LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh combined for 55 points and the Miami Heat won their third consecutive game, beating the New Jersey Nets 101-78 on Sunday.
The Heat (3-1), who shot 53.7 percent from the field, opened up a 29-18 lead after one quarter and cruised from there.
James led the way with 20 points, seven rebounds and seven assists, Wade added 17 points, six rebounds and seven assists and Bosh was 8-of-10 from the field for 18 points.
Carlos Arroyo added 12 points and four assists and reserves Eddie House and Zydrunas Ilgauskas scored 11 and 10 points, respectively, off the bench for Miami.
Brook Lopez scored 20 points to lead the Nets (2-1), who shot 35.3 percent from the field. Miami has held its past two opponents under 40 percent shooting.
Rookie Derrick Favors added 13 points and 13 rebounds off the bench for New Jersey. Devin Harris had 13 points and six assists and Terrence Williams added 11 points off the bench.
Miami | Brooklyn | |
LeBron James 20 | Scoring | Brook Lopez 20 |
LeBron James 7 | Assists | Devin Harris 6 |
Udonis Haslem 7 | Rebounds | Derrick Favors 13 |
LeBron James 10 | Free Throws Made | Derrick Favors 5 |
Udonis Haslem 2 | Steals | Kris Humphries 2 |
Joel Anthony 4 | Blocks | N/A |
Team | Points | FG% | 3PM-3PA | FTM-FTA | Assists | Rebounds | Blocks | Steals | Turnovers |
Miami | 101 | 53.7 | 5-16 | 24-34 | 29 | 40 | 6 | 10 | 8 |
Brooklyn | 78 | 35.3 | 3-14 | 15-23 | 16 | 43 | 0 | 5 | 15 |