Cavaliers feel the Heat in Miami
February 08, 2012 17:18:00 UK
Dwayne Wade was in fine form against the Cavaliers.Dwyane Wade and LeBron James combined for 50 points as the Miami Heat beat the visiting Cleveland Cavaliers 107-91.
Chris Bosh added 15 and Udonis Haslem came off the bench to chip in with 14 more as the Heat moved three games ahead of the Atlanta Hawks in the Southeast division with a 19-6 record. Cleveland, 10 games back of the Chicago Bulls in the Central, fell to 9-14 on the season, but remain in the hunt with the New York Knicks and Milwaukee Bucks for the eighth and final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference.
The Boston Celtics continued their winning ways with a 94-84 defeat of the visiting Charlotte Bobcats at the TD Garden. It was the fifth consecutive win for Boston and keeps them within shouting distance of the Philadelphia 76ers.
Also playing catch up are the Indiana Pacers who kept the pressure on the Bulls with a 104-99 victory over the Utah Jazz. Darren Collison had a game-high 25 points on 10-of-14 from the field and Roy Hibbert pulled down 10 boards to go with 17 points as the Pacers won their seventh in the last 10.
In the NBA on Tuesday night the Bucks take on the Toronto Raptors and can be backed at 1.90 to seal the win in the point spread (-1.5), while the Raptors can be backed at 1.90 in the point spread (+1.5).
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