National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Miami 111, Cleveland 87
When: 7:30 PM ET, Friday, February 17, 2012
Where: Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, Ohio
Officials: #11 Derrick Collins, #8 Marc Davis, #52 Scott Twardoski
Attendance: 20562

HEAT 111, CAVALIERS 87:
LeBron James had 28 points and Dwyane Wade had 22 despite neither playing the fourth quarter as the Heat completed a successful six-game road trip.

The Heat scored 21 of the game’s first 23 points to negate an energized sold-out crowd that showed up to boo James a day after the former Cav said he’d be open to returning to the organization some day.

James dominated his former team, completing a pair of highlight dunks off lob passes within the game’s first eight minutes, the second of which put the Heat up 25-5.

His 3-pointer with 4:50 left put the Heat up 83-49 for their biggest lead of the game.

Kyrie Irving had 17 points for the Cavs, but shot just 5 of 15 from the floor. Ramon Sessions had 15 points and Tristan Thompson had 12, both off the bench for the Cavs, who have dropped three of their last four.

The Heat went 5-1 on the road trip, winning the five games by an average of 19 points.

GAME NOTEBOOK:
Chris Bosh had 16 points and 12 rebounds for the Heat. … The Heat shot 14 of 21 on 3-pointers, while the Cavs were just 6 of 16. … The Cavs' starting backcourt of Irving and Alonzo Gee combined to shoot 9 of 29.
Top Game Performances
 
Miami   Cleveland
LeBron James 28 Scoring Kyrie Irving 17
Mario Chalmers 5 Assists Ramon Sessions 5
Chris Bosh 12 Rebounds Tristan Thompson 6
Dwyane Wade 7 Free Throws Made Kyrie Irving 7
Chris Bosh 2 Steals Kyrie Irving 2
Dwyane Wade 2 Blocks Ryan Hollins 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Miami 111 50.6 14-21 17-20 28 44 4 6 17
Cleveland 87 39.5 6-16 21-31 16 35 6 8 13
Upcoming Games
  • Cleveland will play their next game at home against Sacramento. The Cavaliers have a W/L % of .091 after a win and .588 after a loss.
  • Miami will play their next game at home against Orlando. The Heat have a W/L % of .783 after a win and .750 after a loss.
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