Wizards-Cavaliers Preview

By BRETT HUSTON
Posted Nov 02 2009 3:33PM

The Washington Wizards are still unable to play their three All-Stars on the floor at the same time, but they'll happily settle for having Gilbert Arenas and Caron Butler available against the Cleveland Cavaliers.

Cleveland, meanwhile, seems to be back at full strength.

The Wizards hope Butler will be back from a one-game absence Tuesday night at Quicken Loans Arena, where the Cavaliers look for a third straight win after being boosted by Delonte West's season debut their last time out.

Washington (2-1) thought it was on the verge of being an annual contender in the Eastern Conference after losing a hard-fought six-game series to the Cavaliers (2-2) in the first round of the 2006 NBA playoffs. Instead, injuries to Butler and Arenas hampered the Wizards the next two seasons, which both ended with opening-round exits against Cleveland.

Arenas has averaged 28.0 points in his first three games after missing all but two games of the 2008-09 season due to knee injuries, but this time the team's other two All-Stars have been hurt. Antawn Jamison won't play for at least two more weeks after suffering a shoulder injury while trying to contest a shot from Cleveland's Zydrunas Ilgauskas in the preseason, and Butler missed Saturday's home opener against New Jersey with a bruised left knee suffered Friday.

Thanks to Arenas and Andray Blatche, Butler and Jamison weren't missed. Arenas scored 32 points and Blatche added a career-high 30 on 15 of 18 shooting in a 123-104 rout of the Nets.

"We've been waiting for this for four or five years now,'' Arenas said of the fifth-year big man, who scored 10.0 points per game last season but has averaged 21.0 through three games. "He finally decided this year was the year. He put in the work and it's showing.''

Blatche might not have to step up as much Tuesday if Butler can return, and after an X-ray and an MRI were performed on the knee injured in Friday's loss to Atlanta, coach Flip Saunders says there's a "pretty good chance'' Butler will be back.

The Cavaliers began the season 0-2, looking out of sync on both ends of the floor in losses to Boston and Toronto while trying to adjust to new additions Shaquille O'Neal, Anthony Parker and Jamario Moon.

They looked better in a 104-87 win at Minnesota on Friday, and West made an impact Saturday. The troubled guard's return ended more than a month of drama that included personal problems, legal issues, and an unexcused absence, and he scored 13 points in 24 minutes off the bench in Cleveland's 90-79 victory over Charlotte.

"I've said it before that Delonte is one of those guys that doesn't need to do anything," said LeBron James, who was held to 14 points in 37 minutes. "He can sit out for two weeks and he comes back in and he's right in the flow. I've said it before, he is just that type of guy."

West's return also coincided with the best game of Mo Williams' first week. Limited to 16.0 points per game on 35.1 percent shooting in Cleveland's first three games, Williams was 9 of 14 and scored 24 on Saturday.

The Wizards split four meetings with the Cavaliers last season, with each team protecting home court twice. Arenas had 11 points and 10 assists in a 109-101 win at the Verizon Center on April 2, one of the two games he played.

James has averaged 28.4 points in leading the Cavaliers to 10 wins in their last 11 home games against Washington, including the postseason.

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LeBron, Cavs 'enforce will' in victory over Wizards

By Sam Amico, for NBA.com
Posted Tuesday November 3, 2009 11:16PM

CLEVELAND (NBA.com exclusive) -- You can talk all you want about Cleveland's nine 3-pointers in the second half.

You can talk about how Shaquille O'Neal had his best game as a Cavalier, how the Cavs overcame a huge first-half deficit, how they refused to surrender in gaining a 102-90 victory Tuesday over a Washington team with high hopes.

And all of that was indeed impressive.

But when it comes to the Cavs, everything begins and ends with plain old tenacious defense.

Sounds simple, but the Cavs' ability to shut down their opponent is a big reason why they finished with the best overall record last year -- and why they expect to challenge for a title this season.

Just ask LeBron James.

"The defensive end is where we make our mark," said the Cavs star. "It's where we've always made our mark, and it's where we will continue to make our mark."

Or as Cavs coach Mike Brown said, "We have to be the aggressors defensively. We have to enforce our will."

That's pretty much what happened Tuesday, as the Cavs turned an 18-point second-quarter deficit into a 12-point victory. They allowed 54 points in the first half compared to just 36 in the second.

They watched helplessly as the Wizards came out on fire, knocking down 55 percent of their shots in the first quarter, but just 39 percent (27-for-69) for the game.

Of course, that wasn't the only way in which the Cavs enforced their will. On offense, they repeatedly fed the ball to the enforcer of all enforcers, letting O'Neal station himself in the low post and go to work.

"It's great to have a guy like that, where you just throw that bad boy down there and say, 'Hey, go get us something,' " Brown said. "That was fun to watch."

It was also pretty darn effective, as O'Neal bullied his way to 21 points, eight rebounds and a funky dance on the bench when the game was in hand.

Perhaps more impressive was the fact that, for the first time all season, the Cavs were really clicking. For the first time all season, they seemed to grasp each other's roles -- or at least, appeared to be getting close. And for the first time all season, they received the type of all-around play from the bench that they've been expecting.

Daniel Gibson (14 points, 4-for-5 treys) helped shoot the Cavs out of a pickle. Delonte West (four assists, two steals) locked down on defense. Jamario Moon provided an endless supply of energy and buried a big 3-pointer of his own.

Basically, no one made a case for Sixth Man of the Year, but almost everyone added a little something worth noticing.

"It was several different guys," Brown said. "Jamario kept himself ready and did a good job for us. I thought Gibson did a solid job, not only shooting the basketball, but defensively in making his guy work."

The starters weren't too shabby themselves. James led the way with 27 points, eight rebounds and six assists, and Mo Williams scored 15. Also, Anderson Varejao contributed an underrated 10 points and 10 boards.

Meanwhile, the revamped Wizards came into this season believing they are true contenders in the Eastern Conference, offering support to that notion by winning their opener in Dallas. They were sharp for most of Tuesday, too -- riding the hot hands of Caron Butler and Gilbert Arenas (22 points apiece) to make it look like this just might turn into 48 minutes of garbage time.

But things started to fall apart in the third, when the ball stopped moving and the offense turned into a jumbled mess of bad passes and forced jumpers.

"I think when we play how we want to play, execute, trust each other, we're pretty good," said Wizards coach Flip Saunders, whose team fell to 2-2. "When we don't do that, when we start trying to do too much, we get stagnant. ... We had 12 assists (compared to 25 for Cleveland), and that's not how we want to play."

The Cavs have won three straight after dropping their first two (which, by the way, was the first time in league history that happened to a team that won 65 or more games the previous year).

"We beat ourselves in the first two games," O'Neal insisted.

But Tuesday was different.

"The ball was moving, guys were passing and guys were hitting their shots," O'Neal said. "We are getting better."

• Wizards: Crittenton, Davis, Jamison
• Cavaliers: Green, Karl, Powe

• Wizards: --
• Cavaliers: --

• Lead Changes: 4
• Times Tied: 3

• Arena: Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, OH
• Officials: #49 Tom Washington, #23 Jason Phillips, #31 Scott Wall
• Attendance: 20562
• Duration: 2:19

Washington Wizards (10-22)		Cleveland Cavaliers (28-9)
Start of 1st Quarter
(12:00) Jump Ball O'Neal vs Haywood (Varejao gains possession)
	11:44 [CLE 2-0]	Parker Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: O'Neal (1 AST)
Arenas Jump Shot: Missed	11:29
	11:28	Varejao Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	11:15	James Jump Shot: Missed
Arenas Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	11:14
Butler Layup Shot: Missed	11:10
	11:09	James Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
Oberto Foul : Personal (1 PF)	10:56
	10:44	Parker 3pt Shot: Missed
Haywood Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	10:43
Haywood Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Oberto (1 AST)	10:29 [WAS 2-2]
	10:16 [CLE 4-2]	O'Neal Jump Bank Hook Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Williams (1 AST)
Oberto Jump Shot: Missed	10:00
Haywood Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	09:58
Haywood Tip Shot: Missed	09:58
	09:57	James Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	09:46 [CLE 6-2]	Varejao Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: James (1 AST)
	09:34	Varejao Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Butler Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)	09:34 [WAS 3-6]
Butler Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)	09:34 [WAS 4-6]
	09:21	Parker 3pt Shot: Missed
	09:20	Varejao Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	09:05 [CLE 8-4]	Varejao Dunk Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: James (2 AST)
Arenas Jump Shot: Missed	08:48
Team Rebound	08:47
Arenas 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Miller (1 AST)	08:40 [WAS 7-8]
	08:11	Varejao Jump Shot: Missed
Arenas Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	08:10
	07:52	Williams Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Arenas Free Throw 1 of 2 (4 PTS)	07:52 [WAS 8-8]
Arenas Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	07:52
	07:51	Varejao Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	07:35 [CLE 10-8]	Williams Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: James (3 AST)
Butler Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Arenas (1 AST)	07:18 [WAS 10-10]
	07:03	Williams Jump Shot: Missed
Arenas Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	07:02
Arenas Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:James (1 ST)	06:52
	06:46 [CLE 12-10]	James Driving Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Butler 3pt Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Arenas (2 AST)	06:32 [WAS 13-12]
	06:03 [CLE 14-13]	James Turnaround Hook Shot: Made (4 PTS)
Butler Jump Shot: Made (9 PTS)	05:46 [WAS 15-14]
	05:27	James Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Butler (1 ST)
Butler Slam Dunk Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Miller (2 AST)	05:24 [WAS 17-14]
	05:24	Team Timeout : Regular
	05:13	Williams Jump Shot: Missed
	05:11	Varejao Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)
	05:11	Varejao Tip Shot: Missed
Butler Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	05:08
Arenas Driving Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS)	04:48 [WAS 19-14]
	04:39	Parker 3pt Shot: Missed
	04:39	O'Neal Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
Haywood Foul : Personal (1 PF)	04:39
	04:39	O'Neal Substitution replaced by Ilgauskas
	04:39	Parker Substitution replaced by West
	04:26	Varejao Jump Shot: Missed
Haywood Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	04:25
Haywood Dunk Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Arenas (3 AST)	04:10 [WAS 21-14]
Oberto Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	03:56
	03:56	Ilgauskas Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	03:56	Team Rebound
Oberto Substitution replaced by Blatche	03:56
	03:56 [CLE 15-21]	Ilgauskas Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)
Haywood Layup Shot: Missed Block: Ilgauskas (1 BLK)	03:38
	03:36	Williams Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	03:33	Williams Layup Shot: Missed
Butler Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	03:32
	03:28	Ilgauskas Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Butler Free Throw 1 of 2 (12 PTS)	03:28 [WAS 22-15]
Butler Free Throw 2 of 2 (13 PTS)	03:28 [WAS 23-15]
	03:12	James Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Miller (1 ST)
Miller Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Williams (1 ST)	03:09
	03:05	James 3pt Shot: Missed
Haywood Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	03:03
Butler Floating Jump shot: Missed	02:58
Haywood Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)	02:55
	02:49	West Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Team Timeout : Regular	02:49
	02:49	Varejao Substitution replaced by Gibson
	02:49	Williams Substitution replaced by Hickson
Blatche Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)	02:49 [WAS 24-15]
Blatche Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	02:49
	02:48	Hickson Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	02:31 [CLE 17-24]	Ilgauskas Jump Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: James (4 AST)
	02:13	Gibson Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Miller Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	02:13
Team Rebound	02:13
Miller Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)	02:13 [WAS 25-17]
Blatche Foul : Defense 3 Second (0 PF)	02:01
Miller Substitution replaced by Stevenson	02:01
	02:01	Gibson Free Throw Technical Missed
	02:01	Team Rebound
	01:47	James Jump Hook Shot: Missed
	01:45	Hickson Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	01:31	Hickson Jump Shot: Missed
Haywood Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)	01:30
Arenas Driving Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS)	01:17 [WAS 27-17]
	00:58.9	Gibson Running Layup Shot: Missed
Arenas Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	00:57.7
Butler 3pt Shot: Missed	00:48.9
Butler Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	00:47.6
Butler Running Layup Shot: Missed	00:44.9
Blatche Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	00:44.1
Blatche Putback Dunk Shot: Made (3 PTS)	00:44.1 [WAS 29-17]
Blatche Foul : Personal (1 PF)	00:35.7
Haywood Substitution replaced by McGee	00:35.7
	00:26.9	West 3pt Shot: Missed
Blatche Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	00:25.9
Arenas Jump Shot: Made (10 PTS)	00:02.9 [WAS 31-17]
	00:00.0	James 3pt Shot: Missed
	00:00.0	Team Rebound
End of 1st Quarter
Washington Wizards (10-22)		Cleveland Cavaliers (28-9)
Start of 2nd QuarterBack to Top
Arenas Jump Shot: Missed	11:44
Blatche Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)	11:41
Blatche Putback Layup Shot: Made (5 PTS)	11:41 [WAS 33-17]
	11:25 [CLE 19-33]	O'Neal Running Hook Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: West (1 AST)
Butler Jump Shot: Missed	11:10
	11:09	West Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
Blatche Foul : Personal (2 PF)	10:54
Arenas Substitution replaced by Foye	10:54
	10:47	West Layup Shot: Missed Block: McGee (1 BLK)
Foye Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	10:45
	10:43	Ilgauskas Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Butler Free Throw 1 of 2 (14 PTS)	10:43 [WAS 34-19]
Butler Free Throw 2 of 2 (15 PTS)	10:43 [WAS 35-19]
	10:34	Foye Violation:Kicked Ball
Butler Substitution replaced by Miller	10:34
	10:29	Ilgauskas Jump Shot: Missed
Stevenson Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	10:28
McGee Foul : Offensive (1 PF)	10:16
McGee Turnover : Foul (1 TO)	10:16
	10:00	Gibson Layup Shot: Missed Block: Blatche (1 BLK)
Blatche Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)	09:58
Miller Layup Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Foye (1 AST)	09:54 [WAS 37-19]
Miller Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	09:46
	09:46 [CLE 20-37]	O'Neal Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)
	09:46 [CLE 21-37]	O'Neal Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)
Foye Jump Shot: Missed	09:35
McGee Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	09:34
Blatche Jump Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Miller (3 AST)	09:20 [WAS 39-21]
	09:09 [CLE 24-39]	Gibson 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: West (2 AST)
Foye Jump Shot: Missed	08:59
	08:58	O'Neal Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
Blatche Foul : Personal (3 PF)	08:45
	08:45	Timeout : Official
Blatche Substitution replaced by Haywood	08:45
McGee Substitution replaced by Oberto	08:45
	08:36	Parker Layup Shot: Missed
Miller Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	08:35
Stevenson 3pt Shot: Missed	08:23
	08:22	Ilgauskas Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	08:17 [CLE 26-39]	O'Neal Driving Dunk Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Gibson (1 AST)
Haywood Jump Shot: Missed	07:58
	07:57	Ilgauskas Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
Haywood Foul : Personal (2 PF)	07:55
Haywood Foul : Personal (3 PF)	07:49
Team Violation : Delay Of Game	07:49
Haywood Substitution replaced by McGee	07:49
	07:49 [CLE 27-39]	O'Neal Free Throw 1 of 2 (9 PTS)
	07:49 [CLE 28-39]	O'Neal Free Throw 2 of 2 (10 PTS)
	07:35	Ilgauskas Foul : Shooting (3 PF)
McGee Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)	07:35 [WAS 40-28]
	07:35	Ilgauskas Substitution replaced by James
McGee Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)	07:35 [WAS 41-28]
	07:20	Parker Jump Shot: Missed
McGee Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	07:19
	07:01	O'Neal Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Stevenson Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)	07:01 [WAS 42-28]
	07:01	Parker Substitution replaced by Williams
Stevenson Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)	07:01 [WAS 43-28]
	06:42 [CLE 30-43]	James Driving Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Williams (2 AST)
Stevenson Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	06:42
	06:42 [CLE 31-43]	James Free Throw 1 of 1 (7 PTS)
Stevenson 3pt Shot: Missed	06:28
	06:27	O'Neal Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	06:20	Williams 3pt Shot: Missed
Stevenson Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	06:19
Stevenson Foul : Offensive (2 PF)	06:13
Stevenson Turnover : Foul (1 TO)	06:13
	05:47	West 3pt Shot: Missed
	05:46	Gibson Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	05:44 [CLE 33-43]	Gibson Putback Layup Shot: Made (5 PTS)
Team Timeout : Regular	05:44
Oberto Substitution replaced by Butler	05:44
Stevenson Substitution replaced by Arenas	05:44
Foye Jump Shot: Missed	05:27
McGee Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)	05:25
McGee Tip Shot: Missed	05:25
	05:23	O'Neal Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	05:07 [CLE 36-43]	Gibson 3pt Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: West (3 AST)
Miller 3pt Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Arenas (4 AST)	04:50 [WAS 46-36]
McGee Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	04:29
	04:29	O'Neal Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	04:29	Team Rebound
	04:29	O'Neal Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Miller Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	04:27
Arenas Jump Shot: Missed	04:13
	04:12	O'Neal Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)
	04:04	James Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO) Steal:McGee (1 ST)
	04:00	Williams Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
	04:00	O'Neal Substitution replaced by Varejao
Arenas Free Throw 1 of 2 (11 PTS)	04:00 [WAS 47-36]
	04:00	Gibson Substitution replaced by Parker
Arenas Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	04:00
	03:59	James Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
McGee Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	03:48
	03:48 [CLE 37-47]	James Free Throw 1 of 2 (8 PTS)
	03:48 [CLE 38-47]	James Free Throw 2 of 2 (9 PTS)
Foye Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Arenas (5 AST)	03:34 [WAS 49-38]
	03:17	Williams Jump Shot: Missed
Butler Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	03:16
Butler Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:West (1 ST)	03:12
	03:04 [CLE 40-49]	West Driving Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Williams (3 AST)
Arenas Layup Shot: Missed	02:46
	02:45	Varejao Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)
	02:41 [CLE 42-49]	Williams Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS)
Team Timeout : Short	02:32
	02:32	Team Timeout : Regular
Butler Jump Shot: Missed	02:16
	02:16	Team Rebound
	01:55 [CLE 44-49]	West Reverse Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: James (5 AST)
McGee Foul : Shooting (4 PF)	01:55
McGee Substitution replaced by Oberto	01:55
	01:55	West Free Throw 1 of 1 Missed
Miller Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	01:54
Butler Layup Shot: Missed Block: Varejao (1 BLK)	01:33
Butler Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)	01:32
Butler Putback Layup Shot: Made (17 PTS)	01:31 [WAS 51-44]
Butler Foul : Personal (1 PF)	01:20
	01:20 [CLE 45-51]	James Free Throw 1 of 2 (10 PTS)
	01:20	Williams Substitution replaced by Gibson
	01:20	James Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
	01:19	James Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
Arenas Foul : Personal (1 PF)	01:19
	01:19 [CLE 46-51]	James Free Throw 1 of 2 (11 PTS)
	01:19 [CLE 47-51]	James Free Throw 2 of 2 (12 PTS)
	01:13	West Foul : Loose Ball (2 PF)
Arenas Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	01:13
Team Rebound	01:13
Arenas Free Throw 2 of 2 (12 PTS)	01:13 [WAS 52-47]
	01:00 [CLE 49-52]	James Reverse Dunk Shot: Made (14 PTS) Assist: West (4 AST)
Arenas Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:West (2 ST)	00:49.8
Miller Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	00:44.9
	00:44.9	James Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	00:44.9	Team Rebound
	00:44.9	West Substitution replaced by Moon
	00:44.9 [CLE 50-52]	James Free Throw 2 of 2 (15 PTS)
Arenas Layup Shot: Made (14 PTS)	00:37.1 [WAS 54-50]
	00:37.1	Varejao Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Arenas Free Throw 1 of 1 Missed	00:37.1
	00:36.8	Moon Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	00:27.9	James 3pt Shot: Missed
Arenas Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)	00:26.8
Team Turnover : Shot Clock Turnover	00:02.8
	00:02.8	Team Timeout : Short
Butler Substitution replaced by McGee	00:02.8
Oberto Substitution replaced by McGuire	00:02.8
	00:02.8	Varejao Substitution replaced by O'Neal
	00:00.0	James 3pt Shot: Missed
	00:00.0	Team Rebound
End of 2nd Quarter
Washington Wizards (10-22)		Cleveland Cavaliers (28-9)
Start of 3rd QuarterBack to Top
Butler Jump Shot: Missed	11:49
Haywood Rebound (Off:3 Def:4)	11:48
Butler 3pt Shot: Missed	11:30
	11:29	O'Neal Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)
	11:05	Varejao Jump Shot: Missed
	11:04	James Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)
	10:50	Parker 3pt Shot: Missed
Miller Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	10:49
Miller 3pt Shot: Missed	10:22
	10:21	James Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)
	10:10 [CLE 52-54]	Varejao Jump Hook Shot: Made (6 PTS)
Haywood Jump Hook Shot: Made (6 PTS)	09:46 [WAS 56-52]
	09:37	Team Timeout : Regular
	09:22	O'Neal Alley Oop Layup shot: Missed
	09:21	O'Neal Rebound (Off:2 Def:5)
	09:21	O'Neal Tip Shot: Missed
Arenas Rebound (Off:0 Def:6)	09:19
Butler Jump Bank Shot: Made (19 PTS)	09:12 [WAS 58-52]
	08:59 [CLE 54-58]	O'Neal Layup Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Williams (4 AST)
Arenas Jump Shot: Missed	08:43
	08:42	Varejao Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)
	08:27 [CLE 57-58]	James 3pt Shot: Made (18 PTS) Assist: Parker (1 AST)
Haywood Jump Shot: Missed	08:03
	08:02	Williams Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	07:51 [CLE 59-58]	Varejao Driving Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: O'Neal (2 AST)
	07:38	Williams Foul : Personal (3 PF)
Haywood Foul : Offensive (4 PF)	07:28
Haywood Turnover : Foul (1 TO)	07:28
Haywood Substitution replaced by Blatche	07:28
	07:13 [CLE 62-58]	Williams 3pt Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: O'Neal (3 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	07:13
	06:55	Parker Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Oberto Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	06:55
Team Rebound	06:55
Oberto Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)	06:55 [WAS 59-62]
	06:40 [CLE 64-59]	Varejao Reverse Slam Dunk Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: James (6 AST)
	06:24	Williams Foul : Shooting (4 PF)
Arenas Free Throw 1 of 2 (15 PTS)	06:24 [WAS 60-64]
	06:24	Williams Substitution replaced by West
Arenas Free Throw 2 of 2 (16 PTS)	06:24 [WAS 61-64]
	06:04	Parker Jump Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	06:03
	05:49	O'Neal Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Butler Free Throw 1 of 2 (20 PTS)	05:49 [WAS 62-64]
Butler Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	05:49
	05:47	West Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	05:32	Parker 3pt Shot: Missed
	05:31	Varejao Rebound (Off:3 Def:4)
	05:25 [CLE 67-62]	Parker 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Varejao (1 AST)
Oberto Layup Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Blatche (1 AST)	05:13 [WAS 64-67]
	04:54	West Layup Shot: Missed
Oberto Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	04:52
	04:52	Parker Foul : Personal (2 PF)
Arenas Free Throw 1 of 2 (17 PTS)	04:52 [WAS 65-67]
	04:52	O'Neal Substitution replaced by Ilgauskas
Arenas Free Throw 2 of 2 (18 PTS)	04:52 [WAS 66-67]
	04:28 [CLE 70-66]	James 3pt Shot: Made (21 PTS) Assist: Varejao (2 AST)
Arenas Jump Shot: Missed	04:10
	04:08	Varejao Rebound (Off:3 Def:5)
	03:57	James Jump Shot: Missed Block: Blatche (2 BLK)
	03:56	James Rebound (Off:3 Def:4)
	03:56	James Turnover : Bad Pass (4 TO)
Arenas Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO) Steal:Varejao (1 ST)	03:45
Arenas Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	03:41
	03:41 [CLE 71-66]	James Free Throw 1 of 2 (22 PTS)
	03:41 [CLE 72-66]	James Free Throw 2 of 2 (23 PTS)
Butler Jump Shot: Missed	03:28
Blatche Rebound (Off:3 Def:2)	03:27
Blatche Jump Shot: Missed	03:23
	03:22	James Rebound (Off:3 Def:5)
	03:06	Parker Jump Bank Shot: Missed
Miller Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)	03:04
Arenas 3pt Shot: Missed	02:47
	02:46	Varejao Rebound (Off:3 Def:6)
Miller Foul : Personal (3 PF)	02:30
Arenas Substitution replaced by Foye	02:30
	02:30	Parker Substitution replaced by Gibson
	02:25	Ilgauskas Jump Shot: Missed
Butler Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)	02:24
Foye 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Oberto (2 AST)	02:13 [WAS 69-72]
	01:57	West Layup Shot: Missed
Blatche Rebound (Off:3 Def:3)	01:56
Butler Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Gibson (1 ST)	01:49
	01:43 [CLE 74-69]	James Slam Dunk Shot: Made (25 PTS) Assist: Gibson (2 AST)
	01:28	West Foul : Shooting (3 PF)
	01:28	Varejao Substitution replaced by O'Neal
Miller Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)	01:28 [WAS 70-74]
	01:28	West Substitution replaced by Parker
Miller Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)	01:28 [WAS 71-74]
	01:12 [CLE 76-71]	O'Neal Turnaround Jump Shot: Made (14 PTS)
Foye Turnover : Poss Lost Ball Turnover (1 TO)	00:55.8
Foye Foul : Loose Ball (1 PF)	00:55.8
	00:44.9	James 3pt Shot: Missed
Miller Rebound (Off:0 Def:6)	00:44.4
	00:34.2	Parker Foul : Personal (3 PF)
Miller Free Throw 1 of 2 (9 PTS)	00:34.2 [WAS 72-76]
	00:34.2	Parker Substitution replaced by Moon
Miller Free Throw 2 of 2 (10 PTS)	00:34.2 [WAS 73-76]
	00:17.7 [CLE 78-73]	O'Neal Jump Shot: Made (16 PTS)
Blatche Jump Shot: Missed	00:01.9
Miller Rebound (Off:1 Def:6)	00:00.9
End of 3rd Quarter
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Start of 4th QuarterBack to Top
	11:41 [CLE 80-73]	O'Neal Running Hook Shot: Made (18 PTS)
Butler Jump Shot: Made (22 PTS)	11:18 [WAS 75-80]
	11:00	O'Neal Foul : Offensive (3 PF)
	11:00	O'Neal Turnover : Foul (1 TO)
Butler Substitution replaced by Stevenson	11:00
Haywood Layup Shot: Missed Block: O'Neal (1 BLK)	10:43
	10:41	Moon Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	10:40	Moon Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Haywood (1 ST)
Arenas Jump Shot: Missed	10:31
	10:30	Williams Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	10:15	Ilgauskas Jump Shot: Missed Block: Haywood (1 BLK)
	10:13	Ilgauskas Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	10:09 [CLE 83-75]	Moon 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Williams (5 AST)
Arenas Jump Shot: Missed	09:47
	09:47	O'Neal Rebound (Off:2 Def:6)
	09:32 [CLE 85-75]	Williams Jump Bank Shot: Made (9 PTS)
Team Timeout : Regular	09:32
	09:32	O'Neal Substitution replaced by Varejao
Stevenson 3pt Shot: Missed	09:07
	09:06	Williams Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
	08:50	Williams Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)
Foye Jump Shot: Made (7 PTS)	08:33 [WAS 77-85]
	08:04 [CLE 88-77]	Williams 3pt Shot: Made (12 PTS)
Blatche Dunk Shot: Missed	07:58
	07:57	Team Rebound
	07:36	Williams Layup Shot: Missed
	07:35	Varejao Rebound (Off:4 Def:6)
	07:29 [CLE 91-77]	Gibson 3pt Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Varejao (3 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	07:28
Foye Substitution replaced by Butler	07:28
Arenas Jump Shot: Made (20 PTS)	07:17 [WAS 79-91]
	06:47	Ilgauskas Layup Shot: Missed
	06:46	Ilgauskas Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)
	06:46	Ilgauskas Tip Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	06:46
Arenas Layup Shot: Missed	06:31
	06:31	Team Rebound
	06:16 [CLE 94-79]	Gibson 3pt Shot: Made (14 PTS) Assist: Williams (6 AST)
	06:02	Moon Foul : Personal (1 PF)
	06:02	Moon Substitution replaced by James
	05:58	Varejao Foul : Shooting (3 PF)
Stevenson Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	05:58
Team Rebound	05:58
Stevenson Free Throw 2 of 2 (3 PTS)	05:58 [WAS 80-94]
	05:41	Gibson 3pt Shot: Missed
Haywood Rebound (Off:3 Def:5)	05:40
Blatche Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:James (2 ST)	05:27
	05:04	Williams Jump Shot: Missed
Haywood Rebound (Off:3 Def:6)	05:03
	04:53	Williams Foul : Shooting (5 PF)
	04:53	Ilgauskas Substitution replaced by O'Neal
Haywood Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)	04:53 [WAS 81-94]
Haywood Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)	04:53 [WAS 82-94]
	04:33	James Jump Shot: Missed
Arenas Rebound (Off:0 Def:7)	04:32
	04:28	Gibson Foul : Personal (2 PF)
Stevenson 3pt Shot: Missed	04:23
	04:22	Team Rebound
	04:00	Williams Layup Shot: Missed Block: Stevenson (1 BLK)
Blatche Rebound (Off:3 Def:4)	03:58
Blatche Foul : Offensive (4 PF)	03:55
Blatche Turnover : Foul (2 TO)	03:55
Haywood Foul : Shooting (5 PF)	03:40
	03:40	O'Neal Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	03:40	Team Rebound
Blatche Substitution replaced by Miller	03:40
	03:40 [CLE 95-82]	O'Neal Free Throw 2 of 2 (19 PTS)
Arenas Jump Shot: Made (22 PTS)	03:29 [WAS 84-95]
Miller Foul : Shooting (4 PF)	03:02
	03:02 [CLE 96-84]	O'Neal Free Throw 1 of 2 (20 PTS)
	03:02 [CLE 97-84]	O'Neal Free Throw 2 of 2 (21 PTS)
	02:49	O'Neal Foul : Shooting (4 PF)
Timeout : Official	02:49
	02:49	O'Neal Substitution replaced by Parker
Miller Free Throw 1 of 2 (11 PTS)	02:49 [WAS 85-97]
Miller Free Throw 2 of 2 (12 PTS)	02:49 [WAS 86-97]
	02:28 [CLE 100-86]	Williams 3pt Shot: Made (15 PTS)
Butler 3pt Shot: Missed	02:10
	02:10	Team Rebound
Haywood Foul : Loose Ball (6 PF)	02:10
Haywood Substitution replaced by Blatche	02:10
	01:48	Parker Jump Shot: Missed
Miller Rebound (Off:1 Def:7)	01:46
Blatche Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO) Steal:James (3 ST)	01:39
Miller Foul : Clear Path (5 PF)	01:38
	01:38 [CLE 101-86]	James Free Throw 1 of 2 (26 PTS)
Butler Substitution replaced by Young	01:38
Miller Substitution replaced by McGuire	01:38
Arenas Substitution replaced by McGee	01:38
Stevenson Substitution replaced by Foye	01:38
	01:38	Varejao Substitution replaced by Hickson
	01:38	Williams Substitution replaced by Moon
	01:38 [CLE 102-86]	James Free Throw 2 of 2 (27 PTS)
	01:38	James Substitution replaced by Williams
	01:20	Parker Substitution replaced by Jackson
	01:15	Moon Jump Shot: Missed
Young Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	01:14
Blatche Jump Shot: Missed	01:05
	01:04	Moon Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	00:47.9	Moon Layup Shot: Missed
McGee Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)	00:46.3
	00:42.1	Williams Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Young Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)	00:42.1 [WAS 87-102]
Young Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)	00:42.1 [WAS 88-102]
	00:22.9	Moon 3pt Shot: Missed
McGee Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)	00:21.9
Foye 3pt Shot: Missed	00:09.9
Blatche Rebound (Off:4 Def:4)	00:08.6
Young Step Back Jump shot: Made (4 PTS)	00:02.2 [WAS 90-102]
End of 4th Quarter

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