Cavaliers
Cleveland
Eastern Conference
Central
49
27
76
159
161
35
15
43
80
40
50
25
19
76
33
10
43
7
23
12
14
21
114
4
109
43
39
1922
119
6
99
86
87
68
33
101
21
67
26
24
3427
6060
610
44
7
1920
119
6
52
41
79
910
13
923
31
46
22
44
3023
6060
10
4
40
19
11
58
9
8
89
6
3
9
2
6
2
2
34
60
9
3
33
22
9
41
9
6
67
8
3
11
1
7
6
4
27
60
6
4
67
19
11
58
5
4
80
9
1
10
3
4
2
4
30
60
10
4
40
20
9
45
2
1
50
10
3
13
1
6
2
4
23
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Kyrie
Irving
Kyrie Irving
True
35
8
17
47
3
7
43
4
4
100
0
1
1
5
4
0
4
2
23
15
none
LeBron
James
LeBron James
True
35
9
16
56
1
2
50
4
5
80
1
7
8
7
1
3
3
3
23
14
none
J.R.
Smith
J.R. Smith
True
33
4
12
33
3
10
30
1
2
50
0
3
3
4
0
2
0
3
12
18
none
Timofey
Mozgov
Timofey Mozgov
True
22
2
4
50
0
0
0
3
4
75
2
6
8
0
0
1
1
3
7
15
none
James
Jones
James Jones
True
22
1
5
20
1
4
25
3
3
100
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
6
-2
none
Tristan
Thompson
Tristan Thompson
False
28
3
4
75
0
0
0
2
4
50
5
10
15
0
1
1
2
1
8
17
none
Iman
Shumpert
Iman Shumpert
False
26
7
12
58
3
6
50
0
0
0
2
1
3
1
4
0
2
2
17
28
none
Matthew
Dellavedova
Matthew Dellavedova
False
22
4
7
57
4
5
80
2
2
100
0
1
1
4
2
0
2
2
14
14
none
Kendrick
Perkins
Kendrick Perkins
False
4
2
2
100
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
4
3
none
Joe
Harris
Joe Harris
False
3
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
5
none
Mike
Miller
Mike Miller
False
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
3
none
Brendan
Haywood
Brendan Haywood
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Shawn
Marion
Shawn Marion
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
5
April
2015
Sunday
Quicken Loans Arena
Cleveland
Bulls
Chicago
True
Heat
Miami
Eastern Conference
Southeast
34
41
75
365
858
21
7
33
75
32
43
21
17
81
28
8
36
2
25
8
16
23
88
4
42
30
71
1716
99
6
67
65
97
410
10
420
01
87
04
37
2723
6060
78
31
40
2121
95
4
26
15
58
68
25
93
10
82
22
33
2216
6060
4
3
75
17
9
53
6
6
100
4
1
5
0
8
0
3
27
60
2
0
0
16
9
56
7
5
71
10
0
10
1
7
4
7
23
60
7
3
43
21
9
43
2
1
50
6
2
8
1
8
2
3
22
60
8
1
12
21
5
24
6
5
83
8
5
13
0
2
2
3
16
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Luol
Deng
Luol Deng
True
36
7
15
47
1
3
33
2
2
100
3
5
8
2
1
0
2
4
17
-23
none
Goran
Dragić
Goran Dragić
True
32
3
10
30
2
4
50
3
3
100
1
2
3
7
0
1
2
2
11
-17
none
Hassan
Whiteside
Hassan Whiteside
True
27
8
11
73
0
0
0
1
3
33
2
6
8
1
1
0
2
4
17
-21
none
Henry
Walker
Henry Walker
True
17
1
3
33
1
2
50
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
1
0
4
3
-5
none
Dwyane
Wade
Dwyane Wade
True
12
2
6
33
1
2
50
2
4
50
0
2
2
0
0
0
3
0
7
-10
none
James
Ennis
James Ennis
False
27
3
7
43
1
4
25
5
5
100
2
3
5
2
0
0
0
0
12
-2
none
Mario
Chalmers
Mario Chalmers
False
26
2
5
40
0
1
0
2
2
100
0
2
2
7
2
0
4
2
6
-22
none
Tyler
Johnson
Tyler Johnson
False
25
4
9
44
1
2
50
2
2
100
0
2
2
3
2
0
1
2
11
-11
none
Chris
Andersen
Chris Andersen
False
16
1
2
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
3
2
0
0
1
2
2
-2
none
Michael
Beasley
Michael Beasley
False
13
1
5
20
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
0
0
0
1
3
2
-14
none
Zoran
Dragić
Zoran Dragić
False
4
0
2
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
-3
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
4
April
2015
Saturday
Palace of Auburn Hills
Detroit
Pistons
Detroit
False
The Cleveland Cavaliers ( 49 - 27 ) defeated the Miami Heat ( 34 - 41 ) 114 - 88 on Thursday at the Quicken Loans Arena . Cleveland seized control from the early going Thursday , but its road to victory got significantly easier when Dwayne Wade left the game midway through the second quarter . Wade slipped and took an awkward fall , suffering a bruised left knee that sidelined him for the remainder of the game . Cleveland allowed Miami to get as close as 10 points in the third before completely pulling away . LeBron James and Kyrie Irving each poured in 23 points to help notch the Cavaliers ' 17th consecutive home win . Miami was already a banged up unit coming into Thursday 's game , but losing Dwayne Wade for any amount of time could put its playoff chances in serious jeopardy . Thursday 's loss drops Miami to the eighth spot in the East , with teams like Boston , Charlotte , and Indiana all within striking distance . Wade 's injury occured to the same knee that he had drained last Saturday , leaving his status ahead of Saturday 's game in Detroit in question . The Heat did have a key player return to the starting lineup Thursday with Hassan Whiteside getting the nod at center . Whiteside finished with 17 points and eight rebounds . The Heat have a couple games with major playoff implications on the horizon with matchups against the Pacers and Hornets following Saturday 's game . Cleveland did n't have its full complement of players available for this game , but its reserves rose to the occasion . Kevin Love sat out with a sore back , but Tristan Thompson was a difference maker with his increased playing time . Thompson pulled down 15 rebounds to go with eight points and Iman Shumpert had one of his best games as a Cavalier , pouring in 17 points on 7 - of - 12 shooting . Cleveland will have a couple days off before returning to action Sunday against Chicago .
The Cleveland Cavaliers (49 - 27) defeated the Miami Heat (34 - 41) 114 - 88 on Thursday at the Quicken Loans Arena. Cleveland seized control from the early going Thursday, but its road to victory got significantly easier when Dwayne Wade left the game midway through the second quarter. Wade slipped and took an awkward fall, suffering a bruised left knee that sidelined him for the remainder of the game. Cleveland allowed Miami to get as close as 10 points in the third before completely pulling away. LeBron James and Kyrie Irving each poured in 23 points to help notch the Cavaliers' 17th consecutive home win. Miami was already a banged up unit coming into Thursday's game, but losing Dwayne Wade for any amount of time could put its playoff chances in serious jeopardy. Thursday's loss drops Miami to the eighth spot in the East, with teams like Boston, Charlotte, and Indiana all within striking distance. Wade's injury occured to the same knee that he had drained last Saturday, leaving his status ahead of Saturday's game in Detroit in question. The Heat did have a key player return to the starting lineup Thursday with Hassan Whiteside getting the nod at center. Whiteside finished with 17 points and eight rebounds. The Heat have a couple games with major playoff implications on the horizon with matchups against the Pacers and Hornets following Saturday's game. Cleveland didn't have its full complement of players available for this game, but its reserves rose to the occasion. Kevin Love sat out with a sore back, but Tristan Thompson was a difference maker with his increased playing time. Thompson pulled down 15 rebounds to go with eight points and Iman Shumpert had one of his best games as a Cavalier, pouring in 17 points on 7 - of - 12 shooting. Cleveland will have a couple days off before returning to action Sunday against Chicago.
The Cleveland Cavaliers (49 - 27) defeated the Miami Heat (34 - 41) 114 - 88 on Thursday at the Quicken Loans Arena. Cleveland seized control from the early going Thursday, but its road to victory got significantly easier when Dwayne Wade left the game midway through the second quarter. Wade slipped and took an awkward fall, suffering a bruised left knee that sidelined him for the remainder of the game. Cleveland allowed Miami to get as close as 10 points in the third before completely pulling away. LeBron James and Kyrie Irving each poured in 23 points to help notch the Cavaliers' 17th consecutive home win. Miami was already a banged up unit coming into Thursday's game, but losing Dwayne Wade for any amount of time could put its playoff chances in serious jeopardy. Thursday's loss drops Miami to the eighth spot in the East, with teams like Boston, Charlotte, and Indiana all within striking distance. Wade's injury occured to the same knee that he had drained last Saturday, leaving his status ahead of Saturday's game in Detroit in question. The Heat did have a key player return to the starting lineup Thursday with Hassan Whiteside getting the nod at center. Whiteside finished with 17 points and eight rebounds. The Heat have a couple games with major playoff implications on the horizon with matchups against the Pacers and Hornets following Saturday's game. Cleveland didn't have its full complement of players available for this game, but its reserves rose to the occasion. Kevin Love sat out with a sore back, but Tristan Thompson was a difference maker with his increased playing time. Thompson pulled down 15 rebounds to go with eight points and Iman Shumpert had one of his best games as a Cavalier, pouring in 17 points on 7 - of - 12 shooting. Cleveland will have a couple days off before returning to action Sunday against Chicago.
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R. Smith <TEAM> Cleveland Cavaliers <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-4 <MIN> 33 <PTS> 12 <FG> 4 12 33 <FG3> 3 10 30 <FT> 1 2 50 <REB> 3 <AST> 4 <STL> 0 <BLK> 2 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Tristan Thompson <TEAM> Cleveland Cavaliers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-5 <MIN> 28 <PTS> 8 <FG> 3 4 75 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 2 4 50 <REB> 15 <AST> 0 <STL> 1 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 10 <OREB> 5 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Timofey Mozgov <TEAM> Cleveland Cavaliers <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-6 <MIN> 22 <PTS> 7 <FG> 2 4 50 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 3 4 75 <REB> 8 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 6 <OREB> 2 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> James Jones <TEAM> Cleveland Cavaliers <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-7 <MIN> 22 <PTS> 6 <FG> 1 5 20 <FG3> 1 4 25 <FT> 3 3 100 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Kendrick Perkins <TEAM> Cleveland Cavaliers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-8 <MIN> 4 <PTS> 4 <FG> 2 2 100 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 1 0 <REB> 2 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Shawn Marion <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> Brendan Haywood <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> Mike Miller <TEAM> Cleveland Cavaliers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-11 <MIN> 3 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 1 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Joe Harris <TEAM> Cleveland Cavaliers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-12 <MIN> 3 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 1 0 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 1 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Hassan Whiteside <TEAM> Miami Heat <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-0 <MIN> 27 <PTS> 17 <FG> 8 11 73 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 1 3 33 <REB> 8 <AST> 1 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 6 <OREB> 2 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Luol Deng <TEAM> Miami Heat <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-1 <MIN> 36 <PTS> 17 <FG> 7 15 47 <FG3> 1 3 33 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 8 <AST> 2 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 5 <OREB> 3 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> James Ennis <TEAM> Miami Heat <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-2 <MIN> 27 <PTS> 12 <FG> 3 7 43 <FG3> 1 4 25 <FT> 5 5 100 <REB> 5 <AST> 2 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 2 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Tyler Johnson <TEAM> Miami Heat <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-3 <MIN> 25 <PTS> 11 <FG> 4 9 44 <FG3> 1 2 50 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 2 <AST> 3 <STL> 2 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Goran Dragić <TEAM> Miami Heat <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-4 <MIN> 32 <PTS> 11 <FG> 3 10 30 <FG3> 2 4 50 <FT> 3 3 100 <REB> 3 <AST> 7 <STL> 0 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 1 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Dwyane Wade <TEAM> Miami Heat <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-5 <MIN> 12 <PTS> 7 <FG> 2 6 33 <FG3> 1 2 50 <FT> 2 4 50 <REB> 2 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 0 <TO> 3 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Mario Chalmers <TEAM> Miami Heat <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-6 <MIN> 26 <PTS> 6 <FG> 2 5 40 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 2 <AST> 7 <STL> 2 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 0 <TO> 4 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Henry Walker <TEAM> Miami Heat <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-7 <MIN> 17 <PTS> 3 <FG> 1 3 33 <FG3> 1 2 50 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 1 <AST> 1 <STL> 2 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Michael Beasley <TEAM> Miami Heat <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-8 <MIN> 13 <PTS> 2 <FG> 1 5 20 <FG3> 0 2 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 2 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Chris Andersen <TEAM> Miami Heat <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-9 <MIN> 16 <PTS> 2 <FG> 1 2 50 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 3 <AST> 2 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <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> Zoran Dragić <TEAM> Miami Heat <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-11 <MIN> 4 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 2 0 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none