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Miami Heat vs Cleveland Cavaliers Recap - Heat Win 100-97

Miami got 23 points from Jimmy Butler en route to a 100-97 victory over Cleveland on Tuesday at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse.

Miami was an underdog by +3.5 points and came through with an ATS victory for bettors. The game went UNDER the consensus closing total of 211.0.

Bam Adebayo had 18 points for Miami and Tyler Herro chipped in with 18 points. Victor Oladipo had 6 assists for the Heat, while Bam Adebayo was the team's top rebounder, grabbing 11 boards.

Cleveland got 19 points from Evan Mobley in a losing cause and another 16 points from Darius Garland. Donovan Mitchell contributed 9 assists for the Cavaliers, while Jarrett Allen had 11 rebounds.

The Heat hit the break winning 55-52 before taking care of business in the second half.

Miami had a 45-39 advantage in the rebounding department as they won the battle in the paint.

Miami heads into a battle against the Knicks. Cleveland, meanwhile, will have their next action against Memphis.