Heat win streak survives 27-point deficit at Cavaliers

 

groove forward LeBron pack dunks during Wednesday's win at the Cavaliers.(Photo: David Richard, USA nowadays Sports)

Story Highlights

• Miami Heat mark off Cleveland Cavaliers 98-95 Wednesday night in Cleveland
• Heat trai conduct by 27 in tercet quarter but rallied to win 24th consequent game
• LeBron throng had 25 points, 12 rebounds, 10 assists, cardinal steals, two blocks vs. former team

No Kyrie Irving, no Anderson Varejao and no Dion Waiters.

And the Cleveland Cavaliers, missing triplet of their starters, were doing a number on the Miami Heat. Up by 23 in the first half. Up 27 with about 7 snatchs left in the third quarter.

The team with 22 wins all season looked like it was ready to end the Heat's 23-game engaging streak, the second longest streak in NBA history. And you can wreak Cleveland, spurned by LeBron James when he decided to get around the Cavaliers during free agency in 2010, loved every minute of it.

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Then, the Heat locomotive, led by engineer James, started rolling, and subsequently steamrolled the Cavaliers.

Miami overcame its largest deficit during the streak and get the better of the Cavaliers 98-95, extending its streak to 24 games, nine wins shy of the 1971-72 Los Angeles Lakers' record of 33 wins in a row.

"We had to dig deep for this one," James told throw off Sports Florida after the game. "This is a gut performance by our team, and I was happy my teammates were able to come through for me."

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Naturally, James was at the center of it. Heat coach Erik Spoelstra has tell numerous times that his team wants to win when it plays a Heat player's former team.

James, who has played extremely well in every game he has played in Cleveland with Miami, took matters into his own hands. by and by scoring just six points in the first half, James scored 19 in the second half and finished with 25. He added 12 rebounds and 10 assists for his second triple-double in four games as a visitor at Cleveland. He also had tercet steals and two blocks, for good measure.

"They came out and hit us teetotum our head and built that huge lead," James said. "We made a run. We started playing Miami Heat defense, we started executing and started knocking down any(prenominal) shots."

An fluid leak from the scoreboard above center court delay the tip-off for 35 minutes. The Cavs came out strong and the Heat started flat, move behind 55-33 in the second quarter and 66-40 in the third quarter.

 

Materials taken from USA Today