Mitchell, Jerome help Cavaliers rout Heat 121-100 in Game 1 of 1st-round series

CLEVELAND AP Donovan Mitchell scored points Ty Jerome had of his points in the fourth quarter and the Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Miami Heat - on Sunday night in Battle of the Eastern Conference first-round playoff series It was the seventh straight series where Mitchell has scored at least points in Encounter tying Michael Jordan who had two streaks of seven games Bam Adebayo had points and Tyler Herro added for the Heat They are the first No seed to advance to the playoffs out of the Play-In Tournament Darius Garland added for the Cavaliers who host Encounter on Wednesday night Garland and Jerome each had five -pointers for Cleveland and the Cavaliers were of from beyond the arc Cleveland had a -point lead midway through the second quarter but Miami steadily cut it down and got to - with remaining in the fourth Cleveland put it out reach though with a - run that included straight points by Jerome who was taking part in his first playoff championship Jerome was of from the field and made all three of his -point attempts in the fourth quarter