Miami Heat @ Cleveland Cavaliers
14-11, 6-8 Away
107
14-11, 6-8 Away
13-9, 9-3 Home
115
13-9, 9-3 Home
Shot Chart
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes 8-foot hook shot
- Larry Hughes makes slam dunk (Drew Gooden assists)
- LeBron James makes 17-foot jumper
- Larry Hughes misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Larry Hughes misses 12-foot two point shot
- LeBron James makes 16-foot jumper (Eric Snow assists)
- Eric Snow misses 19-foot jumper
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes 17-foot jumper (LeBron James assists)
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses 7-foot two point shot
- LeBron James misses 18-foot two point shot
- Gary Payton blocks Zydrunas Ilgauskas's layup
- Larry Hughes makes slam dunk (LeBron James assists)
- Donyell Marshall misses 23-foot three point jumper
- LeBron James misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Donyell Marshall makes 1-foot two point shot (Larry Hughes assists)
- LeBron James misses 18-foot jumper
- Larry Hughes misses 4-foot running jumper
- Alonzo Mourning blocks LeBron James's layup
- Alan Henderson misses layup
- Donyell Marshall makes layup (Damon Jones assists)
- LeBron James makes 20-foot jumper
- Damon Jones misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Donyell Marshall makes 23-foot three point jumper (Damon Jones assists)
- LeBron James makes 18-foot two point shot
- Larry Hughes makes driving dunk
- Damon Jones misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Donyell Marshall misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Damon Jones misses 24-foot three point jumper
- LeBron James makes slam dunk (Zydrunas Ilgauskas assists)
- LeBron James makes slam dunk (Zydrunas Ilgauskas assists)
- Eric Snow makes layup (LeBron James assists)
- Larry Hughes makes driving dunk
- Donyell Marshall misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Drew Gooden makes jumper (Larry Hughes assists)
- Larry Hughes makes 25-foot three point jumper (Eric Snow assists)
- Larry Hughes makes 24-foot three point jumper (Eric Snow assists)
- Larry Hughes makes layup
- Eric Snow makes layup (LeBron James assists)
- Larry Hughes misses three point jumper
- Larry Hughes makes 8-foot running jumper (Eric Snow assists)
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes 16-foot jumper (LeBron James assists)
- Larry Hughes misses 16-foot jumper
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes 22-foot jumper (Donyell Marshall assists)
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses 16-foot jumper
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes jumper (LeBron James assists)
- Donyell Marshall makes 23-foot three point jumper (Larry Hughes assists)
- Dwyane Wade blocks Larry Hughes's layup
- LeBron James misses 15-foot jumper
- Donyell Marshall misses 7-foot jumper
- Eric Snow makes 17-foot jumper (LeBron James assists)
- LeBron James makes 24-foot three point jumper (Donyell Marshall assists)
- Donyell Marshall misses 14-foot jumper
- Donyell Marshall makes 25-foot three point jumper (Larry Hughes assists)
- Damon Jones makes 24-foot three point jumper (Donyell Marshall assists)
- Donyell Marshall makes 23-foot three point jumper (Larry Hughes assists)
- Donyell Marshall misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Damon Jones makes 24-foot three point jumper (LeBron James assists)
- Donyell Marshall makes 9-foot two point shot (LeBron James assists)
- Donyell Marshall makes 23-foot three point jumper (Eric Snow assists)
- Damon Jones misses 17-foot jumper
- Larry Hughes misses 42-foot three point jumper
- Damon Jones makes 20-foot jumper (LeBron James assists)
- Donyell Marshall misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Larry Hughes misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Alonzo Mourning blocks Larry Hughes's layup
- LeBron James misses 20-foot jumper
- Alonzo Mourning blocks Zydrunas Ilgauskas's 7-foot jumper
- LeBron James makes driving layup
- LeBron James makes 21-foot jumper
- Damon Jones misses 25-foot three point jumper
- LeBron James makes 15-foot jumper
- LeBron James makes 25-foot three point jumper (Larry Hughes assists)
- Larry Hughes misses 17-foot jumper
- LeBron James makes 20-foot jumper
- LeBron James misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Antoine Walker blocks Zydrunas Ilgauskas's layup
- Damon Jones misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Donyell Marshall misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas blocks Shaquille O'Neal's layup
- Shaquille O'Neal makes slam dunk
- Gary Payton misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Shaquille O'Neal misses 8-foot two point shot
- James Posey misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Dwyane Wade misses jumper
- Udonis Haslem misses 16-foot jumper
- Dwyane Wade misses 8-foot running jumper
- Dwyane Wade makes 18-foot jumper (Gary Payton assists)
- James Posey makes layup (Gary Payton assists)
- Dwyane Wade makes two point shot
- Udonis Haslem misses 19-foot jumper
- Shaquille O'Neal misses 11-foot two point shot
- Dwyane Wade misses 17-foot jumper
- Alonzo Mourning makes 5-foot two point shot (Gary Payton assists)
- Gary Payton misses layup
- Dwyane Wade makes slam dunk (Gary Payton assists)
- James Posey makes 23-foot three point jumper (Dwyane Wade assists)
- Gerald Fitch misses 18-foot jumper
- James Posey misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Antoine Walker makes layup
- Alonzo Mourning misses 7-foot two point shot
- Dwyane Wade misses 73-foot three point jumper
- Gerald Fitch makes running jumper
- Antoine Walker makes 25-foot three point jumper (Gerald Fitch assists)
- Gerald Fitch makes 20-foot jumper
- Dwyane Wade makes layup (Antoine Walker assists)
- Alonzo Mourning makes 4-foot hook shot (Antoine Walker assists)
- Gerald Fitch misses three point jumper
- Gary Payton misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Shaquille O'Neal misses 8-foot two point shot
- Antoine Walker misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Gary Payton makes 20-foot jumper (Shaquille O'Neal assists)
- Antoine Walker makes layup
- Jason Kapono makes 26-foot three point jumper (Dwyane Wade assists)
- Dwyane Wade misses 8-foot two point shot
- Dwyane Wade makes layup (Gary Payton assists)
- Dwyane Wade misses 18-foot two point shot
- Donyell Marshall blocks Alonzo Mourning's 7-foot jumper
- Alonzo Mourning misses 4-foot two point shot
- Dwyane Wade makes jumper
- Shaquille O'Neal misses 6-foot jumper
- Udonis Haslem misses 15-foot jumper
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas blocks Dwyane Wade's layup
- Gary Payton makes jumper
- Gary Payton makes 19-foot jumper
- Udonis Haslem misses 14-foot two point shot
- Shaquille O'Neal makes layup (Dwyane Wade assists)
- Shaquille O'Neal makes layup (Dwyane Wade assists)
- James Posey misses 16-foot jumper
- Dwyane Wade makes layup
- Gary Payton makes 24-foot three point jumper (Dwyane Wade assists)
- James Posey makes 25-foot three point jumper (Gary Payton assists)
- Gary Payton misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Udonis Haslem makes layup
- Dwyane Wade makes driving dunk
- Antoine Walker misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Dwyane Wade makes 21-foot jumper
- Antoine Walker misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Shandon Anderson misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Alonzo Mourning makes slam dunk (Antoine Walker assists)
- Alonzo Mourning misses 7-foot running jumper
- Alonzo Mourning makes layup
- Gerald Fitch makes 19-foot jumper
- Alonzo Mourning misses 7-foot two point shot
- Alonzo Mourning makes layup
- Gerald Fitch makes 25-foot three point jumper (Antoine Walker assists)
- Alonzo Mourning makes dunk (Antoine Walker assists)
- Antoine Walker misses layup
- Antoine Walker makes tip shot
- Gerald Fitch misses 21-foot jumper
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas blocks Alonzo Mourning's 6-foot jumper
- Dwyane Wade makes layup
- Shaquille O'Neal makes 8-foot two point shot (Jason Kapono assists)
- Dwyane Wade misses 7-foot jumper
- James Posey makes layup (Dwyane Wade assists)
- James Posey makes 25-foot three point jumper (Dwyane Wade assists)
- Dwyane Wade misses 21-foot jumper
- Shaquille O'Neal makes two point shot (Antoine Walker assists)
- Antoine Walker misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Jason Kapono makes 25-foot three point jumper (Antoine Walker assists)
- Dwyane Wade misses 17-foot jumper
- Dwyane Wade makes layup
- Antoine Walker misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Dwyane Wade misses 26-foot three point jumper
HEAT
CAVALIERS
| TIME | PLAY | MIA | CLE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 | Start of the 1st Quarter | 0 | 0 | |
| 12:00 | | Jumpball: Shaquille O'Neal vs. Zydrunas Ilgauskas (Larry Hughes gains possession) | 0 | 0 |
| 11:37 | | Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes 8-foot hook shot | 0 | 2 |
| 11:23 | | Drew Gooden illegal defense foul (1st personal foul) | 0 | 2 |
| 11:23 | | Udonis Haslem makes technical free throw | 1 | 2 |
| 11:15 | | Zydrunas Ilgauskas blocks Shaquille O'Neal's layup | 1 | 2 |
| 11:12 | | Shaquille O'Neal offensive rebound | 3 | 2 |
| 11:12 | | Shaquille O'Neal makes slam dunk | 3 | 2 |
| 10:52 | | Dwyane Wade illegal defense foul (1st personal foul) | 3 | 2 |
| 10:52 | | LeBron James makes technical free throw | 3 | 3 |
| 10:44 | | Larry Hughes makes slam dunk (Drew Gooden assists) | 3 | 5 |
| 10:26 | | Gary Payton misses 26-foot three point jumper | 3 | 5 |
| 10:23 | | Udonis Haslem offensive rebound | 3 | 5 |
| 10:15 | | Shaquille O'Neal misses 8-foot two point shot | 3 | 5 |
| 10:14 | | Larry Hughes defensive rebound | 3 | 5 |
| 10:03 | | LeBron James bad pass | 3 | 5 |
| 9:45 | | James Posey misses 24-foot three point jumper | 3 | 5 |
| 9:45 | | Miami defensive rebound | 3 | 5 |
| 9:30 | | Larry Hughes offensive foul (1st personal foul) | 3 | 5 |
| 9:30 | | Larry Hughes turnover | 3 | 5 |
| 9:30 | | Shaquille O'Neal shooting foul (Larry Hughes draws the foul) | 3 | 5 |
| 9:30 | | Larry Hughes misses free throw 1 of 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 9:30 | | Cleveland offensive rebound | 3 | 5 |
| 9:30 | | Larry Hughes makes free throw 2 of 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 9:22 | | Dwyane Wade misses jumper | 3 | 6 |
| 9:21 | | Larry Hughes defensive rebound | 3 | 6 |
| 9:07 | | LeBron James makes 17-foot jumper | 3 | 8 |
| 8:55 | | Udonis Haslem misses 16-foot jumper | 3 | 8 |
| 8:52 | | Eric Snow defensive rebound | 3 | 8 |
| 8:44 | | Larry Hughes misses 24-foot three point jumper | 3 | 8 |
| 8:42 | | Cleveland offensive rebound | 3 | 8 |
| 8:34 | | Larry Hughes misses 12-foot two point shot | 3 | 8 |
| 8:33 | | Cleveland offensive rebound | 3 | 8 |
| 8:30 | | LeBron James makes 16-foot jumper (Eric Snow assists) | 3 | 10 |
| 8:22 | | Miami 20 Sec. timeout | 3 | 10 |
| 8:15 | | Dwyane Wade misses 8-foot running jumper | 3 | 10 |
| 8:11 | | Drew Gooden defensive rebound | 3 | 10 |
| 7:58 | | Eric Snow misses 19-foot jumper | 3 | 10 |
| 7:56 | | James Posey defensive rebound | 3 | 10 |
| 7:48 | | Zydrunas Ilgauskas personal foul (Shaquille O'Neal draws the foul) | 3 | 10 |
| 7:39 | | Eric Snow shooting foul (Shaquille O'Neal draws the foul) | 3 | 10 |
| 7:39 | | Shaquille O'Neal misses free throw 1 of 2 | 3 | 10 |
| 7:39 | | Miami offensive rebound | 3 | 10 |
| 7:39 | | Shaquille O'Neal misses free throw 2 of 2 | 3 | 10 |
| 7:39 | | Drew Gooden defensive goaltending | 3 | 10 |
| 7:39 | | Shaquille O'Neal misses free throw 2 of 2 | 3 | 10 |
| 7:37 | | Zydrunas Ilgauskas defensive rebound | 3 | 10 |
| 7:22 | | Zydrunas Ilgauskas makes 17-foot jumper (LeBron James assists) | 3 | 12 |
| 7:07 | | Dwyane Wade makes 18-foot jumper (Gary Payton assists) | 5 | 12 |
| 6:48 | | Zydrunas Ilgauskas misses 7-foot two point shot | 5 | 12 |
| 6:46 | | Gary Payton defensive rebound | 5 | 12 |
| 6:41 | | James Posey makes layup (Gary Payton assists) | 7 | 12 |
| 6:20 | | LeBron James misses 18-foot two point shot | 7 | 12 |
| 6:18 | | Dwyane Wade defensive rebound | 7 | 12 |
| 6:15 | | Dwyane Wade makes two point shot | 9 | 12 |
| 5:54 | | Gary Payton blocks Zydrunas Ilgauskas's layup | 9 | 12 |
| 5:52 | | Gary Payton shooting foul (Drew Gooden draws the foul) | 9 | 12 |
| 5:52 | | Cleveland full timeout | 9 | 12 |
| 5:52 | | Drew Gooden offensive rebound | 9 | 12 |
| 5:52 | | Drew Gooden misses free throw 1 of 2 | 9 | 12 |
| 5:52 | | Cleveland offensive rebound | 9 | 12 |
| 5:52 | | Donyell Marshall enters the game for Zydrunas Ilgauskas | 9 | 12 |
| 5:52 | | Damon Jones enters the game for Eric Snow | 9 | 12 |
| 5:52 | | Drew Gooden misses free throw 2 of 2 | 9 | 12 |
| 5:50 | | Udonis Haslem defensive rebound | 9 | 12 |
| 5:37 | | Udonis Haslem misses 19-foot jumper | 9 | 12 |
| 5:35 | | Shaquille O'Neal offensive rebound | 9 | 12 |
| 5:33 | | Drew Gooden personal foul (Shaquille O'Neal draws the foul) | 9 | 12 |
| 5:26 | | Drew Gooden personal foul (Shaquille O'Neal draws the foul) | 9 | 12 |
| 5:26 | | Alan Henderson enters the game for Drew Gooden | 9 | 12 |
| 5:18 | | Shaquille O'Neal misses 11-foot two point shot | 9 | 12 |
| 5:16 | | Alan Henderson defensive rebound | 9 | 12 |
| 5:11 | | Larry Hughes offensive foul (1st personal foul) | 9 | 12 |
| 5:11 | | Larry Hughes turnover | 9 | 12 |
| 5:11 | | Shaquille O'Neal shooting foul (LeBron James draws the foul) | 9 | 12 |
| 5:11 | | LeBron James makes free throw 1 of 2 | 9 | 13 |
| 5:11 | | Alonzo Mourning enters the game for Shaquille O'Neal | 9 | 13 |
| 5:11 | | LeBron James makes free throw 2 of 2 | 9 | 14 |
| 4:56 | | Dwyane Wade misses 17-foot jumper | 9 | 14 |
| 4:54 | | Donyell Marshall defensive rebound | 9 | 14 |
| 4:45 | | Larry Hughes makes slam dunk (LeBron James assists) | 9 | 16 |
| 4:20 | | Alonzo Mourning makes 5-foot two point shot (Gary Payton assists) | 11 | 16 |
| 3:58 | | Donyell Marshall misses 23-foot three point jumper | 11 | 16 |
| 3:58 | | Cleveland defensive rebound | 11 | 16 |
| 3:58 | | Antoine Walker enters the game for Udonis Haslem | 11 | 16 |
| 3:46 | | Gary Payton misses layup | 11 | 16 |
| 3:43 | | Gary Payton offensive rebound | 11 | 16 |
| 3:39 | | Dwyane Wade makes slam dunk (Gary Payton assists) | 13 | 16 |
| 3:16 | | LeBron James misses 26-foot three point jumper | 13 | 16 |
| 3:15 | | James Posey defensive rebound | 13 | 16 |
| 3:09 | | Dwyane Wade bad pass (Alan Henderson steals) | 13 | 16 |
| 3:01 | | Donyell Marshall makes 1-foot two point shot (Larry Hughes assists) | 13 | 18 |
| 2:40 | | James Posey makes 23-foot three point jumper (Dwyane Wade assists) | 16 | 18 |
| 2:19 | | LeBron James misses 18-foot jumper | 16 | 18 |
| 2:17 | | Antoine Walker defensive rebound | 16 | 18 |
| 2:11 | | Alonzo Mourning 3 second | 16 | 18 |
| 2:11 | | Miami full timeout | 16 | 18 |
| 2:11 | | Gerald Fitch enters the game for Gary Payton | 16 | 18 |
| 1:59 | | Larry Hughes misses 4-foot running jumper | 16 | 18 |
| 1:59 | | Cleveland defensive rebound | 16 | 18 |
| 1:43 | | Gerald Fitch misses 18-foot jumper | 16 | 18 |
| 1:42 | | LeBron James defensive rebound | 16 | 18 |
| 1:35 | | Alonzo Mourning blocks LeBron James's layup | 16 | 18 |
| 1:31 | | Antoine Walker defensive rebound | 16 | 18 |
| 1:28 | | James Posey misses 25-foot three point jumper | 16 | 18 |
| 1:25 | | Alan Henderson defensive rebound | 16 | 18 |
| 1:16 | | Alan Henderson misses layup | 16 | 18 |
| 1:16 | | Donyell Marshall offensive rebound | 16 | 18 |
| 1:16 | | James Posey shooting foul (Donyell Marshall draws the foul) | 16 | 18 |
| 1:16 | | Donyell Marshall makes free throw 1 of 2 | 16 | 19 |
| 1:16 | | Donyell Marshall makes free throw 2 of 2 | 16 | 20 |
| 1:02 | | Antoine Walker makes layup | 18 | 20 |
| 44.9 | | Donyell Marshall makes layup (Damon Jones assists) | 18 | 22 |
| 19.9 | | Alonzo Mourning misses 7-foot two point shot | 18 | 22 |
| 15.9 | | Donyell Marshall defensive rebound | 18 | 22 |
| 1.0 | | LeBron James turnover | 18 | 22 |
| 0.0 | | Dwyane Wade misses 73-foot three point jumper | 18 | 22 |
| 0.0 | | Miami offensive rebound | 18 | 22 |
| 0.0 | End of the 1st Quarter | 18 | 22 | |
Regular Season Series
CLE leads 1-0
Game Information
Rocket Arena
12:30 AM, 18 December 2005
Cleveland, OH
Attendance: 20,562
- Referees:
- Joe DeRosa
- Monty McCutchen
- Eric Lewis
2025-26 Southeast Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orlando | 16 | 13 | .552 | - | L1 |
| Miami | 15 | 15 | .500 | 1.5 | L3 |
| Atlanta | 15 | 16 | .484 | 2 | L4 |
| Charlotte | 10 | 20 | .333 | 6.5 | W1 |
| Washington | 5 | 23 | .179 | 10.5 | L2 |
2025-26 Central Standings
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