The Miami Heat defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers, 121-84, at Kaseya Center on Sunday evening.

The Heat (39-32) started fast against a Donovan Mitchell-less Cavaliers (43-28) squad, jumping out to a 32-22 lead through one. Miami then turned it up several notches on defense through the middle quarters, allowing only 35 points to Cleveland over the second and third periods to take an insurmountable 33-point advantage into the final period.

Evan Mobley led the Cavaliers with 15 points, adding four rebounds and one assist. Jarrett Allen and Darius Garland generated matching nine-point, three-assist tallies while recording four and three rebounds, respectively. Damian Jones and Emoni Bates matched their teammates' scoring, with Bates adding one assist.

Haywood Highsmith paced the Heat with 18 points, supplementing them with five rebounds, two assists and one steal. Bam Adebayo posted a 15-point, 16-rebound double-double that included four assists and five steals. Jimmy Butler matched Adebayo's scoring and also provided six assists, three rebounds and one steal. Terry Rozier and Thomas Bryant tallied 14 points apiece while also recording five assists and five rebounds, respectively. Caleb Martin supplied 11 points, two rebounds, two assists and one steal.

The Cavaliers return home to host the Charlotte Hornets on Monday night, while the Heat remains home and hosts the Golden State Warriors on Tuesday night.