Overview
- Miami beat Cleveland 140–138 in overtime on Andrew Wiggins’ alley-oop finish with 0.4 seconds remaining.
- Kel’el Ware delivered 14 points and 20 rebounds, including seven on the offensive glass, holding his own against Jarrett Allen and Evan Mobley.
- The 20-rebound effort was the franchise’s 57th such game and the first by a Heat player since Bam Adebayo last December in Toronto, with Ware tying Adebayo as the youngest Heat player to hit 20 boards.
- Spoelstra called it Ware’s best performance in a Miami uniform and praised his reliability and effort, aligning with the team’s emphasis on size and rebounding.
- Miami confirmed Adebayo will miss Wednesday’s rematch with a toe sprain, and Cavaliers coach Kenny Atkinson was ejected after protesting a 21–4 third-quarter free-throw disparity.