Miami Heat took command of the Eastern Conference

The victory of the Miami Heat on a direct rival puts them as leaders in the Eastern Conference, with a record of 12 wins and 3 losses. However, the side meeting was the Brooklyn Nets for most of the time. Under the command of Deron Williams , the New York team was a part of 0-11 for the start of the game that kept them afloat until the final moments of the third quarter. It was whenLeBron James and Dwyane Wade combined for 21 points in less than 10 minutes tying the score for the first time (73-73). Thereafter the party fell to Miami after a poor technical decisionAvery Johnson , leaving his team with one man in the paint instead of taking advantage of the weakness of the whole South Beach in that role.