It was a reunion at Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland on Tuesday night as the Cavaliers topped the Miami Heat 108-97. Dwyane Wade played his first game in a Cleveland uniform against his former team while LeBron James also performed. James was ejected from a game, late in the third quarter, for the first time in his NBA career.
Cleveland(14-7) rolled out to a 35-24 lead after one quarter thanks to a 17-5 run and outscored the Heat 40-25 in the second to go up 75-49 at halftime. Miami(10-10) slowly chipped away at the gap and trailed 93-74 after three quarter. The Heat did outscore the Cavs 23-15 in the final quarter.
Keven Love surprisingly had a game-high 38 points and nine rebounds for Cleveland. James contributed a double-double with 21 points, 12 rebounds, six assists and five steals. Wade had a scoring line of 17 points, five rebounds and four assists.
Dion Waiters led the Heat with 21 points and seven assists while Bam Adebayo added 19 points with six rebounds. Hassan Whiteside compiled a double-double with 11 points and 14 rebounds.
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