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LeBron James scored 24 points and came up with a crucial late block as the Cleveland Cavaliers edged the Miami Heat 91-89 on Jan. 31 in a duel for third place in the NBA’s Eastern Conference.

LeBron James’s first career ejection was just a blip in his Cleveland Cavaliers’ ninth straight NBA victory on Nov. 28 -- a 108-97 triumph over the Miami Heat.

The Boston Celtics’ 16-game winning streak came to an end with an upset defeat against the Miami Heat on Nov. 22 as Russell Westbrook won his duel with Kevin Durant in Oklahoma City’s rout of Golden State.

The job vacancy rate in the euro area (EA18) was 1.8% in the fourth quarter of 2014, up from 1.6% recorded both in the previous quarter and in the fourth quarter of 2013, according to figures published by Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union.

The San Antonio Spurs defeated the Miami Heat 104-87 on June 15 to capture their fifth NBA championship and deny the Heat a third straight title.

Fueled by the disappointment of a seven-game loss to the Heat in last year's finals, the top-seeded Spurs throttled the two-time defending champions in the final three games to take the best-of-seven title series four games to one.