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Cavs hold off Heat thanks to Donovan Mitchell's big finish


[From ESPN]

CLEVELAND -- A portion of the Cleveland Cavaliers' success this season came from Donovan Mitchell taking a step back, taking fewer shots and nurturing younger teammates into bigger roles.

But he's still the team's superstar and he took a turn in that calling Wednesday night, scoring 17 of his 30 points in the fourth quarter to hold off a vigorous Miami Heat comeback attempt as the Cavs took a 121-112 Game 2 victory. They'll carry a 2-0 series lead to Miami heading into Saturday's Game 3.

The Heat melted a 19-point Cavs lead down to just two with four minutes remaining. Mitchell entered the game and hit a floater and then back-to-back 3-pointers -- the second a 32-foot bomb -- to give the top-seeded Cavs a vital boost.

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