Heat-Cavaliers Preview

By KATE HEDLIN
Posted Feb 04 2010 2:17AM

LeBron James and Dwyane Wade have delivered nearly identical performances in their first two meetings this season. Cleveland, though, has gotten the better of Miami both times.

With a season-high nine-game winning streak on the line, James and the Cavaliers look to win their third straight over Wade and the Heat on Thursday night when the superstars face off at Quicken Loans Arena for the first time this season.

Miami (24-25) and Cleveland (39-11) have played two intense games, with James and the Cavaliers prevailing in both, including a 92-91 victory on Jan. 25.

James and Wade each scored 32 points in that contest, but Wade scored only two in the second half and missed two critical free throws in the final minute, setting the stage for James' winning free throws with 4.1 seconds left.

The first game between the teams was just as hard fought. James scored 34 points and Wade had 36 in Cleveland's 111-104 victory Nov. 12.

"I understand the excitement between the two superstars and I understand how people can say our game is D-Wade versus 'Bron," Cavaliers coach Mike Brown said, "but at the end of the day I think both of them would trade a win for outdueling the other in a points shootout."

James and the Cavaliers are coming off a 105-89 victory over Memphis on Tuesday, the third straight game in which they've held their opponent to fewer than 90 points and the seventh straight in which they've allowed fewer than 100.

James had 22 points and tied a career-high with 15 assists while Shaquille O'Neal had 13 points and a season-high 13 rebounds.

The Grizzlies shot 38.0 percent as Cleveland stifled another team. Opponents are shooting 38.9 percent in the last seven games against the Cavaliers, which James attributes to the improved play of O'Neal. Tuesday was the veteran center's second consecutive double-double and seventh of the season.

"He looks great," James said. "He's motivated. When Mo (Williams) and Delonte (West) went down he decided to step his game up, which we knew he could do. He's just playing with a little bounce in his step that he didn't have at the start. But he had a different mindset than we all thought. We all thought he was playing slow, he was just saving himself for the second half of the season.

"He tricked all of us, I guess."

After defeating the Heat twice in Miami, the Cavaliers will look to win their fifth straight at home over the Heat. Miami hasn't topped 90 points in any of those contests.

The Heat, who have dropped three straight and five of six, fell below .500 for the first time this season with a 107-102 loss at Boston on Wednesday. They shot 52.1 percent but were outrebounded 41-31 and allowed the Celtics to go on a 6-0 run to take an 88-78 lead with 6:36 remaining.

Wade, who finished with 30 points and 13 assists, cut the deficit to 105-102 with 7 seconds left, but Boston hit two free throws to secure the win.

That game was the first of eight of nine on the road for Miami, which has lost five of its last seven away from home. The Heat visit Chicago on Saturday before returning to Miami to face Houston on Tuesday.

"This is a tough road trip we are on. We have to focus game to game," said Wade, whose right knee was wrapped in ice after Wednesday's defeat.

Wade, who shot 11 of 16 against the Celtics, had been held to 13 of 39 (33.3 percent) shooting in his previous two games.

The Heat haven't lost four in a row since a seven-game slide March 26-April 6, 2008.

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Defense contains Wade, powers Cavs' 10th straight win

By Sam Amico, for NBA.com
Posted Friday February 5, 2010 12:37AM

CLEVELAND (NBA.com exclusive) -- LeBron James stood tall near his locker, addressing the media with a towel wrapped around his neck and a large grin on his face.

Shaquille O'Neal spotted his Cleveland Cavaliers teammate and smiled, going out of his way to pay James a look of respect. "LeBron is the CEO of this team," O'Neal said. "I'm a consultant."

And after Thursday's 102-86 dismantling of the visiting Miami Heat, it's clear the Cavs are one extremely well-run basketball corporation.

How good are the Cavs? Well, these days they're even spotting the other team a starting point guard for a half.

At least, that was the case Thursday, when Daniel Gibson was again expected to fill-in for injured starter Mo Williams (shoulder) and key reserve Delonte West (finger). Except Gibson was also missing -- as his pregnant fiancée, R&B singer Keyshia Cole, had a false alarm just before tip-off.

All was under control for Gibson and Cole by halftime, and Gibson returned to play in the third quarter.

No point guards? No problem. Not when you have a man like James. Not when you're riding a 10-game winning streak. Not when you've been showing the depth and balance and chemistry the Cavs (40-11) have been putting on display lately.

"I don't like to get too happy or too giddy," O'Neal said. "But we're playing excellent basketball."

That's no joke, as Dwyane Wade and the Heat (24-26) came into this game looking to avenge a loss last week in Miami. But as well as they played at times, they could never build a lead larger than two points. The Cavs, on the other hand, won by 16.

One of the reasons was their ability to contain and frustrate the opposing team's superstar, something the Cavs have been doing a lot of lately. It happened again versus the Heat, as Wade scored 18 points in the first half, but missed his first nine shots of the second.

Not surprisingly, the Cavs used that portion of the game to pull away.

"We just turned it up a little bit," James said of the Cavs' defense on Wade. "We try to see what type of rhythm he's going to be in to start. If he gets into a really good rhythm, then we'll switch the defense to put more pressure on him. We even double him sometimes and try to make him give up the ball and have other guys try to beat us. That's what we did tonight."

Of course, Wade was still very good, finishing with 24 points, nine assists and four steals. But he made just 11 of his 26 field-goal attempts.

Meanwhile, James scored 36, many of which came as the result of season-highs in free throws made (17) and attempted (21). He also passed for eight assists as -- you guessed it -- the starting point guard by default.

"I knew I was going to have the ball in my hands a lot as the point-forward," James said. "With me being able to get the ball off outlets and rebounds, I can go coast to coast. I can do a lot of things point guards can't do. So I was aggressive and they fouled me."

O'Neal added 13 points and eight rebounds, and J.J. Hickson scored 12. And despite the late arrival, Gibson tallied 12 points on a pair of 3-pointers and 6-for-7 shooting from the line.

"That made it all worthwhile," Gibson said. "She [Cole] was pushing me to get here just as much as I was trying to get here myself. It was all in fun and good spirits."

Michael Beasley was magnificent for the Heat, scoring 21 points on 9-for-14 shooting and grabbing 12 boards. Still, the Heat lost for the second time in two nights after dropping a close one in Boston on Wednesday.

"We're going through a tough stretch right now, no question about it," said Heat coach Erik Spoelstra. "The only way to get out of it is to fight through it. And you can't fight out of it any other way but collectively."

Added Wade, "We had stretches tonight where we played pretty well. [Cleveland] is just better than us at the end."

The Cavs have won 25 of their previous 29, and became one of just three teams to own a double-digit winning streak this season. Boston (11 in a row) and the L.A. Lakers (also 11 in a row) are the others.

• Heat: Chalmers, Diawara
• Cavaliers: Powe, West, Williams

• Heat: --
• Cavaliers: --

• Lead Changes: 10
• Times Tied: 6

• Arena: Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, OH
• Officials: #26 Bob Delaney, #62 Brian Forte, #73 Ed Malloy
• Attendance: 20562
• Duration: 2:25

Miami Heat (24-26)		Cleveland Cavaliers (40-11)
Start of 1st Quarter
(12:00) Jump Ball O'Neal vs O'Neal (James gains possession)
	11:44 [CLE 2-0]	Hickson Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: O'Neal (1 AST)
O'Neal Jump Shot: Missed	11:28
	11:27	Hickson Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	11:08 [CLE 4-0]	O'Neal Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Williams (1 AST)
Beasley Driving Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)	10:46 [MIA 2-4]
Alston Foul : Personal (1 PF)	10:39
	10:30	O'Neal Layup Shot: Missed Block: Beasley (1 BLK)
O'Neal Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	10:25
Alston Layup Shot: Missed Block: Williams (1 BLK)	10:21
	10:19	Parker Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
O'Neal Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	10:18
	10:18 [CLE 5-2]	James Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
	10:18 [CLE 6-2]	James Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
Alston Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Parker (1 ST)	10:02
	10:00 [CLE 8-2]	Hickson Driving Dunk Shot: Made (4 PTS)
Team Timeout : Regular	09:50
Richardson 3pt Shot: Missed	09:36
	09:35	James Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
O'Neal Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	09:22
	09:22 [CLE 9-2]	O'Neal Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
O'Neal Substitution replaced by Anthony	09:22
	09:22	O'Neal Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
	09:20	Williams Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
Anthony Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	09:17
	09:17	James Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	09:17	Team Rebound
	09:17 [CLE 10-2]	James Free Throw 2 of 2 (3 PTS)
Wade Driving Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Alston (1 AST)	09:05 [MIA 4-10]
	08:55	O'Neal Foul : Offensive (1 PF)
	08:55	O'Neal Turnover : Foul (1 TO)
Wade Jump Shot: Missed	08:44
Wade Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	08:43
Wade Tip Shot: Missed	08:43
Anthony Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	08:41
Anthony Tip Shot: Missed	08:41
	08:39	O'Neal Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	08:32	Williams Turnover : Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (1 TO)
Wade Turnaround Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS)	08:18 [MIA 6-10]
	08:08	Williams Foul : Offensive (1 PF)
	08:08	Williams Turnover : Foul (2 TO)
	08:08	O'Neal Substitution replaced by Varejao
Wade Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS)	07:45 [MIA 8-10]
	07:24	Hickson Running Jump Shot: Missed
	07:21	James Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	07:18 [CLE 12-8]	Hickson Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS)
Anthony Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Wade (1 AST)	07:04 [MIA 10-12]
	06:52	Williams 3pt Shot: Missed
Alston Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	06:50
Richardson 3pt Shot: Missed	06:44
	06:42	Varejao Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	06:33	Hickson Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Wade (1 ST)
Wade Foul : Offensive (1 PF)	06:30
Wade Turnover : Foul (1 TO)	06:30
	06:30	Hickson Substitution replaced by Ilgauskas
	06:12 [CLE 14-10]	Parker Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Beasley Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Alston (2 AST)	05:57 [MIA 12-14]
	05:45	James Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)
Wade Jump Shot: Missed	05:32
Anthony Rebound (Off:2 Def:0)	05:32
Anthony Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)	05:31 [MIA 14-14]
	05:31	Williams Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Anthony Free Throw 1 of 1 Missed	05:31
	05:29	Varejao Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
Beasley Foul : Defense 3 Second (0 PF)	05:16
	05:16	Williams Substitution replaced by Moon
	05:16 [CLE 15-14]	James Free Throw Technical (4 PTS)
	05:08	James 3pt Shot: Missed
	05:06	James Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)
Alston Foul : Personal (2 PF)	05:02
Alston Substitution replaced by Wright	05:02
	05:02 [CLE 16-14]	James Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)
	05:02 [CLE 17-14]	James Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)
Anthony Dunk Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Wade (2 AST)	04:52 [MIA 16-17]
	04:37 [CLE 20-16]	James 3pt Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Parker (1 AST)
Richardson 3pt Shot: Missed	04:21
Anthony Rebound (Off:3 Def:0)	04:20
Anthony Layup Shot: Missed Block: Varejao (1 BLK)	04:17
Anthony Rebound (Off:4 Def:0)	04:17
	04:17	Ilgauskas Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Beasley Substitution replaced by Haslem	04:17
Anthony Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)	04:17 [MIA 17-20]
Anthony Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)	04:17 [MIA 18-20]
	03:57 [CLE 22-18]	James Jump Shot: Made (11 PTS)
Wade Layup Shot: Missed	03:39
Anthony Rebound (Off:5 Def:0)	03:38
Haslem Jump Shot: Missed	03:16
Team Rebound	03:16
	03:16	Parker Foul : Loose Ball (1 PF)
	03:16	Parker Substitution replaced by Green
Richardson Layup Shot: Missed Block: Moon (1 BLK)	03:03
	03:03	Team Rebound
	02:46	James Turnaround Fade Away shot: Missed
	02:43	Ilgauskas Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	02:43 [CLE 24-18]	Ilgauskas Tip Shot: Made (2 PTS)
	02:32	Ilgauskas Foul : Defense 3 Second (1 PF)
	02:32	Team Timeout : Regular
Richardson Substitution replaced by Cook	02:32
Wright Free Throw Technical (1 PTS)	02:32 [MIA 19-24]
Wade Driving Finger Roll Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS)	02:21 [MIA 21-24]
Anthony Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	02:16
	02:16 [CLE 25-21]	James Free Throw 1 of 2 (12 PTS)
	02:16	James Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Anthony Rebound (Off:5 Def:1)	02:15
Haslem Jump Shot: Missed	01:58
	01:57	Moon Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	01:50	James Jump Shot: Missed
	01:49	Team Rebound
Cook Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	01:45
	01:45 [CLE 26-21]	James Free Throw 1 of 2 (13 PTS)
	01:45 [CLE 27-21]	James Free Throw 2 of 2 (14 PTS)
Wade Running Jump Shot: Made (10 PTS)	01:34 [MIA 23-27]
	01:34	Varejao Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Wade Free Throw 1 of 1 (11 PTS)	01:34 [MIA 24-27]
	01:19	Moon 3pt Shot: Missed
Wright Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	01:18
Wade Jump Shot: Made (13 PTS) Assist: Cook (1 AST)	01:09 [MIA 26-27]
	00:52.8 [CLE 29-26]	Varejao Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: James (1 AST)
Cook 3pt Shot: Missed	00:42.9
Haslem Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	00:40.9
Haslem Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Wade (3 AST)	00:24.9 [MIA 28-29]
	00:00.9	James 3pt Shot: Missed
	00:00.0	Team Rebound
End of 1st Quarter
Miami Heat (24-26)		Cleveland Cavaliers (40-11)
Start of 2nd QuarterBack to Top
Magloire Jump Shot: Missed	11:39
	11:38	Varejao Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	11:22	O'Neal Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed
Haslem Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	11:20
Haslem Jump Shot: Missed	11:13
	11:12	Team Rebound
Magloire Foul : Loose Ball (1 PF)	11:12
	10:55	Green 3pt Shot: Missed
Beasley Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	10:53
Wright 3pt Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Arroyo (1 AST)	10:42 [MIA 31-29]
	10:22	Parker Jump Shot: Missed
	10:20	Moon Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	10:09 [CLE 31-31]	Green Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Beasley Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS)	09:48 [MIA 33-31]
	09:27	Moon 3pt Shot: Missed
	09:26	Green Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	09:20 [CLE 34-33]	Green 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS)
	09:04	Varejao Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Beasley Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)	09:04 [MIA 34-34]
Beasley Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)	09:04 [MIA 35-34]
	08:45 [CLE 36-35]	Parker Running Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS)
Arroyo Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)	08:32 [MIA 37-36]
	08:16 [CLE 38-37]	O'Neal Jump Hook Shot: Made (5 PTS)
Wright 3pt Shot: Missed	08:02
	08:01	Moon Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	07:46 [CLE 40-37]	O'Neal Dunk Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Varejao (1 AST)
Wright Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	07:46
	07:46	Timeout : Official
	07:46	Varejao Substitution replaced by Hickson
	07:46	O'Neal Free Throw 1 of 1 Missed
Wright Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	07:46
Beasley Jump Shot: Made (10 PTS)	07:22 [MIA 39-40]
	07:02	Parker Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Haslem (1 ST)
Magloire Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Arroyo (2 AST)	06:55 [MIA 41-40]
	06:36	O'Neal Jump Hook Shot: Missed
Wright Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	06:31
Magloire Foul : Offensive (2 PF)	06:21
Magloire Turnover : Foul (1 TO)	06:21
Magloire Substitution replaced by O'Neal	06:21
	06:21	Moon Substitution replaced by Williams
	06:21	Parker Substitution replaced by James
	06:02 [CLE 42-41]	Hickson Driving Dunk Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: James (2 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	05:54
Haslem Substitution replaced by Alston	05:54
Arroyo Substitution replaced by Wade	05:54
	05:40	O'Neal Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Wright Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)	05:40 [MIA 42-42]
Wright Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)	05:40 [MIA 43-42]
	05:22	O'Neal Finger Roll Layup Shot: Missed
	05:21	O'Neal Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	05:21	O'Neal Tip Shot: Missed
Beasley Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	05:20
Wade Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:James (1 ST)	05:09
	05:02	Hickson Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Beasley (1 ST)
Wright Jump Shot: Missed	04:56
	04:52	Hickson Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
O'Neal Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	04:51
	04:51 [CLE 43-43]	James Free Throw 1 of 2 (15 PTS)
O'Neal Substitution replaced by Anthony	04:51
	04:51	James Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Beasley Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	04:50
Wade Turnover : Lost Ball (3 TO) Steal:Williams (1 ST)	04:34
	04:29 [CLE 45-43]	James Alley Oop Dunk Shot: Made (17 PTS) Assist: Green (1 AST)
Alston Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Beasley (1 AST)	04:06 [MIA 45-45]
Wade Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	04:00
	04:00 [CLE 46-45]	Williams Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
	04:00 [CLE 47-45]	Williams Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
Wright Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed	03:40
	03:38	Williams Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	03:27	Green 3pt Shot: Missed
Wright Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	03:26
Wade 3pt Shot: Missed	03:15
	03:14	Green Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	03:08 [CLE 49-45]	Hickson Alley Oop Dunk Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: James (3 AST)
Anthony Jump Shot: Missed	02:48
Anthony Rebound (Off:6 Def:1)	02:47
Beasley Jump Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Alston (3 AST)	02:43 [MIA 47-49]
	02:34	James Layup Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	02:34
	02:34	Hickson Foul : Loose Ball (1 PF)
	02:34	Team Timeout : Regular
	02:34	O'Neal Substitution replaced by Ilgauskas
	02:34	Green Substitution replaced by Parker
Wade Jump Shot: Missed	02:20
	02:19	Team Rebound
	02:07 [CLE 52-47]	Ilgauskas 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: James (4 AST)
Alston 3pt Shot: Missed	01:49
Team Rebound	01:44
Alston Substitution replaced by Richardson	01:44
Anthony Foul : Offensive (3 PF)	01:32
Anthony Turnover : Foul (1 TO)	01:32
Anthony Substitution replaced by Haslem	01:32
	01:16	Hickson Layup Shot: Missed Block: Beasley (2 BLK)
Beasley Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	01:15
Wade Turnover : Bad Pass (4 TO) Steal:Hickson (1 ST)	01:06
	00:50.8 [CLE 54-47]	Hickson Layup Shot: Made (12 PTS)
Wade 3pt Shot: Made (16 PTS)	00:38.5 [MIA 50-54]
	00:32.8	James 3pt Shot: Missed
	00:31.9	Ilgauskas Rebound (Off:2 Def:0)
	00:27.9	Ilgauskas Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Wade (2 ST)
Wade Driving Dunk Shot: Made (18 PTS)	00:12.9 [MIA 52-54]
Wright Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	00:01.8
	00:01.8 [CLE 55-52]	James Free Throw 1 of 2 (18 PTS)
Beasley Substitution replaced by Magloire	00:01.8
	00:01.8	Williams Substitution replaced by Green
	00:01.8	Ilgauskas Substitution replaced by Moon
	00:01.8 [CLE 56-52]	James Free Throw 2 of 2 (19 PTS)
End of 2nd Quarter
Miami Heat (24-26)		Cleveland Cavaliers (40-11)
Start of 3rd QuarterBack to Top
Alston 3pt Shot: Missed	11:39
	11:38	O'Neal Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
Richardson Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	11:31
	11:31 [CLE 57-52]	James Free Throw 1 of 2 (20 PTS)
	11:31 [CLE 58-52]	James Free Throw 2 of 2 (21 PTS)
O'Neal Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Alston (4 AST)	11:17 [MIA 54-58]
Wade Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	10:53
	10:53 [CLE 59-54]	Parker Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)
	10:53 [CLE 60-54]	Parker Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)
Alston Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Gibson (1 ST)	10:41
	10:36	James Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Wade (3 ST)
Beasley Jump Shot: Missed	10:31
	10:27	O'Neal Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	10:26	James Turnover : Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (3 TO)
O'Neal Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Wade (4 AST)	10:11 [MIA 56-60]
	09:53	Hickson Layup Shot: Missed
	09:51	O'Neal Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)
	09:51	O'Neal Tip Shot: Missed
	09:49	O'Neal Rebound (Off:3 Def:3)
	09:49 [CLE 62-56]	O'Neal Layup Shot: Made (9 PTS)
Alston 3pt Shot: Missed	09:31
	09:30	O'Neal Rebound (Off:3 Def:4)
Alston Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	09:10
	09:10 [CLE 63-56]	Gibson Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
Alston Substitution replaced by Wright	09:10
	09:10 [CLE 64-56]	Gibson Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
O'Neal Jump Shot: Missed Block: Hickson (1 BLK)	08:52
	08:51	Hickson Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	08:49	Hickson Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO)
Wade Jump Shot: Missed	08:36
Beasley Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)	08:35
Beasley Jump Shot: Missed	08:32
Team Rebound	08:31
Wade Layup Shot: Missed Block: Hickson (2 BLK)	08:25
Team Rebound	08:23
O'Neal Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Wade (5 AST)	08:19 [MIA 58-64]
Richardson Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	08:05
	08:05	James Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	08:05	Team Rebound
	08:05 [CLE 65-58]	James Free Throw 2 of 2 (22 PTS)
Beasley Turnover : Traveling (1 TO)	07:52
	07:45	Parker Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Wade (4 ST)
Wade Running Jump Shot: Missed	07:33
	07:30	James Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)
Wade Foul : Shooting (4 PF)	07:28
	07:28 [CLE 66-58]	Gibson Free Throw 1 of 3 (3 PTS)
	07:28 [CLE 67-58]	Gibson Free Throw 2 of 3 (4 PTS)
	07:28 [CLE 68-58]	Gibson Free Throw 3 of 3 (5 PTS)
Team Timeout : Regular	07:28
	07:22	Parker Foul : Personal (2 PF)
Richardson Jump Shot: Missed Block: Gibson (1 BLK)	07:04
	07:02	O'Neal Rebound (Off:3 Def:5)
	06:44	Gibson 3pt Shot: Missed
Beasley Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)	06:43
Wade Jump Shot: Missed	06:34
O'Neal Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	06:34
	06:34	Hickson Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
O'Neal Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)	06:34 [MIA 59-68]
O'Neal Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)	06:34 [MIA 60-68]
	06:12 [CLE 70-60]	James Jump Shot: Made (24 PTS)
O'Neal Jump Shot: Missed	05:52
	05:50	James Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)
	05:39 [CLE 72-60]	O'Neal Finger Roll Layup Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Gibson (1 AST)
Wade Jump Shot: Missed	05:20
Beasley Rebound (Off:2 Def:5)	05:18
Beasley Layup Shot: Made (14 PTS)	05:16 [MIA 62-72]
	04:50 [CLE 74-62]	O'Neal Turnaround Bank shot: Made (13 PTS) Assist: James (5 AST)
Beasley Jump Shot: Made (16 PTS) Assist: Wright (1 AST)	04:32 [MIA 64-74]
	04:19	Parker 3pt Shot: Missed
Beasley Rebound (Off:2 Def:6)	04:18
Wright 3pt Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Beasley (2 AST)	04:02 [MIA 67-74]
	03:53	Team Timeout : Regular
	03:53	Hickson Substitution replaced by Varejao
	03:53	O'Neal Substitution replaced by Ilgauskas
Richardson Substitution replaced by Arroyo	03:53
	03:32 [CLE 76-67]	James Jump Shot: Made (26 PTS)
Beasley Alley Oop Dunk Shot: Made (18 PTS) Assist: Wade (6 AST)	03:14 [MIA 69-76]
	02:47	James Jump Shot: Missed
O'Neal Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	02:46
	02:41	Parker Foul : Personal (3 PF)
	02:41	Parker Substitution replaced by Williams
Beasley Substitution replaced by Haslem	02:41
Wade Turnover : Bad Pass (5 TO) Steal:Varejao (1 ST)	02:32
	02:12	Williams 3pt Shot: Missed
Arroyo Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	02:11
O'Neal Jump Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Wade (7 AST)	01:55 [MIA 71-76]
	01:28	Williams 3pt Shot: Missed
	01:28	Team Rebound
	01:28	Team Turnover : Shot Clock Turnover
	01:28	Gibson Substitution replaced by Moon
Wade Jump Shot: Missed	01:17
	01:16	James Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)
	01:07 [CLE 78-71]	Varejao Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: James (6 AST)
O'Neal Jump Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Wade (8 AST)	00:46.9 [MIA 73-78]
	00:29.9	Moon Jump Shot: Missed
	00:28.6	Ilgauskas Rebound (Off:3 Def:0)
	00:28.2 [CLE 80-73]	Ilgauskas Layup Shot: Made (7 PTS)
Haslem Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	00:28.2
	00:28.2 [CLE 81-73]	Ilgauskas Free Throw 1 of 1 (8 PTS)
Wade 3pt Shot: Missed	00:13.9
Haslem Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)	00:12.5
Haslem Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Varejao (2 ST)	00:05.9
	00:00.0	Williams Jump Shot: Missed Block: Arroyo (1 BLK)
	00:00.0	Team Rebound
End of 3rd Quarter
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	11:36	Gibson Layup Shot: Missed Block: Anthony (1 BLK)
Anthony Rebound (Off:6 Def:2)	11:34
Arroyo Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:James (2 ST)	11:19
Haslem Foul : Clear Path (2 PF)	11:16
	11:16 [CLE 82-73]	James Free Throw 1 of 2 (27 PTS)
	11:16 [CLE 83-73]	James Free Throw 2 of 2 (28 PTS)
Arroyo Substitution replaced by Wade	11:16
	11:02 [CLE 85-73]	James Jump Shot: Made (30 PTS)
Team Timeout : Regular	11:02
Anthony Substitution replaced by O'Neal	11:02
	10:54	Moon Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Beasley Layup Shot: Missed	10:41
	10:40	Gibson Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	10:33 [CLE 87-73]	Moon Alley Oop Dunk Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: James (7 AST)
Wade Jump Shot: Missed	10:10
Wade Rebound (Off:2 Def:0)	10:09
Wade Jump Shot: Missed	10:07
	10:05	James Rebound (Off:2 Def:5)
Haslem Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	09:59
Team Timeout : Regular	09:59
	09:59 [CLE 88-73]	Gibson Free Throw 1 of 2 (6 PTS)
	09:59	Gibson Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Beasley Rebound (Off:2 Def:7)	09:58
Wade Turnover : Bad Pass (6 TO) Steal:Moon (1 ST)	09:45
	09:25	Ilgauskas Jump Shot: Missed
Beasley Rebound (Off:2 Def:8)	09:24
Beasley 3pt Shot: Made (21 PTS) Assist: Wade (9 AST)	09:12 [MIA 76-88]
	08:47	Gibson 3pt Shot: Missed
Wright Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)	08:46
O'Neal Reverse Layup Shot: Missed	08:26
Haslem Rebound (Off:3 Def:1)	08:26
	08:26	Varejao Foul : Personal (3 PF)
Haslem Substitution replaced by Richardson	08:26
O'Neal Jump Shot: Missed	08:14
	08:13	Moon Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	08:02	Moon Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Wright (1 ST)
Richardson Alley Oop Layup shot: Missed	07:54
	07:53	Moon Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)
	07:35 [CLE 91-76]	Gibson 3pt Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: James (8 AST)
Wade Driving Layup Shot: Made (20 PTS) Assist: Beasley (3 AST)	07:18 [MIA 78-91]
	07:18	James Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Wade Free Throw 1 of 1 Missed	07:18
	07:16	Moon Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)
	06:54 [CLE 93-78]	James Driving Finger Roll Layup Shot: Made (32 PTS)
O'Neal Jump Shot: Missed	06:31
Wade Rebound (Off:3 Def:0)	06:30
Wade Tip Shot: Made (22 PTS)	06:30 [MIA 80-93]
	06:07 [CLE 96-80]	Gibson 3pt Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Moon (1 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	06:07
Wade Driving Slam Dunk Shot: Made (24 PTS)	05:57 [MIA 82-96]
	05:41	Gibson 3pt Shot: Missed
Beasley Rebound (Off:2 Def:9)	05:40
Wright 3pt Shot: Missed	05:22
	05:21	Ilgauskas Rebound (Off:3 Def:1)
	04:59 [CLE 98-82]	Varejao Driving Dunk Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Ilgauskas (1 AST)
Richardson Jump Shot: Missed Block: Varejao (2 BLK)	04:35
	04:33	Varejao Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
	04:24	Ilgauskas Jump Shot: Missed
Wright Rebound (Off:0 Def:6)	04:23
O'Neal Jump Shot: Made (14 PTS) Assist: Wright (2 AST)	04:09 [MIA 84-98]
	03:46	James Turnover : Bad Pass (4 TO) Steal:Beasley (2 ST)
Beasley Jump Shot: Missed	03:30
	03:29	Gibson Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	03:04 [CLE 100-84]	James Jump Shot: Made (34 PTS)
	02:49	Ilgauskas Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
O'Neal Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	02:49
Team Rebound	02:49
O'Neal Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	02:49
	02:48	Varejao Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)
	02:24 [CLE 102-84]	James Jump Shot: Made (36 PTS)
Moon Violation:Kicked Ball	02:15
Beasley Substitution replaced by Arroyo	02:15
O'Neal Substitution replaced by Cook	02:15
Wade Substitution replaced by Anthony	02:15
Wright Substitution replaced by Beasley	02:15
	02:15	James Substitution replaced by Green
	02:15	Varejao Substitution replaced by Hickson
	02:15	Ilgauskas Substitution replaced by Jackson
Cook Running Jump Shot: Missed	02:06
	02:04	Hickson Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
	01:42	Hickson Layup Shot: Missed
Richardson Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	01:41
Beasley 3pt Shot: Missed	01:21
	01:20	Moon Rebound (Off:1 Def:6)
	01:05	Moon 3pt Shot: Missed
Richardson Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	01:04
Cook 3pt Shot: Missed	00:44.9
	00:43.5	Hickson Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)
	00:25.9	Jackson Reverse Layup Shot: Missed
Beasley Rebound (Off:2 Def:10)	00:24.9
Arroyo Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS)	00:15.2 [MIA 86-102]
End of 4th Quarter

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