Cleveland Cavaliers 121, Miami Heat 133 — Recap

November 13, 2026 · Recap published November 13, 2026 · View Preview

📰Game Recap

The Miami Heat defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers 133-121, overcoming a SportsFBI pregame model that leaned 52% toward Cleveland. Miami established a narrow edge in the opening period, taking a 29-27 lead after the first quarter. Cleveland responded in the second frame by outscoring Miami 30-25, sending the Cavaliers into halftime with a 57-54 advantage.

The offensive pace accelerated significantly after the intermission as Miami edged Cleveland 38-34 in the third quarter to reclaim a 92-91 lead heading into the final period. The Heat then pulled away decisively in the fourth, outscoring the Cavaliers 41-30 to secure the 12-point victory.

Miami's offense was powered by dominant performances from Bam Adebayo, who recorded 37 points, 14 rebounds, and 3 assists on 13-of-19 shooting with two threes, and Giannis Antetokounmpo, who matched him with 37 points, 9 rebounds, and 2 assists on 15-of-20 shooting including one three. Davion Mitchell orchestrated the Heat attack with 22 points, 5 rebounds, and 17 assists while hitting three triples. Donovan Mitchell led Cleveland with 25 points, 4 rebounds, and 7 assists, sinking five shots from beyond the arc on 9-of-21 overall shooting, while Tyrese Proctor added 22 points, 4 rebounds, and 3 assists with five threes on 7-of-9 shooting.

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How the Prediction Fared

⚡ Model Missed

SportsFBI's model, locked before tip-off, favored the Cleveland Cavaliers (52% confidence). It gave a 11% chance of a 20+ point margin; the game was decided by 12 points.

💵 Betting Result FanDuel closing line

Spread · MIA -2.5 MIA covered Won by 12

Total · 235.5 Over 254 combined

Moneyline CLE +120 · MIA -142 MIA favored

Line movementOpening line → close

Spread (MIA) -2.5-2.5 No move

Total 236.5235.5 -1

Moneyline (MIA) -132-142 -10

Standouts

Top Scorer · MIA

Bam Adebayo

37 PTS, 14 REB, 3 AST, 2 3PM · 13-19 FG

Scoring · MIA

Giannis Antetokounmpo

37 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST, 1 3PM · 15-20 FG

Scoring · CLE

Donovan Mitchell

25 PTS, 4 REB, 7 AST, 5 3PM · 9-21 FG

Season highs

Bam Adebayo · Season-high 37 pointsGiannis Antetokounmpo · Season-high 37 pointsTyrese Proctor · Season-high 22 pointsRyan Conwell · Season-high 20 pointsDavion Mitchell · Season-high 17 assistsBam Adebayo · Season-high 14 reboundsTyrese Proctor · Season-high 5 threesJaylon Tyson · Season-high 4 threesRyan Conwell · Season-high 4 threes

Every player's line is in the box score below; the play-by-play is available in the BlowOutAlert workspace.

📊 Game Flow

CLE 6 largest lead Q2 3:56 (CLE 51, MIA 45) · 12-0 run, Q2 8:09–Q2 5:11

MIA 13 largest lead Q4 6:46 (CLE 97, MIA 110) · 11-0 run, Q1 0:33–Q2 10:52

Swings 12 lead changes Tied 8 times

Ahead for good: Andrew Wiggins makes 27-foot three point jumper (Davion Mitchell assists) (Q3 0:34, CLE 89, MIA 92).

Linescore

	1	2	3	4		T
CLE	27	30	34	30		121
MIA	29	25	38	41		133

🧮 How They Scored

CLEMIA

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

59.3%Effective FG%59.1%

8.5%Turnover %7.9%

17.5%Offensive rebound %31.0%

0.291Free-throw rate0.420

Box Score

Cleveland Cavaliers

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
James Harden G	35	20	6	8	3	1	2	5-13	2-8	8-8	-7
Donovan Mitchell G	33	25	4	7	0	0	3	9-21	5-12	2-4	-20
Jarrett Allen C	32	9	8	1	1	1	1	3-4	0-0	3-4	-8
Peyton Watson G	30	4	4	2	0	0	2	2-10	0-5	0-0	-6
Jaylon Tyson G-F	30	16	3	1	1	0	0	6-11	4-7	0-0	-13
Tyrese Proctor G	27	22	4	3	1	0	0	7-9	5-7	3-4	0
Meleek Thomas G	18	12	0	3	1	0	0	5-8	2-5	0-0	0
Thomas Bryant C	16	9	1	1	1	0	0	3-8	0-3	3-5	-4
Craig Porter G	10	0	2	2	0	1	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-1
Mario Hezonja F	9	4	4	0	0	0	1	2-2	0-0	0-0	-1

Miami Heat

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Davion Mitchell G	39	22	5	17	0	1	1	7-14	3-7	5-6	+22
Bam Adebayo C-F	38	37	14	3	0	0	0	13-19	2-3	9-10	+23
Ryan Conwell G	33	20	5	2	0	0	2	6-12	4-9	4-4	+7
Andrew Wiggins F-G	32	8	3	4	0	0	0	2-5	1-3	3-4	+11
Giannis Antetokounmpo F	31	37	9	2	0	1	4	15-20	1-2	6-11	+2
Tim Hardaway Jr. G	20	4	3	2	1	0	0	1-6	0-2	2-2	-2
Myron Gardner F	19	0	4	2	0	0	0	0-3	0-3	0-0	-2
Bobby Portis F	15	5	3	2	0	0	1	2-6	1-3	0-0	-1
Simone Fontecchio F	7	0	0	2	0	0	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	+11
Dru Smith G	6	0	0	1	0	0	0	0-3	0-2	0-0	-11