Cavaliers-Timberwolves Preview

By BRETT HUSTON
Posted Oct 29 2009 1:43PM

After failing to reach the NBA finals last season despite possessing the league's best record, LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers know they'll ultimately be judged by how they fare in the postseason.

They've hardly looked like a contender for anything through their first two games.

The Cavaliers try to avoid a third consecutive loss for the first time since March 2008 on Friday night at Target Center, where the young Minnesota Timberwolves look to build on a stunning comeback win in their season opener.

Cleveland (0-2) didn't lose back-to-back games until February last season, compiling a franchise-record 66 victories before being bounced by Orlando in the Eastern Conference finals.

The Cavaliers had trouble dealing with Magic center Dwight Howard in that series, prompting general manager Danny Ferry to acquire Shaquille O'Neal from Phoenix. The 37-year-old future Hall of Famer has hardly made a difference thus far, scoring six combined points after halftime in the two losses.

James is shooting 46.3 percent, but the eight other Cavaliers who have seen action are making 34.8 percent of their shots. James' 38 points weren't enough in a 95-89 home loss to Boston in Tuesday's opener, then his 25th career triple-double couldn't help Cleveland overcome 13 missed free throws Wednesday in a 101-91 defeat at Toronto.

"Early in my career, I'd get very upset when you lose two or three games, you'd just feel like you can't turn it around," James said. "But I'm at a point in my career now where I know that you can lose two but, at the same time, you don't look too far into it. You learn from the mistakes and you just try to get better."

O'Neal is struggling to fit in on both ends of the floor, and the Cavaliers have particularly looked vulnerable when he and fellow 7-footer Zydrunas Ilgauskas have played together. O'Neal is 0 for 5 from the free-throw line and is shooting 47.8 percent from the field - hardly impressive for a player who's second all-time behind Artis Gilmore in field-goal percentage (58.2).

"Coach (Mike Brown) is still learning us, we're still learning the system, we're still learning each other," O'Neal said. "It's going to be a work in progress."

While O'Neal and fellow newcomers Anthony Parker and Jamario Moon try to fit in, Cleveland is still waiting for the season debut of Delonte West. It's unclear if the troubled guard, who has battled a mood disorder and other personal problems during a turbulent offseason, will play Friday.

Regardless of West's status, Minnesota should be feeling confident after an impressive come-from-behind win Wednesday. The Timberwolves trailed New Jersey by 16 with less than 7 minutes to play, but rallied to win 95-93 on Damien Wilkins' putback at the buzzer.

"They didn't quit," first-year coach Kurt Rambis said. "They felt like they had an opportunity to win the ball game even when they were down 15. I admire that in the guys. So I was very proud of them that they fought back to win the ball game."

Jonny Flynn led the comeback by scoring 13 of his 18 points in the fourth, prompting center Al Jefferson to refer to the rookie point guard as "the reason we won the game."

Jefferson, playing for the first time since tearing his ACL on Feb. 8, looked a bit rusty, scoring nine points on 2 of 9 shooting in 25 minutes.

The Timberwolves have lost seven straight to the Cavaliers by an average of 14.1 points, suffering 22- and 23-point defeats last season. James has averaged 33.6 points during that winning streak.

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LeBron's 24 points lifts Cavs, 104-87 over Wolves

By DAVE CAMPBELL, for NBA.com Posted Oct 30 2009 11:51PM

MINNEAPOLIS(AP) LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers can relax a little. They haven't lost their touch, after a rough start to this experimental season.

Determined to get the Cavaliers to play a complete game, James had 24 points and nine rebounds in Cleveland's first victory of the season, 104-87 over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Friday.

``If they continue to play hard like they did tonight and move the ball like they did,'' coach Mike Brown said, ``we're going to get some wins while we're going through this process.''

James took most of the fourth quarter off, finishing with six assists in 34 minutes and avoiding his first 0-3 start in five years. He shot 10 for 18 from the field while the Cavaliers used the renovated Timberwolves to revive their defense, which allowed an average of 98 points in defeats by Boston and Toronto this week.

They were better offensively, too, thanks to that crisp ball movement.

Mo Williams added 20 points with six assists and no turnovers, after a mutual effort to get him going. Zydrunas Ilgauskus had 11 of his 15 points in the first half to help make up for some early lulls, and Daniel Gibson drained three 3-pointers during a 3-minute stretch of the fourth quarter to end any faint hope the Wolves had of repeating their rally from two nights earlier.

Shaquille O'Neal picked up his fourth foul in the third quarter, which let the Cavs briefly revert to their pre-Shaq look.

``We kind of know how to feel off each other and go off each other,'' James said. ``When Big Fella got into some foul trouble, that cohesiveness that we've had in the past regained itself.''

That's the challenge for Brown, James and the rest of the team - figuring out how to incorporate O'Neal into the lineup without slowing it down.

``It's hard for new guys, with the offense that we're running and defensively. We do things different than most teams,'' Ilgauskus said. ``So it'll take a little while for Shaq to get comfortable, and it'll take a while for us to get to know where he wants the ball. He's a force in the middle. Obviously when he's out there we need to use him.''

Al Jefferson, working his way back into form from knee surgery last February, had a quiet 12 points and eight rebounds with O'Neal jockeying for room with him underneath. Jefferson wished aloud beforehand he hadn't lost those 30 pounds during rehab, because of this matchup with the behemoth O'Neal, who had six points and seven rebounds in 19 minutes.

The Wolves have an even bigger experiment in the works, trying to learn the ``triangle'' system under new coach Kurt Rambis. He's taking a patient approach toward this young team.

``The Cleveland Cavaliers can go out there and play with teams. ... No matter what's going on, they've got somebody who can create opportunities and get anywhere he wants on the floor,'' Rambis said. ``We don't have players like that, so we'll have to fight, scratch and claw from the opening tip on.''

Jonny Flynn had 17 points for the Wolves, who again missed Kevin Love's rebounding ability. They overcame that deficiency to turn a 16-point deficit against New Jersey on Wednesday into a buzzer-beating victory.

``Of course you're going to struggle a bit with a new offense, an offense we never ran before,'' Jefferson said. ``The only time we ever ran this offense is preparing to play the Lakers in shootaround or practice.''

During the 12-2 run the Cavs used to stretch their lead late in the second quarter, James was the picture of cool.

He spent the first part of the period on the bench, watching the Wolves take a pair of one-point leads with their subs in, but shortly after re-entry he finished a fast break with a determined drive and spin dribble for a layup, foul and three-point play.

Then after a steal by Anthony Parker, James raced to the hoop again and threw down a dunk from a foot or so inside the free throw line. His pull-up jumper gave the Cavs their biggest lead of the half, 51-38.

NOTES: Delonte West was inactive again for the Cavaliers. He hasn't played yet because of personal issues. ... Rambis was given permission from the medical staff to stretch Jefferson's playing time. Bothered by a sore Achilles' tendon this month, Jefferson has played 25 minutes in each of the first two games. The key will be how he feels the day after. ``During the game he's probably going to feel fine,'' Rambis said. ``We just don't want to stress him too much that we send him backwards.'' ... Vikings offensive lineman Bryant McKinnie, who could probably post up Shaq at 6-foot-8 and 335 pounds, sat courtside. He posted a picture on his Twitter feed and exclaimed: ``I'm so close I can trip the ref!''

• Cavaliers: Green, Powe, West
• Timberwolves: Blount, Hart, Love

• Cavaliers: --
• Timberwolves: --

• Lead Changes: 5
• Times Tied: 6

• Arena: Target Center, Minneapolis, MN
• Officials: #41 Ken Mauer, #40 Leon Wood, #65 Sean Wright
• Attendance: 19356
• Duration: 2:8

Cleveland Cavaliers (28-9)		Minnesota Timberwolves (7-29)
Start of 1st Quarter
(12:00) Jump Ball Jefferson vs O'Neal
(12:00) [CLE] O'Neal Violation:Jump Ball
	11:43 [MIN 2-0]	Flynn Driving Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)
O'Neal Jump Shot: Missed	11:28
	11:27	Jefferson Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	11:07	Jefferson Jump Shot: Missed
Varejao Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	11:06
O'Neal Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Gomes (1 ST)	10:56
	10:52	Wilkins Layup Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	10:51
Williams Jump Shot: Missed	10:36
	10:35	Wilkins Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	10:19	Wilkins Running Jump Shot: Missed
O'Neal Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	10:18
Parker Fade Away Jumper Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: James (1 AST)	10:05 [CLE 2-2]
	09:49	Jefferson Jump Shot: Missed
Varejao Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	09:48
O'Neal Slam Dunk Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Williams (1 AST)	09:42 [CLE 4-2]
	09:22	Gomes Jump Shot: Missed
O'Neal Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	09:21
James Jump Shot: Missed	09:13
	09:12	Gomes Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	09:00	Flynn Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Varejao (1 ST)
Varejao Driving Layup Shot: Missed	08:54
James Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	08:53
Parker Jump Shot: Missed Block: Brewer (1 BLK)	08:45
	08:44	Gomes Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	08:39 [MIN 4-4]	Brewer Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Flynn (1 AST)
James Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)	08:12 [CLE 6-4]
O'Neal Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	07:59
	07:59 [MIN 5-6]	Flynn Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
	07:59 [MIN 6-6]	Flynn Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
Williams Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Parker (1 AST)	07:43 [CLE 8-6]
	07:23	Wilkins Jump Shot: Missed
O'Neal Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	07:22
Varejao Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Williams (2 AST)	07:14 [CLE 10-6]
	07:03	Gomes Jump Shot: Missed
Varejao Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	07:02
James Running Slam Dunk Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: O'Neal (1 AST)	06:46 [CLE 12-6]
	06:28	Jefferson Reverse Layup Shot: Missed
	06:27	Gomes Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	06:25	Gomes Layup Shot: Missed Block: O'Neal (1 BLK)
O'Neal Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	06:24
Varejao Jump Shot: Missed	06:02
	06:01	Brewer Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	05:57	Team Timeout : Regular
O'Neal Substitution replaced by Ilgauskas	05:57
	05:42 [MIN 9-12]	Flynn 3pt Shot: Made (7 PTS)
Ilgauskas Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Varejao (1 AST)	05:22 [CLE 14-9]
	05:13	Brewer Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:James (1 ST)
	05:12	Wilkins Foul : Personal (1 PF)
	05:12	Jefferson Substitution replaced by Hollins
James Pullup Jump shot: Made (6 PTS)	04:56 [CLE 16-9]
Parker Foul : Personal (1 PF)	04:42
	04:37	Brewer 3pt Shot: Missed
James Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	04:36
James 3pt Shot: Made (9 PTS)	04:29 [CLE 19-9]
James Foul : Personal (1 PF)	04:06
	04:04	Flynn Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO)
	03:54	Wilkins Foul : Personal (2 PF)
	03:54	Flynn Substitution replaced by Sessions
	03:54	Wilkins Substitution replaced by Pavlovic
James Step Back Jump shot: Missed	03:40
	03:39	Gomes Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	03:34 [MIN 11-19]	Hollins Slam Dunk Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Pavlovic (1 AST)
Ilgauskas Jump Shot: Missed	03:08
James Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)	03:07
James Layup Shot: Made (11 PTS)	03:05 [CLE 21-11]
Ilgauskas Foul : Personal (1 PF)	02:58
Team Timeout : Regular	02:58
	02:58	Gomes Substitution replaced by Cardinal
Williams Substitution replaced by Gibson	02:58
Varejao Substitution replaced by Moon	02:58
Parker Substitution replaced by Hickson	02:58
	02:46	Hollins Step Back Jump shot: Missed
	02:44	Brewer Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	02:44 [MIN 13-21]	Brewer Tip Shot: Made (4 PTS)
	02:32	Cardinal Foul : Defense 3 Second (0 PF)
Gibson Free Throw Technical Missed	02:32
Team Rebound	02:32
James Jump Shot: Missed	02:26
	02:25	Sessions Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
Gibson Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	02:17
	02:17 [MIN 14-21]	Brewer Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)
	02:17	Brewer Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Gibson Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	02:16
	02:06	Pavlovic Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Gibson 3pt Shot: Missed	01:59
	01:57	Pavlovic Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	01:44	Pavlovic Jump Shot: Missed
Ilgauskas Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	01:43
Hickson Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Gibson (1 AST)	01:34 [CLE 23-14]
	01:29	Brewer Substitution replaced by Ellington
	01:15 [MIN 16-23]	Ellington Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Cardinal (1 AST)
Ilgauskas Jump Shot: Missed	00:57.9
	00:56.9	Pavlovic Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	00:44.9	Cardinal Jump Shot: Missed
Hickson Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	00:43.9
Ilgauskas Reverse Dunk Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: James (2 AST)	00:35.1 [CLE 25-16]
	00:20.5 [MIN 18-25]	Hollins Running Bank shot: Made (4 PTS)
James Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)	00:03.7
	00:01.0	Sessions 3pt Shot: Missed
	00:00.0	Team Rebound
End of 1st Quarter
Cleveland Cavaliers (28-9)		Minnesota Timberwolves (7-29)
Start of 2nd QuarterBack to Top
Parker Foul : Offensive (2 PF)	11:51
Parker Turnover : Foul (1 TO)	11:51
	11:41 [MIN 21-25]	Pavlovic 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Cardinal (2 AST)
Team Turnover : Shot Clock Turnover	11:12
	11:03 [MIN 23-25]	Pavlovic Driving Reverse Layup Shot: Made (5 PTS)
Ilgauskas Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed	10:41
	10:40	Sessions Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	10:30	Pavlovic 3pt Shot: Missed
Hickson Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	10:29
Williams Step Back Jump shot: Missed	10:22
	10:21	Pavlovic Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	10:11	Hollins Turnover : Traveling (1 TO)
Hickson Substitution replaced by O'Neal	10:11
O'Neal Jump Shot: Missed	09:51
Williams Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	09:50
Williams Running Jump Shot: Missed	09:47
	09:47	Team Rebound
Ilgauskas Foul : Loose Ball (2 PF)	09:47
	09:47	Cardinal Substitution replaced by Pecherov
	09:38 [MIN 25-25]	Hollins Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Sessions (1 AST)
	09:19	Pecherov Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Moon Substitution replaced by Gibson	09:19
Ilgauskas Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	09:19
Team Rebound	09:19
Ilgauskas Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)	09:19 [CLE 26-25]
	09:07 [MIN 27-26]	Pecherov Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Hollins (1 AST)
Williams Driving Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)	08:53 [CLE 28-27]
Gibson Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	08:43
	08:43	Timeout : Regular
	08:43 [MIN 28-28]	Ellington Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
	08:43 [MIN 29-28]	Ellington Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
	08:31	Pecherov Foul : Defense 3 Second (1 PF)
Williams Free Throw Technical (5 PTS)	08:31 [CLE 29-29]
Williams 3pt Shot: Made (8 PTS)	08:24 [CLE 32-29]
	08:19	Sessions Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Parker (1 ST)
Parker 3pt Shot: Missed	08:07
Parker Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	08:06
O'Neal Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Williams (3 AST)	07:54 [CLE 34-29]
	07:54	Ellington Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
O'Neal Free Throw 1 of 1 Missed	07:54
	07:54	Hollins Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	07:40	Hollins Jump Shot: Missed
	07:39	Team Rebound
Williams Foul : Loose Ball (1 PF)	07:39
	07:39	Hollins Substitution replaced by Jefferson
	07:31	Ellington Jump Shot: Missed
Williams Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	07:30
Williams Jump Shot: Made (10 PTS)	07:23 [CLE 36-29]
	07:06 [MIN 31-36]	Sessions Fade Away Jumper Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Williams Layup Shot: Missed Block: Jefferson (1 BLK)	06:58
	06:57	Sessions Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	06:51 [MIN 33-36]	Pecherov Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Sessions (2 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	06:42
Ilgauskas Substitution replaced by James	06:42
	06:42	Pavlovic Substitution replaced by Brewer
	06:42	Sessions Substitution replaced by Flynn
	06:42	Pecherov Substitution replaced by Wilkins
James 3pt Shot: Missed	06:25
	06:24	Jefferson Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	06:10	Flynn 3pt Shot: Missed
	06:09	Brewer Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)
	06:07	Brewer Layup Shot: Missed
O'Neal Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)	06:06
Williams 3pt Shot: Made (13 PTS) Assist: James (3 AST)	05:43 [CLE 39-33]
	05:19 [MIN 35-39]	Jefferson Driving Finger Roll Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)
O'Neal Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	05:19
Williams Substitution replaced by Varejao	05:19
O'Neal Substitution replaced by Ilgauskas	05:19
	05:19	Wilkins Substitution replaced by Gomes
	05:19 [MIN 36-39]	Jefferson Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)
	05:04	Gomes Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Varejao Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)	05:04 [CLE 40-36]
Varejao Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)	05:04 [CLE 41-36]
	04:54	Jefferson Jump Hook Shot: Missed
Ilgauskas Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	04:53
James Driving Layup Shot: Made (13 PTS)	04:49 [CLE 43-36]
	04:49	Brewer Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
James Free Throw 1 of 1 (14 PTS)	04:49 [CLE 44-36]
	04:38	Ellington Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Parker (2 ST)
James Driving Slam Dunk Shot: Made (16 PTS) Assist: Parker (2 AST)	04:35 [CLE 46-36]
	04:25	Team Timeout : Regular
	04:18 [MIN 38-46]	Flynn Fade Away Jumper Shot: Made (9 PTS)
Ilgauskas Jump Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Gibson (2 AST)	04:01 [CLE 48-38]
	03:47	Ellington Jump Shot: Missed
Ilgauskas Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	03:46
	03:37	Ellington Foul : Defense 3 Second (1 PF)
Parker Free Throw Technical (3 PTS)	03:37 [CLE 49-38]
James Pullup Jump shot: Made (18 PTS)	03:25 [CLE 51-38]
	03:06 [MIN 40-51]	Jefferson Layup Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Flynn (2 AST)
Parker 3pt Shot: Missed	02:46
	02:45	Flynn Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	02:41	Flynn Turnover : Lost Ball (3 TO) Steal:Gibson (1 ST)
	02:38	Jefferson Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Gibson Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)	02:38 [CLE 52-40]
Parker Substitution replaced by Williams	02:38
	02:38	Flynn Substitution replaced by Sessions
Gibson Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)	02:38 [CLE 53-40]
	02:27 [MIN 42-53]	Jefferson Jump Shot: Made (7 PTS)
Ilgauskas Dunk Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Varejao (2 AST)	02:11 [CLE 55-42]
	01:55 [MIN 44-55]	Gomes Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Ellington (1 AST)
Ilgauskas Layup Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: James (4 AST)	01:34 [CLE 57-44]
	01:16	Jefferson Layup Shot: Missed Block: James (1 BLK)
	01:15	Jefferson Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
Ilgauskas Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	01:14
	01:14	Jefferson Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	01:14	Team Rebound
Ilgauskas Substitution replaced by O'Neal	01:14
	01:14 [MIN 45-57]	Jefferson Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)
O'Neal Jump Shot: Missed	01:01
	01:00	Team Rebound
	00:51.6 [MIN 47-57]	Sessions Driving Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Jefferson (1 AST)
	00:45.2	Jefferson Foul : Personal (2 PF)
O'Neal Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	00:45.2
Team Rebound	00:45.2
O'Neal Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	00:45.2
	00:44.8	Gomes Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)
	00:31.9	Jefferson Jump Shot: Missed
James Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)	00:30.5
James Driving Layup Shot: Missed	00:24.9
	00:23.0	Team Rebound
	00:01.9	Sessions Jump Shot: Missed
O'Neal Rebound (Off:0 Def:6)	00:00.9
Gibson 3pt Shot: Missed	00:00.2
Team Rebound	00:00.0
End of 2nd Quarter
Cleveland Cavaliers (28-9)		Minnesota Timberwolves (7-29)
Start of 3rd QuarterBack to Top
Williams 3pt Shot: Made (16 PTS) Assist: O'Neal (2 AST)	11:45 [CLE 60-47]
	11:25 [MIN 49-60]	Jefferson Jump Shot: Made (10 PTS)
Jump Ball Brewer vs O'Neal (Parker gains possession)	11:11
James 3pt Shot: Made (21 PTS)	10:56 [CLE 63-49]
	10:39 [MIN 51-63]	Gomes Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Jefferson (2 AST)
O'Neal Foul : Offensive (3 PF)	10:32
O'Neal Turnover : Foul (2 TO)	10:32
	10:21	Wilkins Turnover : Traveling (1 TO)
James Pullup Jump shot: Made (23 PTS)	10:06 [CLE 65-51]
	09:52	Wilkins Dunk Shot: Missed
	09:51	Jefferson Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)
O'Neal Foul : Personal (4 PF)	09:50
O'Neal Substitution replaced by Ilgauskas	09:50
Williams Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	09:38
	09:38 [MIN 52-65]	Flynn Free Throw 1 of 2 (10 PTS)
	09:38 [MIN 53-65]	Flynn Free Throw 2 of 2 (11 PTS)
Ilgauskas Jump Shot: Missed	09:19
	09:18	Brewer Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)
	09:11	Gomes Jump Shot: Missed
	09:10	Jefferson Rebound (Off:3 Def:2)
	08:59	Jefferson Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Varejao (2 ST)
	08:55	Flynn Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Williams Free Throw 1 of 2 (17 PTS)	08:55 [CLE 66-53]
Williams Free Throw 2 of 2 (18 PTS)	08:55 [CLE 67-53]
	08:39	Flynn Jump Shot: Missed
Ilgauskas Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	08:38
Williams 3pt Shot: Missed	08:25
	08:22	Gomes Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)
	08:15 [MIN 55-67]	Flynn Driving Layup Shot: Made (13 PTS)
Varejao Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Brewer (1 ST)	08:02
	07:58 [MIN 57-67]	Brewer Driving Layup Shot: Made (7 PTS)
Team Timeout : Regular	07:58
Ilgauskas Jump Shot: Missed Block: Brewer (2 BLK)	07:41
	07:39	Jefferson Rebound (Off:3 Def:3)
	07:35	Gomes 3pt Shot: Missed
Ilgauskas Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)	07:34
James Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Brewer (2 ST)	07:17
	07:02	Wilkins Jump Shot: Missed
	07:00	Flynn Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	06:44	Jefferson Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Ilgauskas (1 ST)
Varejao Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Williams (4 AST)	06:41 [CLE 69-57]
	06:41	Brewer Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Varejao Free Throw 1 of 1 (7 PTS)	06:41 [CLE 70-57]
	06:21	Jefferson Jump Shot: Missed
James Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)	06:20
Parker 3pt Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: James (5 AST)	06:10 [CLE 73-57]
	05:52 [MIN 59-73]	Flynn Running Bank shot: Made (15 PTS)
	05:28	Wilkins Foul : Shooting (3 PF)
	05:28	Gomes Substitution replaced by Cardinal
	05:28	Jefferson Substitution replaced by Hollins
James Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	05:28
Team Rebound	05:28
James Free Throw 2 of 2 (24 PTS)	05:28 [CLE 74-59]
Varejao Foul : Personal (1 PF)	05:21
Parker Substitution replaced by Moon	05:21
Williams Foul : Personal (3 PF)	05:14
	05:09 [MIN 61-74]	Flynn Pullup Jump shot: Made (17 PTS)
Varejao Finger Roll Layup Shot: Made (9 PTS)	04:40 [CLE 76-61]
	04:35	Brewer Turnover : Traveling (2 TO)
	04:35	Brewer Substitution replaced by Pavlovic
Williams Substitution replaced by Gibson	04:35
Moon Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Ilgauskas (1 AST)	04:16 [CLE 78-61]
	03:58 [MIN 63-78]	Pavlovic Running Layup Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Hollins (2 AST)
James Jump Shot: Missed	03:45
	03:43	Hollins Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	03:33	Flynn Jump Shot: Missed
James Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)	03:32
James Pullup Jump shot: Missed	03:21
	03:21	Pavlovic Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
	03:12	Wilkins Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO)
	03:12	Flynn Substitution replaced by Sessions
	03:12	Wilkins Substitution replaced by Ellington
Gibson 3pt Shot: Missed	03:00
	02:59	Ellington Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	02:50	Pavlovic 3pt Shot: Missed
	02:49	Cardinal Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	02:33	Cardinal 3pt Shot: Missed
James Rebound (Off:2 Def:5)	02:32
James Jump Shot: Missed	02:25
Varejao Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	02:24
Varejao Layup Shot: Made (11 PTS)	02:23 [CLE 80-63]
	01:53	Hollins Layup Shot: Missed
Moon Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	01:52
Ilgauskas Jump Shot: Missed	01:38
	01:37	Ellington Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
Ilgauskas Foul : Shooting (4 PF)	01:32
	01:32	Team Timeout : Regular
	01:32	Cardinal Substitution replaced by Jawai
Varejao Substitution replaced by Parker	01:32
	01:32	Hollins Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	01:32	Team Rebound
	01:32	Hollins Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
James Rebound (Off:2 Def:6)	01:32
Moon Jump Shot: Missed	01:17
	01:16	Sessions Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
Moon Foul : Personal (1 PF)	01:13
	01:13 [MIN 64-80]	Hollins Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)
	01:13	Hollins Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
	01:13	Pavlovic Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)
	01:10 [MIN 66-80]	Pavlovic Layup Shot: Made (9 PTS)
Gibson 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Moon (1 AST)	00:46.9 [CLE 83-66]
Ilgauskas Foul : Personal (5 PF)	00:26.8
	00:26.8 [MIN 67-83]	Jawai Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
Ilgauskas Substitution replaced by Varejao	00:26.8
	00:26.8 [MIN 68-83]	Jawai Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
Parker Jump Shot: Missed	00:05.9
	00:04.2	Sessions Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)
	00:01.4	Sessions Layup Shot: Missed
James Rebound (Off:2 Def:7)	00:00.3
End of 3rd Quarter
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	11:45	Jawai Hook Shot: Missed
Varejao Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)	11:44
Varejao Layup Shot: Missed	11:29
Varejao Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)	11:27
Gibson 3pt Shot: Missed	11:20
O'Neal Rebound (Off:1 Def:6)	11:19
O'Neal Slam Dunk Shot: Made (6 PTS)	11:17 [CLE 85-68]
	11:02	Jawai Jump Shot: Missed Block: O'Neal (2 BLK)
	10:59	Jawai Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	10:47	Ellington 3pt Shot: Missed
	10:45	Team Rebound
	10:42 [MIN 70-85]	Jawai Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Pavlovic (2 AST)
Parker Jump Shot: Missed	10:16
	10:15	Jawai Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	10:09	Ellington 3pt Shot: Missed
	10:08	Hollins Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	10:04	Hollins Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Varejao (3 ST)
	09:50	Sessions Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Williams Free Throw 1 of 2 (19 PTS)	09:50 [CLE 86-70]
	09:50	Jawai Substitution replaced by Jefferson
Williams Free Throw 2 of 2 (20 PTS)	09:50 [CLE 87-70]
	09:36	Jefferson Jump Shot: Missed
Varejao Rebound (Off:2 Def:5)	09:35
O'Neal Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO)	09:26
	09:21	Pavlovic Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Parker (3 ST)
Williams Layup Shot: Missed	09:17
	09:16	Pavlovic Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)
	09:06	Sessions Layup Shot: Missed
	09:05	Jefferson Rebound (Off:4 Def:3)
	09:04 [MIN 72-87]	Jefferson Layup Shot: Made (12 PTS)
Gibson 3pt Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: O'Neal (3 AST)	08:44 [CLE 90-72]
	08:25	Jefferson Jump Shot: Missed
Varejao Rebound (Off:2 Def:6)	08:24
Gibson 3pt Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Williams (5 AST)	08:12 [CLE 93-72]
	07:53	Sessions 3pt Shot: Missed
Parker Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	07:52
Williams Pullup Jump shot: Missed	07:45
	07:44	Jefferson Rebound (Off:4 Def:4)
	07:37	Ellington Jump Shot: Missed
	07:36	Sessions Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)
	07:27	Sessions Layup Shot: Missed Block: O'Neal (3 BLK)
	07:26	Ellington Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
O'Neal Foul : Personal (5 PF)	07:25
	07:25	Timeout : Regular
O'Neal Substitution replaced by Ilgauskas	07:25
	07:25	Ellington Substitution replaced by Wilkins
	07:25	Pavlovic Substitution replaced by Brewer
	07:25	Hollins Substitution replaced by Pecherov
	07:15	Brewer Jump Shot: Missed
Varejao Rebound (Off:2 Def:7)	07:14
Williams Layup Shot: Missed	06:56
Varejao Rebound (Off:3 Def:7)	06:55
Williams Jump Bank Shot: Missed	06:51
	06:50	Pecherov Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	06:47	Brewer Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO)
Varejao Jump Hook Shot: Missed	06:26
	06:25	Sessions Rebound (Off:1 Def:6)
	06:17 [MIN 75-93]	Pecherov 3pt Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Wilkins (1 AST)
Gibson 3pt Shot: Made (14 PTS) Assist: Parker (3 AST)	05:53 [CLE 96-75]
	05:35 [MIN 77-96]	Wilkins Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Jefferson (3 AST)
	05:24	Wilkins Foul : Personal (4 PF)
	05:24	Team Timeout : Regular
Parker Substitution replaced by James	05:24
	05:24	Sessions Substitution replaced by Flynn
	05:24	Jefferson Substitution replaced by Hollins
Varejao Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Wilkins (1 ST)	05:21
	05:16 [MIN 79-96]	Wilkins Driving Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Brewer (1 AST)
Ilgauskas Jump Shot: Made (13 PTS) Assist: Williams (6 AST)	04:51 [CLE 98-79]
Williams Foul : Personal (4 PF)	04:44
	04:38 [MIN 81-98]	Brewer Driving Layup Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Flynn (3 AST)
Ilgauskas Jump Shot: Made (15 PTS)	04:12 [CLE 100-81]
	03:56 [MIN 83-100]	Hollins Jump Shot: Made (9 PTS)
Varejao Dunk Shot: Made (13 PTS) Assist: James (6 AST)	03:33 [CLE 102-83]
	03:15	Flynn Jump Shot: Missed
	03:14	Pecherov Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	03:12 [MIN 85-102]	Pecherov Layup Shot: Made (9 PTS)
Ilgauskas Jump Shot: Missed	02:44
Varejao Rebound (Off:4 Def:7)	02:42
Varejao Turnover : Discontinue Dribble (3 TO)	02:40
Team Timeout : Regular	02:40
James Substitution replaced by Hickson	02:40
Williams Substitution replaced by Karl	02:40
Ilgauskas Substitution replaced by Moon	02:40
	02:33 [MIN 87-102]	Brewer Alley Oop Dunk Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Wilkins (2 AST)
Moon Fade Away Jumper Shot: Made (4 PTS)	02:10 [CLE 104-87]
	01:54	Pecherov Jump Shot: Missed
Karl Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	01:53
	01:46	Brewer Foul : Personal (3 PF)
Varejao Substitution replaced by Jackson	01:46
	01:46	Brewer Substitution replaced by Ellington
	01:46	Wilkins Substitution replaced by Pavlovic
Karl Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Flynn (1 ST)	01:41
	01:37	Flynn Turnover : Lost Ball (4 TO) Steal:Gibson (2 ST)
Jackson Jump Shot: Missed	01:27
	01:26	Pavlovic Rebound (Off:1 Def:6)
	01:14	Flynn Turnover : Lost Ball (5 TO) Steal:Gibson (3 ST)
Jackson Jump Shot: Missed	01:00
Moon Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	00:58.9
Moon Jump Shot: Missed	00:52.9
	00:51.9	Hollins Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	00:37.9	Ellington 3pt Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	00:35.2
Jackson Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Ellington (1 ST)	00:14.9
	00:10.9	Ellington Layup Shot: Missed Block: Moon (1 BLK)
Karl Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	00:08.9
End of 4th Quarter

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