HomeFeatureScoreBoard: Heat Beat Bobcats (101-97); Blazers Take 2-0 Lead In Houston (112-105) Abner Jackson III Thursday, April 24, 2014 Feature, Scoreboard, The Game Photo Credit: USATSI LeBron James had a game-high 32 points, 8 assists and 6 rebounds to lead the Miami Heat to a 101-97 victory over the Charlotte Bobcats. Chris Bosh had 20 points, 5 rebounds and 2 blocks for the Heat. Dwyane Wade had 15 points and 6 rebounds for the Heat and Mario Chalmers scored 11 points for Miami. Al Jefferson had 18 points and a game-high 13 rebound for Charlotte and Michael Kidd-Gilchrist had 22 points and 10 rebounds for Charlotte. Miami goes to Charlotte with a 2-0 lead. If they win the next two games in Charlotte, they will sweep the Bobcats. If the Bobcats does manage to win a game in Charlotte, Miami will win the series in five games. Photo Credit: USATSI The Portland Trail Blazers defeated the Houston Rockets 112-105 for the second straight game in Houston to steal home court advantage from the Rockets. The Blazers will go to Portland with a 2-0 lead and could possibly sweep the Rockets. LaMarcus Aldridge had a game-high 43 points, 8 rebounds and 3 blocks. Aldridge became the third player in NBA playoff history to score 40 points or more in game 1 and 2 on the road in the playoffs joining Michael Jordan and Tracy McGrady. Damian Lillard had 18 points, game-high 11 assists and 8 rebounds for the Blazers. Dwight Howard had 32 points, game-high 14 rebounds and game-high 4 blocks for the Rockets. The Blazers started off with one of the best records in the NBA and have the talent to make it to the Western Conference Finals.
