LeBron James poured in 33 points, dished out nine assists and pulled down seven rebounds, as the Miami Heat stayed hot with a 111-98 victory over the Utah Jazz. Dwyane Wade added 28 points for the Heat, who have won six in a row and seven of eight overall. Zydrunas Ilgauskas tallied 16 points and 10 rebounds, while Chris Bosh donated 14 points and nine boards for the victors.
Miami Heat Pull Away Late; LeBron James Drops 33 To Top Utah Jazz
Al Jefferson had 25 points and 11 rebounds to pace the Jazz, who had won eight of nine coming in. Deron Williams chipped in with 21 points and 12 assists for Utah, which got 18 points from Paul Millsap.
Miami blog Peninsula Is Mightier wants to savor this victory for a while, because it was delicious...
This was a delicious basketball game. Of course the Miami Heat and their fans will savor the taste more than their counterparts, but if you look at the game from a neutral point of view, it was an exciting NBA encounter.
Thankfully for the Heat, they owned tonight's final period. A James Jones three, then two more by Dwyane Wade highlighted a 15-5 run to take a 94-83 lead. The Jazz would cut into that lead but from then on, every question that was asked, was answered by Miami. Lebron James puncuated the night with an alley-oop dunk with just over three minutes remaining. Then he tipped in a Wade miss. Several free throws later the game was over. Miami outscored Utah 34-20 in the fourth.
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