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National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Miami 117, Cleveland 90
When: 7:30 PM ET, Monday, January 31, 2011
Where: American Airlines Arena, Miami, Florida
Officials: #47 Bennie Adams, #39 Kevin Fehr, #41 Ken Mauer
Attendance: 19600

The Cleveland Cavaliers completed their first winless full month in team history and extended their franchise-record losing streak to 21 games with Monday's 117-90 road loss to the Miami Heat and old friend LeBron James.

The Cavaliers are two losses shy of the NBA single-season record shared by the 1995-96 Vancouver Grizzlies and 1997-98 Denver Nuggets. Cleveland has lost 31 of its last 32 games, with its only win a home overtime triumph over New York.

James spent his first seven years with the Cavaliers, lifting them from the depths of the NBA to a trip to the Finals in 2007 before departing for Miami last summer. He said before the game that the Cavs’ woes don’t make him feel vindicated for leaving, then collected 24 points and eight assists in improving to 3-0 against his old team.

Dwyane Wade totaled 34 points, seven rebounds and five assists, Chris Bosh had 12 points and 14 rebounds and Zydrunas Ilgauskas had a season-high 14 rebounds for the Heat, who have won three of their last four.

Antawn Jamison had 21 points and 10 rebounds and Manny Harris scored 20 points for the Cavs, who went 0-16 in January.

Cleveland cut a 19-point first-half deficit to 70-67 early in the third quarter but managed just two field goals the rest of the period as Miami rebuilt the lead to 17 entering the fourth quarter.

The Cavs played without second-leading scorer Daniel Gibson, who missed the game with a strained left quad muscle.

Top Game Performances
 
Cleveland   Miami
Antawn Jamison 21 Scoring Dwyane Wade 34
Ramon Sessions 7 Assists LeBron James 8
J.J. Hickson 10 Rebounds Zydrunas Ilgauskas 14
Manny Harris 7 Free Throws Made LeBron James 10
Christian Eyenga 3 Steals Dwyane Wade 3
Christian Eyenga 2 Blocks Chris Bosh 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Cleveland 90 39.0 4-13 22-27 14 41 4 8 15
Miami 117 48.9 8-18 23-28 19 50 6 7 13
Upcoming Games
  • Miami will play their next game on the road against Orlando. The Heat have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.
  • Cleveland will play their next game at home against Indiana. The Cavaliers have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.