{"id":2459,"section":"sports","section_label":"Sports","url":"https://www.brokenews.co/sports/2459","headline":"Giannis and Bam each drop 37 as Heat roll past Cavaliers","dek":"The 133-121 NBA Cup win marks Miami's sixth victory in its last eight games after an 0-4 start.","body":"Giannis Antetokounmpo and Bam Adebayo each scored 37 points as the Heat beat the Cavaliers 133-121 in NBA Cup group play on Friday night. It is the first time Heat teammates have both scored 35-plus in the same game since LeBron James and Dwyane Wade did it.\n\nMiami started the season 0-4 and drew plenty of criticism for it, but the Heat have now won six of their last eight games, with this one standing as their best win of the year so far. Antetokounmpo and Adebayo said afterward that the performance was simply how the team was supposed to look all along.\n\nThe win offers a glimpse of what Miami's ceiling could be with its two biggest stars clicking at the same time. For a team still working to settle into its identity, beating a quality Cleveland squad by double digits with that kind of production from the top of the roster counts as meaningful evidence the pieces can fit.","published_at":"2026-11-15T00:50:21.748514+00:00","source_count":3,"written_from":[{"outlet":"The Athletic","publisher":"The Athletic","title":"Heat’s Adebayo and Antetokounmpo score 37 each, a first in Miami since James and Wade","url":"https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7780150/2026/11/14/miami-heat-cavaliers-giannis-adebayo/"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Giannis Antetokounmpo, Bam Adebayo see glimpse of Heat’s ceiling in NBA Cup win over Cavs","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/giannis-antetokounmpo-bam-adebayo-see-072714805.html"},{"outlet":"ESPN","publisher":"ESPN","title":"Giannis, Bam combine for 74 as Heat flex potential as East contenders","url":"https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/50477867/giannis-antetokounmpo-bam-adebayo-shine-heat-take-cavs"}],"more_coverage":[{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Heat vs. Cavaliers Prediction: Preview, Injury Report, Advantages, X-Factors","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/heat-vs-cavaliers-prediction-preview-120023261.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Adebayo, Antetokounmpo make Heat history, Miami tops Cleveland 133-121 in NBA Cup game","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/adebayo-antetokounmpo-heat-history-miami-035010067.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Adebayo, Antetokounmpo power Heat past Cavaliers in NBA Cup victory","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/adebayo-antetokounmpo-power-heat-past-035500338.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Giannis Antetokounmpo, Bam Adebayo score 37 apiece as Heat climb back to .500 in win against Cavs","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/giannis-antetokounmpo-bam-adebayo-score-040259498.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Diving deeper into Cavs 133-121 loss to Heat: Supporting players shine in losing effort","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/diving-deeper-cavs-133-121-050000237.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Heat Stars Go Off In NBA Cup Win vs. Cavaliers: Key Takeaways From Eastern Conference Matchup","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/heat-stars-off-nba-cup-045613530.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Giannis, Bam join LeBron, Wade in exclusive Miami Heat club","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/giannis-bam-join-lebron-wade-053605329.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Kenny Atkinson Says Heat's Giannis Antetokounmpo, Bam Adebayo Dominated Cavs In Paint","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/kenny-atkinson-says-heats-giannis-053107274.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Giannis And Bam Join LeBron And Wade In Rare Heat History","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/giannis-bam-join-lebron-wade-150854040.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Heat Catching Fire as Giannis And Bam Combine For 74!","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/heat-catching-fire-giannis-bam-154648723.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Giannis Antetokounmpo sends warning to Heat after dominant NBA Cup win over Cavs","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/giannis-antetokounmpo-sends-warning-heat-185844171.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Heat vs. Pistons Prediction: Preview, Injury Report, Advantages, X-Factors","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/heat-vs-pistons-prediction-preview-190458034.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Giannis Antetokounmpo, Bam Adebayo praise rookie ‘hooper’ building a big role with Heat","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/giannis-antetokounmpo-bam-adebayo-praise-000641471.html"}],"image":{"url":"https://static01.nyt.com/athletic/uploads/wp/2026/11/14021802/GettyImages-2305034953-scaled.jpg","credit":"The Athletic","width":2560},"embed":null,"license":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","attribution":"Analysis data is licensed CC BY 4.0. 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