The Miami Heat (30 - 36) defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers (43 - 26) in convincing fashion Monday, winning 106 - 92 in Miami. LeBron James is now 0 - for - 2 in his returns to Miami this season, and his former teammate Dwyane Wade has outplayed him in both of those outings. Wade scored an amazingly efficient 32 points on 13 - of - 18 shooting, to go along with five steals in 31 minutes. In his two games against Cleveland in Miami this season, Wade has scored 43 points in 68 minutes. Following Wade was Goran Dragic, who recorded 20 points on 7 - of - 13 shooting, nine assists and five rebounds in 40 minutes. Hassan Whiteside recorded yet another double - double, posting 16 points, 11 rebounds and three blocks in 32 minutes. Mario Chalmers played one of his best games as a reserve, scoring 16 points on 6 - of - 10 shooting, to go along with five rebounds and three assists in 29 minutes off the bench. The win for Miami not only gives them the lead in the season series over James and the Cavaliers, but it also pushes them into eighth place in the Eastern Conference standings with tiebreakers over Boston and Charlotte. Despite the loss, James still put in a solid performance, posting 26 points on 8 - of - 19 shooting and four assists. After scoring 90 points in his previous two games, Kyrie Irving cooled off a bit, scoring 21 points on just 5 - of - 15 shooting and dishing out six assists in 34 minutes. Timofey Mozgov scored 10 points and was the only other Cleveland player to score in double figures. Kevin Love (rest) sat out for the second consecutive game. Despite the loss, the Cavaliers still hold a two - game lead over the Toronto Raptors for second place in the Eastern Conference. Up next, the Heat will stay home Wednesday and go up against the Trail Blazers, while Cleveland will head home to take on the Nets on Wednesday.
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