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By George M. Thomas
Beacon Journal staff writer
POSTED: 12:00 a.m. EST, Nov 13, 2009
MIAMI: LeBron James and Dwyane Wade put on a show and J.J. Hickson had a coming-out party during the Cavs' 111-104 win over the Miami Heat on Thursday night at American Airlines Arena.
LeBron James scored 34 points, grabbed four rebounds, handed out seven assists and made a pivotal 3-point shot with 2:41 left in the game after the Heat had trimmed the Cavs' lead to one point.
Wade led the Heat with 36 points, four rebounds and a slam dunk right in the face of Anderson Varejao that might haunt him until next Halloween.
Just as it was the night before against the Orlando Magic, what the Cavs did on the court wasn't all about James.
Hickson, a second-year forward, scored a career-high 18 points in the Cavs' third consecutive win.
Hickson gave his teammates and Cavs coach Mike Brown a glimpse of what could be while enjoying his best game as a pro.
Point guard Mo Williams played the role of Hickson's partner in crime, continuing the hot shooting that started against the Magic on Wednedsay night.
Williams was 5-of-7 on 3-point attempts on his way to 25 points and has returned to the form that made him so invaluable during his first full season with the Cavs.
With the offensive outburst, it was difficult to tell that two of the league's best defensive teams were at work.
It resembled a playground pickup game, replete with fouls, spectacular dunks and two of the league's best going at one another playing with substance and style.
From the onset, it was clear that whichever team decided to play defense first most likely would claim the win. It was the Cavs.
The Heat were shooting better than 50 percent until deep into the third quarter, when the Cavs cranked up the defense just enough to go on a 13-6 run for an 84-76 lead.
The Heat shot just 40 percent from the floor in the decisive third quarter.
The Cavs continued their momentum into the fourth, building an 11-point lead, but behind Wade and second-year forward Michael Beasley, who scored 24 points in the game, the Heat cut the lead to one before James connected on his 3-point shot to push the lead back to four.
Part of the difference for the Cavs came at the free-throw line. The teams combined to shoot 77 free throws. Normally for the Cavs, that wouldn't necessarily be a good thing, because they came in connecting on just 69 percent from the line, but they made 75 percent (30-of-40) on Thursday night.
Buzzer beaters
In an interview with TNT's Craig Sager after the game, James said he will no longer wear the No. 23 after this season. He is considering a change to 6, the number he wears on his practice jersey. . . . Wade had his 20th consecutive game of 20 or more points, tying his own team record.
George M. Thomas can be reached at sportswriterabj@sbcglobal.net. Read the Cavs blog at http://www.ohio.com/thomas. Follow Cavs coverage on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/cavsabj and on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/CavsABJ
MIAMI: LeBron James and Dwyane Wade put on a show and J.J. Hickson had a coming-out party during the Cavs' 111-104 win over the Miami Heat on Thursday night at American Airlines Arena.
LeBron James scored 34 points, grabbed four rebounds, handed out seven assists and made a pivotal 3-point shot with 2:41 left in the game after the Heat had trimmed the Cavs' lead to one point.
Wade led the Heat with 36 points, four rebounds and a slam dunk right in the face of Anderson Varejao that might haunt him until next Halloween.
Just as it was the night before against the Orlando Magic, what the Cavs did on the court wasn't all about James.
Hickson, a second-year forward, scored a career-high 18 points in the Cavs' third consecutive win.
Hickson gave his teammates and Cavs coach Mike Brown a glimpse of what could be while enjoying his best game as a pro.
Point guard Mo Williams played the role of Hickson's partner in crime, continuing the hot shooting that started against the Magic on Wednedsay night.
Williams was 5-of-7 on 3-point attempts on his way to 25 points and has returned to the form that made him so invaluable during his first full season with the Cavs.
With the offensive outburst, it was difficult to tell that two of the league's best defensive teams were at work.
It resembled a playground pickup game, replete with fouls, spectacular dunks and two of the league's best going at one another playing with substance and style.
From the onset, it was clear that whichever team decided to play defense first most likely would claim the win. It was the Cavs.
The Heat were shooting better than 50 percent until deep into the third quarter, when the Cavs cranked up the defense just enough to go on a 13-6 run for an 84-76 lead.
The Heat shot just 40 percent from the floor in the decisive third quarter.
The Cavs continued their momentum into the fourth, building an 11-point lead, but behind Wade and second-year forward Michael Beasley, who scored 24 points in the game, the Heat cut the lead to one before James connected on his 3-point shot to push the lead back to four.
Part of the difference for the Cavs came at the free-throw line. The teams combined to shoot 77 free throws. Normally for the Cavs, that wouldn't necessarily be a good thing, because they came in connecting on just 69 percent from the line, but they made 75 percent (30-of-40) on Thursday night.
Buzzer beaters
In an interview with TNT's Craig Sager after the game, James said he will no longer wear the No. 23 after this season. He is considering a change to 6, the number he wears on his practice jersey. . . . Wade had his 20th consecutive game of 20 or more points, tying his own team record.
George M. Thomas can be reached at sportswriterabj@sbcglobal.net. Read the Cavs blog at http://www.ohio.com/thomas. Follow Cavs coverage on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/cavsabj and on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/CavsABJ
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Alliance, Oh
Posted 07:22 AM, 11/13/2009
Way to go Cavs! I think these last two games will shut up everybody who thinks they screwed up with Shaq!
Hopefuuly, when LeBron changes his number, it will NOT because he's going elsewhere!
Akron, Oh
Posted 07:51 AM, 11/13/2009
LeDrama continues the farewell tour.
