A: Except that never has been the Heat or Erik Spoelstra way. No matter the odds, the Heat play to win. The Heat already have a reasonable sense of what Pelle Larsson and Nikola Jovic are and what they could be.

Rally towels waved furiously. A raucous sellout crowd was mostly clad in white. This is the time of year the Cavaliers — and fans — have been waiting for.

Donovan Mitchell scored 30 points, Ty Jerome had 16 of his 28 points in the fourth quarter and the Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Miami Heat 121-100 on Sunday night in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference first-round playoff series.