National Basketball Association
Miami 104,
Cleveland 95
When: 7:30 PM ET, Tuesday, December 30, 2008
Where: American Airlines Arena, Miami, Florida
Officials:
#33 Sean Corbin, #62 Brian Forte, #23 Jason Phillips
Attendance:
19600
Final Scoring Summary
Team Records
| Team |
W/L |
Home |
Away |
Streak |
| Cleveland
|
26-5 |
16-0 |
10-5 |
L1 |
| Miami
|
17-13 |
11-5 |
6-8 |
W1 |
Recap Quick Hits
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With this win, the Miami Heat have a 11-5 record at home this season. The Cleveland Cavaliers are 10-5 while on the road this season.
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Miami has a streak of 1 straight up win. The Heat have won 6 of their last 10 games.
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Cleveland has a streak of 1 straight up loss. The Cavaliers have won 8 of their last 10 games.
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Dwyane Wade played 42:18 minutes and scored 21 points. He shot 30.4% from the field and has averaged 30.6 points over the last five games.
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LeBron James played 43:29 minutes and scored 38 points. He shot 50.0% from the field and has averaged 29.4 points over the last five games.
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Following this game the Miami Heat average 96.5 points per game and hold opponents to 95.9 points per game. The Cleveland Cavaliers average 101.5 points per game and hold opponents to 89.6 points per game.
Top Game Performances
| Cleveland |
|
Miami |
|
LeBron James 38 |
Scoring |
Mario Chalmers 21 |
|
LeBron James 7 |
Assists |
Dwyane Wade 12 |
|
Anderson Varejao 10 |
Rebounds |
Shawn Marion 11 |
|
LeBron James 11 |
Free Throws Made |
Dwyane Wade 7 |
|
Daniel Gibson 2 |
Steals |
Mario Chalmers 3 |
|
Zydrunas Ilgauskas 3 |
Blocks |
Shawn Marion 1 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Cleveland
|
95 |
46.5 |
11-30 |
18-25 |
17 |
33 |
7 |
6 |
13 |
| Miami
|
104 |
44.7 |
11-18 |
25-32 |
26 |
42 |
2 |
8 |
13 |
Upcoming Games
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Miami will play their next game on the road against Orlando. The Heat have a W/L % of .438 after a win and .769 after a loss.
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Cleveland will play their next game at home against Chicago. The Cavaliers have a W/L % of .846 after a win and 1.000 after a loss.
