No Hassan Whiteside for the Heat again Tuesday.
No Whiteside and no Bam Adebayo seemed like a worse prospect.
That was news to the Heat, which scored one of its most impressive victories of the season Tuesday night by beating the Cleveland Cavaliers 98-79 at AmericanAirlines Arena.
With Dwyane Wade and LeBron James squaring off as opponents for the first time in over a year, the Heat (40-35) took control in the first half with a tremendous defensive effort that limited Cleveland (44-30) to a season-low 34 points and snapped the Cavs’ five-game winning streak. James’ all-time record against the Heat in Miami fell to 4-13, which is his worst against any NBA team.