Cleveland Cavaliers – Miami Heat · NBA

Win probability changed during the game. · 10 November 2025

CLE138–140MIA

Is it worth watching?

Highly recommended

It was more exciting than 99% of NBA games since 2017

· It was still open in the final minutes
· The win probability swung between the two teams 22 times
· It stayed close for almost the whole game

It measures how much the win probability moved during the game —without looking at who won or at the score— and compares it with the 10,950 NBA games with a curve since 2017. “Highly recommended” is the most intense 20%, “recommended” runs from 50% to 80%, and “skippable” is the rest. Source: ESPN.

↑ MIA winsCLE wins ↓

Home team's win probability across the game (source: ESPN). The band rises when MIA leads and falls when CLE does.

This is how the game was decided.

Norman Powell decided it, the Miami Heat player with the most points (33, with 2 rebounds and 2 assists; +17 with him on the floor). The criterion: the winner's points in the box score; plus-minus says who was on the floor when the game opened up.

The game-winner in Miami Heat 140-138 Cleveland Cavaliers (November 10, 2025) was hit by Andrew Wiggins: a dunk with 0.0 s left in overtime, putting the Miami Heat up 140-138. They never trailed again.

The biggest run of Miami Heat 140-138 Cleveland Cavaliers (November 10, 2025) was a 12-0 run by the Miami Heat in the second quarter (from 4:14 to 2:21), from 42-48 to 54-48. The Cleveland Cavaliers' best was a 11-0 run in the fourth quarter (from 10:05 to 8:46), from 97-106 to 108-106.

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Play: Andrew Wiggins makes 3-foot alley oop dunk shot (Nikola Jovic assists).

I count as the game-winner the basket that puts the winning team ahead for good. Source: the official NBA play-by-play (since 2002-03) and each team's official box scores.

A run here is consecutive points by one team without the opponent scoring. Source: the official NBA play-by-play (since 2002-03) and each team's official box scores.

Source: the game's official box score and play-by-play.

Andrew Wiggins decided this game: his points put his team ahead at the buzzer of overtime 1, and the opponent never led again.

It is one of the 2 games he has decided this way in the NBA since the 2002-03 season.

His profile shows the games Wiggins decided

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A game is decided by the last basket that puts a team ahead in the final ten seconds of the fourth quarter or of an overtime, if that team wins.

10 November 2025 · The source is the ESPN play-by-play, play espn:401810056:893; the date is the one on the NBA box score.

Rotations · who was on the floor

Closing lineup · CLE

Mitchell · Mobley · Hunter · Merrill · Wade

Closing lineup · MIA

Powell · Mitchell · Wiggins · Jaquez · Jovic

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CLE

Donovan Mitchell

41′ · +14

Evan Mobley

39′ · 0

De'Andre Hunter

35′ · -7

Jarrett Allen

21′ · +8

Darius Garland

19′ · -5

Sam Merrill

33′ · -7

Jaylon Tyson

31′ · -5

Lonzo Ball

20′ · +4

Dean Wade

22′ · -8

Craig Porter Jr.

5′ · -4

MIA

Norman Powell

39′ · +17

Davion Mitchell

38′ · +10

Andrew Wiggins

37′ · 0

Kel'el Ware

34′ · +6

Pelle Larsson

26′ · -6

Jaime Jaquez Jr.

33′ · -2

Nikola Jovic

26′ · +8

Simone Fontecchio

16′ · -15

Dru Smith

15′ · -10

Each bar is a stint on the floor (source: NBA). The number is minutes played and the team's +/− with him on the court. CLE and MIA.

These lineups played the most minutes together.

Cleveland Cavaliers

Mitchell, Allen, Hunter, Garland, and Mobley played 9.5 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 12 points.
Mitchell, Hunter, Merrill, Mobley, and Tyson played 6.1 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 2 points.
Ball, Mitchell, Allen, Merrill, and Tyson played 5.7 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 1 point.

Miami Heat

Powell, Mitchell, Larsson, Ware, and Wiggins played 13.5 minutes together.
Smith, Jovic, Jaquez, Fontecchio, and Wiggins played 12.4 minutes together.
Powell, Mitchell, Jaquez, Ware, and Wiggins played 10.0 minutes together.

The plus-minus of each Miami Heat lineup is not shown: its rotation stints do not add up with each other.

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Cleveland Cavaliers

Mitchell, Wade, Merrill, Mobley, and Tyson played 4.7 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 7 points.
Mitchell, Wade, Merrill, Mobley, and Porter played 4.0 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 4 points.
Hunter, Garland, Merrill, Mobley, and Tyson played 3.4 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 8 points.
Ball, Mitchell, Wade, Merrill, and Tyson played 3.3 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 4 points.
Ball, Allen, Hunter, Garland, and Wade played 3.2 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 2 points.
Mitchell, Hunter, Garland, Mobley, and Tyson played 2.4 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 8 points.
Mitchell, Hunter, Wade, Mobley, and Tyson played 1.7 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 3 points.
Ball, Hunter, Merrill, Mobley, and Tyson played 1.6 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 3 points.
Mitchell, Hunter, Wade, Merrill, and Mobley played 1.4 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 6 points.
Ball, Mitchell, Hunter, Mobley, and Tyson played 1.3 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 4 points.
Ball, Hunter, Wade, Merrill, and Mobley played 1.1 minutes together.
Their team tied that stretch.
Ball, Hunter, Wade, Mobley, and Porter played 1.0 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 1 point.

Miami Heat

Powell, Mitchell, Jovic, Larsson, and Ware played 5.1 minutes together.
Powell, Mitchell, Jaquez, Larsson, and Ware played 3.1 minutes together.
Powell, Mitchell, Jovic, Jaquez, and Larsson played 1.9 minutes together.
Powell, Mitchell, Jovic, Jaquez, and Fontecchio played 1.8 minutes together.
Smith, Jovic, Jaquez, Fontecchio, and Larsson played 1.5 minutes together.
Powell, Mitchell, Jovic, Ware, and Wiggins played 1.1 minutes together.

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The lineups come from the NBA's official rotation: who was on the floor and when. Each lineup's plus-minus is worked out from every player's stints and is only shown when they all add up with each other and with the final score.

Donovan Mitchell covered 4.83 km, more than anyone in the game.

Donovan Mitchell touched the ball 120 times, a game high.
Donovan Mitchell made 81 passes, a game high.
Kel'el Ware defended 11 shots at the rim, a game high, and opponents made 7.
Kel'el Ware had 25 rebound chances, a game high.

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Cleveland Cavaliers

Player	km	km/h	Touches	Passes
Donovan Mitchell	4.83	7.1	120	81
Evan Mobley	4.54	7.1	92	69
Sam Merrill	4.01	7.6	58	39
De'Andre Hunter	3.96	6.8	61	41
Jaylon Tyson	3.94	7.5	45	32
Dean Wade	2.65	7.3	18	11
Lonzo Ball	2.46	7.9	56	46
Jarrett Allen	2.40	7.4	33	20
Darius Garland	2.27	7.5	46	32
Craig Porter Jr.	0.64	7.5	16	14

Miami Heat

Player	km	km/h	Touches	Passes
Davion Mitchell	4.55	7.1	89	71
Norman Powell	4.26	6.7	53	26
Andrew Wiggins	4.25	6.9	50	30
Jaime Jaquez Jr.	4.07	7.4	83	65
Kel'el Ware	3.96	7.1	46

How far does Donovan Mitchell run per game?

The figures come from the NBA's optical tracking (NBA.com) for this game; speed is each player's average while on the floor.

Who guarded whom

Kel'el Ware guarded Evan Mobley for 7.1 minutes, over 29 possessions.
In that time, Evan Mobley scored 11 points and made 4 of 6 shots.
Norman Powell guarded De'Andre Hunter for 6.5 minutes, over 29 possessions.
In that time, De'Andre Hunter scored 7 points and made 2 of 3 shots.
Davion Mitchell guarded Donovan Mitchell for 5.5 minutes, over 27 possessions.
In that time, Donovan Mitchell scored 0 points and made 0 of 2 shots.

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Cleveland Cavaliers defending

Defender	Attacker	Min	Poss	Pts (FG)
Mobley	Ware	4.6	24	2 (1/2)
Garland	Mitchell	4.2	24	7 (3/4)
Allen	Ware	4.1	24	4 (2/3)
Mitchell	Wiggins	3.6	13	3 (1/3)
Hunter	Powell	2.9	22	4 (2/4)
Tyson	Powell	2.9	13	6 (2/4)
Mitchell	Larsson	2.8	13	0 (0/0)
Hunter	Jaquez	2.3	9	4 (1/1)
Wade	Jaquez	2.2	14	3 (1/3)
Mobley	Wiggins	2.2	14	6 (3/4)

Miami Heat defending

Defender	Attacker	Min	Poss	Pts (FG)
Ware	Mobley	7.1	29	11 (4/6)
Powell	Hunter	6.5	29	7 (2/3)
Mitchell	Mitchell	5.5	27	0 (0/2)
Ware	Allen	3.9	21	4 (2/4)
Wiggins	Merrill	3.4	16	6 (2/3)

Matchups come from the NBA's tracking (NBA.com) for this game: how long each defender guarded each attacker and what the attacker produced in that time. Only matchups of two minutes or more are shown.

Who stood out on defense during the season

These figures cover the whole 2025-26 regular season, not this game.

Cleveland Cavaliers

Evan Mobley contested 10.3 shots per game over his 65 games.
He ranks 3 of 399 in the league.
Jarrett Allen contested 8.0 shots per game over his 56 games.
He ranks 20 of 399 in the league.
Donovan Mitchell deflected 2.9 passes per game over his 70 games.
He ranks 31 of 399 in the league.

Miami Heat

Dru Smith drew 0.18 charges per game over his 68 games.
He ranks 11 of 399 in the league.
Pelle Larsson drew 0.17 charges per game over his 70 games.
He ranks 12 of 399 in the league.
Davion Mitchell drew 0.11 charges per game over his 70 games.
He ranks 24 of 399 in the league.

Hustle figures come from the hustle stats the NBA publishes (NBA.com) and rim defense comes from its tracking; both cover the regular season. For each player in this game we show the figure that ranks him highest in the league, and for each team, the three best ranked. Ranks count players with at least 30 games and, at the rim, at least 4 defended shots per game.

The Miami Heat have won 82 of their 141 games against the Cleveland Cavaliers.

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Official NBA box scores, regular season and playoffs, 1988-89 – 2025-26. It counts every game between the two teams that the house holds, this one included.

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Game context

Attendance

19.600

100% of capacity

Kaseya Center · Miami

Scoring

278

combined points

46.8 above the season average (231.2)