LeBron James Scores 28 as Miami Heat Demolish Cleveland Cavaliers 111-87

The build to the game took an unexpected turn as LeBron James confessed his ambition to perhaps return to Cleveland one day, but this did little to stop the chorus of boos that followed his every touch of the ball.

Miami got off to a thunderous start, jumping out to a 13-0 lead as the hapless Cavs struggled to find a way through the Heat defense and had no answers for them on the fast break.

That did not change throughout as the Heat cruised to their fifth consecutive away win and their fourth consecutive away blowout.

James and Wade have not had to play a fourth quarter through the past week, something that could be very important down the stretch. Effectively they have both had a game off.

James finished with a routine 28 points 5 rebounds 5 assists shooting 11/19 from the field, 3/5 from three and 3/3 from the line. Wade added 22.

The Miami starters simply crushed Cleveland, averaging 27 points in +/- scoring between them.

The Cavs had just 16 assists on their 30 field goals and were hammered on the rebounds adding just 23 defensive boards.

The gulf in class was clear last night.

Kyrie Irving and Tristan Thompson both got stuck in and had solid games in a horrific losing performance. Cleveland can at least find positives in their two rookies. As a Cavs fan, I am hoping they clear out the rest of the team and get themselves more draft picks as there is no way forward with the current roster.