National Basketball Association

Wade outscores LeBron, but Cavs down Heat

Published Nov. 13, 2009 5:29 a.m. ET

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Ninety minutes before tipoff, LeBron James stood at his locker with a pair of scissors, trimming loose threads from the front of his jersey.

He wanted to look good in his showdown with Dwyane Wade, and he did, scoring 34 points to help the Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Miami Heat 111-104 on Thursday night.

Wade scored 36 points but couldn't rally the Heat from an 11-point deficit in the fourth quarter. Instead, James had Cleveland's final eight points over the last 2:42.

"He closed the game with a killer instinct in the right way on both ends of the floor," Cavaliers coach Mike Brown said. "Man, for me that was so fun to watch. It's indescribable almost. He willed the end of the game to go the way it did. It was flat-out beautiful, like Picasso."