Well that was shameful, letting ourselves get bitch slapped by a team missing their best player and two of their three top scorers. Kyle Lowry, running on fumes at age 37 and averaging 7.0 ppg, got 28 points, including 7-for-10 on 3's. He came in making 43% of them, so I have no idea why they let him take wide open 3's all night long.
The perimeter defense was awful; Miami got so many uncontested 3's that I lost count. They ended up going 20-for-35, which I'm sure is their best 3-point shooting night of the year by far.
Allen looked wasted after his amazing +42 night against Embiid last night. He was -24 in 23 minutes tonight with 4 points and 4 rebounds. Garland and Strus were clearly gassed, combining for 20 points after playing 43-44 minutes last night.
The Cavs lost the turnover battle 19-10 as the Heat got off 11 more shots. The Cavs actually had a great shooting night, hitting 47% both from the field and on 3's, but the 19 turnovers and 7 blocked shots doomed them along with the horrid perimeter defense.