LeBron James leads Heat past Thunder
OKLAHOMA CITY -- LeBron James left in the fourth quarter with a bloody nose, but not before scoring 33 points to lead the Miami Heat past the Oklahoma City Thunder, 103-81, last night.
James went down with 5:50 left after he was struck by Oklahoma City's Serge Ibaka on a drive to the basket. James finished the dunk but was bloodied and left the court with a towel over his face.
"I'm like everybody else. You're used to seeing him like Superman, get up and sprint back even after tough hits and tough falls," Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said. "So we knew something was up."
James passed a concussion test, but some damage was done. "He has a swollen nose right now. It's bleeding," Spoelstra said. "We'll evaluate him when we get back to Miami, but it's sore."
Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh scored 24 points each and Wade had 10 assists for Miami, which won its fourth straight game and avenged an earlier loss to OKC.
Kevin Durant scored 28 points for the Thunder. Russell Westbrook, who missed the previous 27 games after knee surgery, started and had 16 points.
James scored 10 points in the first 3:11 on 5-for-5 shooting and Miami made 13 of its first 14 shots to take a 28-13 lead. James scored 16 points to help the Heat go up 34-17 after a quarter. -- AP
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