76ers-Cavaliers Preview

By MATT BECKER
Posted Nov 20 2009 11:31PM

While the Cleveland Cavaliers aren't about to rush back aging superstar Shaquille O'Neal from a shoulder injury, LeBron James is not letting a sore wrist slow him down.

Coming off his highest-scoring game of the season, James looks to help the Cavaliers win for the 10th time in 12 contests Saturday night when they host the struggling Philadelphia 76ers.

James banged his left wrist on the basket while dunking late in Wednesday's 108-91 loss to Washington, but the injury didn't seem to bother him much in Friday's 105-95 win at Indiana. The reigning league MVP scored 10 of his season-high 40 points in the final 7:07, and also had nine rebounds and seven assists to help the Cavaliers (9-4) continue their surge after back-to-back losses to open the season.

"When you have a guy as talented as him, sometimes your best coaching on the offensive end of the floor is staying out of his way,'' coach Mike Brown said.

After a slow start, James has found his rhythm over the past two weeks. He's averaging 32.7 points on 54.0 percent shooting in his last seven games, up from 22.6 points on 46.9 percent shooting in his previous five.

He could have trouble building on his latest performance, though.

Although Cleveland has had little trouble lately beating Philadelphia (5-7) with James on the floor, the five-time All-Star hasn't had a 30-point game against the Sixers since recording 39 in a 118-115 double-overtime loss on Jan. 24, 2007, a span of seven games.

The Cavs had a five-game winning streak over Philadelphia end with a 111-110 overtime defeat in the 2008-09 regular-season finale. Cleveland wasn't at full strength, though, as James, Zydrunas Ilgauskas and Mo Williams sat out to rest in preparation for the playoffs.

After sweeping Detroit and Atlanta, the Cavs were eliminated in six games by Orlando in the Eastern Conference finals.

Cleveland acquired the 37-year-old O'Neal in the offseason with hopes the 15-time All-Star could help bolster the team's inside game to make a championship run, but he has missed the last four games with a strained right shoulder.

O'Neal is averaging 11.3 points and 6.9 rebounds, and Brown didn't give a timetable for his return.

Like Cleveland, the Sixers were also bounced from last season's playoffs by the Magic in six games. Philadelphia was knocked out in a first-round series, and hasn't been playing like a playoff-caliber team lately.

The Sixers are coming off Friday's 102-97 home loss to lowly Memphis, their fifth defeat in seven games, and are now set to open a three-game road trip with seven of their next eight away from Philadelphia.

They've had trouble getting their offense in gear on the road lately, averaging 83.7 points on 25.9 percent shooting from 3-point range in the last three away from the Wachovia Center.

"We've got to find a way to regroup," said Andre Iguodala, who finished with 15 points on 5 of 17 shooting against the Grizzlies.

Iguodala averaged 23.3 points on 61.5 percent shooting in four games against Cleveland last season while guard Lou Williams averaged 19.3 points in three games.

Williams finished with a career-high 31 points on 12 of 16 shooting Friday, and is emerging as a legitimate scoring threat for Philadelphia.

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Cavs kick up defensive pressure in fourth, put away Sixers

By Sam Amico, for NBA.com
Posted Saturday November 21, 2009 11:29PM

CLEVELAND (NBA.com exclusive) -- When LeBron James is this good, you have no chance. You may think you do, but you would only be kidding yourself.

That's the lesson learned following Cleveland's 97-91 dismantling of Philadelphia on Saturday at Quicken Loans Arena.

James did it from inside and outside, with his back to the basket and right at the rim. He threw lob passes in the half-court, behind-the-back passes off the fast break, pinpoint bounce passes that led to easy baskets and dunks.

And that was just the first quarter.

As 76ers coach Eddie Jordan said with a shake of the head, "He's a very special player."

Cavaliers coach Mike Brown added with a smile, "LeBron was LeBron. Nothing ceases to amaze me when it comes to him."

By the end of the game, James had tallied 32 points on a sizzling 13-for-20 shooting, nine assists and seven rebounds. By the end of the night, the Sixers were reminded of what they already knew -- that if you allow it to become All LeBron, All The Time, you're in deep trouble.

James emerged from the weekend with an average of 36 points per game, having scored 40 in Indiana on Friday. Just as he did the previous night against the Pacers, James lifted the Cavs with a big basket, pass or rebound whenever it seemed like the Sixers might be dreaming of an upset.

And for a while, there was indeed hope.

The Sixers overcame a 36-23 deficit in the first quarter to take an 81-75 lead at the end of the third.

But for the second time in two nights, the Cavs showed that along with a high-powered offense based around good old No. 23, they can still shut you down when the need arises.

Friday in Indiana, they held the Pacers to 13 fourth-quarter points. Saturday at home, they held the Sixers to 10.

Credit belongs to guys like Cavs reserve forwards Jamario Moon and Anderson Varejao, men who are always looking to step into a passing lane, chase down a loose ball, and basically find ways to distract the opposition.

"Obviously, Jamario's length and energy coming off the bench was big for us," Brown said. "Andy and [Zydrunas Ilgauskas] did a nice job starting us off on the defensive end of the floor, and then Mo [Williams] hit some big shots. Everyone was on a string. Everyone helped one another and trusted one another. It was great to see."

Of the group Brown mentioned, Williams had the best night statistically, finishing with 18 points and tying Ilgauskas with a team-high eight rebounds.

Meanwhile, Jordan was considerably more pleased with his team's effort than he was after Friday's home loss to Memphis. One of the reason's was the Sixers' own No. 23, guard Lou Williams, who scored a team-high 22 points.

Another was forward Elton Brand, who accumulated 18 points and 14 boards. Also, Thaddeus Young scored 21 points.

"I have no problem with our effort tonight," Jordan said. "I have no problem with a lot of things we did tonight. We rose to the challenge in a tough environment. I like the way we executed, I like the way we talked. It was a different team from what we saw [Friday]. We just didn't win the game."

Sixers guard Andre Iguodala, who struggled by making just six of 22 shots, agreed with his coach.

"Something that we do sometimes is kind of play to our level of competition," Iguodala said. "We raised our level of play tonight. We had them against the ropes. It was just a matter of not being able to make shots."

Mostly, it was a matter of too much James. And for Cavs' opponents, it's only likely to get tougher.

"I watch a lot of film and do a lot of critiquing of myself," James said. "Just to see where I need to get better."

After weekends like this, it's downright scary to envision that happening.

• 76ers: Speights
• Cavaliers: Karl, O'Neal, Powe

• 76ers: --
• Cavaliers: --

• Lead Changes: 8
• Times Tied: 7

• Arena: Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, OH
• Officials: #48 Scott Foster, #30 Tony Brown, #60 David Guthrie
• Attendance: 20562
• Duration: 2:14

Philadelphia 76ers (10-24)		Cleveland Cavaliers (28-9)
Start of 1st Quarter
(12:00) Jump Ball Ilgauskas vs Dalembert (Williams gains possession)
Dalembert Jump Shot: Missed	11:43
Brand Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	11:42
Brand Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)	11:35
	11:17	Williams 3pt Shot: Missed
	11:16	Ilgauskas Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	11:07 [CLE 2-0]	Ilgauskas Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Williams (1 AST)
Iguodala Jump Shot: Missed	10:47
	10:46	Williams Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	10:37	Hickson Layup Shot: Missed
Dalembert Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	10:36
Brand Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Williams (1 AST)	10:24 [PHI 2-2]
	10:04 [CLE 5-2]	Williams 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: James (1 AST)
Williams Jump Shot: Missed	09:44
	09:42	Williams Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
Dalembert Foul : Defense 3 Second (0 PF)	09:33
	09:33 [CLE 6-2]	Williams Free Throw Technical (4 PTS)
	09:14 [CLE 8-2]	James Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Brand Jump Shot: Missed	09:02
	09:01	James Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	08:50 [CLE 10-2]	Hickson Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: James (2 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	08:48
Young Driving Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)	08:36 [PHI 4-10]
	08:17	Ilgauskas Jump Shot: Missed
Iguodala Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	08:15
Iguodala Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Williams (1 ST)	08:11
	08:05 [CLE 12-4]	Hickson Dunk Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: James (3 AST)
Iguodala 3pt Shot: Missed	07:49
	07:48	Ilgauskas Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
Dalembert Foul : Personal (1 PF)	07:36
	07:20 [CLE 15-4]	Ilgauskas 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: James (4 AST)
Dalembert Hook Shot: Missed	06:59
	06:57	Hickson Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	06:45 [CLE 17-4]	James Alley Oop Dunk Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Ilgauskas (1 AST)
Williams Jump Shot: Missed	06:28
	06:27	Parker Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	06:20 [CLE 20-4]	James 3pt Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Williams (2 AST)
	06:06	Parker Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Young 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Brand (1 AST)	05:54 [PHI 7-20]
	05:37	James 3pt Shot: Missed
Dalembert Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	05:36
Iguodala Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)	05:28 [PHI 9-20]
	05:11 [CLE 23-9]	Williams 3pt Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Parker (1 AST)
Brand Foul : Offensive (1 PF)	04:57
Brand Turnover : Foul (2 TO)	04:57
	04:44	Parker Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Iguodala (1 ST)
Iguodala Layup Shot: Missed Block: Hickson (1 BLK)	04:39
Team Rebound	04:38
Williams Driving Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)	04:32 [PHI 11-23]
	04:15 [CLE 25-11]	James Jump Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Parker (2 AST)
Dalembert Jump Shot: Missed	03:55
	03:54	James Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	03:46	James Jump Shot: Missed
	03:45	Hickson Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	03:40	Hickson Hook Shot: Missed
Dalembert Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	03:36
Williams Driving Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Iguodala (1 AST)	03:33 [PHI 13-25]
	03:15 [CLE 28-13]	Williams 3pt Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Ilgauskas (2 AST)
Iguodala Driving Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Dalembert (1 AST)	02:52 [PHI 15-28]
	02:52	Ilgauskas Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
	02:52	Team Timeout : Regular
	02:52	Ilgauskas Substitution replaced by Varejao
Iguodala Free Throw 1 of 1 Missed	02:52
Brand Rebound (Off:2 Def:0)	02:50
Brand Putback Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)	02:47 [PHI 17-28]
	02:29 [CLE 30-17]	Parker Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: James (5 AST)
Young Jump Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Williams (2 AST)	02:16 [PHI 19-30]
	02:00 [CLE 32-19]	Hickson Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS)
Williams 3pt Shot: Missed	01:39
Brand Rebound (Off:3 Def:0)	01:38
Brand Dunk Shot: Made (6 PTS)	01:36 [PHI 21-32]
	01:16	Williams Jump Shot: Missed
	01:15	Varejao Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	01:11 [CLE 34-21]	Hickson Alley Oop Dunk Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: James (6 AST)
Williams Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Dalembert (2 AST)	00:45.9 [PHI 23-34]
	00:29.9 [CLE 36-23]	James Floating Jump shot: Made (11 PTS)
Iguodala 3pt Shot: Missed	00:02.9
	00:01.9	Varejao Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
End of 1st Quarter
Philadelphia 76ers (10-24)		Cleveland Cavaliers (28-9)
Start of 2nd QuarterBack to Top
	11:37	Varejao Layup Shot: Missed
Brand Rebound (Off:3 Def:1)	11:36
Carney 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Brand (2 AST)	11:27 [PHI 26-36]
	11:04	Varejao Jump Shot: Missed
Iguodala Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	11:03
Brand Layup Shot: Missed Block: Varejao (1 BLK)	10:53
Brand Rebound (Off:4 Def:1)	10:52
	10:51	Moon Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Brand Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)	10:51 [PHI 27-36]
Brand Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)	10:51 [PHI 28-36]
	10:46	Williams Violation:Kicked Ball
	10:31	Moon 3pt Shot: Missed
Brand Rebound (Off:4 Def:2)	10:30
Williams Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Iguodala (2 AST)	10:24 [PHI 30-36]
	10:19	Team Timeout : Regular
	10:09	West Layup Shot: Missed Block: Brand (1 BLK)
Carney Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	10:08
Iguodala Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Carney (1 AST)	10:06 [PHI 32-36]
	10:06	Gibson Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Iguodala Free Throw 1 of 1 Missed	10:06
	10:05	Moon Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	09:57	Varejao Layup Shot: Missed
Brand Rebound (Off:4 Def:3)	09:55
Iguodala Jump Shot: Missed	09:47
	09:46	Varejao Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	09:34 [CLE 38-32]	Ilgauskas Jump Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: West (1 AST)
Young Driving Layup Shot: Made (9 PTS)	09:10 [PHI 34-38]
	08:54	Varejao Fade Away Jumper Shot: Missed
Iguodala Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	08:53
	08:52	Varejao Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Williams Substitution replaced by Green	08:52
Brand Substitution replaced by Smith	08:52
Iguodala Layup Shot: Missed Block: Ilgauskas (1 BLK)	08:35
Smith Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	08:34
Carney 3pt Shot: Missed	08:28
	08:26	West Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	08:21	Ilgauskas Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Green (1 ST)
Carney Layup Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Green (1 AST)	08:15 [PHI 36-38]
Smith Foul : Personal (1 PF)	08:02
Carney Foul : Personal (1 PF)	07:57
	07:50	West Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Iguodala (2 ST)
	07:50	West Foul : Personal (1 PF)
	07:50	Ilgauskas Substitution replaced by Hickson
	07:50	Moon Substitution replaced by James
	07:50	West Substitution replaced by Williams
Young Layup Shot: Missed	07:32
	07:31	James Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	07:12	James Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Young (1 ST)
Green Layup Shot: Missed	07:07
	07:06	Varejao Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	06:44 [CLE 41-36]	Gibson 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Varejao (1 AST)
Young Layup Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Iguodala (3 AST)	06:23 [PHI 38-41]
	06:00	Gibson 3pt Shot: Missed
Carney Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	05:59
Iguodala Layup Shot: Missed	05:52
	05:51	Hickson Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
Smith Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	05:33
	05:33	Timeout : Official
Young Substitution replaced by Williams	05:33
	05:33 [CLE 42-38]	James Free Throw 1 of 2 (12 PTS)
	05:33 [CLE 43-38]	James Free Throw 2 of 2 (13 PTS)
Smith Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Iguodala (4 AST)	05:11 [PHI 40-43]
	04:43	Gibson 3pt Shot: Missed
Green Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	04:42
Green Layup Shot: Missed	04:31
	04:30	James Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
	04:23 [CLE 45-40]	James Driving Layup Shot: Made (15 PTS)
	04:07	Williams Foul : Personal (1 PF)
	04:07	Varejao Substitution replaced by Ilgauskas
	04:07	Gibson Substitution replaced by Parker
Williams Free Throw 1 of 2 (9 PTS)	04:07 [PHI 41-45]
Williams Free Throw 2 of 2 (10 PTS)	04:07 [PHI 42-45]
	03:54	Hickson Foul : Offensive (1 PF)
	03:54	Hickson Turnover : Foul (1 TO)
Iguodala Substitution replaced by Young	03:54
	03:44	James Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Young Free Throw 1 of 2 (12 PTS)	03:44 [PHI 43-45]
Young Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	03:44
	03:43	Hickson Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	03:23	Parker Jump Shot: Missed
	03:22	Team Rebound
	03:15	Ilgauskas Jump Shot: Missed
	03:14	Ilgauskas Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)
	03:09	Ilgauskas Layup Shot: Missed Block: Smith (1 BLK)
Carney Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	03:07
Green Substitution replaced by Brand	03:01
Williams 3pt Shot: Made (13 PTS)	02:57 [PHI 46-45]
	02:40 [CLE 48-46]	James 3pt Shot: Made (18 PTS)
Williams 3pt Shot: Missed	02:23
	02:22	James Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)
	02:15	James 3pt Shot: Missed
Brand Rebound (Off:4 Def:4)	02:13
Williams 3pt Shot: Missed	02:03
	02:02	Williams Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	01:46 [CLE 50-46]	Hickson Jump Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Williams (3 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	01:45
Brand Jump Shot: Missed	01:29
	01:28	James Rebound (Off:0 Def:6)
	01:16	James Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Carney (1 ST)
	01:12	Williams Foul : Personal (2 PF)
Williams Free Throw 1 of 2 (14 PTS)	01:12 [PHI 47-50]
Smith Substitution replaced by Iguodala	01:12
Williams Free Throw 2 of 2 (15 PTS)	01:12 [PHI 48-50]
	00:52.9 [CLE 52-48]	Williams Floating Jump shot: Made (12 PTS)
Carney 3pt Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Iguodala (5 AST)	00:38.9 [PHI 51-52]
Brand Foul : Personal (2 PF)	00:20.3
	00:20.3	Williams Substitution replaced by Gibson
	00:11.9 [CLE 54-51]	James Driving Layup Shot: Made (20 PTS) Assist: Ilgauskas (3 AST)
Iguodala 3pt Shot: Missed	00:00.9
	00:00.2	Parker Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
End of 2nd Quarter
Philadelphia 76ers (10-24)		Cleveland Cavaliers (28-9)
Start of 3rd QuarterBack to Top
	11:38 [CLE 56-51]	Ilgauskas Jump Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: James (7 AST)
Young Layup Shot: Made (14 PTS)	11:25 [PHI 53-56]
Iguodala Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	11:03
	11:03	Instant Replay - Support Ruling
	11:03 [CLE 57-53]	Parker Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
	11:03 [CLE 58-53]	Parker Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
Dalembert Alley Oop Dunk Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Iguodala (6 AST)	10:49 [PHI 55-58]
Brand Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	10:32
	10:32 [CLE 59-55]	Hickson Free Throw 1 of 2 (11 PTS)
	10:32	Hickson Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Dalembert Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	10:31
Dalembert Foul : Offensive (2 PF)	10:17
Dalembert Turnover : Foul (1 TO)	10:17
Young Foul : Personal (1 PF)	10:05
	09:56	James Fade Away Jumper Shot: Missed
Iguodala Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	09:53
Young Layup Shot: Missed Block: Hickson (2 BLK)	09:49
	09:48	Parker Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	09:45 [CLE 61-55]	James Slam Dunk Shot: Made (22 PTS) Assist: Parker (3 AST)
Dalembert Alley Oop Layup shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Williams (3 AST)	09:33 [PHI 57-61]
	09:19	Hickson Layup Shot: Missed Block: Iguodala (1 BLK)
	09:19	Hickson Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)
	09:19	Jump Ball Hickson vs Brand (Young gains possession)
	09:19	Hickson Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Brand (1 ST)
Young Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Williams (2 ST)	09:06
	09:01	James Layup Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	09:01
Iguodala Turnaround Jump Shot: Made (8 PTS)	08:47 [PHI 59-61]
	08:30	Williams Jump Shot: Missed
Brand Rebound (Off:4 Def:5)	08:29
Brand Jump Shot: Made (10 PTS)	08:23 [PHI 61-61]
	08:02 [CLE 63-61]	James Driving Layup Shot: Made (24 PTS)
Iguodala Jump Shot: Missed	07:40
	07:39	Williams Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
	07:21	Williams Jump Shot: Missed
Young Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	07:20
Brand Jump Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Iguodala (7 AST)	07:13 [PHI 63-63]
	06:43	Parker 3pt Shot: Missed
Dalembert Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)	06:42
Young Jump Shot: Made (16 PTS) Assist: Williams (4 AST)	06:33 [PHI 65-63]
	06:11 [CLE 65-65]	James Alley Oop Layup shot: Made (26 PTS) Assist: Ilgauskas (4 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	06:01
Williams Jump Shot: Missed	05:52
	05:51	James Rebound (Off:0 Def:7)
	05:29	Hickson Jump Shot: Missed
Dalembert Rebound (Off:0 Def:6)	05:28
Iguodala Layup Shot: Missed	05:14
	05:14	Team Rebound
	05:02	Williams Jump Shot: Missed
Iguodala Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)	05:01
Brand Layup Shot: Made (14 PTS)	04:48 [PHI 67-65]
	04:31	Parker 3pt Shot: Missed
Young Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	04:30
	04:21	James Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Young Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	04:21
Team Rebound	04:21
	04:21	Ilgauskas Substitution replaced by Varejao
Young Free Throw 2 of 2 (17 PTS)	04:21 [PHI 68-65]
	04:02 [CLE 67-68]	Hickson Reverse Dunk Shot: Made (13 PTS) Assist: Varejao (2 AST)
Young 3pt Shot: Missed	03:41
Team Rebound	03:41
	03:41	Varejao Foul : Loose Ball (2 PF)
Brand Jump Shot: Missed	03:35
Iguodala Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)	03:34
Iguodala Putback Layup Shot: Made (10 PTS)	03:33 [PHI 70-67]
Brand Foul : Shooting (4 PF)	03:11
	03:11	Hickson Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	03:11	Team Rebound
Brand Substitution replaced by Smith	03:11
	03:11	Parker Substitution replaced by Moon
	03:11 [CLE 68-70]	Hickson Free Throw 2 of 2 (14 PTS)
Young Turnover : Traveling (2 TO)	02:56
	02:56	Team Timeout : Regular
	02:44 [CLE 71-70]	Moon 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: James (8 AST)
Young Jump Shot: Missed	02:23
Young Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	02:22
Young Putback Layup Shot: Made (19 PTS)	02:20 [PHI 72-71]
Smith Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	02:09
	02:09	Williams Substitution replaced by Gibson
	02:09 [CLE 72-72]	Varejao Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
Dalembert Substitution replaced by Carney	02:09
	02:09 [CLE 73-72]	Varejao Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
Carney Jump Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Williams (5 AST)	01:50 [PHI 74-73]
	01:35	James Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO) Steal:Williams (1 ST)
Williams Driving Layup Shot: Made (17 PTS)	01:30 [PHI 76-73]
	01:06	Gibson Jump Shot: Missed
Iguodala Rebound (Off:1 Def:6)	01:05
Williams 3pt Shot: Made (20 PTS) Assist: Smith (1 AST)	00:59.6 [PHI 79-73]
	00:42.9	James Layup Shot: Missed Block: Smith (2 BLK)
Young Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	00:41.8
Carney Layup Shot: Missed	00:37.9
Carney Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	00:35.9
Carney Layup Shot: Missed Block: Varejao (2 BLK)	00:33.8
	00:30.9	Varejao Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)
Williams Foul : Personal (1 PF)	00:20.1
	00:20.1	Hickson Substitution replaced by Parker
	00:20.1 [CLE 74-79]	Gibson Free Throw 1 of 2 (4 PTS)
	00:20.1 [CLE 75-79]	Gibson Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)
	00:15.0	Gibson Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Williams Free Throw 1 of 2 (21 PTS)	00:15.0 [PHI 80-75]
Williams Free Throw 2 of 2 (22 PTS)	00:15.0 [PHI 81-75]
	00:04.9	James Turnover : Bad Pass (4 TO) Steal:Smith (1 ST)
Williams Turnover : Step Out of Bounds Turnover (1 TO)	00:01.8
	00:00.0	Instant Replay - Support Ruling
End of 3rd Quarter
Philadelphia 76ers (10-24)		Cleveland Cavaliers (28-9)
Start of 4th QuarterBack to Top
Carney Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed	11:42
	11:41	Varejao Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)
Young Foul : Personal (2 PF)	11:29
	11:29 [CLE 76-81]	Williams Free Throw 1 of 2 (13 PTS)
	11:29 [CLE 77-81]	Williams Free Throw 2 of 2 (14 PTS)
Iguodala Jump Shot: Made (12 PTS)	11:17 [PHI 83-77]
	10:54	Williams Jump Shot: Missed
	10:53	Ilgauskas Rebound (Off:3 Def:1)
Carney Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	10:47
	10:47 [CLE 78-83]	Varejao Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
	10:47 [CLE 79-83]	Varejao Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
	10:35	Ilgauskas Foul : Personal (2 PF)
Carney Jump Shot: Missed	10:25
	10:23	Williams Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)
	10:13 [CLE 81-83]	Ilgauskas Layup Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Williams (4 AST)
Smith Layup Shot: Missed Block: Ilgauskas (2 BLK)	09:57
Smith Rebound (Off:2 Def:0)	09:55
Smith Layup Shot: Missed	09:53
	09:52	Gibson Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	09:42	Williams Turnover : Palming Turnover (1 TO)
Iguodala Jump Shot: Missed	09:20
	09:18	Ilgauskas Rebound (Off:3 Def:2)
	09:03	Ilgauskas Jump Shot: Missed
Iguodala Rebound (Off:1 Def:7)	09:02
Iguodala Hook Shot: Missed	08:49
	08:46	Ilgauskas Rebound (Off:3 Def:3)
	08:42 [CLE 83-83]	Williams Jump Shot: Made (16 PTS)
Ivey 3pt Shot: Missed	08:19
	08:18	Moon Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	08:03 [CLE 85-83]	Williams Jump Shot: Made (18 PTS)
Team Timeout : Regular	07:55
Smith Substitution replaced by Williams	07:55
Ivey Substitution replaced by Brand	07:55
Young 3pt Shot: Missed	07:46
Brand Rebound (Off:5 Def:5)	07:44
Brand Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed	07:35
Carney Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)	07:33
Carney Tip Shot: Made (12 PTS)	07:33 [PHI 85-85]
	07:15	Williams Jump Shot: Missed
Brand Rebound (Off:5 Def:6)	07:14
Iguodala Jump Shot: Missed	06:58
	06:57	Williams Rebound (Off:0 Def:6)
	06:43	Gibson 3pt Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	06:42
	06:42	Ilgauskas Foul : Loose Ball (3 PF)
	06:42	Gibson Substitution replaced by James
Williams Jump Shot: Missed	06:33
	06:32	Ilgauskas Rebound (Off:3 Def:4)
	06:12	Williams Jump Shot: Missed
	06:10	Ilgauskas Rebound (Off:4 Def:4)
	06:10 [CLE 87-85]	Ilgauskas Putback Layup Shot: Made (13 PTS)
Iguodala Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO)	05:50
	05:50	Timeout : Official
	05:37	James Layup Shot: Missed
Young Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)	05:36
Williams 3pt Shot: Missed	05:26
	05:25	Varejao Rebound (Off:1 Def:6)
	05:02 [CLE 89-85]	Moon Layup Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: James (9 AST)
Williams Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Williams (3 ST)	04:40
	04:35 [CLE 91-85]	Moon Dunk Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Williams (5 AST)
Williams 3pt Shot: Missed	04:12
	04:11	Moon Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	03:53 [CLE 93-85]	James Driving Layup Shot: Made (28 PTS)
Young Driving Finger Roll Layup Shot: Made (21 PTS) Assist: Brand (3 AST)	03:43 [PHI 87-93]
	03:25	Williams 3pt Shot: Missed
Carney Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)	03:24
Young Jump Shot: Missed	03:16
Brand Rebound (Off:6 Def:6)	03:15
Brand Putback Layup Shot: Made (16 PTS)	03:15 [PHI 89-93]
	03:06	Team Timeout : Regular
	03:06	Ilgauskas Substitution replaced by Parker
	02:59	Moon 3pt Shot: Missed
	02:57	Parker Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	02:41 [CLE 95-89]	James Driving Dunk Shot: Made (30 PTS)
Iguodala Jump Shot: Missed	02:13
	02:12	Williams Rebound (Off:0 Def:7)
Brand Foul : Personal (5 PF)	01:58
	01:47	Parker 3pt Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	01:47
	01:47	Moon Foul : Loose Ball (2 PF)
Iguodala Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO)	01:29
	01:10	James Foul : Offensive (3 PF)
	01:10	James Turnover : Foul (5 TO)
Team Timeout : Regular	01:10
Iguodala Jump Shot: Missed	00:53.9
Brand Rebound (Off:7 Def:6)	00:50.9
Brand Putback Layup Shot: Missed	00:50.9
	00:49.0	Moon Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
Young Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	00:36.3
	00:36.3 [CLE 96-89]	James Free Throw 1 of 2 (31 PTS)
	00:36.3	James Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Brand Rebound (Off:7 Def:7)	00:34.9
Williams 3pt Shot: Missed	00:28.9
Team Rebound	00:27.9
Team Timeout : Short	00:27.3
	00:24.1	Varejao Foul : Shooting (3 PF)
Brand Free Throw 1 of 2 (17 PTS)	00:24.1 [PHI 90-96]
	00:24.1	Parker Substitution replaced by Ilgauskas
Brand Free Throw 2 of 2 (18 PTS)	00:24.1 [PHI 91-96]
	00:24.1	Team Timeout : Short
	00:24.1	Varejao Substitution replaced by Parker
Iguodala Foul : Personal (2 PF)	00:21.7
	00:21.7	James Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	00:21.7	Team Rebound
	00:21.7	Ilgauskas Substitution replaced by Varejao
	00:21.7 [CLE 97-91]	James Free Throw 2 of 2 (32 PTS)
Team Timeout : Short	00:21.7
Iguodala 3pt Shot: Missed	00:15.9
	00:14.8	Moon Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)
End of 4th Quarter

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