(The Sports Xchange) – LeBron James has yet to win at AmericanAirlines Arena since leaving Miami and that trend continued Saturday night as the Miami Heat got 24 points from Dwyane Wade and defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers 122-101.
Wade reached a significant milestone in a game the Heat never trailed. Midway through the third quarter, he became the 41st NBA player with 20,000 career points.
James had 26 points on 13-of-20 shooting from the field and added three rebounds and three assists as Cleveland (49-20), which leads the Eastern Conference, lost for just the third time in the past 11 games.
The Heat (40-29) are 4-0 in Miami since James left the team to return to Cleveland. The Cavaliers are 3-0 against the Heat in Cleveland during that same span.
Heat point guard Goran Dragic had 18 points and 11 assists and shooting guard Joe Johnson added 18 points.
Miami also got 19 points off the bench from rookie shooting guard Josh Richardson, who made 4 of 6 3-pointers. Heat reserve center Hassan Whiteside added 16 points and 13 rebounds.
Aside from James, Cleveland got 14 points from point guard Kyrie Irving. But Cavs forward Kevin Love was held to seven points. Richard Jefferson added 20 points off the bench.
