Jerome free throw nope rebound bam out of Iowa cavas by 14 10692 and now at the other end an offensive foul is called tyler Hero we haven’t heard his name in a while Tim fourth foul on Tyler Hero well you talk about playoff basketball tyler Hero has a scratch on his neck that goes from his chin all the way past his Adams half it’s not for the faint of heart here’s Jerome lost the dribble got it back left of the lane turn around good ty Jerome 2513 in the fourth cavs by 16 davon Mitchell drives banks and scores nice shot strong shot Tim you couldn’t have guarded him better on that one but watch this young guy he’ll try to do it on his own Tim i don’t know if he’s capable but he’ll try jerome long three good ty Jerome with a smile as wide as East Night [Applause] Street 11194 ty Jerome is having the time of his life mitchell run of the lane davon Mitchell works it out front left side wiggins pushes a three no rebound groups four minutes to go and the Cavaliers have a 17-point lead listen to this crowd [Applause] jerome right side merrill three ball nope rebound grabbed by Wiggins down to Florida to DaVon Mitchell davon all the way to the basket finger rolled it in timeout Cavs and he scored their last two out of three baskets tim this little guy you got to watch him but no one is up to playing Ty Jerome and the first guy to give him a big chest bump as he went to the Cavaliier bench meaning Ty Jerome his past Cavalier teammate and now present Cavaliier teammate DeAndre Hunter 11196 Cavs up 339 to go we’ll take a break on the Medical Mutual Cavaliers audio verse the Cavs are proud to partner with Cleveland Cliffs as their Americanmade steel touches every 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Mitchell who has also poured in 28 cavs up 11196 with 339 to go hey gear up to let them know this postseason the 2025 Cavs playoff collection is available at center court shop playoff tees hats and more at cavs.com/shop well Tim you called it this closing time garland double teamed at the three-point arc but he pushed it to Strus at the halfourt line 10 on the shot clock garland long three got it oh my goodness he hit it from Turtland that could be the dagger 18point lead with just over three to go dg’s got 24 hero into the lane float scores and a foul to go with it really oh my goodness is it like that tyler Hero had a 17point first half and now he’s got 21 in the ball game they’ve done the job on him Tim timeout taken by the Cavaliers i think they’re challenging yes kenny Atkinson coming over to let them know i didn’t challenge this did you see the touch i didn’t see the touch oh as they Now we’ll head to the replay monitor again our officiating crew tonight david Guthrie is the crew chief courtney Kirkland along with Eric Dalen now only two guys are in the replay center challenging the defensive personal foul on Stru because the games are so spread out there’s only one going on at a time only two folks are back in Sakus looking at replays scott Foster and Bill Kennedy of course one more game to go in the NBA playoffs after this one tonight it’ll be Golden State and Houston the young upstart energetic Houston Rockets against the WY veterans of Golden State that should be a fun series tim I’m looking at this play here bam pushes Stru right into hero’s legs tim I I hope they consider that if if they don’t we won’t win this couple of more checks we want to get to with 305 to go we’ve got Shawn University of Akran student listening in says he wants to be a broadcaster someday enjoys listening to us well Sean I hope you’re learning something from yours truly and Jim Jones as we bring it to you from the Joe Tape Perch we’ve got Owen and Diane former Clevelanders but now listening in Washington State good to have them on board tonight and Barry from Minnesota now Jim Barry asks an interesting question aside from 19,000 folks screaming their lungs out which has happened here at Rocket Arena not only tonight but all season long are there any other aspects of homecourt advantage for players bruce we’ll hear after replay review there’s no illegal contact by Adabio or Strus both the contacts are marginal therefore there’s no foul on the play the basket will be scored it’s successful the challenge is successful so Cleveland will retain their second challenge the ball be inbound on the baseline well we won that one Tim i’m glad I’m glad we did because the hero does get the bucket to make it 11498 well Tim there’s no mystery where they’re going they’re definitely going to go back to hero he has brought them there mitchell has made them has made us reasonably concerned cuz he’s gotten three layups looking at that clock so Barry at the next break I’ll have Jim delve a little further into that it’s a great question not just playing in got a 16-point lead 11498 well Tim I can tell Barry this that the difference between playing at home on the road I think is either 1.9 to 2 and 12 points and that’s significant that’s right because it only takes one point to win a game moy to inbound against fullourt pressure got it in to Donovan Mitchell who’s guarded by DaVon Mitchell an aggressive DaVon Mitchell here’s Moly left side to Allen jared with a double double allen on the handoff to Jerome flips it back to Allen in the paint allen almost fell down he lost the ball he got held on to and now a foul is called on Haywood Heismith fouls on number 24 haywood Highmith picks up his second foul penalty situation penalty situation jared Allen heading to the free throw line shooting two jared in the ball game 10 points 11 rebounds blocked shot and that block shot folks if you weren’t with us earlier it’ll show up on some highlight reels tonight it was spectacular a great block by J first throws good all out effort Jim that was an allout effort that’s inspiring just as well as a dunk to get a great block like that coming from behind first free throw right on the mark second one perfect this one jared’s got a dozen cavaliers up by 18 their biggest lead 11698 hero left corner to Wiggins wiggins in the lane and he’ll take it right to the rim and score wiggins makes it 116 to 100 two and a half to go at Rocket Arena dg slowly walks the ball into the fourourt left side to Jerome cut scored right wing to Moy mobley straddling the three-point arc moley out front to Garland garland left corner mitchell fakes the three five on the clock mitchell into the paint had it knocked out of his hands out front garland long three good that’s the icing on the game one cake dg with a three ball from Lake County left wing Adabio’s three in and out rebound Moley and the fans are now in a celebratory mood that Cavaliier back court Tim they have no answer for it cavaliier back court has combined for 55 tonight mitchell with 28 garland with 27 donovan unloads a three that missed long pass down the floor by Arrow though picked off by Ty Jerome and Tim mentioned the closing that that closing lineup that closing lineup is huge well you know it’s over when Dave Deowski says “I’m out of here.” Cuz he never left early when he was working here that’s for Yeah but he’s seen enough of them Tim but this closing lineup of Jerome Garland Mitchell Jared Allen and Big Moley let’s remember that one as both coaches now go deep into their benches game one is going to go to the Cavaliers donovan Mitchell at the free throw line first one up and good the place goes crazy because the Cavs have scored 120 and that means a free large fry from McDonald’s yep 120 download the McDonald’s app to receive this special offer mcdonald’s i’m loving it sw Mitchell now with 29 donovan with 29 looking for 30 jerome with 28 garland with 27 what a performance mitchell hit them both 30point game for Donovan Mitchell cav is up 121 to 100 foul committed by Mitchell just to get himself out of the ball game and now Jamonte Green [Music] with Jim Jones 121 to go and sitting on 121 by the way this is now the seventh straight game that Donovan has had 30 or more points in a game one tubby knows what time it is and he set the tone haimey Hz deals right side to Yovic who’s checked in he hasn’t played since February he had a broken hand yoic missed the three ball nothing but oxygen there here’s Dean Wade feeds left corner to Craig Porter Jr pecked out front jaylen Tyson his three short off the rim rebound Craig Porter with 50 seconds to go jim what will be your primary takeaways of game one cavs back court and their overall defense because they were able to say play Cavs basketball Tim at their pace right now with 38 seconds the Heat have only scored 100 points when the substitutions were made it was only 100 points i Hotz with a three ball that doesn’t hit anything you can’t beat many teams in this league scoring 100 points the fans are up on their feet [Applause] cavaliers will take a 24se secondond shot clock violation and they’ll take a one to nothing lead in this best of seven series [Music] 5 seconds for Miami to run out the clock and the Cavaliers will take a one to nothing lead into Wednesday’s game two at Rocket Arena there’s Haimey Heist crossing the timeline buster sounds cavs win cavaliers win game one over Miami 121 to 100 cavs take a one to nothing lead in this best of seven series as they put away the heat in the second half here at Rocket Arena again the Cavaliers with marvelous performances up and down that stat sheet donovan with 30 DG with 27 Ty Jerome with 28 Jared Allen a double double everybody contributed here tonight for the Cavaliers and Jim it’s just a microcosm of what we saw all season long a collaborative effort it it it it was because it’s Tai Jerome coming off the bench and no matter if he’s played against starters or second tier players Tim he has worked them over but tonight was the night and this is I saw something that Spolson’s not going to be able to deal with three guards on the Cavaliers and our two bigs that was the closing lineup Tim was those three guards because they had no answer for our guard play and of course the defensive job that they did on Tyler Hero and the rest of the Heat in that second half but Jim Tyler Hero was doing damage in that first half with 17 points through two quarters he had two field goals total in quarters three and four tim they did the job on him seven of 18 they forced him off the spot on his catch and shoot and when he dribbled there were other people coming and he saw them coming i’m just telling you defense and that Cavaliier backcourt jerome Mitchell and Garland were fantastic tonight hey don’t forget Mike Snder along with Brad Sers we’ll be coming up with the postgame show highlights locker room sound of course we’ll hear from Kenny Atkinson in his postgame press conference and don’t forget to text in boy any thoughts or comments that you had on game one and what the Cavaliers were able to do here at Rocket Arena tonight text in [Applause] 2164409566 216440 9566 i know that Mike and Brad would love to hear from you [Music] as I thought we were going to get a player down below as probably Darius I hope again he’s been a mainstay with us so the Cavaliers and Heat will play game two Wednesday night 7:30 tip here at Rocket Arena and then the series will shift to Miami for games three and four now game three will be Saturday afternoon at 1:00 cavaliers tonight 45 of 88 from the field 51% of course the Cavaliers this year were number two in the NBA in field goal percentage at 49% so they were pretty close to that jim how about three ball shooting 18 of 43 for 42% from downtown for the Cavaliers tonight and we talked earlier Jim about during the regular season three games between the Cavs and the Heat how the Cavaliers really dominated points in the paint and tonight it wasn’t quite as lopsided as it was during the course of the regular season it was 4844 but again the Cavs were just hitting long balls all night long well that’s the Cavs game you know we average about 15 and a half threepointers a game and Tim they hit that market and more but I’m just amazed that Ty Jerome Darius Garland and Donovan Mitchell they combined for 31 of 51 31 of 51 Tim from the field 64% from the field you’re not going to win many field uh playoff games when you’ve got that kind of play from your back court by the way we’ve just been told that we are waiting for Ty Jerome i’ll tell you what there’s not a guy that I would rather have on the post game show that’s your guy right now than Ty Jerome his first ever playoff game and what a performance 28 points five rebounds three assists just an incredible night for Ty Jerome ty once again you were simply dynamic 28 points talk about your feelings and your emotions as you worked your way through this game and then the dynamite fourth quarter yeah you know just a lot of excitement can you guys hear me yep yeah all right just Yeah a lot of excitement coming into this one uh obviously my my first playoff game in front of these great fans so definitely feeling the game out in the beginning and then kind of like I I’ve been saying all year taking what the defense gives me um you know had great screens from Evan Ja um got some open looks early and just kind of try to keep it going but you know what else you do you you can create your own offense that takes so much pressure off Darius and Mitchell because you get in there what’s your thinking uh uh when you’re out on the perimeter with your two dribbles to get into the paint what you’re thinking to get a clear shot can I can I say that yeah for sure no for sure and I don’t want to be repetitive but it really is taking what the defense gives me i tried to read uh Evan Ja you know they’re they’re really good rollers really good screeners for kindness playing that game with them and if their man goes back to them I’m definitely looking to score ty we had a clip from Darius during the ball game an audio clip where he talked about this team has a chip on its shoulder that they just don’t feel as though the recognition is there i know Donovan talked about that down at Cleveland Clinic courts earlier just talk about the mindset that the team had not only coming into the game but through the week this week as far as being the number one seed and having a little bit of a chip for sure um you know we haven’t proven it yet in the playoffs this group so we’re going to have that you know doubt from the outside world until we do but that’s fine it’s really about us um we know we have enough in that locker room and we got to continue to focus on us yeah because now it’s a it’s a adjustment time uh I was weren’t you surprised that the Heat didn’t play more zone yeah they went to that zone a lot in the second half um so we got to we definitely have to be ready for that game too final question for you i know you just did an onc court interview but for folks in their cars driving home right now after leaving the arena this crowd you mentioned your first playoff game now you’ve been in playoff atmospheres before but just talk about it was absolutely electric in this building from when the time you guys took the floor for warm-ups no unbelievable man this crowd this crowd was ridiculous um we’re going to need that we’re going to need that the rest of the rest of this run hey appreciate it go celebrate with your teammates yes sir thanks Ty ty Jerome joining us here cavaliers win game one 121 to 100 and Ty Jerome had a lot to do with that just an amazing performance jerome with 28 points 10 of 15 from the field five of eight from downtown he had five rebounds three assists jim where would the Cavaliers be without Tai Jerome well I tell you what it’s hard to imagine them not being where they are but you got to remember Tim this is a very talented team strus got us started remember that he came in and who did Stru right off the bat hero because he knew them but Ty Jerome having a guard who can get starter points off the off the bench there aren’t many like that i’m thinking I’m going through my head thinking about the whole NBA i can’t think of one player that comes off the bench that can get you 20 to 30 points Tim and play half the minutes of a starter well that’s why he’s in why he’s in the running for six man of the year he’s one of Yes he is he deserves it one of the three finalists along with Payton Pritchard and Malik Beasley but Ty Jerome Donovan Mitchell DG Jared Allen with a double double everybody was outstanding tonight for the Cavaliers but it’s one game and it’s a best of seven series so game two is Wednesday night here at Rocket Arena and the Cavaliers and the Heat will do it again that game will tip off at 7:30 but that’s going to do it for yours truly Tim Elorn along with Jim Jones here in the Joe Tate Perch mike and Brad are standing by don’t forget to text in your thoughts on tonight’s game 2164409566 want to let you know that tonight’s game between the Cavs and the Heat here at Rocket Arena was brought to you by Sherwin Williams the official paint and coatings partner of the Cavaliers by Huntington home of asterisk free checking more at huntington.com/yyoumoney by McDonald’s your change at McDonald’s can help families with children who are ill just round up and by SeatGeek the official ticketing partner of the Cleveland Cavaliers Marty Allen for the first of hopefully 16 times in this playoff run we’ve got celebratory music to go to to close things out on the credits all sorts of people to thank of course the vice president of broadcasting and engineering for the Cavaliers is Joe Frien senior director of broadcast services Ryan Buub Banks the coordinator of broadcast services is Cheryl Zivich huge thank you of course to the dynamic duo down below senior producer Kurt Mclofflin technical director Marty Allen great work as always from those guys and of course the engineers here at Rocket Arena that engineer excellence night in and night out casey Culis along with Pete Burman Joe Sweeney Stacy Knox Jim Jones a great big thank you to you and of course the biggest thanks goes to you the listeners hope you enjoyed it cavs win it 121 to 100 they take a one to nothing lead on Miami in this first round best of seven series game two will be Wednesday night here at Rocket Arena 7:30 tip off huntington Tipoff show will come your way at 7 on the Medical Mutual Cavaliers audio verse so until then this is Tel Corn saying once again thank you very much for listening from the Joe Tate Pir at Rocket Arena so long [Music] everybody at Rocket we believe everyone deserves their shot at the American dream so if you’re feeling locked out of home ownership we’re here to give you back the keys we’re opening doors breaking down walls and doing 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long as it kind of takes that’s the way it goes in the postseason we want to hear from everybody and let’s hear from head coach Kenny Atinson right now all right thank you BJ kenny is this how you envision Ty’s first ever playoff game going no I mean I should because he’s kind of done it all year um but you know he had to you know slowed down a little with that injury you know so um but he’s done it all year i don’t I shouldn’t be surprised donovan obviously had big scoring night with what did you think of the other stuff that he did for you guys yeah he’s on the floor um he was you know I think we turned him over 14 times i felt like he was a part of it whether he got steals or not I don’t know poking you know had a couple strips rebounded the ball i mean he’s he’s kind of done that all year right whatever we ask him um besides the scoring that’s been his his growth area right um we remember in Utah you know teams used to attack him and and and uh he’s not that guy um complete two-way player ready kenny Darius got off to a slow start but you feel like he kind of rebounded yeah i I thought he was a little more patient um I thought in the first half he was almost going too fast you know and and they’re great at you know they crowd their paint and they make they get they shrink the court on you so I thought in the um second half he he was just more patient um and obviously started hitting his threes that helps but um little sped up in in the first half but he he turned it around i I love how he competed defensively um that’s one thing about Darius like you know I know teams try to pick on him right and that you know they they they bring him into picker all but I thought tonight he was um whether he got on a switch or had to fight Bam in the post um he he really guarded tonight that was that was a big key for us um with Donovan I know he was struggling from three early but it just seemed like he was getting whatever he wanted inside and driving to the basket just what was he doing well there tonight yeah I mean you know it’s it’s a little bit you was 0 for five to start from three and I thought he started driving the ball getting in the paint playing off two you know using his unit using his strength but second half he hit two big two huge threes for us you know and and um it’s tough that’s why he’s a great player he can do both he can you know get in the lane bump you up finish and then um and he’s a great great shooter um you know just a complete complete player i mean along those lines like the intangibles like think about in the second quarter he has that little floater where he comes in off the baseline sprints down forces a jump ball like those kind of things how valuable is that when it’s it’s your star player yeah it’s your leader too you lead by example he he doesn’t you know he’s not the guy in the film room saying you know he he he leads by example what whatever we ask him to do you know um he’ll do if we ask him to play box someone on somebody he’ll do it he never never shies from you know when we shies away when we ask him to do the the dirty work chris hey Kenny for Tai this was his first ever playoff game what does it say about him that he’s able to do this with that he’s just got supreme confidence in in himself um he’s got that um and he’s got swagger right like he he um um and then he’s got the IQ you know super high IQ um and so you can talk about the scoring i The play I remember was when he got downhill and made that lefty pocket pass to J for the layup um obviously they went zone um and I think he kind of shot him out of the zone hit hit two threes in the zone so he did it all tonight and then you know defensively smart in the right position um during the game for us you mentioned his swagger how much do you feel like your guys feed off of that from they laugh at him you know like like because he was first he was like this kind of bit bit player and and he was still doing the swag stuff you know and they they kind of like who is this guy you know a little bit like who does this guy think he is now it’s almost become like a running joke among amongst the team you know um and and uh in in a good way right good spirit um usually kind of role players off the bench don’t have that um but uh we need that um you know we had that with George you know George was kind of our you know funloving and and so he he’s kind of really taken hold of that um that piece on on this team tim you guys talked about this being a physical game jared Allen 11 rebounds what kind of impact did he have on that physicality factor it’s great we’re coaches are just saying the same thing like he he was all over the place his offense when he offensive rebounds we seems like we have we play really well um his his presence was was great you know Bam is so physical um such a good player so him and Evan had to battle with him all night um where two you know they got they play with two bigs too so um Jared’s energy was uh um phenomenal sam had 24 minutes what’s kind of the thought process of the the playoff minutes and what impact did he have in those he was just part of that group that was rolling right he was in that group with Tai and and um normally we sub you know subbed him out but they just just went on that run he hit that big three on the wing you know I was ready to sub and I was like “No we got to stay with this group and um you know he gives you floor spacing and then you know way way underrated defender talked a lot about the really good individual performances you you guys had tonight but what did you think about how the Cavs played collectively game one um I you know I wouldn’t say it was our um I think we played super hard um competitive I thought we kind of made some unforced errors um you know just some you know decision making was not was not elite um and and I think um I think they have something to do with that right especially the way they crowd the paint and then they play the zone so your decision- making’s got to be on point one thing about the Heat um they make you play for 48 i know that’s a cliche but a lot of teams don’t they you cannot relax i think this this series whatever happens um this we’re we’re going to get so much better playing these guys even tonight that was I know the score was 20 or whatever but I you know it was about six seven point game there you know we we just Ty hit some shots but it’s going to be it’s going to be a battle this series and that’s that’s um you know ton of respect for um you know that team over there kenny you guys are out rebounding rebounding overall but what did you think of that and also a follow on Evan Moy didn’t have any rebounds the first such an odd yeah I mean listen Bam is um um you know Olympic champion oh we we know his resume right I don’t I don’t go through it he’s a heck of a player and it’s a heck of a challenge he heck of a challenge for Evan and and and Ja so so that’s part of it but um we got to be a better defensive rebounding team I’m I’m we’re searching We’re we’re pushing um but um again I thought they Now conversely we offensive rebounded on that right that was a I don’t I don’t We got to figure out how to get more of a balance right we’re we’re still tilted too much on the offensive end we got to we got to figure out the defensive rebounding piece because you know against this team that’ll that’ll knock you out yeah how much does that help you um not not really hey sports fans thank you so much for hanging out with us here on Toronto Sports Insider during the playoff pulse our mission is simple bringing sports fans together to hang out cheer and change the world one insider at a time while supporting Sick Kids Hospital in Toronto every single game cheers insiders and sports fans from around the world the playoff pulse campaign on Toronto Sports Insider is uniting fans worldwide through the thrill of NHL and NBA playoffs every game every fan every moment counts the link is pinned in the chat and in the description check out our campaign page donate if you can or share it with friends holy macho every click helps sick kids heal the future just by being here you have already made an impact now chat it up keep it classy and let’s keep changing the world one insider at a time was it going to bring him into the action thought he was great tonight he continues this what does that do for your team going forward i mean when yeah when he plays like that we’re you know you’re you’re you’re close to unbeatable you know and when he shoots off it he’s that um he’s that important to us um so um and he’s got to defend like he defended tonight um and like I said in the second half I thought it was really really good offensively uh coach obviously knowing that Tai was only in this game for so long but you understand what he’s able to bring on the defensive as well when teams are able to attack him and you still stuck with a lineup with Darius and Tai how does that manage and how does that balance out with their offense yeah I mean you know that was um we talked about it on the bench right we because we had a lead and and um you want to get your best defenders in there but he was playing
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