[The game] kind of had that ‘Philadelphia’ type feel. The game was close, push and shove throughout the whole game. [...] That’s a Byron Scott team. No matter who’s on the court, they’re going to play hard. You’ve got Anderson Varejaso. Once you have a guy like that who plays hard, everyone else kind of just follows that lead. They did that and came out and played a good game.
- Miami Heat forward LeBron James on the injury-laden Cavaliers following Cleveland’s 107-91 loss. James faired considerably better than the first time these two teams met, finishing with 24 points (9-16), five rebounds and six assists.
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