Cavaliers-Bulls Preview

By BRETT HUSTON
Posted Apr 07 2010 10:20PM

In their latest game, the Cleveland Cavaliers gave the Chicago Bulls a break by beating their closest competitor for the Eastern Conference's final playoff spot.

The Bulls, however, couldn't take care of their own business.

Still needing to play catch-up for the East's eighth seed, the Bulls open a critical stretch of three games in four nights Thursday at home against the Cavaliers, who may give LeBron James some rest with the NBA's top record wrapped up.

Toronto leads Chicago (37-40) in a close race for the No. 8 seed and the right to face Cleveland (61-17) in the first round, and the Bulls had a golden opportunity to pull even with the Raptors on Tuesday.

Antawn Jamison scored 20 points and James had 19 points and 13 assists in a 113-101 win over Toronto, which also lost All-Star Chris Bosh with multiple fractured bones in his face.

The Bulls were facing a team already missing its star big man Tuesday, but an abysmal offensive performance held them back against Andrew Bogut-less Milwaukee. Chicago led 27-14 after one quarter, but scored a combined 24 points in the second and third en route to a 79-74 home loss.

"I think we have a tendency to relax," said guard Kirk Hinrich, who missed 12 of his 16 shots. "We relaxed and they cranked it up and they got more aggressive defensively and we never really had an answer for them."

Toronto fell to Boston on Wednesday night, reducing its lead over Chicago to one-half game. The Bulls travel to New Jersey on Friday before visiting the Raptors on Sunday in a game that could decide the final spot.

The Cavaliers, meanwhile, have nothing to gain over their final four games but perhaps some rest. James played 35 minutes Tuesday - still his least amount of action since March 1 - but could see his workload decrease against the Bulls and Friday against Indiana.

"If LeBron plays, we have a better chance of winning," coach Mike Brown said, adding that he sees Friday as the more likely day to seriously limit his starters' minutes. "But I'm not going to compromise any of my guys just to get a win."

Guards Delonte West and Daniel Gibson are likely to sit out Thursday, and Brown doesn't anticipate Shaquille O'Neal returning in any of the next three games.

"Win, lose or draw, we want to continue to improve," James told the NBA's official Web site. "We don't want to take a step back, even if (the starters) sit out. These are meaningful games for us to stay in our rhythm."

James has averaged 25.7 points, 8.0 rebounds and 8.0 assists in three relatively lackluster games against Chicago, which won 86-85 in Cleveland on Nov. 5 despite shooting 40.9 percent.

The Cavaliers won 101-87 at home on Dec. 4 and struggled to put away a Bulls team missing Derrick Rose, Luol Deng and Joakim Noah in a 92-85 win at the United Center on March 19.

All three are back in the lineup now, and the Bulls likely need Rose to step up if they're going to avoid a sixth loss in eight games to Cleveland. The reigning Rookie of the Year has averaged 13.8 points on 34.0 percent shooting in six career games against the Cavaliers.

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Bulls survive against James-less Cavaliers

By Kent McDill, for NBA.com
Posted Friday April 9, 2010 12:13AM

CHICAGO (NBA.com exclusive) -- The Bulls got a gift from the Cleveland Cavaliers and almost gave it away.

Derrick Rose had 24 points, Kirk Hinrich had 23 and Luol Deng finished with 22 points and 10 rebounds as the Bulls defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers 109-108 Thursday to move into a tie with the Toronto Raptors for the eighth playoff spot in the Eastern Conference. Both teams are 38-40, both play on the road Friday, then they meet in Toronto Sunday for a key late-season matchup.

Joakim Noah joined the scoring parade with 17 points and added 15 rebounds.

"The basketball gods were with us,'' Noah said. "We cannot get too high. We cannot have any let down. We have to go into New Jersey (Friday) and play our game. That's a team that beat us already."

Mo Williams had a season-high 35 points for Cleveland, making six of 11 3-pointers. He also had 10 assists, tying Rose for game honors.

Cleveland coach Mike Brown, knowing his team had the best record in the NBA clinched, chose to sit all-star forward LeBron James rather than risk the kind of late-season injuries that have hit Chris Bosh of Toronto and Andrew Bogut of Milwaukee. But Williams took over the scoring leadership of the team and nearly pulled the Cavaliers (61-18) to a road victory.

The Cavaliers are going to play either the Bulls or the Raptors in the first round of the playoffs, but that fact did not play into Thursday's contest.

"It doesn't matter who we play,'' Williams said. "We have to play somebody. Whoever gets us, we'll be ready to play. We locked up what we wanted to lock up, guys are get rested now, but we'll go out and compete and try to get the win."

The game's final points were scored by Bulls center Joakim Noah on a tip with 1:21 left in the game. After that, the Cavaliers missed six shots (two of them blocked) and the Bulls amazingly missed four consecutive free throws, two by Deng and two by Rose with 1.3 seconds left.

But when Rose missed his second free throw, Noah tipped the rebound out to midcourt and the game was over.

The Bulls, who scored just 74 points in a loss to Milwaukee on Tuesday, shot 51.8 percent, making 44 of 85 shots. The shooting numbers were in stark contrast to Tuesday's performance.

"We attacked more, we did not settle for jumpers,'' Bulls coach Vinny Del Negro said. " Going to the rim made the difference in the 2nd half."

The Cavaliers played without James (general soreness), Shaquille O'Neal (sprained thumb) and Delonte West (lower back spasms).

Before the game, Brown explained that James would not play because of "bumps and bruises", giving the Bulls more hope of a much-needed win. They started the game 37-40 and one-half game behind the Raptors.

Jawad Williams started in place of James but scored just three points with four rebounds in 23 minutes.

To give an idea of the competitiveness of the game, the lead changed hands 20 times. The Bulls led by 12 points in the third quarter, but the Cavaliers regained the lead two minutes into the fourth quarter.

The Bulls led 96-89 in the fourth quarter when Williams and well-traveled Jamario Moon combined for 11 consecutive points. Williams hit back-to-back 3-pointers while double-covered in that stretch, and the Cavaliers led 100-96 with 4:45 remaining. Those two shots caused teammate James to dance on the sidelines behind the Cavaliers bench.

"He was terrific,' Brown said. "He did a nice, nice job of not only looking for his shot, and being aggressive, but also looking to get others involved."

The loss was the first in the last 31 games for the Cavaliers against teams with losing records. The Cavaliers are 1-2 without James this season.

The Cavaliers also lost the services of forward Antawn Jamison midway through the fourth quarter when he appeared to twist his ankle severely. Jamison finished with 23 points.

• Cavaliers: James, O'Neal, West
• Bulls: Alexander, Brown, James

• Cavaliers: --
• Bulls: --

• Lead Changes: 20
• Times Tied: 4

• Arena: United Center, Chicago, IL
• Officials: #27 Dick Bavetta, #51 Leroy Richardson, #63 Derek Richardson
• Attendance: 21707
• Duration: 2:34

Cleveland Cavaliers (61-18)		Chicago Bulls (38-40)
Start of 1st Quarter
(12:00) Jump Ball Noah vs Hickson (Deng gains possession)
	11:38 [CHI 2-0]	Gibson Fade Away Bank shot: Made (2 PTS)
Parker 3pt Shot: Missed	11:18
	11:16	Noah Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	11:09	Rose Jump Shot: Missed
Parker Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	11:07
Hickson Floating Jump shot: Made (2 PTS)	10:54 [CLE 2-2]
	10:35	Gibson Jump Shot: Missed
Williams Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	10:33
Williams Driving Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)	10:27 [CLE 4-2]
	10:14	Deng Driving Layup Shot: Missed
	10:13	Noah Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	10:13	Noah Tip Shot: Missed
Williams Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	10:12
Jamison Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Williams (1 AST)	10:04 [CLE 6-2]
	09:50 [CHI 4-6]	Rose Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Noah (1 AST)
Williams Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Parker (1 AST)	09:30 [CLE 8-4]
	09:14 [CHI 6-8]	Noah Driving Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Parker Fade Away Jumper Shot: Missed	08:54
	08:52	Noah Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	08:35 [CHI 9-8]	Rose 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Gibson (1 AST)
Hickson Layup Shot: Missed	08:17
	08:16	Rose Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
Williams Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	07:57
	07:57	Rose Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	07:57	Team Rebound
	07:57 [CHI 10-8]	Rose Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)
Jamison Layup Shot: Missed Block: Gibson (1 BLK)	07:45
Hickson Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	07:43
Hickson Jump Shot: Missed	07:41
	07:39	Deng Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	07:31 [CHI 12-8]	Deng Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Parker 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Williams (2 AST)	07:13 [CLE 11-12]
	07:00 [CHI 14-11]	Deng Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Rose (1 AST)
Hickson Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Williams (3 AST)	06:42 [CLE 13-14]
	06:23	Gibson Fade Away Jumper Shot: Missed
	06:21	Noah Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)
	06:21	Noah Turnover : Step Out of Bounds Turnover (1 TO)
Williams Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS)	06:09 [CLE 15-14]
	06:02	Team Timeout : Regular
	05:55	Hinrich Jump Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	05:53
Jamison Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)	05:41
	05:19	Gibson Jump Shot: Missed
	05:17	Noah Rebound (Off:3 Def:2)
	05:17	Noah Tip Shot: Missed
Williams Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	05:15
Hickson Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Gibson (1 ST)	05:12
	05:06 [CHI 16-15]	Deng Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Rose (2 AST)
Jamison Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Parker (2 AST)	04:46 [CLE 17-16]
	04:30	Hinrich Jump Shot: Missed
Parker Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	04:28
Williams Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS)	04:24 [CLE 19-16]
Parker Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	04:10
Jamison Substitution replaced by Ilgauskas	04:10
	04:10	Noah Substitution replaced by Miller
	04:10 [CHI 17-19]	Hinrich Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
Parker Substitution replaced by Moon	04:10
	04:10 [CHI 18-19]	Hinrich Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
Williams Jump Shot: Missed	03:57
Moon Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	03:55
	03:51	Gibson Foul : Personal (1 PF)
	03:51	Hinrich Substitution replaced by Murray
Williams Jump Shot: Missed	03:37
	03:34	Miller Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	03:31 [CHI 20-19]	Rose Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Miller (1 AST)
Williams Reverse Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS)	03:22 [CLE 21-20]
	03:22	Rose Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Hickson Substitution replaced by Varejao	03:22
Williams Free Throw 1 of 1 (9 PTS)	03:22 [CLE 22-20]
	03:08	Deng Layup Shot: Missed Block: Varejao (1 BLK)
Williams Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	03:06
	03:04	Gibson Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Williams Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	03:04
Team Rebound	03:04
	03:04	Gibson Substitution replaced by Warrick
Williams Free Throw 2 of 2 (3 PTS)	03:04 [CLE 23-20]
Williams Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	02:55
Team Timeout : Regular	02:55
	02:55 [CHI 21-23]	Deng Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)
	02:55	Deng Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Varejao Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	02:53
Williams 3pt Shot: Missed	02:30
	02:27	Deng Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	02:22	Rose Jump Shot: Missed
Williams Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	02:19
Varejao Dunk Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Williams (4 AST)	02:15 [CLE 25-21]
	01:50 [CHI 24-25]	Murray 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Rose (3 AST)
Williams Jump Shot: Missed	01:33
	01:31	Miller Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	01:23	Murray Layup Shot: Missed Block: Ilgauskas (1 BLK)
	01:23	Team Rebound
	01:23	Rose Substitution replaced by Hinrich
Williams Substitution replaced by Telfair	01:23
Williams Substitution replaced by Green	01:23
	01:18	Deng Jump Shot: Missed
Ilgauskas Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	01:16
Moon Layup Shot: Missed Block: Miller (1 BLK)	01:07
	01:05	Deng Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	01:00 [CHI 26-25]	Warrick Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Hinrich (1 AST)
Ilgauskas Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Telfair (1 AST)	00:49.7 [CLE 27-26]
	00:27.5 [CHI 28-27]	Miller Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Hinrich (2 AST)
	00:07.2	Warrick Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Green Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)	00:07.2 [CLE 28-28]
Green Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	00:07.2
Ilgauskas Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	00:05.9
Telfair 3pt Shot: Missed	00:00.2
Team Rebound	00:00.0
End of 1st Quarter
Cleveland Cavaliers (61-18)		Chicago Bulls (38-40)
Start of 2nd QuarterBack to Top
	11:38	Johnson Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Telfair Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)	11:33 [CLE 30-28]
	11:16 [CHI 31-30]	Hinrich 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS)
Moon 3pt Shot: Missed	10:54
	10:51	Warrick Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	10:42	Murray Jump Shot: Missed
Ilgauskas Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	10:39
Telfair Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS)	10:33 [CLE 32-31]
Ilgauskas Foul : Personal (1 PF)	10:23
Telfair Foul : Personal (1 PF)	10:21
	10:06	Miller 3pt Shot: Missed
Varejao Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	10:04
	09:59	Murray Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Ilgauskas Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)	09:59 [CLE 33-31]
Ilgauskas Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)	09:59 [CLE 34-31]
	09:39 [CHI 33-34]	Miller Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Johnson (1 AST)
Jamison Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Telfair (2 AST)	09:19 [CLE 36-33]
Jamison Foul : Personal (1 PF)	09:11
	09:00	Murray Fade Away Jumper Shot: Missed
Ilgauskas Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	08:59
	08:53	Hinrich Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Timeout : Official	08:53
	08:53	Warrick Substitution replaced by Noah
Jamison Driving Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS)	08:40 [CLE 38-33]
	08:30 [CHI 35-38]	Miller Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Noah (2 AST)
Varejao Foul : Loose Ball (1 PF)	08:30
	08:30 [CHI 36-38]	Hinrich Free Throw 1 of 1 (6 PTS)
Telfair Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS)	08:08 [CLE 40-36]
	07:43 [CHI 38-40]	Hinrich Jump Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Johnson (2 AST)
	07:27	Johnson Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
	07:27	Murray Substitution replaced by Rose
	07:27	Johnson Substitution replaced by Deng
Jamison Free Throw 1 of 2 (9 PTS)	07:27 [CLE 41-38]
Jamison Free Throw 2 of 2 (10 PTS)	07:27 [CLE 42-38]
	07:14 [CHI 40-42]	Noah Driving Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)
Telfair Driving Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Ilgauskas (1 AST)	06:55 [CLE 44-40]
	06:31 [CHI 42-44]	Deng Jump Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Miller (2 AST)
Jamison Jump Shot: Missed	06:12
	06:10	Hinrich Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	06:06 [CHI 45-44]	Hinrich 3pt Shot: Made (11 PTS)
Team Timeout : Regular	06:04
Jamison Substitution replaced by Parker	06:04
Telfair Substitution replaced by Williams	06:04
Parker Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Miller (1 ST)	05:53
	05:33 [CHI 47-44]	Rose Jump Shot: Made (10 PTS)
Williams Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Hinrich (1 ST)	05:11
Parker Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	05:07
	05:07 [CHI 48-44]	Rose Free Throw 1 of 2 (11 PTS)
Moon Substitution replaced by Williams	05:07
	05:07	Hinrich Substitution replaced by Pargo
	05:07	Rose Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Williams Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	05:05
	04:48	Rose Foul : Personal (2 PF)
Parker Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	04:48
Team Rebound	04:48
Parker Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)	04:48 [CLE 45-48]
	04:36 [CHI 50-45]	Noah Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Miller (3 AST)
Ilgauskas Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Varejao (1 AST)	04:18 [CLE 47-50]
	04:01	Noah Layup Shot: Missed Block: Ilgauskas (2 BLK)
Team Rebound	04:01
	03:51	Miller Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Varejao Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	03:51
Team Rebound	03:51
Varejao Free Throw 2 of 2 (3 PTS)	03:51 [CLE 48-50]
	03:46	Team Timeout : Regular
	03:46	Miller Substitution replaced by Gibson
Ilgauskas Substitution replaced by Jamison	03:46
	03:37	Gibson Jump Shot: Missed
Parker Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	03:35
Williams Jump Shot: Missed	03:14
	03:12	Deng Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
	03:04 [CHI 52-48]	Rose Jump Shot: Made (13 PTS)
	02:45	Gibson Foul : Personal (3 PF)
Varejao Free Throw 1 of 2 (4 PTS)	02:45 [CLE 49-52]
	02:45	Gibson Substitution replaced by Warrick
Varejao Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	02:45
	02:44	Warrick Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	02:33 [CHI 54-49]	Rose Pullup Jump shot: Made (15 PTS)
Williams Jump Shot: Made (11 PTS)	02:14 [CLE 51-54]
	02:01	Rose Turnover : Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (1 TO)
Varejao Substitution replaced by Hickson	02:01
Jamison 3pt Shot: Missed	01:45
	01:43	Noah Rebound (Off:3 Def:3)
	01:32	Pargo Layup Shot: Missed Block: Hickson (1 BLK)
	01:30	Warrick Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	01:26	Deng Jump Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	01:26
	01:26	Noah Foul : Loose Ball (1 PF)
Hickson Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)	01:26 [CLE 52-54]
Parker Substitution replaced by Green	01:26
Hickson Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	01:26
	01:24	Noah Rebound (Off:3 Def:4)
	01:13	Rose Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Jamison (1 ST)
Jamison Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Rose (1 ST)	01:10
Jamison Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	01:05
	01:05 [CHI 55-52]	Warrick Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
Green Substitution replaced by Telfair	01:05
	01:05 [CHI 56-52]	Warrick Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
Jamison Driving Layup Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Williams (5 AST)	00:49.6 [CLE 54-56]
	00:38.6 [CHI 58-54]	Warrick Dunk Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Noah (3 AST)
	00:34.8	Pargo Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Williams Free Throw 1 of 2 (12 PTS)	00:34.8 [CLE 55-58]
Jamison Substitution replaced by Varejao	00:34.8
Williams Free Throw 2 of 2 (13 PTS)	00:34.8 [CLE 56-58]
	00:12.2 [CHI 60-56]	Noah Driving Dunk Shot: Made (8 PTS)
Williams 3pt Shot: Missed	00:00.9
	00:00.2	Noah Rebound (Off:3 Def:5)
End of 2nd Quarter
Cleveland Cavaliers (61-18)		Chicago Bulls (38-40)
Start of 3rd QuarterBack to Top
Williams 3pt Shot: Missed	11:43
	11:41	Deng Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)
	11:26	Gibson Jump Shot: Missed
Jamison Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	11:23
Williams 3pt Shot: Made (16 PTS)	11:19 [CLE 59-60]
	11:07	Deng Jump Shot: Missed
Jamison Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	11:06
Williams Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Gibson (2 ST)	10:59
	10:56	Gibson Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Hickson (1 ST)
Williams Jump Shot: Missed	10:55
	10:51	Gibson Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	10:39	Rose 3pt Shot: Missed
	10:37	Gibson Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	10:35	Gibson Layup Shot: Missed
Hickson Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	10:34
Hickson Layup Shot: Missed Block: Noah (1 BLK)	10:21
	10:19	Deng Rebound (Off:0 Def:6)
	10:04	Noah Layup Shot: Missed
Hickson Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	10:03
Williams Layup Shot: Missed Block: Noah (2 BLK)	09:51
	09:49	Noah Rebound (Off:3 Def:6)
	09:45 [CHI 62-59]	Noah Layup Shot: Made (10 PTS)
Jamison Fade Away Jumper Shot: Made (14 PTS)	09:29 [CLE 61-62]
	09:16 [CHI 64-61]	Deng Driving Layup Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Rose (4 AST)
Hickson Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	09:16
	09:16 [CHI 65-61]	Deng Free Throw 1 of 1 (12 PTS)
Hickson Layup Shot: Missed Block: Deng (1 BLK)	09:00
	08:58	Deng Rebound (Off:0 Def:7)
	08:50 [CHI 68-61]	Hinrich 3pt Shot: Made (14 PTS) Assist: Deng (1 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	08:48
Parker Turnover : Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (2 TO)	08:42
	08:28	Deng Fade Away Jumper Shot: Missed
Jamison Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	08:27
Jamison Dunk Shot: Missed	08:20
Parker Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	08:18
Hickson Jump Shot: Missed Block: Noah (3 BLK)	08:17
Jump Ball Noah vs Hickson (Rose gains possession)	08:17
	08:17	Team Rebound
	08:12 [CHI 70-61]	Rose Layup Shot: Made (17 PTS)
Jamison Jump Shot: Missed	07:55
Jamison Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	07:54
Jamison Jump Shot: Made (16 PTS)	07:52 [CLE 63-70]
	07:35	Noah Jump Shot: Missed
	07:35	Team Rebound
Parker Foul : Loose Ball (3 PF)	07:35
Hickson Substitution replaced by Varejao	07:35
	07:23	Rose Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO) Steal:Jamison (2 ST)
	07:17	Noah Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Varejao Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)	07:17 [CLE 64-70]
Varejao Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	07:17
	07:12	Noah Rebound (Off:3 Def:7)
	07:01 [CHI 72-64]	Hinrich Driving Layup Shot: Made (16 PTS) Assist: Rose (5 AST)
Parker Turnover : Step Out of Bounds Turnover (3 TO)	06:46
	06:35 [CHI 74-64]	Rose Floating Jump shot: Made (19 PTS)
Jamison 3pt Shot: Missed	06:17
	06:15	Rose Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	06:01 [CHI 76-64]	Deng Driving Dunk Shot: Made (14 PTS) Assist: Rose (6 AST)
	05:47	Gibson Foul : Personal (4 PF)
	05:47	Gibson Substitution replaced by Warrick
Williams 3pt Shot: Missed	05:36
	05:33	Hinrich Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	05:27	Team Turnover : 8 Second Violation
Williams Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO)	05:13
	05:00	Deng Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Jamison (3 ST)
Williams 3pt Shot: Missed	04:55
Jamison Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)	04:53
Jamison Layup Shot: Made (18 PTS)	04:50 [CLE 66-76]
	04:27	Warrick Jump Shot: Missed
	04:27	Team Rebound
	04:27	Team Turnover : Shot Clock Turnover
Jamison Substitution replaced by Ilgauskas	04:27
Parker Substitution replaced by Moon	04:27
Williams Jump Shot: Made (18 PTS)	04:14 [CLE 68-76]
	04:14	Instant Replay - Overturn Ruling
	04:14	Team Timeout : Regular
Williams Substitution replaced by Telfair	04:14
	04:14	Noah Substitution replaced by Miller
	03:55 [CHI 78-68]	Rose Jump Shot: Made (21 PTS)
Moon 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Williams (6 AST)	03:41 [CLE 71-78]
	03:22	Rose Layup Shot: Missed
Moon Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	03:20
Varejao Dunk Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Moon (1 AST)	02:58 [CLE 73-78]
	02:42 [CHI 80-73]	Hinrich Jump Shot: Made (18 PTS) Assist: Rose (7 AST)
Williams 3pt Shot: Made (21 PTS)	02:27 [CLE 76-80]
	02:05	Rose Jump Shot: Missed
Varejao Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	02:04
Williams 3pt Shot: Missed	02:00
	01:57	Miller Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	01:53	Hinrich 3pt Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	01:53
	01:53	Warrick Foul : Loose Ball (2 PF)
	01:53	Rose Substitution replaced by Pargo
Williams Substitution replaced by Green	01:53
Moon Jump Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Ilgauskas (2 AST)	01:35 [CLE 78-80]
	01:21	Miller Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Varejao (1 ST)
Green 3pt Shot: Missed	01:12
	01:10	Pargo Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	00:56.9	Pargo 3pt Shot: Missed
	00:55.7	Team Rebound
	00:42.9 [CHI 82-78]	Deng Driving Layup Shot: Made (16 PTS) Assist: Miller (4 AST)
Green 3pt Shot: Missed	00:27.9
	00:25.9	Deng Rebound (Off:0 Def:8)
	00:04.4	Hinrich Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)
Ilgauskas Substitution replaced by Williams	00:04.4
	00:04.4	Miller Substitution replaced by Murray
	00:02.6	Hinrich Foul : Personal (2 PF)
Williams Free Throw 1 of 2 (22 PTS)	00:02.6 [CLE 79-82]
Williams Free Throw 2 of 2 (23 PTS)	00:02.6 [CLE 80-82]
	00:00.2	Murray 3pt Shot: Missed
	00:00.0	Team Rebound
End of 3rd Quarter
Cleveland Cavaliers (61-18)		Chicago Bulls (38-40)
Start of 4th QuarterBack to Top
	11:42 [CHI 84-80]	Hinrich Jump Shot: Made (20 PTS)
Jamison Driving Layup Shot: Missed	11:25
	11:24	Deng Rebound (Off:0 Def:9)
	11:16	Hinrich Jump Shot: Missed
Varejao Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	11:15
Telfair Layup Shot: Missed	11:04
	11:03	Miller Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
	10:54	Miller Foul : Offensive (2 PF)
	10:54	Miller Turnover : Foul (2 TO)
	10:54	Warrick Substitution replaced by Noah
Moon Jump Shot: Made (7 PTS)	10:36 [CLE 82-84]
	10:19	Miller Jump Shot: Missed
Ilgauskas Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)	10:16
	10:05	Pargo Substitution replaced by Rose
	10:05	Hinrich Substitution replaced by Murray
Jamison Running Layup Shot: Made (20 PTS) Assist: Telfair (3 AST)	09:59 [CLE 84-84]
	09:59	Deng Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Jamison Free Throw 1 of 1 (21 PTS)	09:59 [CLE 85-84]
	09:42	Noah Jump Shot: Missed
Jamison Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)	09:41
Telfair Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)	09:34
	09:22	Deng Driving Layup Shot: Missed
	09:20	Miller Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)
	09:20 [CHI 86-85]	Miller Tip Shot: Made (8 PTS)
Telfair Jump Shot: Missed	09:06
	09:03	Noah Rebound (Off:3 Def:8)
	08:55 [CHI 88-85]	Miller Jump Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Rose (8 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	08:54
Jamison Jump Shot: Made (23 PTS) Assist: Moon (2 AST)	08:38 [CLE 87-88]
	08:26 [CHI 90-87]	Deng Layup Shot: Made (18 PTS) Assist: Noah (4 AST)
Jamison Jump Shot: Missed	08:10
	08:09	Miller Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)
Moon Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	08:04
	08:04	Deng Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	08:04	Team Rebound
	08:04	Noah Substitution replaced by Gibson
Telfair Substitution replaced by Williams	08:04
	08:04 [CHI 91-87]	Deng Free Throw 2 of 2 (19 PTS)
Ilgauskas Jump Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Williams (7 AST)	07:47 [CLE 89-91]
Ilgauskas Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	07:30
	07:30 [CHI 92-89]	Miller Free Throw 1 of 2 (11 PTS)
	07:30 [CHI 93-89]	Miller Free Throw 2 of 2 (12 PTS)
Williams Turnover : Bad Pass (4 TO)	07:11
	07:01 [CHI 95-89]	Rose Driving Layup Shot: Made (23 PTS)
Williams Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	07:01
Jamison Substitution replaced by Parker	07:01
	07:01	Deng Substitution replaced by Hinrich
	07:01 [CHI 96-89]	Rose Free Throw 1 of 1 (24 PTS)
Moon Reverse Layup Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Williams (8 AST)	06:40 [CLE 91-96]
	06:21	Gibson Layup Shot: Missed Block: Ilgauskas (3 BLK)
Moon Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	06:19
	06:19	Miller Foul : Personal (3 PF)
	06:19	Miller Substitution replaced by Noah
Williams Jump Shot: Missed	06:06
Williams Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	06:03
Moon 3pt Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Williams (9 AST)	05:57 [CLE 94-96]
	05:42	Gibson Layup Shot: Missed Block: Moon (1 BLK)
Team Rebound	05:42
Timeout : Regular	05:42
	05:42	Murray Substitution replaced by Deng
Jump Ball Gibson vs Moon (Parker gains possession)	05:42
Williams 3pt Shot: Made (29 PTS) Assist: Varejao (2 AST)	05:24 [CLE 97-96]
	05:04	Deng Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Moon (1 ST)
Williams 3pt Shot: Made (29 PTS) Assist: Parker (3 AST)	04:45 [CLE 100-96]
	04:29 [CHI 98-100]	Noah Layup Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Rose (9 AST)
Ilgauskas Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	04:29
	04:29 [CHI 99-100]	Noah Free Throw 1 of 1 (13 PTS)
Moon Dunk Shot: Made (14 PTS) Assist: Williams (10 AST)	04:13 [CLE 102-99]
	04:04	Williams Violation:Kicked Ball
Ilgauskas Substitution replaced by Jamison	04:04
	03:52 [CHI 101-102]	Hinrich Fade Away Jumper Shot: Made (22 PTS)
Williams 3pt Shot: Missed	03:36
	03:33	Gibson Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	03:27 [CHI 103-102]	Deng Layup Shot: Made (21 PTS) Assist: Gibson (2 AST)
Parker Foul : Shooting (4 PF)	03:27
	03:27 [CHI 104-102]	Deng Free Throw 1 of 1 (22 PTS)
Moon 3pt Shot: Missed	03:05
	03:03	Noah Rebound (Off:3 Def:9)
	02:55	Rose Foul : Offensive (3 PF)
	02:55	Rose Turnover : Foul (4 TO)
	02:55	Team Timeout : Regular
Jamison Layup Shot: Missed Block: Gibson (2 BLK)	02:41
Team Rebound	02:41
Jamison Substitution replaced by Ilgauskas	02:41
Williams 3pt Shot: Missed	02:33
	02:31	Noah Rebound (Off:3 Def:10)
Williams Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	02:18
	02:18	Instant Replay - Support Ruling
	02:18	Hinrich Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	02:18	Team Rebound
	02:18 [CHI 105-102]	Hinrich Free Throw 2 of 2 (23 PTS)
Williams 3pt Shot: Made (32 PTS) Assist: Varejao (3 AST)	02:04 [CLE 105-105]
	01:45 [CHI 107-105]	Noah Jump Shot: Made (15 PTS) Assist: Rose (10 AST)
Williams 3pt Shot: Made (35 PTS)	01:32 [CLE 108-107]
	01:21	Rose Driving Layup Shot: Missed
	01:21	Noah Rebound (Off:4 Def:10)
	01:21 [CHI 109-108]	Noah Tip Shot: Made (17 PTS)
Ilgauskas Jump Shot: Missed	00:57.9
	00:56.4	Gibson Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	00:49.9	Team Timeout : Regular
Ilgauskas Substitution replaced by Hickson	00:49.9
	00:31.9	Rose 3pt Shot: Missed
Varejao Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)	00:30.5
Williams Layup Shot: Missed Block: Gibson (3 BLK)	00:26.6
Team Rebound	00:26.6
Team Timeout : Regular	00:26.6
Hickson Substitution replaced by Ilgauskas	00:26.6
Williams Jump Shot: Missed	00:15.9
	00:14.4	Deng Rebound (Off:0 Def:10)
Varejao Foul : Personal (2 PF)	00:14.4
	00:14.4	Deng Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	00:14.4	Team Rebound
	00:14.4	Deng Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Parker Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)	00:13.7
Team Timeout : Short	00:13.7
Varejao Jump Shot: Missed	00:05.8
Moon Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)	00:03.9
Moon Layup Shot: Missed Block: Noah (4 BLK)	00:01.9
Parker Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)	00:01.3
Varejao Jump Shot: Missed	00:01.3
	00:01.3	Rose Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
Parker Foul : Personal (5 PF)	00:01.3
	00:01.3	Rose Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	00:01.3	Team Rebound
	00:01.3	Rose Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
	00:00.1	Noah Rebound (Off:5 Def:10)
End of 4th Quarter

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