The Miami Heat (23-23) fell to seventh place in the Eastern Conference in a 20-point loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers (38-9) 126-106. Here’s a look at four major takeaways from the matchup: 1. The Heat were dominated on the boards.

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Miami hosts the Cleveland Cavaliers following the Miami Heat's 125-119 overtime victory against the Orlando Magic

Mobley 10-15 2-3 22, Tyson 2-7 0-0 4, Allen 5-7 2-2 12, Mitchell 14-23 1-1 34, Strus 3-11 0-0 8, Bates 0-1 0-0 0, Niang 6-9 0-0 15, Thompson 1-2 0-0 2, Jerome 9-18 0-0 20, Porter Jr. 4-7 0-0 9. Totals 54-100 5-6 126.

Miami and Virginia shared the ACC regular season title with identical 15-5 records.  How the mighty have fallen.  Entering this game, the Cavs an

On the first night of a back-to-back, short-handed Cleveland crushed Miami, 126-106, inside the Kaseya Center — a figurative dungeon for Cleveland over the last 15 years.

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The Hurricanes were coming off a heartbreaking overtime loss on the road to Cal, a game in which UM players showed more spirit and grit than they had in months. Matt Cleveland scored 30 points in that game, and was Miami’s top scorer against Virginia, as well, with a team-high 27 points on 10-of-17 shooting.

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