The Miami Heat avoided a second-half collapse in a 114-107 victory against the Cleveland Cavaliers. LeBron James finished with 25 points, nine rebounds and nine assists, just shy of a triple-double as the Heat bounced back from their loss against the Indiana Pacers on Tuesday.
Cavaliers vs. Heat final score: Heat hold on late in 114-107 victory over Cavaliers
The Heat gave up a 19-point lead but managed to close out the Cavaliers in the fourth quarter.
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James scored seven points and dished out three assists in the fourth quarter after the Heat were outscored 28-16 in the third quarter. Chris Bosh finished with a double-double, dropping 22 points along with 12 rebounds, and Dwyane Wade also scored 24 points.
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Kyrie Irving scored 19 points on 6-for-19 shooting. Cleveland's bench combined for 53 points and Dion Waiters had a big fourth quarter for Cleveland, scoring nine of his 16 points in the final frame. Tristan Thompson added in 16 points for Cleveland.
Miami gave up a 19-point lead but Cleveland couldn’t close out the game defensively, allowing Miami to shoot 55 percent as a team and giving up 68 points through the first half.
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