After building a 57 - 46 halftime lead, the Cavs outscored their visitors by a 57 - 38 margin in the second half. The Big Three of Kevin Love, LeBron James and Kyrie Irving impressively combined to go 32 - of - 55 from the field and were led by Love, whose back injury rendered him a game - time decision. He posted a 28 - point, 15 - rebound double - double, while James went for 27 against his former squad. Irving also supplied 23 points. Collectively, the Cavs had the hot hand, shooting 55 percent overall. Goran Dragic's 15 points led the Heat's starting five, while Wayne Ellington supplied 10 points. Hassan Whiteside could only pour in eight points, but hauled in 12 rebounds. The second unit was highly productive, as Derrick Williams (17 points) Tyler Johnson (12 points), and Willie Reed (10 points, 11 rebounds) made impressive contributions.
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