Cavaliers-Bobcats Preview

By BRETT HUSTON
Posted Feb 19 2010 11:43AM

The longest winning streak in the league this season is over, but the Cleveland Cavaliers will have a different look as they try to bounce back from their first loss in 14 games.

They'd also prefer a different result against the Charlotte Bobcats.

Cleveland has dropped two of three to the up-and-coming Bobcats, but will have newly acquired Antawn Jamison in the fold for the first time Friday night at Time Warner Cable Arena in a potential first-round playoff preview.

The Cavaliers (43-12) didn't have a game after the All-Star break until Thursday, but they were still busy leading up to that day's trading deadline.

Looking for another scoring option alongside LeBron James, Mo Williams and Shaquille O'Neal, Cleveland sent Zydrunas Ilgauskas and a first-round draft pick to Washington for Jamison, who never averaged fewer than 19.6 points per game in six seasons with the currently hapless Wizards.

"It's been surreal,'' Jamison said. "To one day be in the situation that is really tough and you don't see anything positive coming out of it to the next day, right before you're about to go out and suit up, I probably heard the greatest news of my whole career.''

Jamison wasn't cleared to play in time for Denver's visit Thursday, and Cleveland could have used him. Looking for a franchise-record 14th straight victory, the Cavaliers lost 118-116 in overtime despite James' 43 points, 15 assists and 13 rebounds.

No player had recorded at least 40 points, 15 assists and 13 rebounds in a game since Oscar Robertson had 42 points, 18 assists and 15 rebounds on Feb. 13, 1962.

Cleveland, however, made just 23 of 40 free throws.

"You're not always going to make 100 percent from the line, but if we make 12 or 13 of those, it's a totally different game," James said. "We have to do a better job than we did tonight."

The Bobcats (26-26) are the only team other than Denver to beat the Cavaliers twice, and a matchup with Charlotte would loom in the first round if the season ended today.

Gerald Wallace has averaged 25.0 points in the Bobcats' two wins, while Stephen Jackson had a team-high 22 in a 91-88 victory at Cleveland on Jan. 3.

"They've had our number the last couple of times we played them," Cavs coach Mike Brown said. "They're long, they're athletic (and) they're well-coached. ... They play a physical style of basketball."

Cleveland welcomed Williams back against the Nuggets for the first time since he sprained his left shoulder a month ago, and Williams has averaged 24.3 points versus Charlotte. James, though, has been held to 22.7 points per game against the Bobcats, and Jamison has shot 29.6 percent in two losses with Washington.

While Charlotte has twice knocked off the NBA's best team, it's also lost twice to the league-worst Nets. The Bobcats were outrebounded 47-36 Tuesday in a 103-94 home loss to New Jersey.

"We didn't respect them and they came in and played a better game than we did," said Jackson, who missed 13 of 20 shots.

Charlotte is hurting up front, with Nazr Mohammed and Tyson Chandler both sitting out practice Thursday, the same day the team announced former Cavalier DeSagana Diop will miss two weeks with a sprained MCL. However, Mohammed and Chandler said they would try to play Friday.

The Bobcats' frontcourt also got a boost before the trade deadline, acquiring veteran Theo Ratliff from San Antonio, and in a more significant deal, getting mercurial forward Tyrus Thomas from Chicago.

"It's like getting a lottery pick in my mind," Brown said of Thomas, the fourth overall pick in 2006 who's averaging 8.8 points and 6.3 rebounds. "A young, big kid that's got a huge upside. He fills a lot of needs for us."

Thomas arrived in Charlotte on Friday and is expected to play against Cleveland.

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Bobcats' new additions make mark in victory over Cavs

By Derek S. Smith, for NBA.com
Posted Friday February 19, 2010 11:21PM

CHARLOTTE (NBA.com exclusive) -- The Cleveland Cavaliers and Charlotte Bobcats both made moves at the NBA trade deadline to shore up their chances in the postseason. Friday the Bobcats made a better showing with their changes.

The Bobcats picked up a 110-93 victory over Cleveland at Time Warner Cable Arena which helped to erase the sting of losing to the New Jersey Nets just three nights earlier. Charlotte was led by another mid-season acquisition, Stephen Jackson, who netted a game-best 29 points.

"It was good for us to get back on track," Jackson said. "It was important for us to get a win. Our new guys brought a lot of energy for us. It's good to get that taste out of our mouth and to beat a good team like Cleveland tonight."

Theo Ratliff and Tyrus Thomas both arrived in town early Friday but didn't arrive at the arena until after the team's morning shootaround.

"We had a little cram session before the game," Thomas said, "but I kind forgot all of it I think. I made a D on the test. The other guys made it easy for me and we got the win."

The lack of practice didn't show for either player. Thomas finished the game with nine points, 12 rebounds and six blocked shots while Ratliff blocked a shot his first defensive possession on the court.

"They were phenomenal," Larry Brown said. "It was a great win. I thought everybody had a contribution out there."

The Cavs were held to just 39 percent shooting (32-for-82) while the Bobcats had the hot hand all night, making 41 of their 75 shots.

Cleveland acquired Antawn Jamison on Wednesday but the all-star forward scored just two points on 0-for-12 shooting, including having five of his shots blocked.

"I rushed a couple of shots and I had a copule of shots that got blocked," Jamison said. "I just couldn't really get into a rhythm. I felt as comfortable as I could. Offensively, it was just one of those nights."

The Cavaliers dropped back-to-back games for just the second time this season. Cleveland's 13-game win streak was snapped Thursday night in a 118-116 overtime loss to Denver.

Charlotte took the season series from the Cavaliers 3-1 and picked up an important win in advance of a four-game trip away from home.

"They make us better all around," Jackson added. "It's just amazing what one move can do for us. I'm definitely happy they're here."

Charlotte took control of the game late in the third quarter. Thomas ignited a 12-2 run to close the third with a dunk at the 2:17 mark.

"It was easy out there," Thomas said. "They are a good group of guys out there. Coach Brown made it a lot easier for me out there. He told me 'Just go play and have a lot of fun. Don't worry about anything but playing hard.'"

The run closed with a pair of back-to-back 3s including one by DJ Augustin as the clock expired which gave the Bobcats a 14-point lead. Agustin scored 12 points off the bench and took advantage of the available minutes with the departure of Flip Murray, who was part of the package sent to the Bulls in exchange for Thomas.

"I just went out and played hard," Augustin said. "It was a big game for us and we needed this win."

Gerald Wallace added to the lead with another 3 to open the final period and the Bobcats never let Cleveland get closer than 11 the rest of the way.

The lead got to as many as 19 late before Jamison sank a pair of free throws with 40.8 seconds left for his only points of the game.

"I just wanted to try and go out there and do the things that I know I can do," Ratliff said. "I wanted to defend, rebound, set picks and help guys get open. All the guys did a great job out there. We were aggressive the whole crew. It's going to be fun playing with these guys."

• Cavaliers: Green, Powe, Telfair
• Bobcats: Ajinca, Diop

• Cavaliers: --
• Bobcats: --

• Lead Changes: 7
• Times Tied: 8

• Arena: Time Warner Cable Arena, Charlotte, NC
• Officials: #55 Bill Kennedy, #34 Marc Davis, #77 Kane Fitzgerald
• Attendance: 19568
• Duration: 2:14

Cleveland Cavaliers (43-13)		Charlotte Bobcats (27-26)
Start of 1st Quarter
(12:00) Jump Ball Mohammed vs O'Neal (Diaw gains possession)
	11:45	Mohammed Layup Shot: Missed
	11:41	Mohammed Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	11:41	Mohammed Jump Shot: Missed
O'Neal Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	11:40
Parker 3pt Shot: Missed	11:17
Team Rebound	11:17
Team Turnover : Shot Clock Turnover	11:17
	11:04	Felton Jump Shot: Missed
Hickson Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	11:03
Parker 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Hickson (1 AST)	10:47 [CLE 3-0]
	10:34 [CHA 2-3]	Wallace Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)
James Jump Shot: Missed	10:16
O'Neal Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	10:15
O'Neal Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)	10:15 [CLE 5-2]
	10:15	Mohammed Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
O'Neal Free Throw 1 of 1 Missed	10:15
	10:13	Wallace Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	10:02 [CHA 5-5]	Jackson 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Diaw (1 AST)
Williams Jump Shot: Missed	09:45
	09:43	Diaw Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	09:22	Diaw Layup Shot: Missed
	09:20	Mohammed Rebound (Off:2 Def:0)
	09:14 [CHA 7-5]	Mohammed Reverse Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Jackson (1 AST)
Parker 3pt Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: James (1 AST)	08:59 [CLE 8-7]
	08:38	Jackson Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:O'Neal (1 ST)
Williams 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: James (2 AST)	08:30 [CLE 11-7]
	08:12	Felton Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:O'Neal (2 ST)
Williams 3pt Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: James (3 AST)	08:06 [CLE 14-7]
	07:49	Diaw Layup Shot: Missed Block: O'Neal (1 BLK)
O'Neal Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	07:47
James Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)	07:45
	07:32 [CHA 9-14]	Jackson Jump Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Diaw (2 AST)
Williams 3pt Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: James (4 AST)	07:07 [CLE 17-9]
	06:50 [CHA 11-17]	Felton Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Wallace (1 AST)
Hickson Dunk Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: James (5 AST)	06:27 [CLE 19-11]
	06:08 [CHA 13-19]	Diaw Hook Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Williams 3pt Shot: Missed	05:47
	05:46	Wallace Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	05:30 [CHA 15-19]	Jackson Jump Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Felton (1 AST)
O'Neal Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)	05:09
	05:09	Team Timeout : Regular
Hickson Substitution replaced by Jamison	05:09
Williams Substitution replaced by West	05:09
	05:09	Mohammed Substitution replaced by Ratliff
	04:55	Jackson Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:James (1 ST)
James Dunk Shot: Made (2 PTS)	04:51 [CLE 21-15]
	04:35	Diaw Turnover : Step Out of Bounds Turnover (1 TO)
Jamison 3pt Shot: Missed	04:21
	04:20	Jackson Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	04:09 [CHA 17-21]	Felton Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Diaw (3 AST)
Jamison Layup Shot: Missed Block: Ratliff (1 BLK)	03:54
	03:52	Ratliff Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	03:46 [CHA 19-21]	Diaw Reverse Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Felton (2 AST)
O'Neal Layup Shot: Missed	03:33
	03:31	Jackson Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	03:27	Jackson Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO)
	03:27	Ratliff Substitution replaced by Thomas
O'Neal Substitution replaced by Moon	03:27
Parker Substitution replaced by Varejao	03:27
Varejao Jump Shot: Missed Block: Thomas (1 BLK)	03:14
	03:11	Wallace Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	03:08	Thomas Layup Shot: Missed
	02:58	Thomas Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	02:58	Felton Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Jamison (1 ST)
Moon Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: James (6 AST)	02:57 [CLE 23-19]
	02:43	Thomas Layup Shot: Missed
Varejao Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	02:42
	02:33	Jackson Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Team Timeout : Regular	02:33
West Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)	02:23 [CLE 25-19]
	02:02 [CHA 21-25]	Felton Driving Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS)
James Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	02:02
	02:02 [CHA 22-25]	Felton Free Throw 1 of 1 (7 PTS)
Moon 3pt Shot: Missed	01:37
	01:36	Thomas Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	01:21	Jackson Driving Layup Shot: Missed
Jamison Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	01:20
West Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS)	01:02 [CLE 27-22]
	00:41.9 [CHA 24-27]	Diaw Driving Reverse Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS)
Moon 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: James (7 AST)	00:32.7 [CLE 30-24]
	00:14.5 [CHA 27-30]	Jackson 3pt Shot: Made (10 PTS)
	00:03.1	Jackson Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
James Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)	00:03.1 [CLE 31-27]
James Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)	00:03.1 [CLE 32-27]
Moon Foul : Personal (1 PF)	00:01.9
	00:01.0	Felton 3pt Shot: Missed
	00:00.0	Team Rebound
End of 1st Quarter
Cleveland Cavaliers (43-13)		Charlotte Bobcats (27-26)
Start of 2nd QuarterBack to Top
Jamison Jump Shot: Missed	11:43
Gibson Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	11:40
Jamison Layup Shot: Missed Block: Diaw (1 BLK)	11:17
	11:16	Graham Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	11:05 [CHA 29-32]	Wallace Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Augustin (1 AST)
	10:47	Diaw Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Moon 3pt Shot: Missed	10:37
Varejao Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	10:34
	10:32	Wallace Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Moon Jump Shot: Missed	10:22
	10:21	Wallace Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
	10:09 [CHA 31-32]	Thomas Alley Oop Layup shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Diaw (4 AST)
Gibson 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Varejao (1 AST)	09:47 [CLE 35-31]
	09:34 [CHA 33-35]	Diaw Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Wallace (2 AST)
Gibson Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	09:34
	09:34	Wallace Substitution replaced by Jackson
	09:34	Thomas Substitution replaced by Ratliff
	09:34 [CHA 34-35]	Diaw Free Throw 1 of 1 (9 PTS)
Jamison Layup Shot: Missed Block: Ratliff (2 BLK)	09:22
	09:20	Diaw Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	09:15	Jackson 3pt Shot: Missed
Gibson Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	09:13
West 3pt Shot: Missed	09:09
	09:08	Team Rebound
	08:47	Diaw Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Varejao (1 ST)
	08:47	Graham Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Timeout : Official	08:47
	08:47	Diaw Substitution replaced by Thomas
Jamison Jump Shot: Missed Block: Graham (1 BLK)	08:38
Gibson Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)	08:36
Gibson Jump Shot: Missed	08:33
	08:29	Thomas Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	08:19	Graham Layup Shot: Missed Block: Varejao (1 BLK)
	08:19	Team Rebound
	08:10	Augustin Layup Shot: Missed
Jamison Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	08:09
West 3pt Shot: Missed	07:56
	07:54	Jackson Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	07:43 [CHA 36-35]	Graham Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Gibson Jump Shot: Made (5 PTS)	07:10 [CLE 37-36]
	06:53	Thomas Jump Shot: Missed
Varejao Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	06:52
Graham Violation:Kicked Ball	06:45
Moon Substitution replaced by James	06:45
Jamison Substitution replaced by O'Neal	06:45
	06:38	Graham Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
West Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)	06:38 [CLE 38-36]
West Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)	06:38 [CLE 39-36]
	06:27	Thomas Jump Hook Shot: Missed
West Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	06:26
O'Neal Layup Shot: Missed Block: Thomas (2 BLK)	06:13
Team Rebound	06:13
West Substitution replaced by Williams	06:13
	06:13	Thomas Substitution replaced by Diaw
	06:13	Graham Substitution replaced by Wallace
Team Turnover : Shot Clock Turnover	06:03
Gibson Substitution replaced by Parker	06:03
	06:03	Team Timeout : Regular
	05:48 [CHA 39-39]	Augustin 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Ratliff (1 AST)
James Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Williams (1 AST)	05:30 [CLE 41-39]
	05:10	Jackson Turnover : Bad Pass (4 TO) Steal:James (2 ST)
Varejao Jump Shot: Missed	05:03
James Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	05:02
James Tip Shot: Made (8 PTS)	05:02 [CLE 43-39]
	04:44	Diaw Turnover : Lost Ball (3 TO) Steal:O'Neal (3 ST)
James 3pt Shot: Missed	04:35
	04:34	Jackson Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
	04:30 [CHA 41-43]	Wallace Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Jackson (2 AST)
O'Neal Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)	04:07 [CLE 45-41]
	03:52	Wallace Jump Shot: Missed
	03:50	Ratliff Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	03:39 [CHA 43-45]	Jackson Driving Layup Shot: Made (12 PTS)
Parker Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	03:39
	03:39	Ratliff Substitution replaced by Mohammed
	03:39	Augustin Substitution replaced by Felton
Varejao Substitution replaced by Jamison	03:39
	03:39 [CHA 44-45]	Jackson Free Throw 1 of 1 (13 PTS)
O'Neal Turnover : Traveling (2 TO)	03:24
	03:11	Diaw 3pt Shot: Missed
	03:09	Felton Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
Parker Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	03:04
	03:04 [CHA 45-45]	Jackson Free Throw 1 of 2 (14 PTS)
	03:04 [CHA 46-45]	Jackson Free Throw 2 of 2 (15 PTS)
Jamison 3pt Shot: Missed	02:49
	02:48	Mohammed Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)
	02:41 [CHA 48-45]	Diaw Layup Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Felton (3 AST)
James Jump Shot: Missed	02:17
O'Neal Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)	02:15
O'Neal Dunk Shot: Made (6 PTS)	02:15 [CLE 47-48]
	01:59	Wallace Layup Shot: Missed Block: O'Neal (2 BLK)
Jamison Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	01:58
	01:54	Diaw Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Team Timeout : Regular	01:54
	01:54	Diaw Substitution replaced by Thomas
	01:54	Mohammed Substitution replaced by Ratliff
Parker Substitution replaced by Moon	01:54
James Free Throw 1 of 2 (9 PTS)	01:54 [CLE 48-48]
James Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	01:54
	01:52	Thomas Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	01:32	Thomas Layup Shot: Missed
O'Neal Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)	01:30
James Jump Shot: Missed	01:25
	01:24	Wallace Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)
	01:19 [CHA 50-48]	Felton Layup Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Wallace (3 AST)
O'Neal Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS)	00:54.4 [CLE 50-50]
	00:54.4	Thomas Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
	00:54.4	Jackson Substitution replaced by Graham
O'Neal Free Throw 1 of 1 Missed	00:54.4
	00:51.9	Thomas Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)
	00:42.9	Felton Jump Shot: Missed
Moon Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	00:41.9
O'Neal Jump Bank Shot: Missed	00:27.8
	00:25.9	Thomas Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)
	00:06.9	Graham 3pt Shot: Missed
James Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	00:05.9
Jamison 3pt Shot: Missed	00:00.3
Team Rebound	00:00.0
End of 2nd Quarter
Cleveland Cavaliers (43-13)		Charlotte Bobcats (27-26)
Start of 3rd QuarterBack to Top
Williams 3pt Shot: Missed	11:36
	11:34	Wallace Rebound (Off:0 Def:6)
	11:21 [CHA 52-50]	Diaw Layup Shot: Made (13 PTS) Assist: Jackson (3 AST)
O'Neal Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	11:21
	11:21	Diaw Free Throw 1 of 1 Missed
Hickson Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	11:18
James Jump Shot: Made (11 PTS)	10:59 [CLE 52-52]
James Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	10:40
	10:40 [CHA 53-52]	Mohammed Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
	10:40	Mohammed Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Hickson Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	10:39
Williams 3pt Shot: Made (12 PTS)	10:20 [CLE 55-53]
	10:20	Instant Replay - Overturn Ruling
	10:02 [CHA 55-54]	Felton Jump Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Diaw (5 AST)
	09:47	Felton Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Williams Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)	09:40
Parker Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	09:24
	09:24 [CHA 56-54]	Jackson Free Throw 1 of 2 (16 PTS)
	09:24	Jackson Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Hickson Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	09:23
O'Neal Turnaround Bank shot: Missed	09:08
	09:07	Wallace Rebound (Off:0 Def:7)
	08:53 [CHA 58-54]	Jackson Jump Shot: Made (18 PTS) Assist: Diaw (6 AST)
James 3pt Shot: Missed	08:33
	08:32	Diaw Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	08:24 [CHA 61-54]	Diaw 3pt Shot: Made (16 PTS) Assist: Felton (4 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	08:21
	08:08	Diaw Foul : Shooting (3 PF)
Parker Free Throw 1 of 3 (7 PTS)	08:08 [CLE 56-61]
Parker Free Throw 2 of 3 (8 PTS)	08:08 [CLE 57-61]
Parker Free Throw 3 of 3 Missed	08:08
	08:07	Jackson Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)
	07:47	Wallace Layup Shot: Missed
O'Neal Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)	07:44
Parker 3pt Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: James (8 AST)	07:38 [CLE 60-61]
	07:20	Diaw 3pt Shot: Missed
O'Neal Rebound (Off:2 Def:5)	07:19
	07:06	Mohammed Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
O'Neal Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	07:06
Team Rebound	07:06
	07:06	Mohammed Substitution replaced by Ratliff
O'Neal Free Throw 2 of 2 (9 PTS)	07:06 [CLE 61-61]
	06:49	Jackson Jump Shot: Missed Block: Parker (1 BLK)
	06:46	Jackson Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)
	06:43	Jackson Jump Shot: Missed
Williams Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	06:42
James Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Felton (1 ST)	06:40
	06:34 [CHA 63-61]	Wallace Alley Oop Dunk Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Felton (5 AST)
	06:15	Ratliff Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
O'Neal Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	06:15
Team Rebound	06:15
O'Neal Free Throw 2 of 2 (10 PTS)	06:15 [CLE 62-63]
	06:00 [CHA 65-62]	Felton Jump Shot: Made (13 PTS)
O'Neal Jump Shot: Missed	05:38
	05:37	Ratliff Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	05:31	Felton Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO) Steal:Hickson (1 ST)
James 3pt Shot: Missed	05:15
	05:14	Felton Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	05:07	Felton Turnover : Bad Pass (4 TO) Steal:James (3 ST)
Williams 3pt Shot: Missed	05:01
Hickson Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)	05:00
Hickson Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS)	05:00 [CLE 64-65]
Hickson Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	04:35
O'Neal Substitution replaced by Varejao	04:35
James Substitution replaced by Jamison	04:35
Williams Substitution replaced by West	04:35
	04:35 [CHA 66-64]	Jackson Free Throw 1 of 2 (19 PTS)
	04:35 [CHA 67-64]	Jackson Free Throw 2 of 2 (20 PTS)
Varejao Jump Shot: Missed	04:18
	04:17	Diaw Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
	04:10	Jackson 3pt Shot: Missed
	04:08	Ratliff Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)
	04:03	Team Timeout : Regular
Hickson Substitution replaced by Moon	04:03
	04:03	Ratliff Substitution replaced by Thomas
	03:52 [CHA 69-64]	Diaw Driving Layup Shot: Made (18 PTS)
West Jump Shot: Missed	03:24
	03:23	Diaw Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)
	03:12	Jackson 3pt Shot: Missed
Varejao Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	03:09
	02:59	Wallace Substitution replaced by Graham
West Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)	02:53
Jamison Foul : Personal (1 PF)	02:45
Parker Substitution replaced by Gibson	02:45
	02:45 [CHA 70-64]	Thomas Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
	02:45	Felton Substitution replaced by Augustin
	02:45	Thomas Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Jamison Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	02:44
Gibson Jump Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Moon (1 AST)	02:35 [CLE 66-70]
	02:17 [CHA 72-66]	Thomas Dunk Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Diaw (7 AST)
Jamison Jump Shot: Missed	02:00
	01:59	Thomas Rebound (Off:1 Def:6)
	01:48	Jackson Turnover : Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (5 TO)
Varejao Layup Shot: Missed Block: Thomas (3 BLK)	01:33
Varejao Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)	01:31
West Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Jackson (1 ST)	01:27
	01:23 [CHA 74-66]	Jackson Layup Shot: Made (22 PTS)
Varejao Layup Shot: Missed Block: Thomas (4 BLK)	01:08
	01:06	Graham Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
Gibson Foul : Personal (2 PF)	01:04
	01:04	Jackson Substitution replaced by Wallace
	01:04 [CHA 75-66]	Augustin Free Throw 1 of 2 (4 PTS)
	01:04 [CHA 76-66]	Augustin Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)
West Jump Shot: Made (8 PTS)	00:49.3 [CLE 68-76]
	00:33.1 [CHA 79-68]	Graham 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Wallace (4 AST)
Jamison Jump Shot: Missed	00:19.9
	00:18.8	Thomas Rebound (Off:1 Def:7)
	00:00.3 [CHA 82-68]	Augustin 3pt Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Diaw (8 AST)
Instant Replay - Support Ruling	00:00.3
End of 3rd Quarter
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Gibson Foul : Personal (3 PF)	11:44
	11:33 [CHA 85-68]	Wallace 3pt Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Thomas (1 AST)
West 3pt Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Gibson (1 AST)	11:07 [CLE 71-85]
	10:50 [CHA 87-71]	Augustin Jump Shot: Made (10 PTS)
	10:30	Thomas Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
James Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	10:30
Team Rebound	10:30
James Free Throw 2 of 2 (12 PTS)	10:30 [CLE 72-87]
	10:16	Augustin Jump Shot: Missed
West Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	10:15
James 3pt Shot: Made (15 PTS)	10:05 [CLE 75-87]
	10:05	Wallace Foul : Away From Play (2 PF)
Varejao Free Throw 1 of 1 (1 PTS)	10:05 [CLE 76-87]
O'Neal Foul : Personal (2 PF)	09:46
	09:46 [CHA 88-76]	Wallace Free Throw 1 of 2 (12 PTS)
	09:46	Graham Substitution replaced by Jackson
	09:46 [CHA 89-76]	Wallace Free Throw 2 of 2 (13 PTS)
West Driving Layup Shot: Missed	09:37
	09:36	Thomas Rebound (Off:1 Def:8)
	09:18	Thomas Jump Shot: Missed
	09:16	Ratliff Rebound (Off:3 Def:2)
O'Neal Foul : Personal (3 PF)	09:01
	08:51 [CHA 91-76]	Augustin Jump Shot: Made (12 PTS)
West Jump Shot: Missed	08:24
	08:23	Thomas Rebound (Off:1 Def:9)
	08:23	Thomas Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:James (4 ST)
James 3pt Shot: Made (18 PTS)	08:10 [CLE 79-91]
	07:50 [CHA 94-79]	Jackson 3pt Shot: Made (25 PTS)
Team Timeout : Regular	07:49
O'Neal Substitution replaced by Jamison	07:49
Gibson Substitution replaced by Parker	07:49
Varejao Dunk Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: James (9 AST)	07:35 [CLE 81-94]
	07:22	Wallace Jump Shot: Missed
West Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	07:21
Varejao Layup Shot: Missed	07:11
Team Rebound	07:11
	07:11	Ratliff Foul : Loose Ball (2 PF)
Varejao Hook Shot: Made (5 PTS)	06:59 [CLE 83-94]
	06:40 [CHA 96-83]	Thomas Turnaround Hook Shot: Made (7 PTS)
West Driving Layup Shot: Made (13 PTS)	06:26 [CLE 85-96]
Jamison Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	06:04
	06:04	Ratliff Substitution replaced by Felton
	06:04	Thomas Substitution replaced by Mohammed
	06:04	Augustin Substitution replaced by Diaw
	06:04 [CHA 97-85]	Jackson Free Throw 1 of 2 (26 PTS)
	06:04	Jackson Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Jamison Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)	06:03
Varejao Jump Shot: Missed	05:53
	05:52	Jackson Rebound (Off:1 Def:6)
	05:35	Jackson Jump Shot: Missed
James Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	05:34
James 3pt Shot: Missed	05:26
	05:24	Jackson Rebound (Off:1 Def:7)
	05:16 [CHA 99-85]	Jackson Driving Layup Shot: Made (28 PTS) Assist: Diaw (9 AST)
Parker Foul : Shooting (4 PF)	05:16
	05:16	Timeout : Official
West Substitution replaced by Hickson	05:16
Varejao Substitution replaced by Williams	05:16
	05:16 [CHA 100-85]	Jackson Free Throw 1 of 1 (29 PTS)
	04:52	Jackson Foul : Shooting (3 PF)
James Free Throw 1 of 2 (19 PTS)	04:52 [CLE 86-100]
	04:52	Mohammed Substitution replaced by Thomas
James Free Throw 2 of 2 (20 PTS)	04:52 [CLE 87-100]
	04:39	Jackson 3pt Shot: Missed
	04:38	Team Rebound
	04:37	Thomas Foul : Offensive (3 PF)
	04:37	Thomas Turnover : Foul (2 TO)
	04:22	Thomas Foul : Shooting (4 PF)
James Free Throw 1 of 2 (21 PTS)	04:22 [CLE 88-100]
James Free Throw 2 of 2 (22 PTS)	04:22 [CLE 89-100]
	04:07 [CHA 102-89]	Wallace Driving Layup Shot: Made (15 PTS) Assist: Thomas (2 AST)
Jamison 3pt Shot: Missed	03:45
	03:44	Wallace Rebound (Off:0 Def:8)
	03:28	Diaw 3pt Shot: Missed
Jamison Rebound (Off:0 Def:6)	03:27
Williams 3pt Shot: Missed	03:15
	03:14	Thomas Rebound (Off:1 Def:10)
Jamison Foul : Personal (3 PF)	03:14
	03:14 [CHA 103-89]	Thomas Free Throw 1 of 2 (8 PTS)
	03:14 [CHA 104-89]	Thomas Free Throw 2 of 2 (9 PTS)
Williams Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Diaw (1 ST)	03:00
	02:56 [CHA 106-89]	Wallace Dunk Shot: Made (17 PTS) Assist: Felton (6 AST)
James Jump Shot: Missed	02:40
Team Rebound	02:40
	02:40	Team Timeout : Regular
James Substitution replaced by Moon	02:40
Parker Substitution replaced by Williams	02:40
Hickson Dunk Shot: Missed Block: Thomas (5 BLK)	02:28
Hickson Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)	02:26
Hickson Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Jamison (1 AST)	02:18 [CLE 91-106]
	02:01 [CHA 109-91]	Felton 3pt Shot: Made (16 PTS) Assist: Jackson (4 AST)
	01:54	Wallace Foul : Away From Play (3 PF)
Williams Free Throw 1 of 1 Missed	01:54
Team Rebound	01:54
	01:54	Wallace Substitution replaced by Henderson
	01:54	Diaw Substitution replaced by Brown
	01:54	Jackson Substitution replaced by Augustin
	01:54	Felton Substitution replaced by Graham
Jamison Layup Shot: Missed Block: Thomas (6 BLK)	01:46
	01:45	Brown Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
Moon Foul : Personal (2 PF)	01:32
	01:32	Henderson Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	01:32	Team Rebound
	01:32 [CHA 110-91]	Henderson Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)
Williams Jump Shot: Missed	01:10
	01:09	Augustin Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	00:45.9	Henderson 3pt Shot: Missed
Hickson Rebound (Off:2 Def:5)	00:44.8
	00:40.8	Henderson Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Jamison Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)	00:40.8 [CLE 92-110]
Jamison Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)	00:40.8 [CLE 93-110]
	00:29.9	Brown Dunk Shot: Missed
Jamison Rebound (Off:0 Def:7)	00:27.9
Williams Jump Shot: Missed	00:14.9
	00:12.9	Thomas Rebound (Off:1 Def:11)
End of 4th Quarter

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