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.

"I've worked really hard to be in those moments," Mitchell said. "You're fatigued or whatever, but you put your head down and get to the spots."

Mitchell averaged 24 points during the regular season, his fewest in five seasons. He averaged his fewest shots per game since he was a rookie in 2017-18. But in the two playoff games so far, he's verified his importance to the franchise with back-to-back 30-point games.

"I feel like when we need him he gives it, he knows the moment," Cavs coach Kenny Atkinson said. "He doesn't do it when we're up 10 or 15 (points). He'll wait and wait. I think that's the maturity level he's gotten to where he is in his career, understanding what the situation is, what the moment is."

It didn't look like such a moment would be required as the Cavs had a historic-shooting first half. They made 14 of their first 21 3-point tries and set an NBA playoff record by making 11 triples in the second quarter. Eight different Cavs made a 3 in the first half, with Mitchell assisting on five 3s in the second quarter alone.

But after being the No. 1 3-point percentage team over the first four-plus months of the season, the Cavs ranked just 17th after March 1, and that inconsistency showed in the second half. They made just 4-of-15 in the third quarter as the team tried a collective heat check. That dry spell opened the door for the Heat, the first No. 10 seed in the play-in tournament to make the playoffs, to show their relentlessness attributes.

Coach Erik Spoelstra moved guard Davion Mitchell into the starting lineup, and he backed up that decision by scoring 14 of his 18 points in the fourth quarter, when he was a catalyst at both ends. All-Star Tyler Herro scored 33 points, and Haywood Highsmith tried to balance out the Cavs' 3-point assault by making 5-of-6 3s on his way to 17 points.

But Mitchell made all four of his 3-pointers in the fourth quarter and the Heat were outscored 12-6 to close out the game.

"I love the fact that the game happened like this; I'd much rather this than win by 20," Mitchell said. "Especially going into an environment like we are in a few days (in Miami). We had to really find a way as a group."

Cavs forward Evan Mobley had 20 points and six rebounds and played key defense on Heat star Bam Adebayo, who had 14 rebounds but finished just 3-of-9 shooting. Thursday is potentially a huge day for Mobley, a finalist for the Defensive Player of the Year Award that will be announced that night. As part of the maximum contract extension he signed last fall, Mobley will collected a $45 million bonus over the next five years if he wins the award and triggers escalators in his contract that will take the guarantee from $224 million to $269 million.

"I mean it definitely was a goal of mine coming into this year, I put all the work in, so it's a big day," Mobley said. "But I'm trying to be as focused as I can on the playoffs."

HOUSTON -- Golden State Warriors star Jimmy Butler took a scary fall late in the first quarter and suffered a pelvis contusion that forced him out of the team's 109-94 Game 2 loss to the Houston Rockets on Wednesday night.

Butler will undergo an MRI on Thursday, the team said.

Butler went up to grab a defensive rebound off Amen Thompson's missed shot, and Thompson flew into him. Butler came crashing down on his tailbone area and immediately looked to be in pain. Thompson, who was jostling with Draymond Green prior to colliding with Butler, was down for a short moment before getting up.

Butler remained in the game briefly, making 1 of 2 free throws, but called to come out with 1:51 left in the first quarter. He clearly was struggling to move.

Butler moved gingerly as he went to the locker room. The Warriors ruled Butler out for the game in the second quarter.

If Butler has to miss any more time, that would be a huge blow to Golden State. Entering Game 2, the Warriors were 25-8 (including regular-season, play-in and postseason games) since Butler made his debut with the team Feb. 8 in Chicago.

He had 25 points, 7 rebounds, 6 assists and 5 steals to help the Warriors win Game 1 in Houston on Sunday.

Butler played eight minutes Wednesday, leaving with three points and two rebounds.

Warriors starting guard Brandin Podziemski also played only eight minutes in the first half because of illness. He came into the game feeling ill from something he ate, coach Steve Kerr said. The team said in the first half that Podziemski was questionable to return. That forced Kerr to play Jonathan Kuminga, who had not played since the regular-season finale against the LA Clippers. Little-used point guard Pat Spencer also saw action in the second quarter.

Podziemski returned in the third quarter and finished with zero points in 14 minutes.

The series now shifts to San Francisco tied at 1-1. Game 3 is Saturday.

BOSTON -- As soon as his 7-foot-3-inch frame plummeted to the parquet court Wednesday night in Boston, Kristaps Porzingis immediately placed both hands on the gnarly gash across his split-open forehead, seemingly trying to plug a wound that would soon require five stitches.

Then, the Boston Celtics center wanted to survey the damage. Porzingis lifted his hands, now wet from the wound, and as blood began pooling on his face and rushing in fast-moving streaks down the back of his skull, he looked up at the red gore that coated his palms and fingers.

It was late in the third quarter of the Celtics' 109-100 Game 2 win over the Orlando Magic at TD Garden, and, moments before, Porzingis had received a vicious elbow to the face from Magic center Goga Bitadze when the two were fighting for a loose ball.

But quickly, as he lay bleeding on the court, Porzingis thought back to a moment a few weeks prior, to a home game in early April, when he took an opponent's elbow to the nose.

Blood streaked down his face then, too, and Porzingis, an avid wrestling fan, reveled in the moment, rising to his feet and pumping up Celtics fans at TD Garden.

"I love my WWE moments," Porzingis said after tallying 20 points and 10 rebounds to help the Celtics take a 2-0 lead in the first-round series. "And then you know me. I always love engaging with the crowd. And I already knew, getting hit again, blood again -- the crowd was going to go with it."

After taking the blow, Porzingis rose to his feet and started toward the locker room, with a towel atop his head as blood poured down his nose. He then broadcast an ear-to-ear smile and pointed to the crowd as Celtics fans rose to their feet and erupted in deafening cheers.

"He loves UFC, so I was like, this is perfect," Celtics guard Payton Pritchard said. "It was fitting for him."

After an official review, Bitadze was called for a flagrant foul, and, soon after, Porzingis emerged from the tunnel to shoot the free throws, with dried blood streaks across his head and a large bandage covering his forehead. The Celtics crowd roared and began chanting "K-P! K-P! K-P!" Porzingis pointed to the fans, beaming a wide grin.

"Honestly, how can I not come [back] out?" Porzingis said. "Like, 'Oh, I have five stitches, I can't play anymore.' My legs work, everything works, so of course I'm going to be out there. And you know me. I like these moments. Coming back out again, getting a little love from the crowd. It just happens within the game and this is not going to stop me. So I'm going to keep going."

Said Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla, "I like watching him bleed on the court. I think it's important, and then he comes back in and does his job. So I do like that about him."

The moment encapsulated a series that has quickly become defined by physical play. In Game 1 Sunday, Orlando's Wendell Carter Jr. and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope collided mid-air with Celtics star Jayson Tatum, sending him crashing to the ground and injuring his right wrist, which sidelined him in Wednesday's game. Celtics center Al Horford took issue with the play in the moment, saying the Magic -- and especially Caldwell-Pope -- stepped over the line.

In Wednesday's game, Horford and Caldwell-Pope became tangled up in the first half while running up the court. Both players hit the floor, and Horford quickly rose to his feet, appearing ready to charge Caldwell-Pope. But Mazzula and Celtics guard Jrue Holiday held Horford back.

"We're not going to let anybody punk us," Porzingis said. "And we expect teams to be doing this kind of stuff, to get in our heads, to try to provoke us, to try to maybe get some reaction out of us, some technical [foul] maybe, something. It's an emotional game, obviously, so we weren't surprised, but we're just not going to take it. So we're going to hit them right back."

Said Pritchard, "It's the playoffs, baby. That's what it is, so we knew what they were going to do. That's what I told Al after. I'm like, 'It's just fun. This is basketball now.'

With Tatum sidelined for the first time in his postseason career, the Celtics were lifted by All-Star Jaylen Brown, who scored a game-high 36 points and added 10 rebounds and 5 assists.

"At the end of the day, he's willing to do whatever it takes for us to win," Mazzulla said. "And he didn't come in saying he had to get 36 and 10. He came in and said, 'I'm going to do whatever it takes to win.' And that's what he told me yesterday. That's just the mindset that he has."

Said Brown, "I think in my first interview [in] Boston, I said I was going to go to war for this city, and I don't think nothing has changed. So whatever it takes, every single night."

After the game, Porzingis addressed reporters with the fresh stitches across his forehead, offering a smile and many light-hearted remarks.

Mazulla praised the center's perspective.

"I think he has an ability, an innate ability, to take things very serious, and at the same time have great perspective," Mazulla said. "You see how, I think, he can control his environment really well with how he handles the crowd and how he handles the physicality of it, and he can maintain his poise, and he just has a great way about him. I think that that helps us."

When Mazzulla's quote was shared with him, Porzingis became reflective.

"In my career, I've had a lot of ups, but I've had a lot of downs," he said. "I've been out with injuries, so when I have the actual moment to play basketball, I try to enjoy it to the fullest. I'm smiling, I'm having fun, I'm trying to engage with the fans. It comes pretty naturally to me and especially playing here in Boston, getting this love.

"For me, there is no better place to do it, on the biggest stage and getting all of this love. This is what I dreamed of, and especially with my history, I enjoy every moment on the floor to the fullest."

MINNEAPOLIS -- Two Minnesota Twins greats are recovering from strokes suffered days apart, the team confirmed Wednesday.

Former right fielder and designated hitter Tony Oliva had what the team called "a series of mini strokes" over the past month but is expected to make a full recovery. Former first baseman Kent Hrbek also suffered a minor stroke following knee surgery in early April and is recovering at home.

The 86-year-old Oliva spent his entire 15-year career with the Twins. He was the American League Rookie of the Year in 1964 and won the batting title three times. He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2022 by the Golden Days Era Committee.

Hrbek, 64, grew up in the area in Bloomington and played his entire 14-year career with his hometown team. He was an integral part of the Twins teams that won the World Series in 1987 and 1991.

Both Oliva and Hrbek have remained around the team and have been regular fixtures at Target Field since the stadium opened in 2010. Their numbers have been retired by the Twins -- Oliva's No. 6 and Hrbek's No. 14 -- and the former players are represented by bronze statues outside the venue.

WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- The Texas Rangers placed shortstop Corey Seager on the 10-day injured list Wednesday because of a strained right hamstring.

Seager, 30, pulled up while running to first base in the sixth inning Tuesday at the Athletics and left the game. He started 21 of Texas' first 23 games this season and is hitting .286 with four home runs and six RBIs. Seager has a team-high 17 hits since April 8.

The Rangers also called up infielder Nick Ahmed and designated left-handed pitcher Walter Pennington for assignment. Ahmed, 35, is seeking to appear in a major league game for the 12th consecutive season. He has played for Arizona (2014-23), San Francisco (2024), the Los Angeles Dodgers (2024) and San Diego (2024).

Last year's Wimbledon Championships delivered a "record surplus" of nearly 50m for British tennis.

The Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) received 49.853m last year, under an agreement which allows The All England Club (AELTC) to pass on 90% of its profits to the governing body each year.

"Despite a wet championships, the company delivered a record surplus for the LTA," the annual report says.

The AELTC's financial statement for the year to July 2024 also reveals slightly increased profits of 54.332m, and turnover which rose to 406.507m.

Prize money has doubled in the past 10 years, but players have long been agitating for a greater share of the revenue generated by the four Grand Slams.

Last month, the top 20 men's and women's players sent a letter asking for more prize money to the Australian Open, the French Open, Wimbledon and the US Open.

From their family farm in Norfolk, Youngs has played alongside his older brother Tom in far further-flung fields, representing Tigers, Lions and their country together.

Tom's own retirement came two years ago. He played only the pre-season of his final campaign, after being granted leave to care for his terminally ill wife Tiffany.

After announcing he would hang up his boots, Tom was invited back into the dressing room for a final time to address the team before their match against Bristol.

Ben, who had turned down a chance to tour with the Lions in 2017 to support Tom and Tiffany, started at scrum-half.

"I just talked about how I'd love to do one more tackle for them and one more carry for them but I can't," said Tom afterwards.

"I talked about Tiff a little bit. I talked about life, and how when you're in the moment, in that changing room, you don't realise how good it is and how lucky you are sometimes. Ultimately, you don't realise how cruel life can be sometimes, so you have to enjoy those moments."

Leicester won 56-26.

A couple of months later, Tom was invited back into the fold once more, lifting the Premiership title after Leicester's win over Saracens in the Premiership final at Twickenham.

Cal Clutterbuck, the NHL's all-time leader in hits, announced he is retiring from hockey after playing more than 1,100 games over 17 seasons, including more than a decade as a fourth-line staple for the New York Islanders.

Clutterbuck's 4,029 hits are the most since the league started tracking them in 2005. He posted a video to Instagram on Wednesday along with a message thanking longtime linemates Matt Martin and Casey Cizikas and fans who made Long Island his home.

"I'm beyond grateful for every teammate, coach, fan, and moment along the way," Clutterbuck wrote. "Hockey gave me everything - a purpose, a brotherhood, and a lifetime of memories. To Matt and Casey - it was an honor to go to war with you night in and night out. What we built together means more than words can say."

Clutterbuck did not play in the league this season after his contract was not renewed last summer, something he referenced in making the announcement. His announcement came a day after the Islanders said longtime general manager Lou Lamoriello was not returning.

"Obviously I haven't played hockey in the NHL in a year, and I think it's safe to say that everyone assumed, but I'm going to make it official today: I am retiring from the NHL," Clutterbuck said in the roughly minute-long video.

Clutterbuck recorded his retirement announcement earlier this month after attending the Masters with his father and some friends.

"I couldn't help but think about how I would have never been able to do that if I were still playing hockey," Clutterbuck said.

Now 37, Clutterbuck played his first six seasons from 2007-13 with the Minnesota Wild after they drafted him in the third round in '06. They traded him to New York the summer of 2013 with a third-rounder for Nino Niederreiter.

Clutterbuck became a popular teammate and fan favorite, playing his final 794 regular-season and playoff games with the Islanders to reach 1,145 in his career. He helped them make seven postseason appearances, including two trips to the Eastern Conference final.

He posted that he recorded multiple times trying to deliver the news, ending the video saying: "I really have no idea how to do this. That's it. I'm done. See ya."