The last time Cleveland won a game in Miami, the Cavs top two big men were Shaquille O’Neal and Zydrunas Ilgauskas and the Cavs top two big men from Wednesday night’s contest, Evan Mobley and Jarrett Allen, were nine and 12 years old, respectively.
The Wine & Gold squeaked by in that road win – back on January 25, 2010 – by a single point. But they left no doubt in snapping their 20-game skid on Wednesday night – blowing out the shorthanded Heat, 111-85, in a one-sided win that was never in doubt.
Miami was without its leading scorer, Jimmy Butler, as well as Bam Adebayo – and the Cavaliers jumped all over them, holding the Heat to 16 points in the first quarter, taking an 18-point edge into halftime and extending their advantage to 31 in the second half.