The HEAT kept it close for three quarters but could not overcome the host Cavaliers in an 84-76 loss on Sunday. Ricky Davis scored a team-high 17 points, while Earl Barron and Daequan Cook contributed 13 apiece.
Dwyane Wade won his matchup with LeBron James, but the HEAT lost to the Cavaliers, 97-90, in a battle between the last two Eastern Conference champions on Monday. Wade finished with 42 points, Shaquille O'Neal added 10, while Udonis
Haslem contributed 13 rebounds.
Dwyane Wade recorded 22 points, eight assists and six rebounds, but the HEAT, who led by many as 10, couldn't hold off the Cavaliers in Tuesday's 96-82 Christmas Day defeat. Shaquille O'Neal added 13 points and nine rebounds, while Ricky Davis scored 15 off the bench.
Shaquille O'Neal scored 20 and grabbed eight rebounds on Thursday to help the HEAT top the Cavaliers 94-90 in overtime and secure a spot in the playoffs. Antoine Walker added 20 points and six boards, while Eddie Jones scored 13 and dished out eight assists.
Shaquille O'Neal, who is now five points shy of 25,000 for his career, registered 19 points and 11 rebounds to help Miami overwhelm Cleveland, 86-81, at home on Sunday. Jason Kapono added 17 points and 11 boards, while Alonzo Mourning scored 15.
Despite a 27-point, seven-assist performance from Dwyane Wade, the HEAT were upended by the Cavaliers on Friday, 103-79. Shaquille O'Neal posted 14 points and seven rebounds, while Jason Kapono scored 10. Udonis Haslem recorded nine points and nine boards.
Dwyane Wade netted 24 of his 41 points in the fourth quarter, including a pivotal three-point play in the final minute of the HEAT's 92-89 home victory over the Cavaliers on Thursday. Wade set a franchise record with 23 made free throws, and Shaquille O'Neal had 16 points and eight rebounds in his return to the lineup.
Miami led by as many as 10 in the second half but could not hold on in Saturday's 106-99 road loss to the Cavaliers. Dwyane Wade poured in a season-high 44 points to go with eight rebounds and nine assists, and Udonis Haslem tallied 16 points and 11 rebounds. Shaquille O'Neal (knee) and James Posey (ankle) did not play.
Dwyane Wade scored 20 of his 35 points in the second half Sunday to help overcome a 15-point deficit and lead Miami to a 98-92 home win over Cleveland. Antoine Walker also provided a late spark with five field goals and 12 of his 14 points in the final period. Shaquille O'Neal and Alonzo Mourning controlled the middle, scoring 18 and 16 points, respectively, while grabbing eight rebounds apiece.
Miami bridged the first and second quarters Thursday with a sizzling 22-0 sprint and cruised from there in a 101-73 home victory over Cleveland. The HEAT used the surge to build a 19-point halftime lead and, after the Cavs outscored them by eight in the third quarter, ended the game with a 23-5 rout. Newly named All-Star starters Dwyane Wade and Shaquille O'Neal captained Miami's effort. Wade scored 24 points and dished out six assists, while Shaq added 21 points and eight rebounds.
Dwyane Wade's layup with 43.7 seconds left trimmed the deficit to four, but Miami couldn't climb all the way back in Saturday's 115-107 loss in Cleveland. The HEAT had trailed by 23 late in the third quarter before a 17-2 run got them back in the game. Wade finished with 33 points for Miami, which saw a four-game winning streak end.
Shaquille O'Neal scored only 13 points, but Udonis Haslem and Eddie Jones combined to
score 37 points, as the HEAT defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers, 102-82, at Gund Arena on O’Neal’s 33rd birthday. With O’Neal in foul trouble for
much of the game, Haslem took charge for the HEAT in the first period, scoring 10 of his 18 points during the first 12 minutes. His last shot of the
period beat the buzzer to cut Cleveland’s lead to one, 25-24. After Cleveland reclaimed a three-point lead, Miami answered with a 7-0 run, part of a
17-5 run to take an 11 point lead. The HEAT outscored the Cavaliers 31-19 in the second period to hold a 55-44 halftime advantage. The Cavaliers
opened the third quarter with an 8-2 spurt to get within five before the HEAT ran away with its fifth-straight contest.
Shaquille O'Neal, who earlier on Thursday was announced as the East's starting center for the Feb. 20 All-Star Game, racked up 26 points and 12 rebounds to lead Miami to a 100-88 home triumph over Cleveland. Eddie Jones scored 22 points and Dwyane Wade added 20 for the HEAT.
Dwyane Wade dropped in 28 points and the HEAT never trailed on the way to a 92-86 win over the visiting Cavaliers on Thursday. Shaquille O'Neal scored 17 and grabbed nine boards for Miami, which improved to 2-0.
The Cleveland Cavaliers ended their seven-game losing streak Saturday night with a 91-80 victory over the Miami HEAT at Gund Arena. A Cleveland basket at the end of the first quarter to make it 22-21 would give the Cavs the lead for good the rest of the game. Cleveland opened the second quarter with an 11-0 run and would push a 13-point halftime lead to 17 midway through the third period. The Cavs would go on to lead by as many as 25 points in the fourth. The HEAT lost Caron Butler and Lamar Odom during the game to injuries. After only 15 minutes of action, Caron would leave the game with a bruised left knee as Odom left the game with a bruised quadricep after 27 minutes of action. HEAT rookie Dwyane Wade led the HEAT with 17 points while rookie Udonis Haslem led the HEAT with eight rebounds.
The Miami HEAT turned up the temperature in the fourth quarter to take a 106-91 victory against the visiting Cleveland Cavaliers on Friday night at the AmericanAirlines Arena in Miami. The Cavs would start the game taking a 29-27 lead after one, but would trail by four at the half. Cleveland would battle back to take a 64-60 lead with 5:06 left in the third quarter, then see that lead increase to eight after a series of plays. The HEAT would close the gap to within two points, 74-72, with 2:06 remaining in the third. When the fourth quarter came, so did the HEAT. Miami trailed 79-76 before scoring six straight and not letting Cleveland take back the lead the rest of the way. The Cavs would get no closer than three points after Miami’s 11-0 run in the fourth, outscoring Cleveland 30-12 in the final period. Miami would put six players in double figures with HEAT rookie Dwyane Wade leading the way with a team-high 20 points and a team-high seven assists. The win was Miami’s 11th in a row at home and it came in front of the biggest crowd, 20,213, at the AmericanAirlines Arena.
The Miami HEAT fell to the Cleveland Cavaliers 94-93 in Gund Arena. Malik Allen hit a hook shot in the lane to put the HEAT up 93-92 with 35 seconds remaining. The Cavaliers' Dajuan Wagner missed on his initial three-pointer thereafter, but thanks to a rebound and pass by Kevin Ollie, got a chance to redeem himself, and did so with a short floater that put Cleveland up by one point with just over seven seconds remaining in the game. The HEAT failed to convert with the time remaining on the clock and return to Miami with a 19-27 record. Eddie Jones led the HEAT with 16 points and Udonis Haslem led the team in rebounds with 10.
The Miami HEAT recorded its first win of the season on Wednesday, defeating the Cleveland Cavaliers 88-83 at the AmericanAirlines Arena. Eddie Jones led the HEAT (1-7) with 25 points including 3-of-6 shooting from the three-point line to also give Stan Van Gundy his first ever NBA head coaching victory. Rookie Dwyane Wade and Lamar Odom added 14 points apiece and Rafer Alston chipped in with 10 points off the bench to round out the double-figure scorers for the HEAT. Odom also recorded his second consecutive double-double and third this season adding 10 assists.
Mike James sank two free throws with four-tenths of a second remaining to secure a 77-75 win for the HEAT
over the Cleveland Cavaliers at the Gund Arena. With 2.3 seconds left in regulation and scored tied at 75-75, Miami ran a play for James just outside the three-point line where he drew a foul on the Cavaliers Ricky Davis. James hit two of three from the charity stripe to end the HEAT’s six game road losing streak. Twenty-six seconds earlier, James missed two free throws that would have given the HEAT a two point lead. Travis Best scored 16 points to lead Miami, while Caron Butler and Vladimir Stepania chipped in with 13 points apiece. Stepania also grabbed 11 rebounds for his fifth double-double of the season. James and Rasual Butler scored 10 points each to round out the HEAT’s double-figure scorers.
The HEAT had its three-game winning streak snapped on Monday, falling to the Cleveland Cavaliers 74-
72 at the Gund Arena. Brian Grant recorded his 13th double-double of the season, scoring 19 points and pulling down 17 rebounds to lead Miami. His 16 defensive rebounds was a career-high. Eddie Jones scored 18 points and Caron Butler scored 14 points. Butler, who had his 22 game streak of recording at least one steal in a game, had his last second shot attempt fall short that could have sent the game into overtime. Jones was the only
HEAT player to make a field goal in the fourth quarter and scored 10 of his 18 points in the final period. Miami outrebounded Cleveland 47-45, but shot a dismal 33 percent from the field and committed 16 turnovers. Travis Best chipped in with eight points, followed by Mike James with seven
points off the bench for the HEAT.
HEAT vs. Cavaliers Nov. 30th, 2002
Caron Butler recorded the first double-double of his NBA career on Saturday, scoring 16 points and pulling
down 10 rebounds in a 85-79 HEAT victory over the visiting Cleveland Cavaliers at AmercianAirlines Arena. It was Butler’s put-back slam off of a missed LaPhonso Ellis jumper with 6:44 left in the fourth quarter that lifted Miami to its fourth win of the season. In addition to Butler, the HEAT had three other players reach double-figure scoring, including 14 points from Brian Grant, 13 points from Travis Best and Ellis and 10 points from Malik Allen. Grant also added 10 rebounds, recording his 128th of his NBA career, 55th all-time with the HEAT and seventh this season. Miami shot 48.1 percent from the field on 37-of-77 shot attempts, the second best shooting effort of the season. Miami shot 48.8 percent at Milwaukee earlier this season. The HEAT was outscored at the free-throw line 28-8, but forced 20 Cavaliers turnovers. Cleveland shot 28-of-39 from the charity stripe as opposed to Miami’s 8-of-10 free-throw attempts. Cleveland was led in scoring by rookie guard Dajuan Wagner, who scored 28 points, followed by
rookie Carlos Boozer with 15 points and Jumaine Jones with 10 points.
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