Some background on the last game in Miami (per Sportsline):
MIAMI -- Dwyane Wade embraced LeBron James after the final horn sounded, whispering a birthday greeting into his close friend's ear.
Even with that, it wasn't a happy 24th for King James.
Wade had 21 points and 12 assists, Mario Chalmers was 6-for-7 from 3-point range in a 21-point, eight-assist, no-turnover effort, and the Miami Heat dropped James' pro record on birthdays to 0-3 by beating the Cleveland Cavaliers 104-95 on Tuesday night.
"It's sad," James said. "I'm going to cry."
No, he wasn't serious.
But during a scintillating second half, James seemed as though he was
going to put a damper on Miami's collective mood.
Fittingly, he scored 24 of his game-high 38 points after intermission,
almost enough to rally Cleveland from a 16-point deficit -- its largest
of the season. He hit a 3-pointer with 8:55 remaining to get the Cavs
to 78-77, then turned and had something to say to the Miami bench,
something he did often Sunday, when Cleveland erased a 10-point deficit
in the fourth quarter to beat the visiting Heat.
Only this time, Miami got the last word.
A surprising switch to zone defense not only stopped Cleveland's
offense in its tracks, it sparked a 16-3 run over a four-minute stretch
of the final quarter -- the final blow in handing the Cavs just their
fifth loss in 31 games this season.
"We weren't into a nice birthday present this time around for LeBron,"
Wade said. "He got one the other night in Cleveland."
ValueforRent - I am leaning Cavs with this one as well. They should be (well LBJ at least) motivated since they loss here last time. I am going to play their 1st Q for sure. I have not got it in yet, but pretty sure Im not backing out. I broke it down in axpiota59 thread.
BOL