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Watch the wild ending in Miami: Mitchell ties the game with a crazy 3-pointer, Wiggins wins on alley-oop at the buzzer

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Watch the wild ending in Miami: Mitchell ties the game with a crazy 3-pointer, Wiggins wins on alley-oop at the buzzer

Cleveland’s Donovan Mitchell thought he had already taken one of the craziest games of the season to another level by hitting a corner 3 to tie the game 138-138 with 0.4 seconds left in the first overtime.

Then some brilliant play design by Heat assistant Chris Quinn — one Erik Spoelstra had been waiting to use — set up Andrew Wiggins to end the game with an alley-oop.

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It may not have made up for Cleveland’s win over Miami in the playoffs last season, but the Heat will win 140-138.

“It’s a chess game. A chess game. You have to give them credit,” Mitchell said (via the Associated Press). “They made an excellent read, an excellent call, and you learn from those things.”

Norman Powell once again led the Heat with 33 points, while Jaime Jaquez Jr. continued his strong start with 22 points, 13 rebounds and seven assists off the bench. Wiggins’ dunk gave him 23 points that night, and that dunk was just the 28th restricted-area shot of the night by both teams out of 218 total shots. This game was a jump shooter’s delight.

Mitchell led the Cavaliers with 28 points, 15 rebounds and eight assists, while De’Andre Hunter added 23 and Evan Robles scored 21 points with 10 rebounds. Calvaliers coach Kenny Atkinson was ejected in the third quarter, arguing with officials as the Heat hit 21 free throws in the frame to the Cavs’ four.

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