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James, Wade square off again when Cavaliers face Heat
Mar 7, 2009 - 11:20 AM Miami (33-28) at Cleveland (48-13) 7:30 p.m. ESTCLEVELAND (Ticker) -- LeBron James and Dwyane Wade will look to provide another classic battle when the Cleveland Cavaliers face the Miami Heat on Saturday.
The top two scorers in the NBA, James and Wade combined for 83 points when the teams met on Monday. James' 42 edged Wade's 41 and the Cavaliers were slightly better than the Heat, taking a 107-100 victory.
Miami held an 11-point lead in the fourth quarter but shot 2-of-19 over the final 7:52. James also had the benefit having the better wingman, as Mo Williams chipped in 15 of his 30 points in the fourth quarter.
Cleveland is coming off a 105-94 loss at Boston that dropped them into a tie for first place in the Eastern Conference. James was held to 21 points on 5-of-15 shooting.
The Heat have won back-to-back games for the first time since January and are coming off a 108-102 win at Toronto on Friday. Wade scored 42 points in the contest and has poured in 36 or more in each of the last four games.
The Cavaliers have won two of three meetings this season.
- NBA
MIAMI 89
CLEVELAND 99 FINAL
Mar 7 10:58 PM - NBA
MIAMI 62
CLEVELAND 70 END, 3RD QTR
Mar 7 10:20 PM - NBA
MIAMI 36
CLEVELAND 50 HALFTIME
Mar 7 8:37 PM - NBA
MIAMI 14
CLEVELAND 28 END, 1ST QTR
Mar 7 8:06 PM
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