Really nice win especially down 16 early with Garland on the bench with four fouls. That 15-0 run with mostly bench guys on the floor to get back in the game was beautiful.
Dean Wade played great defense and was a team high +23 starting for Mobley. That's stepping up! Garland, despite playing only 26 minutes, was a +20 with 18 points, 6 assists, and 4 steals. Mitchell had a line of 27/13/6 - he was a demon on the boards.
TT was a +21 in 16 minutes and Strus was +18 despite going 4-for-17. He obviously was nervous coming back to his old stomping grounds.
Craig Porter had a nice game with a line of 8/3/4 plus 2 steals and a block. He was +8 in his 23 minutes with Darius in foul trouble.
Jarrett Allen is the softest finisher for a big man I've ever seen - he gets a ton of shots blocked and he misses a lot of point blank shots.
Kevin Love can still play; 14 points and 12 boards. The Heat got 45 points from three bench players. Jaquez should be starting over Duncan Robinson, who might have had the worst game of his career; 1 point and a -25 in 23 minutes.
Jimmy Butler really looked his age as he shied away from any contact at the rim, kicking it out to the perimeter almost every time.
This game should not have been close but the Cavs missed 9 free throws and Josh Richardson, a 29% shooter from deep, somehow made 5-of-7 threes.
The Cavs won the rebounding battle 51-37. We got lucky to face the Heat with no Adebayo, Herro, or Highsmith, but the Cavs earned the win by maintaining their poise when the Heat made their run in the 4th and cut the lead to single digits.