Cavaliers
Cleveland
Eastern Conference
Central
16
5
21
2965
2596
24
9
38
83
46
55
19
13
68
36
11
47
9
23
7
11
16
114
4
212
04
2
2121
139
7
86
54
63
811
44
855
20
65
21
15
3126
6060
82
41
50
2318
1311
57
14
04
29
89
30
119
34
57
22
41
3027
6060
2
0
0
21
13
62
8
5
62
8
4
12
2
6
2
1
31
60
12
4
33
21
9
43
6
4
67
11
4
15
0
5
1
5
26
60
8
4
50
23
13
57
1
0
0
8
3
11
3
5
2
4
30
60
2
1
50
18
11
61
4
4
100
9
0
9
4
7
2
1
27
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
LeBron
James
LeBron James
True
37
12
22
55
1
3
33
2
4
50
2
6
8
8
3
0
3
2
27
22
none
Kyrie
Irving
Kyrie Irving
True
33
9
15
60
2
4
50
3
5
60
0
1
1
3
0
0
2
0
23
12
none
Kevin
Love
Kevin Love
True
30
11
18
61
3
8
38
3
4
75
5
10
15
3
1
1
3
1
28
20
double
Tristan
Thompson
Tristan Thompson
True
27
1
2
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
5
8
0
0
1
1
3
2
9
none
DeAndre
Liggins
DeAndre Liggins
True
25
2
3
67
0
0
0
1
2
50
0
2
2
2
1
3
0
1
5
14
none
Mike
Dunleavy
Mike Dunleavy
False
21
1
3
33
1
2
50
2
2
100
0
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
5
19
none
Iman
Shumpert
Iman Shumpert
False
21
4
8
50
2
4
50
0
0
0
0
4
4
1
1
0
1
1
10
16
none
Richard
Jefferson
Richard Jefferson
False
15
1
4
25
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
3
3
1
0
0
1
2
2
10
none
Chris
Andersen
Chris Andersen
False
12
1
1
100
0
0
0
2
2
100
1
3
4
0
1
2
0
4
4
11
none
Jordan
McRae
Jordan McRae
False
6
1
3
33
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
1
0
0
2
7
none
Kay
Felder
Kay Felder
False
4
3
4
75
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
1
6
5
none
James
Jones
James Jones
False
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
5
none
Channing
Frye
Channing Frye
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
10
December
2016
Saturday
Quicken Loans Arena
Cleveland
Hornets
Charlotte
True
Heat
Miami
Eastern Conference
Southeast
7
16
23
2758
2552
27
6
22
90
31
34
21
16
76
23
23
46
3
18
6
13
18
84
4
78
21
27
2420
117
5
56
34
61
48
63
111
00
73
03
34
2719
6060
48
12
25
2124
94
4
46
45
98
65
49
114
21
53
21
33
2315
6060
7
2
29
24
11
46
5
3
60
4
6
10
0
7
0
3
27
60
8
1
12
20
7
35
6
4
67
8
3
11
0
3
3
4
19
60
4
1
25
21
9
43
4
4
100
6
4
10
2
5
2
3
23
60
8
2
25
24
4
17
6
5
83
5
9
14
1
3
1
3
15
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Rodney
McGruder
Rodney McGruder
True
36
3
10
30
0
4
0
0
0
0
4
4
8
5
2
0
2
3
6
-26
none
Goran
Dragić
Goran Dragić
True
34
4
10
40
2
4
50
5
6
83
1
2
3
4
0
1
4
2
15
-13
none
Wayne
Ellington
Wayne Ellington
True
33
4
12
33
2
9
22
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
0
0
1
3
10
-26
none
Hassan
Whiteside
Hassan Whiteside
True
28
4
10
40
0
0
0
0
0
0
6
6
12
0
0
0
4
3
8
-23
none
Josh
McRoberts
Josh McRoberts
True
19
3
13
23
0
2
0
0
0
0
3
1
4
4
0
0
1
2
6
-15
none
Tyler
Johnson
Tyler Johnson
False
37
5
17
29
2
6
33
0
0
0
0
5
5
2
2
1
1
1
12
-22
none
Derrick
Williams
Derrick Williams
False
31
6
11
55
0
2
0
5
7
71
1
1
2
1
2
0
0
2
17
-18
none
Willie
Reed
Willie Reed
False
19
2
7
29
0
0
0
6
8
75
8
3
11
0
0
1
0
2
10
-7
double
Luke
Babbitt
Luke Babbitt
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Udonis
Haslem
Udonis Haslem
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
James
Johnson
James Johnson
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Josh
Richardson
Josh Richardson
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Justise
Winslow
Justise Winslow
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
10
December
2016
Saturday
United Center
Chicago
Bulls
Chicago
False
After building a 57 - 46 halftime lead , the Cavs outscored their visitors by a 57 - 38 margin in the second half . The Big Three of Kevin Love , LeBron James and Kyrie Irving impressively combined to go 32 - of - 55 from the field and were led by Love , whose back injury rendered him a game - time decision . He posted a 28 - point , 15 - rebound double - double , while James went for 27 against his former squad . Irving also supplied 23 points . Collectively , the Cavs had the hot hand , shooting 55 percent overall . Goran Dragic 's 15 points led the Heat 's starting five , while Wayne Ellington supplied 10 points . Hassan Whiteside could only pour in eight points , but hauled in 12 rebounds . The second unit was highly productive , as Derrick Williams ( 17 points ) Tyler Johnson ( 12 points ) , and Willie Reed ( 10 points , 11 rebounds ) made impressive contributions . The Cleveland Cavaliers defeated the Miami Heat , 114 - 84 , at Quicken Loans Arena on Friday . With a roster still missing James Johnson , Justise Winslow , Dion Waiters and Josh Richardson , the Heat ( 7 - 16 ) came in to Friday 's matchup against NBA champs already behind the eight - ball . Miami fought valiantly in the first half , however , and the Cavs ( 16 - 5 ) only held a relatively modest 57 - 46 lead at halftime . However , they pulled away in the second half , outscoring the visitors by a 57 - 38 margin over the third and fourth quarters . Kevin Love , who had been a game - time decision with a back injury , led the way with a 28 - point , 15 - rebound double - double that also included three assists , a steal and a block . The Cavs had the hot hand as a team , posting a stellar 55 percent success rate from the field . The Heat 's first unit was led by Goran Dragic , who collected 15 points , four assists , three rebounds and a block . Wayne Ellington supplied 10 points , two assists and a rebound . Hassan Whiteside could only pour in eight points , but he did haul in 12 rebounds . Rodney McGruder and Josh McRoberts were only able to muster a pair of six - point efforts , with the former filling out the stat sheet with eight rebounds , five assists and two steals , and the latter registering four boards and four assists . The second unit was highly productive for Miami , with Derrick Williams pacing them with a team - high 17 points . Tyler Johnson pitched in with 12 points , five rebounds , two assists and two steals in 38 minutes off the bench , while Willie Reed totaled 10 points and 11 boards in a reserve role as well . LeBron James checked in second behind Love against his former squad , posting 27 points , eight rebounds , eight assists and three steals . Kyrie Irving came through with 23 points , three assists and a rebound . Iman Shumpert led the second unit with 10 points , four rebounds , an assist and a steal . Overall , the Big Three of Love , James and Irving impressively combined to go 32 - of - 55 from the field on the night . The Heat next head to Chicago for a Saturday night date with the Bulls , while the Cavs await the Charlotte Hornets for a Saturday night showdown of their own .
After building a 57 - 46 halftime lead, the Cavs outscored their visitors by a 57 - 38 margin in the second half. The Big Three of Kevin Love, LeBron James and Kyrie Irving impressively combined to go 32 - of - 55 from the field and were led by Love, whose back injury rendered him a game - time decision. He posted a 28 - point, 15 - rebound double - double, while James went for 27 against his former squad. Irving also supplied 23 points. Collectively, the Cavs had the hot hand, shooting 55 percent overall. Goran Dragic's 15 points led the Heat's starting five, while Wayne Ellington supplied 10 points. Hassan Whiteside could only pour in eight points, but hauled in 12 rebounds. The second unit was highly productive, as Derrick Williams (17 points) Tyler Johnson (12 points), and Willie Reed (10 points, 11 rebounds) made impressive contributions.
After building a 57 - 46 halftime lead, the Cavs outscored their visitors by a 57 - 38 margin in the second half. The Big Three of Kevin Love, LeBron James and Kyrie Irving impressively combined to go 32 - of - 55 from the field and were led by Love, whose back injury rendered him a game - time decision. He posted a 28 - point, 15 - rebound double - double, while James went for 27 against his former squad. Irving also supplied 23 points. Collectively, the Cavs had the hot hand, shooting 55 percent overall. Goran Dragic's 15 points led the Heat's starting five, while Wayne Ellington supplied 10 points. Hassan Whiteside could only pour in eight points, but hauled in 12 rebounds. The second unit was highly productive, as Derrick Williams (17 points) Tyler Johnson (12 points), and Willie Reed (10 points, 11 rebounds) made impressive contributions. The Cleveland Cavaliers defeated the Miami Heat, 114 - 84, at Quicken Loans Arena on Friday. With a roster still missing James Johnson, Justise Winslow, Dion Waiters and Josh Richardson, the Heat (7 - 16) came in to Friday's matchup against NBA champs already behind the eight - ball. Miami fought valiantly in the first half, however, and the Cavs (16 - 5) only held a relatively modest 57 - 46 lead at halftime. However, they pulled away in the second half, outscoring the visitors by a 57 - 38 margin over the third and fourth quarters. Kevin Love, who had been a game - time decision with a back injury, led the way with a 28 - point, 15 - rebound double - double that also included three assists, a steal and a block. The Cavs had the hot hand as a team, posting a stellar 55 percent success rate from the field. The Heat's first unit was led by Goran Dragic, who collected 15 points, four assists, three rebounds and a block. Wayne Ellington supplied 10 points, two assists and a rebound. Hassan Whiteside could only pour in eight points, but he did haul in 12 rebounds. Rodney McGruder and Josh McRoberts were only able to muster a pair of six - point efforts, with the former filling out the stat sheet with eight rebounds, five assists and two steals, and the latter registering four boards and four assists. The second unit was highly productive for Miami, with Derrick Williams pacing them with a team - high 17 points. Tyler Johnson pitched in with 12 points, five rebounds, two assists and two steals in 38 minutes off the bench, while Willie Reed totaled 10 points and 11 boards in a reserve role as well. LeBron James checked in second behind Love against his former squad, posting 27 points, eight rebounds, eight assists and three steals. Kyrie Irving came through with 23 points, three assists and a rebound. Iman Shumpert led the second unit with 10 points, four rebounds, an assist and a steal. Overall, the Big Three of Love, James and Irving impressively combined to go 32 - of - 55 from the field on the night. The Heat next head to Chicago for a Saturday night date with the Bulls, while the Cavs await the Charlotte Hornets for a Saturday night showdown of their own.
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<BLK> 1 <DREB> 10 <OREB> 5 <TO> 3 <DOUBLE> double <PLAYER> LeBron James <TEAM> Cleveland Cavaliers <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-1 <MIN> 37 <PTS> 27 <FG> 12 22 55 <FG3> 1 3 33 <FT> 2 4 50 <REB> 8 <AST> 8 <STL> 3 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 6 <OREB> 2 <TO> 3 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Kyrie Irving <TEAM> Cleveland Cavaliers <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-2 <MIN> 33 <PTS> 23 <FG> 9 15 60 <FG3> 2 4 50 <FT> 3 5 60 <REB> 1 <AST> 3 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Iman Shumpert <TEAM> Cleveland Cavaliers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-3 <MIN> 21 <PTS> 10 <FG> 4 8 50 <FG3> 2 4 50 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 4 <AST> 1 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Kay Felder <TEAM> Cleveland Cavaliers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-4 <MIN> 4 <PTS> 6 <FG> 3 4 75 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 2 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Mike Dunleavy <TEAM> Cleveland Cavaliers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-5 <MIN> 21 <PTS> 5 <FG> 1 3 33 <FG3> 1 2 50 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 2 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> DeAndre Liggins <TEAM> Cleveland Cavaliers <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-6 <MIN> 25 <PTS> 5 <FG> 2 3 67 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 1 2 50 <REB> 2 <AST> 2 <STL> 1 <BLK> 3 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Chris Andersen <TEAM> Cleveland Cavaliers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-7 <MIN> 12 <PTS> 4 <FG> 1 1 100 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 4 <AST> 0 <STL> 1 <BLK> 2 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 1 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Jordan McRae <TEAM> Cleveland Cavaliers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-8 <MIN> 6 <PTS> 2 <FG> 1 3 33 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 2 <STL> 0 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Richard Jefferson <TEAM> Cleveland Cavaliers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-9 <MIN> 15 <PTS> 2 <FG> 1 4 25 <FG3> 0 2 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 3 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Tristan Thompson <TEAM> Cleveland Cavaliers <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-10 <MIN> 27 <PTS> 2 <FG> 1 2 50 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 8 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 5 <OREB> 3 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Channing Frye <TEAM> Cleveland Cavaliers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> James Jones <TEAM> Cleveland Cavaliers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-12 <MIN> 4 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Derrick Williams <TEAM> Miami Heat <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-0 <MIN> 31 <PTS> 17 <FG> 6 11 55 <FG3> 0 2 0 <FT> 5 7 71 <REB> 2 <AST> 1 <STL> 2 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 1 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Goran Dragić <TEAM> Miami Heat <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-1 <MIN> 34 <PTS> 15 <FG> 4 10 40 <FG3> 2 4 50 <FT> 5 6 83 <REB> 3 <AST> 4 <STL> 0 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 1 <TO> 4 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Tyler Johnson <TEAM> Miami Heat <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-2 <MIN> 37 <PTS> 12 <FG> 5 17 29 <FG3> 2 6 33 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 5 <AST> 2 <STL> 2 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 5 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Willie Reed <TEAM> Miami Heat <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-3 <MIN> 19 <PTS> 10 <FG> 2 7 29 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 6 8 75 <REB> 11 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 8 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> double <PLAYER> Wayne Ellington <TEAM> Miami Heat <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-4 <MIN> 33 <PTS> 10 <FG> 4 12 33 <FG3> 2 9 22 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 1 <AST> 2 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Hassan Whiteside <TEAM> Miami Heat <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-5 <MIN> 28 <PTS> 8 <FG> 4 10 40 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 12 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 6 <OREB> 6 <TO> 4 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Josh McRoberts <TEAM> Miami Heat <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-6 <MIN> 19 <PTS> 6 <FG> 3 13 23 <FG3> 0 2 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 4 <AST> 4 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 3 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Rodney McGruder <TEAM> Miami Heat <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-7 <MIN> 36 <PTS> 6 <FG> 3 10 30 <FG3> 0 4 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 8 <AST> 5 <STL> 2 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 4 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Justise Winslow <TEAM> Miami Heat <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Josh Richardson <TEAM> Miami Heat <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> James Johnson <TEAM> Miami Heat <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Udonis Haslem <TEAM> Miami Heat <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Luke Babbitt <TEAM> Miami Heat <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none