If the Cavaliers hope to snap their prolonged skid on South Beach – which now stretches over a decade – they’ll have to wait until next year to do it.
The Wine & Gold were never out of it on Saturday night, and put together a solid defensive effort after intermission, but never fully mounted a serious threat either – dropping the 115-101 decision at AmericanAirlines Arena, their 20th straight in Miami, fifth straight overall.
After allowing 67 points before half, the Cavs clamped down in the third quarter – reversing a recent trend – and held Miami to just 17 points in the period.