Miami's Big Three James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh went just 14 of 40.
Dwyane Wade limped noticeably during the first half and wound up in foul trouble, too.
Both teams were missing key components, Dwyane Wade for Miami and Nik Vucevic for Orlando.
Heat guard Dwyane Wade didn't seem bothered that the 6-foot-8, 260-pound James chose to lash out.
The basketball player turned fashion savant Dwyane Wade sat front row and center.
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LeBron James and Dwyane Wade are best friends and they feed off of each other tremendously on the court.
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So far this postseason, Dwyane Wade has only contributed 13.7 points per game while dealing with a right knee injury.
The Pacers have a far different goal now as they get ready to face LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Miami.
"We just did what we're supposed to do, " said Dwyane Wade, who added 23 points and six steals for Miami.
James had 30 points and nine rebounds for Miami, and Dwyane Wade added 19 points but shot just 7 of 19.
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Also named are Dwyane Wade, Carmelo Anthony and Jason Kidd as the US seeks to end a recent run of disappointments.
Miami's LeBron James and Dwyane Wade and San Antonio's Tim Duncan have all seen early-round domination lead to an untimely postseason exit.
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Dwyane Wade sat out Sunday's game, only the second postseason game he's missed in his career, because of his aching right knee.
Against the Thunder, the difference hasn't been the gap between LeBron James and Kevin Durant, or between Dwyane Wade and Russell Westbrook.
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Aside from Chandler, Miami's LeBron James (hamstring) and Dwyane Wade (ankle) sat out their game Sunday against the San Antonio Spurs with injuries.
Dwyane Wade's divorce proceedings lasted nearly three years before being finalized in 2010, and he continued to score over 25 points per game.
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He knew even a 17-point deficit, the largest they had faced in six weeks, wouldn't stop LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh.
Dwyane Wade had 33 points, Mario Chalmers scored 14 and Chris Bosh added 13 to help the defending NBA champions improve to 39-14.
Word began to spread last month about Dwyane Wade leaving Jordan Brand for Chinese-based Li-Ning, which carried its pros and cons.
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The leader of this effort was my good friend, Dwyane Wade.
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"Jason Collins showed a lot of courage today and I respect him for taking a stand and choosing to live in his truth, " wrote Dwyane Wade.
Miller came off the bench last night and went seven for eight from three point range, scoring more points than either Russell Westbrook or Dwyane Wade.
It was the third time he scored 50 in his career, and it came with Miami's LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Mario Chalmers all sidelined by injuries.
One of those fouls, committed by West against Dwyane Wade with 5:57 left in the fourth quarter of Game 4, was upgraded by the NBA to a flagrant-1.
But that wasn't long enough to scrub a postgame shout from Miami Heat guard Dwyane Wade, who saluted teammate Mario Chalmers by giving him a profane middle name.
Dwyane Wade added 21 points and Chris Bosh had 16 for the Heat, who outscored the Nets 56-36 in the second half after it was tied at halftime.
Multiple rumors and reports began surfacing across the Internet late Thursday and early Friday that Dwyane Wade would be leaving Jordan Brand for Chinese Sportswear company Li-Ning.
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James, fresh off his fourth MVP, is not the central issue it's mostly the play of his teammates, specifically the underperformances from his banged-up co-pilots Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh.
Chris Bosh scored 23 points for Miami, which played without LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Mario Chalmers, all held out with injuries that are not believed to be serious.
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