Heat
Miami
Eastern Conference
Southeast
12
6
18
1570
1572
16
7
44
68
37
54
29
18
62
38
3
41
9
21
5
15
25
99
4
53
41
77
1916
149
8
39
27
69
712
01
713
12
93
13
25
3426
6060
62
20
32
1914
86
4
125
54
43
910
20
930
33
72
10
26
2316
6060
5
4
80
19
14
74
3
2
67
7
0
7
1
9
1
2
34
60
3
1
33
16
9
56
9
7
78
12
1
13
2
3
3
5
26
60
6
2
33
19
8
42
12
5
42
9
2
11
3
7
1
2
23
60
2
0
0
14
6
43
5
4
80
10
0
10
3
2
0
6
16
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Chris
Bosh
Chris Bosh
True
35
5
6
83
1
1
100
3
5
60
0
6
6
3
0
2
3
1
14
13
none
Goran
Dragić
Goran Dragić
True
30
7
11
64
3
5
60
0
0
0
0
2
2
8
0
0
4
3
17
22
none
Dwyane
Wade
Dwyane Wade
True
28
8
14
57
0
0
0
3
5
60
1
4
5
4
1
0
1
2
19
6
none
Gerald
Green
Gerald Green
True
26
5
12
42
1
4
25
1
2
50
0
3
3
1
1
1
1
6
12
20
none
Hassan
Whiteside
Hassan Whiteside
True
21
2
3
67
0
0
0
3
7
43
2
7
9
0
1
5
0
2
7
12
none
Tyler
Johnson
Tyler Johnson
False
29
6
10
60
2
5
40
5
6
83
0
5
5
2
1
1
2
2
19
13
none
Udonis
Haslem
Udonis Haslem
False
19
0
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
5
1
0
0
1
1
0
-3
none
Josh
McRoberts
Josh McRoberts
False
19
2
3
67
0
0
0
2
2
100
0
4
4
2
1
0
1
1
6
8
none
Justise
Winslow
Justise Winslow
False
17
1
4
25
0
1
0
1
2
50
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
5
3
-3
none
Josh
Richardson
Josh Richardson
False
7
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
0
-11
none
Beno
Udrih
Beno Udrih
False
3
1
1
100
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
-2
none
Chris
Andersen
Chris Andersen
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
7
December
2015
Monday
American Airlines Arena
Miami
Wizards
Washington
True
Cavaliers
Cleveland
Eastern Conference
Central
13
7
20
2018
1364
28
6
21
85
31
36
24
16
67
25
11
36
1
14
8
14
26
84
4
07
01
14
1923
98
5
46
43
93
45
15
60
00
53
03
25
2220
6060
1110
32
3
2023
86
4
410
36
9
97
23
120
01
42
14
52
2220
6060
0
0
0
19
9
47
4
4
100
4
1
5
0
5
0
2
22
60
7
1
14
23
8
35
6
3
50
5
5
10
0
3
3
5
20
60
11
3
27
20
8
40
4
3
75
9
2
11
0
4
1
5
22
60
10
2
20
23
6
26
10
6
60
7
3
10
1
2
4
2
20
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Richard
Jefferson
Richard Jefferson
True
38
6
18
33
0
7
0
4
9
44
0
3
3
2
1
0
1
2
16
-10
none
Matthew
Dellavedova
Matthew Dellavedova
True
28
4
11
36
1
3
33
2
2
100
0
2
2
5
0
1
3
2
11
-15
none
J.R.
Smith
J.R. Smith
True
26
4
12
33
1
5
20
3
4
75
2
0
2
2
0
0
2
4
12
-19
none
Kevin
Love
Kevin Love
True
22
2
11
18
0
4
0
1
1
100
3
5
8
2
0
0
3
2
5
-10
none
Timofey
Mozgov
Timofey Mozgov
True
21
4
6
67
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
4
0
2
0
1
1
8
-28
none
Jared
Cunningham
Jared Cunningham
False
32
3
8
38
1
3
33
4
4
100
0
0
0
1
2
0
2
3
11
1
none
Tristan
Thompson
Tristan Thompson
False
22
3
4
75
0
0
0
0
2
0
2
4
6
0
1
0
0
4
6
-16
none
James
Jones
James Jones
False
14
2
5
40
2
4
50
0
0
0
2
0
2
1
1
0
0
2
6
6
none
Anderson
Varejão
Anderson Varejão
False
14
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
6
6
0
1
0
0
1
0
16
none
Mo
Williams
Mo Williams
False
11
2
7
29
1
2
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
4
5
-10
none
Sasha
Kaun
Sasha Kaun
False
8
1
2
50
0
0
0
2
2
100
2
1
3
0
0
0
1
1
4
10
none
LeBron
James
LeBron James
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
8
December
2015
Tuesday
Quicken Loans Arena
Cleveland
Trail Blazers
Portland
True
The Miami Heat ( 12 - 6 ) handily defeated the powerhouse Cleveland Cavaliers ( 13 - 7 ) on Saturday , winning 99 - 84 . Cleveland star LeBron James was scratched from the lineup just a few hours before game time . Coach David Blatt told the media that he had to `` force the issue `` to get James to take the rest . The 30 - year - old superstar was coming off of a grueling overtime game in New Orleans the night before , so his absence is indicative of the team wanting to preserve their star 's energy . Miami was able to capitalize on King James 's absence , jumping out to a 12 - point lead by the end of the first quarter that they simply would not let go of . Things seemed to be firing on all cylinders for the Heat , as the team shot 54 percent from the field while holding their opponents to a measley 37 percent . Veteran Dwyane Wade and sophomore Tyler Johnson tied for the team lead in scoring , dropping in 19 points apiece . Meanwhile , center Hassan Whiteside , who was averaging a whopping 5 blocks per game coming into the matchup against the Cavaliers , continued his historic shot - blocking season , posting five blocks despite logging just 21 minutes . The Cavaliers , meanwhile , saw numerous underwhelming performances . All-star Kevin Love was held to just 2 - of - 11 from the floor , recording just five points . Shooting guard J.R. Smith also exhibited questionable shot selection at times , finishing just 4 - for - 12 . Ultimately , it simply was not Cleveland 's night . They will hope to fare better with a well - rested LeBron James as they take on the Trail Blazers on Tuesday . The Heat , on the other hand , will look to build upon the blowout of the Cavs . Their next matchup is at home on Monday against the Wizards .
The Miami Heat (12 - 6) handily defeated the powerhouse Cleveland Cavaliers (13 - 7) on Saturday, winning 99 - 84. Cleveland star LeBron James was scratched from the lineup just a few hours before game time. Coach David Blatt told the media that he had to "force the issue "to get James to take the rest. The 30 - year - old superstar was coming off of a grueling overtime game in New Orleans the night before, so his absence is indicative of the team wanting to preserve their star's energy. Miami was able to capitalize on King James's absence, jumping out to a 12 - point lead by the end of the first quarter that they simply would not let go of. Things seemed to be firing on all cylinders for the Heat, as the team shot 54 percent from the field while holding their opponents to a measley 37 percent. Veteran Dwyane Wade and sophomore Tyler Johnson tied for the team lead in scoring, dropping in 19 points apiece. Meanwhile, center Hassan Whiteside, who was averaging a whopping 5 blocks per game coming into the matchup against the Cavaliers, continued his historic shot - blocking season, posting five blocks despite logging just 21 minutes. The Cavaliers, meanwhile, saw numerous underwhelming performances. All-star Kevin Love was held to just 2 - of - 11 from the floor, recording just five points. Shooting guard J.R. Smith also exhibited questionable shot selection at times, finishing just 4 - for - 12. Ultimately, it simply was not Cleveland's night. They will hope to fare better with a well - rested LeBron James as they take on the Trail Blazers on Tuesday. The Heat, on the other hand, will look to build upon the blowout of the Cavs. Their next matchup is at home on Monday against the Wizards.
The Miami Heat (12 - 6) handily defeated the powerhouse Cleveland Cavaliers (13 - 7) on Saturday, winning 99 - 84. Cleveland star LeBron James was scratched from the lineup just a few hours before game time. Coach David Blatt told the media that he had to "force the issue "to get James to take the rest. The 30 - year - old superstar was coming off of a grueling overtime game in New Orleans the night before, so his absence is indicative of the team wanting to preserve their star's energy. Miami was able to capitalize on King James's absence, jumping out to a 12 - point lead by the end of the first quarter that they simply would not let go of. Things seemed to be firing on all cylinders for the Heat, as the team shot 54 percent from the field while holding their opponents to a measley 37 percent. Veteran Dwyane Wade and sophomore Tyler Johnson tied for the team lead in scoring, dropping in 19 points apiece. Meanwhile, center Hassan Whiteside, who was averaging a whopping 5 blocks per game coming into the matchup against the Cavaliers, continued his historic shot - blocking season, posting five blocks despite logging just 21 minutes. The Cavaliers, meanwhile, saw numerous underwhelming performances. All-star Kevin Love was held to just 2 - of - 11 from the floor, recording just five points. Shooting guard J.R. Smith also exhibited questionable shot selection at times, finishing just 4 - for - 12. Ultimately, it simply was not Cleveland's night. They will hope to fare better with a well - rested LeBron James as they take on the Trail Blazers on Tuesday. The Heat, on the other hand, will look to build upon the blowout of the Cavs. Their next matchup is at home on Monday against the Wizards.
<GAME> <DATE> 5 December 2015 <DAY> Saturday <STADIUM> American Airlines Arena <CITY> Miami <HOME> <TEAM> Heat <CITY> Miami <TEAM-RESULT> lost <TEAM-PTS> 99 <WINS-LOSSES> 12 6 <QTRS> 34 26 23 16 <TEAM-AST> 21 <3PT> 7 <TEAM-FG> 37 <TEAM-FT> 18 <TEAM-REB> 41 <TEAM-TO> 15 <NEXT-HOME> <NEXT-DATE> 7 December 2015 <NEXT-DAY> Monday <NEXT-STADIUM> American Airlines Arena <NEXT-CITY> Miami <NEXT-OPPONENT-PLACE> Washington <NEXT-OPPONENT-NAME> Wizards <NEXT-IS-HOME> yes <VIS> <TEAM> Cavaliers <CITY> Cleveland <TEAM-RESULT> won <TEAM-PTS> 84 <WINS-LOSSES> 13 7 <QTRS> 22 20 22 20 <TEAM-AST> 14 <3PT> 6 <TEAM-FG> 31 <TEAM-FT> 16 <TEAM-REB> 36 <TEAM-TO> 14 <VIS-NEXT> <NEXT-DATE> 8 December 2015 <NEXT-DAY> Tuesday <NEXT-STADIUM> Quicken Loans Arena <NEXT-CITY> Cleveland <NEXT-OPPONENT-PLACE> Portland <NEXT-OPPONENT-NAME> Trail Blazers <NEXT-IS-HOME> yes <PLAYER> Tyler Johnson <TEAM> Miami Heat <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-0 <MIN> 29 <PTS> 19 <FG> 6 10 60 <FG3> 2 5 40 <FT> 5 6 83 <REB> 5 <AST> 2 <STL> 1 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 5 <OREB> 0 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Dwyane Wade <TEAM> Miami Heat <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-1 <MIN> 28 <PTS> 19 <FG> 8 14 57 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 3 5 60 <REB> 5 <AST> 4 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 1 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Goran Dragić <TEAM> Miami Heat <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-2 <MIN> 30 <PTS> 17 <FG> 7 11 64 <FG3> 3 5 60 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 2 <AST> 8 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 0 <TO> 4 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Chris Bosh <TEAM> Miami Heat <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-3 <MIN> 35 <PTS> 14 <FG> 5 6 83 <FG3> 1 1 100 <FT> 3 5 60 <REB> 6 <AST> 3 <STL> 0 <BLK> 2 <DREB> 6 <OREB> 0 <TO> 3 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Gerald Green <TEAM> Miami Heat <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-4 <MIN> 26 <PTS> 12 <FG> 5 12 42 <FG3> 1 4 25 <FT> 1 2 50 <REB> 3 <AST> 1 <STL> 1 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Hassan Whiteside <TEAM> Miami Heat <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-5 <MIN> 21 <PTS> 7 <FG> 2 3 67 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 3 7 43 <REB> 9 <AST> 0 <STL> 1 <BLK> 5 <DREB> 7 <OREB> 2 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Josh McRoberts <TEAM> Miami Heat <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-6 <MIN> 19 <PTS> 6 <FG> 2 3 67 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 4 <AST> 2 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Justise Winslow <TEAM> Miami Heat <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-7 <MIN> 17 <PTS> 3 <FG> 1 4 25 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 1 2 50 <REB> 1 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Beno Udrih <TEAM> Miami Heat <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-8 <MIN> 3 <PTS> 2 <FG> 1 1 100 <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> Chris Andersen <TEAM> Miami Heat <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> Josh Richardson <TEAM> Miami Heat <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-10 <MIN> 7 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 1 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Udonis Haslem <TEAM> Miami Heat <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-11 <MIN> 19 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 4 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 5 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 5 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Richard Jefferson <TEAM> Cleveland Cavaliers <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-0 <MIN> 38 <PTS> 16 <FG> 6 18 33 <FG3> 0 7 0 <FT> 4 9 44 <REB> 3 <AST> 2 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> J. R. Smith <TEAM> Cleveland Cavaliers <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-1 <MIN> 26 <PTS> 12 <FG> 4 12 33 <FG3> 1 5 20 <FT> 3 4 75 <REB> 2 <AST> 2 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 2 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Jared Cunningham <TEAM> Cleveland Cavaliers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-2 <MIN> 32 <PTS> 11 <FG> 3 8 38 <FG3> 1 3 33 <FT> 4 4 100 <REB> 0 <AST> 1 <STL> 2 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Matthew Dellavedova <TEAM> Cleveland Cavaliers <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-3 <MIN> 28 <PTS> 11 <FG> 4 11 36 <FG3> 1 3 33 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 2 <AST> 5 <STL> 0 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 0 <TO> 3 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Timofey Mozgov <TEAM> Cleveland Cavaliers <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-4 <MIN> 21 <PTS> 8 <FG> 4 6 67 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 4 <AST> 0 <STL> 2 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> James Jones <TEAM> Cleveland Cavaliers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-5 <MIN> 14 <PTS> 6 <FG> 2 5 40 <FG3> 2 4 50 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 2 <AST> 1 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 2 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Tristan Thompson <TEAM> Cleveland Cavaliers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-6 <MIN> 22 <PTS> 6 <FG> 3 4 75 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 2 0 <REB> 6 <AST> 0 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 2 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Mo Williams <TEAM> Cleveland Cavaliers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-7 <MIN> 11 <PTS> 5 <FG> 2 7 29 <FG3> 1 2 50 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Kevin Love <TEAM> Cleveland Cavaliers <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-8 <MIN> 22 <PTS> 5 <FG> 2 11 18 <FG3> 0 4 0 <FT> 1 1 100 <REB> 8 <AST> 2 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 5 <OREB> 3 <TO> 3 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Sasha Kaun <TEAM> Cleveland Cavaliers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-9 <MIN> 8 <PTS> 4 <FG> 1 2 50 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 3 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 2 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> LeBron James <TEAM> Cleveland Cavaliers <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> Anderson Varejão <TEAM> Cleveland Cavaliers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-11 <MIN> 14 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 1 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 6 <AST> 0 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 6 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none