Lebron Powers Cavaliers past Heat, 96-82
December 25, 2007 | 9:29 pm | by t-blender |Rate It:
yahoo news: CLEVELAND - LeBron James’ helpers showed up on Christmas. James scored 25 points, Drew Gooden 18, Daniel Gibson 16 and Cleveland’s defense arrived in time for the holiday, sparking the struggling Cavaliers to a 96-82 win over the Miami Heat on Tuesday.
James, who left Quicken Loans Arena in disgust following an embarrassing loss to Golden State on Sunday, added 12 assists and outshined fellow superstar and good friend, Dwyane Wade, who scored 22 points but didn’t make his first field goal of the second half until there was only 4:01 remaining.
By then, the Cavs were already by 12 points and they went on to win for just the fourth time in their last 14 games. Anderson Varejao scored 15 points and Zydrunas Ilgauskas 13 for Cleveland, which had one of its most balanced games this season.
Wade finished just 7-of-18 from the floor and 8-of-16 from the free-throw line for Miami, which began the season as one of the Eastern Conference’s favorites but is headed in the wrong direction.
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