Heat run streak to 24 with huge rally at Cavs
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E-mail Shanghai Daily, March 22, 2013
Miami's winning streak was in danger of disappearing - in Cleveland, of all places.
But LeBron James wouldn't give up, and the second-longest winning streak in National Basketball Association history has now increased to 24 games.
"That guy right there doesn't want to lose in this building," teammate Dwayne Wade said, nodding toward James, who left many angry Cavaliers fans behind when he left for Miami as a free agent three years ago.
James scored 25 points as the Heat overcame a 27-point deficit in the third quarter before beating the Cleveland Cavaliers 98-95 on Wednesday night.
Miami is within nine games of matching the record of 33 consecutive wins held by the 1971-72 Los Angeles Lakers.
For more than 30 minutes the defending champions seemed disinterested and on the verge of losing for the first time since February 1. Miami trailed 40-67 with 7:44 left in the third quarter. But behind the irrepressible James, who added 12 rebounds and 10 assists in 42 minutes, the Heat inched closer to history and matched the NBA's biggest comeback this season.
"This was one of the most bizarre, unique days of my life with everything that happened," said James, referring to a homecoming in which a fan ran onto the floor and the opening tip was delayed 35 minutes by a leaky scoreboard. "It also was one of the best comebacks I've ever been a part of."
The Heat were down 17 points and stormed back to beat Boston 105-103 on Monday and surpass the 2007-08 Houston Rockets for the second-longest streak in NBA history.
Elsewhere, it was: Bobcats 107, Raptors 101; Knicks 106, Magic 94; Hawks 98, Bucks 90; Nets 113, Mavericks 96; Rockets 100, Jazz 93; Grizzlies 90, Thunder 89 (in OT); Hornets 87, Celtics 86; Spurs 104, Warriors 93; Wizards 88, Suns 79; and Clippers 101, 76ers 72.
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