Miami Heat vs Washington Wizards (123 - 107) MARCH 30, 2011

Miami Heat vs Washington Wizards (123 - 107) MARCH 30, 2011

LeBron James finishes with 35 points, eight rebounds and eight assists to help Miami get past Washington 123-107. Heat-Wizards notebook By Rich Dubroff, for NBA.com Posted Thursday March 31, 2011 12:07AM THE FACTS: LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh combined for 94 points to lead the Miami Heat to a 123-107 win over the Washington Wizards on Wednesday night. The game was marred by a second-quarter fight between Washington's John Wall and Miami's Zydrunas Ilgauskas. After Ilgauskas elbowed Wall, the rookie guard threw a punch, and Ilgauskas' teammate Juwan Howard and the Wizards' JaVale McGee squared off. Wall, Ilgauskas and Howard were ejected. Washington trailed 94-92 with 7:30 left, but the Heat outscored the Wizards 29-15 to pull away. Jordan Crawford, who replaced Wall, had a career-high 39 points to lead the Wizards. QUOTABLE: "It seems like every time I get hit hard, I get a hard foul, all I get is two shots, and they take the ball out. It seems like everybody else, when it's a hard foul, it's two shots and the ball. Sometimes, it's unfair because of how strong I am." -- LeBron James on what he sees as being the victim of overly rough play. THE STAT: The "Big Three" scored the first 18 points of the third quarter and the first 22 of the fourth. TURNING POINT: The Wizards led 37-36 when the fight erupted, and Miami took the lead for good with 3:15 to play in the second quarter. QUOTABLE II: "I didn't see anything. I was sitting down. I was biting my nails or something on the bench." -- Chris Bosh on his view of the skirmish HOT: James was 12-for-16 from the field and 10 of 13 from the line. He added eight rebounds, eight assists and five steals.. NOT: Washington's Yi Jianlian was scoreless in just under 20 minutes. He missed his three shots and was in foul trouble throughout the game. FANTASY SPOTLIGHT: How can you miss with James, Wade and Bosh? Their 94 points tied a season high. One day, perhaps they'll combine for 100. GOOD MOVE: James, Wade and Bosh avoiding the fight and letting the two subs -- Ilgauskas and Howard -- get tossed. BAD MOVE: Wall likely earning a one-game suspension for his part in the fight. "Disappointed in the way I reacted," Wall said. "I let my teammates down. I let the organization down." ROOKIE WATCH: Wall had two points and five assists in 15 minutes. Crawford was spectacular with 26 of his 39 in the second half. The other Wizards' rookies, Kevin Seraphin, Mustafa Shakur and Hamady N'Diaye played briefly and didn't score. Trevor Booker was declared out for the season with a broken bone in his right foot. INSIDE THE ARENA: The Heat played to a less-than-capacity crowd: 18,916 -- about 1,400 short of a sellout. Washington Capitals' Alex Ovechkin and Nicklas Backstrom were in the crowd. NOTABLE: Crawford was the first Washington rookie to hit 39 points since Tom Gugliotta on Nov. 21, 1992 against Utah. UP NEXT: For the Heat: Friday @Timberwolves, Sunday @ Nets, Wednesday vs. Bucks. For the Wizards: Friday vs. Cavaliers, Sunday @ Bobcats, Tuesday vs. Pistons.