Cavaliers-Magic Preview

By KATE HEDLIN
Posted Nov 11 2009 1:49AM

In a rematch of last season's Eastern Conference finals, perhaps the most intrigue surrounds two players that weren't even a part of the series.

Shaquille O'Neal and the Cleveland Cavaliers meet Vince Carter and the Orlando Magic on Wednesday night for the first time since the playoffs.

Cleveland (4-3) was the top seed in the Eastern Conference last season, but was ousted in six games by Orlando (6-2), which went on to fall in five games to the Los Angeles Lakers in the NBA finals.

Much of the blame for that surprise exit was placed on the Cavaliers' inability to defend Dwight Howard, who averaged 25.8 points and 13 rebounds in the series.

Looking to take care of that problem, Cleveland traded for O'Neal in June and he insisted the Cavaliers would no longer need to double-team Howard. While coach Mike Brown wasn't committing to O'Neal's game plan, he was hoping for a better outcome.

"They're a very good, well-coached team that presented problems for us (last year)," he said. "Hopefully it will be different this year."

O'Neal, then with Phoenix, and Howard faced each other once last season. Howard had 19 points in Orlando's 111-99 home win on March 3, but he was held to only seven rebounds - his second-lowest total.

"He's young, agile and active," O'Neal said, "but nothing I haven't seen before."

Howard guided the Magic to NBA finals for the first time since 1994-95 when they were led by a younger and much more dominant O'Neal. While Howard may be surpassing Shaq's legacy in Orlando, O'Neal was less than complimentary of the Magic star over the summer.

"I can't be impressed by something I invented," O'Neal said. "I mean, you look at what he is doing, I've been there and done that. Every street he is driving down in Orlando, I have been on that street. Every nightclub, every restaurant - I have been there and done that."

O'Neal has had some trouble fitting in with Cleveland's system, but the Cavaliers appear pleased with how it's working.

He played 19 minutes in a 100-91 victory over New York on Friday, finishing with seven points and four rebounds. Cleveland held a double-digit lead for most of that game, which may have contributed to his lack of playing time.

Reigning MVP LeBron James scored 33 points with eight rebounds and nine assists.

Despite the series loss to the Magic, James put up big numbers by averaging 38.5 points, 8.3 rebounds and eight assists. Including playoff games, however, the Cavaliers have lost six straight and eight of nine in Orlando.

After falling by 28 to Oklahoma City on Sunday, the Magic bounced back with a 93-81 victory at Charlotte on Tuesday. Howard finished with 15 points, 10 rebounds and six assists while Carter made a surprise return from a sore left ankle to finish with 15 points off the bench.

Carter - Orlando's big offseason acquisition - had missed four of the previous five games and didn't think he'd be able to play after not participating in the morning's shootaround. He was feeling better later in the day, however, and asked if he could come off the bench for only the eighth time in 781 career games.

"I got here and I was doing the (scouting) board and Vince came in and said he was going to give it a shot," coach Stan Van Gundy said. "I was totally surprised."

Carter averaged 19.0 points against the Cavaliers last season while with New Jersey, but shot only 37.5 percent in those games.

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LeBron, Williams combine for 64 in win over Magic

By Dick Scanlon, for NBA.com
Posted Thursday November 12, 2009 12:10AM

ORLANDO (NBA.com exclusive) -- LeBron James and Mo Williams combined for 64 points and the Cleveland Cavaliers finally put together the kind of game they wanted here 5 1/2 months ago in a convincing 102-93 victory over the Orlando Magic.

The Cavs led virtually throughout the nationally televised game, an early-season rematch of the Magic's 4-2 victory in the Eastern Conference finals.

Magic center Dwight Howard was a non-factor after being whistled for two fouls in the first three minutes while he was trying to defend Shaquille O'Neal. Howard finished with 11 points and seven rebounds.

"We were in attack mode the whole game and put pressure on their defense," said James, who scored a game-high 36 points. "Shaq put pressure on [Howard] and we were able to get him into some foul trouble."

Vince Carter led the Magic with 29 points.

The Cavaliers (5-3) had lost six straight in Orlando, including three games in a bitterly disappointing conference final. They also lost eight of their last 11 regular-season games against the Magic.

"We haven't had too much success in the past here," James said. "To get a road win early in a season like this in a hostile environment is a good win for us."

It was the Magic's first loss at home since Game 5 of the NBA Finals on June 14, and the margin was a little shocking. Cleveland led by 22 early in the fourth quarter.

"We've got a lot of work to do and it starts with understanding where we are right now," said Magic coach Stan Van Gundy. "And where we are right now is a bad basketball team."

The rematch element could be overstated, since James, Williams and Howard were the only starters Wednesday who also started in the Eastern final.

And the anticipated matchup between Howard and O'Neal fizzled because of foul trouble. Five fouls limited O'Neal to 20 minutes, 10 points and four rebounds.

"With those guys plagued with three [early] fouls, it made it a little tough for them to match up with each other," said Cleveland coach Mike Brown.

Orlando's only lead was 9-7 after a jumper by Brandon Bass with 8:59 left in the first quarter. Howard was already on the bench with two fouls and the first of Williams' 3-pointers then launched a 10-0 Cavaliers run that put them firmly in charge for the rest of the game.

"Mo came out on fire, and he carried us for most of the night," James said.

"The guy who was the difference in the game was Mo Williams," said Van Gundy. "As good as LeBron was, we can win with him having big game, we've done it before. But Mo Williams [shooting 9-for-9 and 4-for-4 3-pointers] at halftime, I don't know if we can live with that on top of what LeBron did."

Williams finished with 28 points. Two of his 3-pointers came at the outset of the second quarter with James on the bench, quickly expanding a seven-point lead to 13.

Three baskets by Carter cut the gap to eight, but James and J.J. Hickson shot eight free throws within a span of 35 seconds, and James' 3-pointer with one second left in the half put Cleveland up 66-51.

The Magic (6-3) never got the lead under 13 again until Carter nailed a 3-pointer with 1:16 left in the game.

Magic forward Ryan Anderson sat out a third straight game with a sprained right ankle, and Rashard Lewis has yet to play because of a 10-game league suspension that expires after Friday night.

James, who can become a free agent after the season, declared before the game that the subject is off-limits.

Asked for a second time within a few minutes to comment on whether he would like to play with Dwyane Wade in Miami next season, James said:

"Honestly, this free-agent talk is getting old. I think tonight is probably the last night I'll answer free-agent questions. It's getting old for me and my teammates and I don't want any distractions so this will be the last time I answer free-agent questions this year."

That resolution is likely to be tested Thursday night when the Cavs play at Miami.

• Cavaliers: Powe, West, Williams
• Magic: Foyle

• Cavaliers: --
• Magic: --

• Lead Changes: 2
• Times Tied: 3

• Arena: Amway Arena, Orlando, FL
• Officials: #43 Dan Crawford, #59 Gary Zielinski, #61 Courtney Kirkland
• Attendance: 17461
• Duration: 0:2

Cleveland Cavaliers (8-3)		Orlando Magic (7-4)
Start of 1st Quarter
(12:00) Jump Ball Howard vs O'Neal (Williams gains possession)
Williams Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)	11:41 [CLE 2-0]
	11:28 [ORL 2-2]	Nelson Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)
James Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)	11:07 [CLE 4-2]
O'Neal Foul : Personal (1 PF)	10:59
	10:51 [ORL 4-4]	Carter Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)
	10:38	Howard Foul : Personal (1 PF)
O'Neal Jump Shot: Missed	10:27
	10:26	Nelson Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	10:17	Nelson Running Jump Shot: Missed
Hickson Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	10:15
Williams Driving Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)	10:10 [CLE 6-4]
Parker Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	09:55
	09:55	Howard Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	09:55	Team Rebound
	09:55 [ORL 5-6]	Howard Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)
	09:42	Howard Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
	09:42	Howard Substitution replaced by Gortat
O'Neal Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)	09:42 [CLE 7-5]
O'Neal Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	09:42
	09:41	Bass Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	09:27 [ORL 7-7]	Carter Driving Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)
O'Neal Jump Shot: Missed	09:12
	09:10	Nelson Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	08:59 [ORL 9-7]	Bass Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Nelson (1 AST)
Williams 3pt Shot: Made (7 PTS)	08:36 [CLE 10-9]
	08:21	Carter 3pt Shot: Missed
James Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	08:20
James Jump Shot: Missed	08:14
James Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	08:12
James Dunk Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Williams (1 AST)	08:05 [CLE 12-9]
	07:47	Carter Jump Shot: Missed Block: O'Neal (1 BLK)
James Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	07:45
James Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS)	07:44 [CLE 14-9]
	07:44	Barnes Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
	07:44	Team Timeout : Regular
James Free Throw 1 of 1 (7 PTS)	07:44 [CLE 15-9]
	07:31	Bass Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Williams (1 ST)
Hickson Jump Hook Shot: Made (2 PTS)	07:15 [CLE 17-9]
	06:59 [ORL 12-17]	Carter 3pt Shot: Made (7 PTS)
O'Neal Jump Hook Shot: Made (3 PTS)	06:39 [CLE 19-12]
	06:28 [ORL 14-19]	Nelson Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS)
James Layup Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: O'Neal (1 AST)	06:08 [CLE 21-14]
	05:55 [ORL 16-21]	Bass Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Nelson (2 AST)
James 3pt Shot: Missed	05:32
Hickson Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	05:30
Parker Foul : Offensive (2 PF)	05:25
Parker Turnover : Foul (1 TO)	05:25
Parker Substitution replaced by Moon	05:25
O'Neal Substitution replaced by Varejao	05:25
	05:25	Barnes Substitution replaced by Pietrus
Moon Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	05:12
	05:12	Carter Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	05:12	Team Rebound
	05:12 [ORL 17-21]	Carter Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)
Varejao Dunk Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Williams (2 AST)	04:53 [CLE 23-17]
	04:44 [ORL 20-23]	Nelson 3pt Shot: Made (7 PTS)
Hickson Layup Shot: Missed	04:28
	04:25	Bass Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	04:17	Carter 3pt Shot: Missed
Hickson Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	04:16
James Driving Layup Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Williams (3 AST)	03:59 [CLE 25-20]
	03:47	Bass Jump Shot: Missed
James Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	03:45
James Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Nelson (1 ST)	03:38
	03:34 [ORL 22-25]	Nelson Layup Shot: Made (9 PTS)
Williams Jump Shot: Made (9 PTS)	03:27 [CLE 27-22]
	03:13	Nelson 3pt Shot: Missed
	03:13	Team Rebound
Team Timeout : Regular	03:13
Hickson Substitution replaced by Gibson	03:13
Williams Substitution replaced by Ilgauskas	03:13
	03:05	Carter Jump Shot: Missed
Varejao Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	03:04
Varejao Jump Shot: Missed	02:41
Ilgauskas Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	02:40
	02:40	Bass Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Ilgauskas Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)	02:40 [CLE 28-22]
Ilgauskas Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)	02:40 [CLE 29-22]
	02:20 [ORL 24-29]	Carter Jump Hook Shot: Made (10 PTS)
	02:03	Carter Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
James Free Throw 1 of 2 (12 PTS)	02:03 [CLE 30-24]
James Free Throw 2 of 2 (13 PTS)	02:03 [CLE 31-24]
	01:47	Carter Driving Layup Shot: Missed
	01:45	Gortat Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	01:45 [ORL 26-31]	Gortat Tip Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Gibson 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Moon (1 AST)	01:29 [CLE 34-26]
	01:12	Nelson 3pt Shot: Missed
Moon Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	01:11
	00:58.3	Gortat Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Varejao Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	00:58.3
Team Rebound	00:58.3
Varejao Free Throw 2 of 2 (3 PTS)	00:58.3 [CLE 35-26]
Varejao Foul : Personal (1 PF)	00:38.8
	00:25.2 [ORL 28-35]	Nelson Fade Away Jumper Shot: Made (11 PTS)
James Jump Shot: Missed	00:01.9
Team Rebound	00:00.0
End of 1st Quarter
Cleveland Cavaliers (8-3)		Orlando Magic (7-4)
Start of 2nd QuarterBack to Top
	11:48	Howard Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)
Ilgauskas Jump Shot: Missed	11:36
Moon Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	11:35
Williams 3pt Shot: Made (12 PTS)	11:22 [CLE 38-28]
	11:06	Redick 3pt Shot: Missed
Moon Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	11:05
Williams 3pt Shot: Made (15 PTS)	10:59 [CLE 41-28]
	10:50	Team Timeout : Regular
	10:33 [ORL 30-41]	Williams Driving Finger Roll Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)
	10:18	Howard Foul : Personal (3 PF)
Varejao Hook Shot: Missed	10:09
	10:09	Team Rebound
Ilgauskas Foul : Loose Ball (1 PF)	10:09
	10:02 [ORL 32-41]	Redick Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Williams (1 AST)
Ilgauskas Turnover : 3 Second Violation (1 TO)	09:44
	09:30	Gortat Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Moon (1 ST)
Williams Turnover : Step Out of Bounds Turnover (1 TO)	09:24
Varejao Substitution replaced by O'Neal	09:24
Moon Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	09:13
	09:13	Howard Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	09:13	Team Rebound
	09:13	Howard Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
O'Neal Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	09:12
Gibson 3pt Shot: Missed	08:55
	08:54	Howard Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	08:42	Redick Jump Shot: Missed
	08:41	Howard Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	08:41 [ORL 34-41]	Howard Layup Shot: Made (3 PTS)
Gibson Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	08:41
	08:41 [ORL 35-41]	Howard Free Throw 1 of 1 (4 PTS)
Williams 3pt Shot: Made (18 PTS)	08:32 [CLE 44-35]
Ilgauskas Foul : Personal (2 PF)	08:20
Moon Substitution replaced by James	08:20
	08:11 [ORL 37-44]	Howard Jump Hook Shot: Made (6 PTS)
O'Neal Jump Hook Shot: Made (5 PTS)	07:59 [CLE 46-37]
	07:48 [ORL 39-46]	Gortat Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Williams (2 AST)
	07:28	Gortat Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
O'Neal Free Throw 1 of 2 (6 PTS)	07:28 [CLE 47-39]
O'Neal Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	07:28
	07:26	Pietrus Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	07:14	Williams Jump Shot: Missed
O'Neal Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	07:13
Ilgauskas Jump Shot: Missed	06:57
	06:55	Williams Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
O'Neal Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	06:41
	06:41	Howard Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	06:41	Team Rebound
	06:41 [ORL 40-47]	Howard Free Throw 2 of 2 (7 PTS)
Williams Turnaround Jump Shot: Made (20 PTS)	06:28 [CLE 49-40]
	06:15	Redick 3pt Shot: Missed
Williams Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	06:13
James Turnaround Fade Away shot: Missed	06:04
Ilgauskas Rebound (Off:2 Def:0)	06:03
Ilgauskas Layup Shot: Missed	06:03
Team Rebound	06:03
	06:03	Williams Substitution replaced by Nelson
Williams Driving Layup Shot: Made (22 PTS)	05:42 [CLE 51-40]
Team Violation : Delay Of Game	05:41
	05:21	Pietrus 3pt Shot: Missed
Ilgauskas Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)	05:20
O'Neal Jump Bank Hook Shot: Made (8 PTS)	05:07 [CLE 53-40]
	04:53	Pietrus Layup Shot: Missed
Ilgauskas Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)	04:52
O'Neal Layup Shot: Missed	04:47
James Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)	04:45
James Layup Shot: Made (15 PTS)	04:45 [CLE 55-40]
	04:37	Team Timeout : Short
	04:37	Timeout : Official
	04:37	Pietrus Substitution replaced by Carter
	04:37	Redick Substitution replaced by Barnes
O'Neal Substitution replaced by Parker	04:37
Gibson Substitution replaced by Varejao	04:37
	04:26 [ORL 42-55]	Carter Jump Shot: Made (12 PTS)
James Dunk Shot: Made (17 PTS) Assist: Williams (4 AST)	04:08 [CLE 57-42]
	03:53	Gortat Jump Shot: Missed
Varejao Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	03:52
Ilgauskas Turnover : 3 Second Violation (2 TO)	03:35
	03:35	Gortat Substitution replaced by Pietrus
	03:18 [ORL 44-57]	Carter Fade Away Jumper Shot: Made (14 PTS)
James Jump Shot: Missed	02:55
	02:55	Team Rebound
Ilgauskas Foul : Loose Ball (3 PF)	02:55
Team Timeout : Regular	02:55
Ilgauskas Substitution replaced by O'Neal	02:55
	02:55	Howard Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	02:55	Team Rebound
	02:55 [ORL 45-57]	Howard Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)
	02:53	Nelson Foul : Personal (1 PF)
	02:53	Howard Substitution replaced by Gortat
O'Neal Turnover : Discontinue Dribble (1 TO)	02:40
	02:15 [ORL 47-57]	Barnes Turnaround Bank Hook Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Pietrus (1 AST)
Varejao Hook Shot: Missed	02:01
	01:57	Barnes Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	01:52	Carter 3pt Shot: Missed
Varejao Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	01:51
O'Neal Foul : Offensive (3 PF)	01:44
O'Neal Turnover : Foul (2 TO)	01:44
O'Neal Substitution replaced by Hickson	01:44
	01:33 [ORL 49-57]	Carter Jump Shot: Made (16 PTS)
Team Timeout : Short	01:25
	01:18	Barnes Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
James Free Throw 1 of 2 (18 PTS)	01:18 [CLE 58-49]
James Free Throw 2 of 2 (19 PTS)	01:18 [CLE 59-49]
	01:16	Nelson Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Parker (1 ST)
	01:08	Pietrus Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
James Free Throw 1 of 2 (20 PTS)	01:08 [CLE 60-49]
James Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	01:08
Team Rebound	01:07
	01:05	Pietrus Foul : Loose Ball (2 PF)
Hickson Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)	01:05 [CLE 61-49]
Hickson Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)	01:05 [CLE 62-49]
	00:49.9	Barnes 3pt Shot: Missed
James Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)	00:48.7
James Jump Shot: Missed	00:43.3
Team Rebound	00:43.3
	00:43.3	Barnes Foul : Loose Ball (3 PF)
Hickson Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)	00:43.3 [CLE 63-49]
Parker Substitution replaced by Moon	00:43.3
	00:43.3	Barnes Substitution replaced by Bass
Hickson Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	00:43.3
	00:41.9	Gortat Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	00:24.7 [ORL 51-63]	Nelson Jump Shot: Made (13 PTS)
James 3pt Shot: Made (23 PTS)	00:01.0 [CLE 66-51]
End of 2nd Quarter
Cleveland Cavaliers (8-3)		Orlando Magic (7-4)
Start of 3rd QuarterBack to Top
	11:48 [ORL 53-66]	Carter Fade Away Jumper Shot: Made (18 PTS)
Parker 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: James (1 AST)	11:30 [CLE 69-53]
	11:12	Barnes Layup Shot: Missed Block: O'Neal (2 BLK)
Hickson Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	11:09
Parker 3pt Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Williams (5 AST)	11:04 [CLE 72-53]
	10:45 [ORL 55-72]	Barnes Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)
Hickson Running Jump Shot: Missed	10:19
	10:18	Barnes Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	10:10	Nelson Jump Shot: Missed
O'Neal Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	10:09
Hickson Jump Shot: Missed	09:53
	09:51	Gortat Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	09:37	Nelson Jump Shot: Missed Block: Williams (1 BLK)
	09:37	Team Rebound
	09:34	Carter Jump Shot: Missed
O'Neal Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	09:33
O'Neal Turnaround Bank shot: Missed	09:12
	09:10	Howard Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	09:04	Gortat Foul : Offensive (3 PF)
	09:04	Gortat Turnover : Foul (2 TO)
Williams 3pt Shot: Missed	08:45
	08:43	Howard Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	08:33	Nelson Layup Shot: Missed
	08:32	Gortat Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)
	08:32	Gortat Tip Shot: Missed
	08:31	Nelson Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	08:25	Barnes 3pt Shot: Missed
	08:25	Howard Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)
	08:25 [ORL 57-72]	Howard Layup Shot: Made (10 PTS)
O'Neal Foul : Shooting (4 PF)	08:25
O'Neal Substitution replaced by Ilgauskas	08:25
	08:25 [ORL 58-72]	Howard Free Throw 1 of 1 (11 PTS)
James 3pt Shot: Made (26 PTS)	08:14 [CLE 75-58]
	07:49 [ORL 60-75]	Carter Fade Away Jumper Shot: Made (20 PTS) Assist: Nelson (3 AST)
James Fade Away Jumper Shot: Made (28 PTS)	07:27 [CLE 77-60]
	07:16	Barnes Jump Shot: Missed
	07:16	Gortat Rebound (Off:3 Def:2)
	07:15	James Violation:Defensive Goaltending
	07:15 [ORL 62-77]	Gortat Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS)
James Jump Shot: Missed	06:57
	06:55	Howard Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)
	06:48 [ORL 64-77]	Nelson Floating Jump shot: Made (15 PTS)
Hickson Layup Shot: Missed	06:28
	06:27	Howard Rebound (Off:2 Def:5)
	06:18	Nelson Layup Shot: Missed
Hickson Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)	06:17
Hickson Dunk Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: James (2 AST)	06:04 [CLE 79-64]
	05:36	Carter 3pt Shot: Missed
	05:35	Team Rebound
James Foul : Loose Ball (1 PF)	05:35
	05:35	Team Timeout : Regular
	05:35	Gortat Substitution replaced by Bass
	05:29	Barnes Substitution replaced by Pietrus
	05:21	Carter Fade Away Jumper Shot: Missed
Ilgauskas Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)	05:20
James Layup Shot: Missed Block: Howard (1 BLK)	04:57
	04:55	Carter Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	04:52	Carter Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:James (1 ST)
Ilgauskas Jump Shot: Missed	04:44
	04:43	Carter Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	04:35	Pietrus Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Hickson (1 ST)
Williams Running Jump Shot: Made (24 PTS)	04:26 [CLE 81-64]
Williams Foul : Personal (1 PF)	04:05
	03:50	Pietrus Fade Away Jumper Shot: Missed
Ilgauskas Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)	03:49
Williams Jump Shot: Missed	03:31
	03:30	Carter Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	03:17	Nelson Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Parker (2 ST)
	03:08	Pietrus Foul : Personal (3 PF)
Hickson Substitution replaced by Varejao	03:08
Williams Substitution replaced by Gibson	03:08
James Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Carter (1 ST)	03:06
	02:57 [ORL 66-81]	Bass Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Carter (1 AST)
	02:39	Bass Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Team Timeout : Regular	02:39
Ilgauskas Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)	02:39 [CLE 82-66]
Ilgauskas Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)	02:39 [CLE 83-66]
	02:16	Carter Running Jump Shot: Missed
James Rebound (Off:2 Def:5)	02:14
Parker Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Bass (1 ST)	01:57
	01:53	Bass Layup Shot: Missed
Gibson Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	01:52
Ilgauskas Layup Shot: Missed Block: Carter (1 BLK)	01:34
Team Rebound	01:34
Ilgauskas Jump Shot: Missed	01:32
	01:31	Carter Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
Ilgauskas Foul : Personal (4 PF)	01:26
	01:26	Nelson Substitution replaced by Williams
Ilgauskas Substitution replaced by Hickson	01:26
	01:19	Bass Jump Shot: Missed
Gibson Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	01:18
	01:17	Foul : Double Personal - Howard (4 PF), Varejao (2 PF)
	01:12	Howard Substitution replaced by Gortat
Parker 3pt Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: James (3 AST)	01:02 [CLE 86-66]
Parker Foul : Personal (3 PF)	00:53.3
	00:53.3 [ORL 67-86]	Carter Free Throw 1 of 2 (21 PTS)
	00:53.3 [ORL 68-86]	Carter Free Throw 2 of 2 (22 PTS)
Hickson Alley Oop Layup shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: James (4 AST)	00:37.8 [CLE 88-68]
	00:15.8	Carter Jump Shot: Missed
Varejao Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	00:14.8
James Foul : Offensive (2 PF)	00:05.8
James Turnover : Foul (3 TO)	00:05.8
James Substitution replaced by Moon	00:05.8
	00:05.8	Williams Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Parker (3 ST)
Moon Dunk Shot: Missed	00:01.9
	00:00.0	Carter Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)
	00:00.0	Carter 3pt Shot: Missed
	00:00.0	Team Rebound
End of 3rd Quarter
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Williams Jump Shot: Missed	11:49
	11:47	Redick Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	11:36	Bass Jump Shot: Missed
Moon Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	11:35
Moon 3pt Shot: Missed	11:16
	11:14	Redick Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	11:07	Redick Jump Shot: Missed
Hickson Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)	11:06
Hickson Running Hook Shot: Missed	10:45
	10:43	Gortat Rebound (Off:3 Def:3)
	10:33	Bass Jump Shot: Missed
Varejao Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)	10:32
Williams Layup Shot: Missed	10:18
	10:16	Bass Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	10:04	Gortat Jump Shot: Missed
	10:02	Bass Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	10:02 [ORL 70-88]	Bass Dunk Shot: Made (8 PTS)
Hickson Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	10:02
Hickson Substitution replaced by Ilgauskas	10:02
	10:02	Pietrus Substitution replaced by Barnes
	10:02	Bass Free Throw 1 of 1 Missed
Moon Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)	10:01
Williams Turnaround Fade Away shot: Missed	09:39
	09:38	Barnes Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	09:24	Bass Jump Shot: Missed Block: Ilgauskas (1 BLK)
Varejao Rebound (Off:0 Def:6)	09:22
Williams Turnover : Discontinue Dribble (2 TO)	09:20
	09:20	Bass Substitution replaced by Howard
	09:11	Williams Jump Shot: Missed
Gibson Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	09:10
Williams Jump Shot: Made (26 PTS)	08:55 [CLE 90-70]
	08:46	Howard Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Gibson (1 ST)
Williams Jump Shot: Made (28 PTS)	08:40 [CLE 92-70]
	08:40	Team Timeout : Regular
	08:28	Williams 3pt Shot: Missed
Moon Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)	08:26
Varejao Floating Jump shot: Missed	08:10
	08:09	Gortat Rebound (Off:3 Def:4)
	07:52	Gortat Turnaround Hook Shot: Missed
Moon Rebound (Off:1 Def:6)	07:50
Williams Jump Shot: Missed	07:36
	07:34	Gortat Rebound (Off:3 Def:5)
	07:19 [ORL 72-92]	Barnes Running Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS)
Williams Jump Shot: Missed	06:54
Team Rebound	06:53
Team Turnover : Shot Clock Turnover	06:53
	06:53	Gortat Substitution replaced by Carter
Ilgauskas Substitution replaced by O'Neal	06:53
Moon Substitution replaced by James	06:53
Williams Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	06:36
	06:36	Redick Free Throw 1 of 3 Missed
	06:36	Team Rebound
	06:36 [ORL 73-92]	Redick Free Throw 2 of 3 (3 PTS)
	06:36	Williams Substitution replaced by Nelson
	06:36 [ORL 74-92]	Redick Free Throw 3 of 3 (4 PTS)
James Fade Away Jumper Shot: Made (30 PTS)	06:11 [CLE 94-74]
O'Neal Foul : Shooting (5 PF)	05:58
	05:58	Timeout : Official
O'Neal Substitution replaced by Ilgauskas	05:58
Gibson Substitution replaced by Parker	05:58
	05:58 [ORL 75-94]	Carter Free Throw 1 of 2 (23 PTS)
	05:58 [ORL 76-94]	Carter Free Throw 2 of 2 (24 PTS)
James Jump Shot: Made (32 PTS)	05:42 [CLE 96-76]
	05:21 [ORL 79-96]	Redick 3pt Shot: Made (7 PTS)
Ilgauskas Foul : Offensive (5 PF)	05:04
Ilgauskas Turnover : Foul (3 TO)	05:04
Varejao Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	04:50
	04:50	Howard Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	04:50	Team Rebound
Ilgauskas Substitution replaced by Gibson	04:50
	04:50	Howard Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
James Rebound (Off:2 Def:6)	04:49
	04:36	Barnes Foul : Personal (4 PF)
Williams Turnover : Lost Ball (3 TO) Steal:Howard (1 ST)	04:31
	04:23 [ORL 81-96]	Redick Jump Shot: Made (9 PTS)
James Fade Away Jumper Shot: Made (34 PTS)	03:57 [CLE 98-81]
	03:36	Barnes 3pt Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	03:35
James Jump Shot: Missed	03:20
	03:19	Redick Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	03:05 [ORL 83-98]	Carter Jump Shot: Made (26 PTS) Assist: Nelson (4 AST)
Instant Replay - Support Ruling	03:05
James Fade Away Jumper Shot: Missed	02:41
	02:40	Nelson Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
Varejao Foul : Shooting (4 PF)	02:33
Team Timeout : Regular	02:33
Varejao Substitution replaced by O'Neal	02:33
	02:33 [ORL 84-98]	Nelson Free Throw 1 of 2 (16 PTS)
	02:33 [ORL 85-98]	Nelson Free Throw 2 of 2 (17 PTS)
O'Neal Finger Roll Layup Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Williams (6 AST)	02:16 [CLE 100-85]
O'Neal Foul : Defense 3 Second (5 PF)	02:05
	02:05 [ORL 86-100]	Redick Free Throw Technical (10 PTS)
	01:53	Barnes Jump Shot: Missed
Parker Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	01:52
Williams Running Jump Shot: Missed	01:26
	01:25	Barnes Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
	01:15 [ORL 89-100]	Carter 3pt Shot: Made (29 PTS) Assist: Nelson (5 AST)
	00:51.9	Howard Foul : Shooting (5 PF)
James Free Throw 1 of 2 (35 PTS)	00:51.9 [CLE 101-89]
James Free Throw 2 of 2 (36 PTS)	00:51.9 [CLE 102-89]
	00:43.7 [ORL 91-102]	Nelson Fade Away Jumper Shot: Made (19 PTS)
James Turnover : Lost Ball (4 TO) Steal:Nelson (2 ST)	00:25.9
	00:21.5 [ORL 93-102]	Barnes Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS)
End of 4th Quarter

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