Butler final rout leads Heat to win 119 – 115 over Cavaliers

Miami Heat beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 119-115 on Friday night with a dramatic final quarter.

Jimmy Butler scored 12 of his 33 points in the final 5:11 with incredible performance, knowing how and when to score. Tyler Herro added 25 and the Heat rallied from a 14-point, second-half deficit.

Donovan Mitchell led all scorers with 42 points for Cleveland, which got 16 apiece from Isaac Okoro and Caris LeVert.

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Cleveland (42-27) fell 3-1/2 games behind Philadelphia in the race for the No. 3 spot in the Eastern Conference; the 76ers (44-22) edged Portland 120-119 on Friday.

Miami (36-32) remained No. 7 in the East, still three games behind No. 6 Brooklyn — which won at Minnesota.