National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Miami 104, Cleveland 95
When: 7:30 PM ET, Tuesday, December 30, 2008
Where: American Airlines Arena, Miami, Florida
Officials: #33 Sean Corbin, #62 Brian Forte, #23 Jason Phillips
Attendance: 19600
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Cleveland 1915332895
Miami 26242430104
Team Records
 
Team W/L Home Away Streak
Cleveland 26-5 16-0 10-5 L1
Miami 17-13 11-5 6-8 W1
Recap Quick Hits
  • With this win, the Miami Heat have a 11-5 record at home this season. The Cleveland Cavaliers are 10-5 while on the road this season.
  • Miami has a streak of 1 straight up win. The Heat have won 6 of their last 10 games.
  • Cleveland has a streak of 1 straight up loss. The Cavaliers have won 8 of their last 10 games.
  • Dwyane Wade played 42:18 minutes and scored 21 points. He shot 30.4% from the field and has averaged 30.6 points over the last five games.
  • LeBron James played 43:29 minutes and scored 38 points. He shot 50.0% from the field and has averaged 29.4 points over the last five games.
  • Following this game the Miami Heat average 96.5 points per game and hold opponents to 95.9 points per game. The Cleveland Cavaliers average 101.5 points per game and hold opponents to 89.6 points per game.
Top Game Performances
 
Cleveland   Miami
LeBron James 38 Scoring Mario Chalmers 21
LeBron James 7 Assists Dwyane Wade 12
Anderson Varejao 10 Rebounds Shawn Marion 11
LeBron James 11 Free Throws Made Dwyane Wade 7
Daniel Gibson 2 Steals Mario Chalmers 3
Zydrunas Ilgauskas 3 Blocks Shawn Marion 1
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Cleveland 95 46.5 11-30 18-25 17 33 7 6 13
Miami 104 44.7 11-18 25-32 26 42 2 8 13
Upcoming Games
  • Miami will play their next game on the road against Orlando. The Heat have a W/L % of .438 after a win and .769 after a loss.
  • Cleveland will play their next game at home against Chicago. The Cavaliers have a W/L % of .846 after a win and 1.000 after a loss.