Wrap-Up -- The Miami Heat aren’t known as a three-point shooting squad. But they were locked in from long-distance on Wednesday night – drilling 16 triples and handing the Wine & Gold their seventh straight defeat – a 117-92 decision to tip off a four-game homestand.
Just five nights after dropping Cleveland for the 15th straight occasion on South Beach, the Heat were equally stingy in the rematch – holding the Cavaliers to 45 percent shooting and dominating them on the boards, 47-22, in the paint, 44-26, and in second-chance scoring, 14-2.
The Cavaliers likely expected those numbers to be better with their leading rebounder – Tristan Thompson – rejoining the starting lineup after missing the previous ten games with a sprained left foot.