James 落ちるs short in Miami return to 直面する Heat
The Miami Heat weren't in a giving mood as they spoiled the Christmas Day return of LeBron James to southern Florida.
James 一致するd a team high 30 points and eight 補助装置s as the Cleveland Cavaliers on Thursday lost 101-91 to his former team in one of five NBA contests on the Christmas holiday.
It was James's first game in South Beach since 拒絶するing the Heat to 再結合させる his hometown Cavaliers in the offseason.
LeBron James of the Cleveland Cavaliers, seen during their NBA game against the Miami Heat, at the American 航空機によるs 円形競技場 in Miami, Florida, on December 25, 2014 ?マイク Ehrmann (Getty/AFP)
"A lot of emotions come 支援する and you know , I spent four years here with those guys," he said. "We put in a lot of hard work and dedication just to do the best we could."
James, who got a big pre-game ovation from the （人が）群がる of 19,800, won two NBA 肩書を与えるs in four seasons with his former team, which has fallen to a sub .500 club since he left.
But Miami didn't play like a struggling team.
They were a 決定するd bunch, 特に James' former sidekick Dwyane Wade, who finished with a game-high 31 points. The Heat victory also comes just 48 hours after a disappointing 91-87 loss to the lowly Philadelphia 76ers.
"It could have been 平易な for us to be 負かす／撃墜する on ourselves after that loss but we weren't," said Wade, who hugged and chatted with James on the 法廷，裁判所 after the final buzzer.
There were no hard feelings between James and the Heat fans either, as he received plenty of 賞賛 and just a smattering of boos during the pre-game introductions.
The Heat also played a ビデオ 尊敬の印 to James during one of the timeouts.
"What me and my チーム仲間s created while we were here is going to last forever," said James, who led the Heat to four 選手権 外見s. "You can never take that out of the (history) 調書をとる／予約するs.
"I gave everything and more to the city while I was here. I never disrespected the city, the franchise, or any of my チーム仲間s."
But James said he had yet to speak with Heat 大統領，／社長 Pat Riley.
"If the 適切な時期 現在のs itself I don't mind, but I don't know what his mindset is," he 追加するd.
James 約束d reporters a "抱擁する" 圧力（をかける） 会議／協議会 once he retires at which he would ans wer questions more 自由に.
Wade said he was pleased to see the 元気づけるs より数が多い the boos for James.
"That is the way it should be. There is no 推論する／理由 to say anything 消極的な about LeBron James," said Wade, who 得点する／非難する／２０d 24 of his 31 points in the first half.
Dwyane Wade (R) of the Miami Heat shoots over Dion Waiters of the Cleveland Cavaliers during their NBA game at the American 航空機によるs 円形競技場 in Miami, Florida, on December 25, 2014 ?マイク Ehrmann (Getty/AFP)
