Cavaliers-Bulls Preview

By ANDREW SELIGMAN
Posted Apr 24 2010 4:23PM

CHICAGO (AP) Bring on the adversity, LeBron James said.

Nothing like a little two-point loss to give a team a big jolt, and that's exactly what the Cleveland Cavaliers got from the Chicago Bulls in Game 3. So instead of going for a sweep, the Cavs will try to go up 3-1 when their first-round series resumes Sunday at the United Center.

In other words, they're still in a good spot. And James insisted the loss will help the Cavaliers.

``You see what happened last year,'' James said.

The Cavaliers swept Detroit and Atlanta, then dropped the opener against Orlando in the Eastern Conference finals before bowing out in six games. Now, they're trying to shake off a wild 108-106 loss to the Bulls on Thursday, when they cut a 21-point deficit to one in the closing seconds but came up short, adding some drama to a series that figured to be a breeze.

After all, Cleveland was a league-best 61-21 while Chicago barely made the playoffs as the eighth seed with 41 wins.

``There's nothing wrong with facing adversity,'' James said. ``Losing a game makes you better as a series (goes on) and you want to go through some bumps and bruises throughout a series. This is no panic mode for anybody.

``Chicago played a great game. We digged, digged, digged, but we digged ourselves too much of a hole. We played well to end the game, so we can use that going into Game 4 as motivation, but at the same time ... if we had won that game, we would have been like 'OK, we can always just turn it on.' We don't want to do that. So I think us losing that game is going to help us in the long run.''

It would help if they got more from Shaquille O'Neal, a non-factor the past two games after a solid opener. Coach Mike Brown reiterated Saturday that he has to get the big man more involved, even though the Cavaliers got 38 points from a small lineup in the fourth quarter.

Then again, they've been outscored 94-70 in the paint the past two games, a gap that an effective O'Neal could help close.

``He's still a load, still one of the top players in the league I think,'' the Bulls' Taj Gibson said. ``So many years in this league dominating guys. He's still a force to be reckoned with.''

O'Neal played a total of 35 minutes the past two games with 14 points and 11 rebounds, missing layups and a dunk, after pitching in with 12 points and five rebounds in the opener. He said he's feeling OK after sitting out the final 23 regular-season games because of a torn ligament in his right thumb and doesn't think rust is an issue for him.

``My first couple shots were right there,'' O'Neal said. ``I'm not worried about that. It's not really about our offense; it's about our defense.''

Specifically, it's about stopping the pick-and-roll, containing Derrick Rose and hoping someone else doesn't burn them.

Rose, the All-Star point guard, is averaging 27.3 points in the series after scoring 31 in Game 3, but what really hurt the Cavaliers was Kirk Hinrich's emergence after two poor games. He scored 27 on 9-of-12 shooting and hit all four 3-pointers.

Rose has been picking apart the Cavaliers, penetrating, hitting floaters and mid-range jumpers against whoever's been guarding him. In Game 3, it was James down the stretch.

``He didn't really do a great job,'' Chicago's Joakim Noah said. ``D-Rose was getting buckets. That was pretty nice.''

Brown said the Cavs had discussed putting James on Rose during Game 1 but decided against it. They made the switch on Thursday and Rose could see more of him on Sunday, although James doesn't see that as a long-term solution.

``We have enough smalls that we might have to show him different kinds of looks,'' James said. ``Delonte (West) and Mo (Williams) and Jamario (Moon) and Anthony (Parker) and myself, we all have to take a crack at him just to give him a different person in front of him. Different size, different speed, just to try to keep him a little from attacking. He's a great player.''

NOTE: Bulls backup G Acie Law, who was helped off the court following a pickup game on Friday, has a twisted left ankle. He has not played in this series.

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AP freelance writer Mark Perlman in Deerfield, Ill., contributed to this report.

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LeBron headlines in Game 4 win at United Center

By Paul Ladewski, for NBA.com
Posted Sunday April 25, 2010 7:48PM

CHICAGO (NBA.com exclusive) -- The United Center will forever be known as The House that Jordan Built perhaps, but on Sunday afternoon, the new best number 23 rented it out for two memorable hours.

In a performance that could only be described as Michael Jordanesque in nature, LeBron James carried the Cleveland Cavaliers to a 121-98 rout that left the Chicago Bulls on the brink of elimination in their Eastern Conference playoff series.

The Cavaliers lead the best-of-seven affair, 3-1, and they can put the Bulls and the series to bed in Cleveland on Tuesday night.

James finished with 37 points, 12 rebounds, 11 assists, two steals, one blocked shot and one prediction.

"We're going home to win the series," he said to anyone within earshot en route to the locker room afterward. "This will be the last time you'll see us in Chicago."

After the way that James played at both ends of the court, nobody was heard to argue with him.

"LeBron had a terrific game with the triple-double, but he really set the tone defensively," said head coach Mike Brown, whose team shot 53 percent in the field. "He was terrific for us on the weak side. He was great on the ball. He talked defense the whole game. That is who we are and who we want to be, especially at this time of the year."

"I felt good today," James said. "I was really focused on this particular game, because it was the most important game of the season for us. I kind of wanted to force my will (on it) today."

For good measure, James calmly flushed a 34-footer to beat the buzzer at the close of the third period.

Before it was over, many of the 23,058 witnesses undoubtedly had a few Jordan flashbacks along the way.

"I'm not into any comparisons," Cavaliers center Shaquille O'Neal told one media member when asked to compare the two superstars. "That's what you guys do. I'm not that talented."

At the outset, James made a concerted effort to get teammates involved, namely O'Neal, who had been almost invisible in the second game. The big guy scored four early points before he picked up his customary second foul midway through the period.

James didn't attempt his second shot until nearly five minutes into the game, but it wasn't long before he began to get warm.

The Cavaliers took the lead on a James 3-pointer with 3:36 left in the second period. The shot triggered a decisive 18-7 run in which James scored nine points himself. Some of the abuse came at the expense of rookie forward James Johnson, whom Bulls head coach Vinny Del Negro inserted into the game 31 seconds later.

"That's a tough situation to be put in at the end of the half against the best player in the world," Bulls center Joakim Noah said. "Give him a break."

By halftime, James had scored 17 points on only 14 total shots. He also had seven rebounds, six assists, one steal and one blocked shot in 20 minutes.

A few thousand Cavaliers fans that made the trek from the Cleveland area started chants of "M-V-P! M-V-P!" at one point.

It seemed that only one person wasn't thoroughly impressed.

"He's a very good player," said Noah, who made known his dislike for anything Cleveland before the series.

Like Jordan in his pre-championship days, the Bulls have morphed into guard Derrick Rose and his supporting cast already. Except that Rose doesn't have a Scottie Pippen to ride shotgun yet.

The Cavaliers made an effort to funnel Rose to the outside. On the eve of the game, Brown informed guard Anthony Parker that Rose would be his primary assignment. At 6-foot-6, Parker presented more of a challenge for Rose at the perimeter.

While Rose took his best shot -- he scored 21 points on 9 of 20 in the field -- he didn't get much help this time. Noah (21) and Luol Deng (16) were the only other Bulls players to score more than 11 points.

Noah also had 20 rebounds to become the first player to record a 20-20 game in Bulls playoff history.

"We got to win (Game 5)," Rose said. "We have to at least give a challenge. We have got to play with a lot of energy and play together and attack the whole game."

Guard Kirk Hinrich was held to 10 points, 18 fewer than he had in the last previous game. He connected on only 3-of-13 field goal attempts.

"We weren't very tough mentally today," Noah said. "We played good basketball, then all of a sudden, we collapsed. We're a young team. We have got to learn from this. But when things don't go our way, we can't put our heads down."

Meanwhile, James had plenty of accomplices, forward Antawn Jamison and guard Mo Williams in particular.

In a departure from Game 3, in which Jamison didn't force the issue, he scored 24 points in the role of "the X factor," as James called him. The veteran forward was especially effective in the third quarter, when he scored a dozen points. Williams contributed 21 points.

Then again, the way that James played on this day, all Brown had to do was pencil him in the line-up and stay out the way. Last week James promised that he would step up his game in the playoffs.

Hey, 'Bron, how's it goin' so far?

"You tell me," said James, a killer grin on his face.

• Cavaliers: Green, Powe, Telfair
• Bulls: Alexander, Kurz, Law

• Cavaliers: Varejao
• Bulls: --

• Lead Changes: 11
• Times Tied: 4

• Arena: United Center, Chicago, IL
• Officials: #15 Bennett Salvatore, #9 Derrick Stafford, #24 Mike Callahan
• Attendance: 23058
• Duration: 2:34

Cleveland Cavaliers (62-21)		Chicago Bulls (41-42)
Start of 1st Quarter
(12:00) Jump Ball Noah vs O'Neal (Rose gains possession)
	11:46	Rose Jump Shot: Missed
James Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	11:44
O'Neal Layup Shot: Missed	11:30
	11:28	Noah Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	11:13 [CHI 2-0]	Deng Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)
O'Neal Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Jamison (1 AST)	10:48 [CLE 2-2]
	10:24	Deng Jump Shot: Missed
James Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	10:23
James Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Hinrich (1 ST)	10:18
	10:14 [CHI 4-2]	Deng Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Rose (1 AST)
James 3pt Shot: Missed	10:02
	09:59	Noah Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	09:52	Gibson Jump Shot: Missed
O'Neal Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	09:50
Jamison 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Parker (1 AST)	09:43 [CLE 5-4]
	09:28	Noah Layup Shot: Missed Block: Jamison (1 BLK)
	09:28	Team Rebound
	09:20 [CHI 6-5]	Rose Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Parker Dunk Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: James (1 AST)	09:06 [CLE 7-6]
	08:55	Noah Jump Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	08:55
	08:55	Gibson Foul : Loose Ball (1 PF)
O'Neal Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS)	08:45 [CLE 9-6]
	08:29 [CHI 8-9]	Rose Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Deng (1 AST)
	08:18	Hinrich Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Parker Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	08:18
Team Rebound	08:18
Parker Free Throw 2 of 2 (3 PTS)	08:18 [CLE 10-8]
	08:00	Rose Jump Shot: Missed
	07:58	Gibson Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	07:54	Noah Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)
O'Neal Hook Shot: Missed	07:40
	07:38	Noah Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	07:25	Hinrich Jump Shot: Missed
James Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	07:23
James 3pt Shot: Missed	07:17
	07:15	Hinrich Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	07:09	Hinrich Jump Shot: Missed
O'Neal Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	07:07
Parker 3pt Shot: Missed	07:01
	06:59	Noah Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
	06:49 [CHI 10-10]	Deng Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS)
Jamison 3pt Shot: Missed	06:29
	06:28	Rose Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	06:09 [CHI 12-10]	Rose Driving Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS)
Williams 3pt Shot: Missed	05:53
	05:51	Noah Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)
O'Neal Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	05:45
	05:45	Team Timeout : Regular
	05:45	Noah Substitution replaced by Miller
	05:45 [CHI 13-10]	Gibson Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
	05:45 [CHI 14-10]	Gibson Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
O'Neal Foul : Offensive (2 PF)	05:28
O'Neal Turnover : Foul (1 TO)	05:28
O'Neal Substitution replaced by Varejao	05:28
	05:13	Rose Jump Shot: Missed
James Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	05:11
Williams Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: James (2 AST)	05:05 [CLE 12-14]
	04:49	Miller Layup Shot: Missed Block: Varejao (1 BLK)
	04:49	Team Rebound
	04:44	Gibson Jump Shot: Missed
James Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)	04:42
Parker 3pt Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: James (3 AST)	04:34 [CLE 15-14]
	04:15	Miller Layup Shot: Missed
Jamison Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	04:14
Williams 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: James (4 AST)	03:51 [CLE 18-14]
Varejao Foul : Personal (1 PF)	03:38
Williams Substitution replaced by West	03:38
	03:35	Miller Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)
Parker Driving Layup Shot: Missed	03:25
	03:24	Miller Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	03:13	Miller Reverse Layup Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	03:10
	02:59	Miller Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Team Timeout : Regular	02:59
	02:59	Hinrich Substitution replaced by Murray
	02:59	Miller Substitution replaced by Noah
	02:48	Gibson Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Varejao Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	02:48
Team Rebound	02:48
	02:48	Gibson Substitution replaced by Warrick
Varejao Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	02:48
	02:46	Murray Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	02:29	Warrick Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Parker (1 ST)
	02:19	Noah Foul : Defense 3 Second (0 PF)
Parker Free Throw Technical (7 PTS)	02:19 [CLE 19-14]
Parker Jump Shot: Missed	02:05
	02:03	Noah Rebound (Off:0 Def:6)
	01:55	Warrick Layup Shot: Missed
	01:54	Noah Rebound (Off:1 Def:6)
	01:50 [CHI 16-19]	Deng Jump Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Noah (1 AST)
James Floating Jump shot: Made (2 PTS)	01:36 [CLE 21-16]
	01:36	Warrick Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Parker Substitution replaced by Moon	01:36
James Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)	01:36 [CLE 22-16]
	01:20 [CHI 18-22]	Murray Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Jamison Layup Shot: Missed	01:03
	01:02	Noah Rebound (Off:1 Def:7)
Varejao Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	00:59.4
	00:59.4	Noah Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	00:59.4	Team Rebound
	00:59.4	Rose Substitution replaced by Hinrich
Varejao Substitution replaced by Williams	00:59.4
	00:59.4 [CHI 19-22]	Noah Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)
James Running Slam Dunk Shot: Made (5 PTS)	00:52.0 [CLE 24-19]
Moon Foul : Personal (1 PF)	00:41.3
	00:41.3 [CHI 20-24]	Warrick Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
	00:41.3 [CHI 21-24]	Warrick Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
Moon 3pt Shot: Missed	00:29.9
	00:27.9	Deng Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	00:08.9	Hinrich Jump Shot: Missed
	00:06.9	Noah Rebound (Off:2 Def:7)
	00:06.9	Noah Tip Shot: Missed
	00:04.8	Warrick Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	00:02.9	Warrick Layup Shot: Missed
Moon Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	00:01.9
End of 1st Quarter
Cleveland Cavaliers (62-21)		Chicago Bulls (41-42)
Start of 2nd QuarterBack to Top
O'Neal Jump Shot: Missed	11:38
	11:36	Noah Rebound (Off:2 Def:8)
	11:25	Noah Foul : Offensive (1 PF)
	11:25	Noah Turnover : Foul (2 TO)
	11:25	Deng Substitution replaced by Rose
O'Neal Layup Shot: Missed	11:06
	11:05	Noah Rebound (Off:2 Def:9)
Hickson Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	11:01
	11:01 [CHI 22-24]	Noah Free Throw 1 of 2 (2 PTS)
	11:01 [CHI 23-24]	Noah Free Throw 2 of 2 (3 PTS)
Williams Jump Shot: Missed	10:51
	10:49	Hinrich Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	10:44	Rose Driving Layup Shot: Missed
	10:42	Noah Rebound (Off:3 Def:9)
	10:42	Noah Tip Shot: Missed
Williams Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	10:39
Hickson Reverse Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: West (1 AST)	10:32 [CLE 26-23]
	10:17	Murray Jump Shot: Missed
O'Neal Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	10:15
Williams Jump Shot: Made (7 PTS)	10:10 [CLE 28-23]
	10:01	Rose Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)
Hickson Driving Layup Shot: Missed	09:45
	09:43	Miller Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	09:37 [CHI 25-28]	Rose Driving Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Hinrich (1 AST)
	09:34	Team Violation : Delay Of Game
Hickson Foul : Offensive (2 PF)	09:22
Hickson Turnover : Foul (1 TO)	09:22
	09:10	Noah Turnover : Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (3 TO)
West Jump Shot: Missed	08:59
Hickson Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	08:57
West Fade Away Jumper Shot: Made (2 PTS)	08:48 [CLE 30-25]
Williams Foul : Personal (1 PF)	08:44
	08:44	Timeout : Regular
	08:40 [CHI 27-30]	Rose Driving Layup Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Hinrich (2 AST)
West Fade Away Jumper Shot: Made (4 PTS)	08:18 [CLE 32-27]
	08:03 [CHI 30-32]	Hinrich 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Murray (1 AST)
	07:57	Noah Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Williams Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	07:57
Team Rebound	07:57
O'Neal Substitution replaced by James	07:57
	07:57	Noah Substitution replaced by Deng
Williams Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)	07:57 [CLE 33-30]
Moon Foul : Personal (2 PF)	07:46
	07:46	Murray Substitution replaced by Gibson
Moon Foul : Personal (3 PF)	07:41
Moon Substitution replaced by Parker	07:41
	07:31	Hinrich 3pt Shot: Missed
	07:29	Gibson Rebound (Off:2 Def:0)
	07:27 [CHI 32-33]	Gibson Dunk Shot: Made (4 PTS)
Williams 3pt Shot: Missed	07:21
	07:19	Hinrich Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
West Foul : Personal (1 PF)	07:18
	07:18 [CHI 33-33]	Hinrich Free Throw 1 of 2 (4 PTS)
Hickson Substitution replaced by Varejao	07:18
Williams Substitution replaced by Jamison	07:18
	07:18 [CHI 34-33]	Hinrich Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)
West Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)	06:55
	06:44	Rose Jump Shot: Missed
James Rebound (Off:0 Def:6)	06:42
Varejao Reverse Layup Shot: Missed	06:34
Jamison Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	06:34
Jamison Layup Shot: Made (5 PTS)	06:34 [CLE 35-34]
	06:34	Gibson Foul : Shooting (3 PF)
	06:34	Gibson Substitution replaced by Noah
Jamison Free Throw 1 of 1 Missed	06:34
	06:33	Team Rebound
Jamison Foul : Personal (1 PF)	06:23
	06:23 [CHI 35-35]	Miller Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
	06:23 [CHI 36-35]	Miller Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
West 3pt Shot: Missed	06:13
	06:11	Miller Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	06:05 [CHI 39-35]	Hinrich 3pt Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Rose (2 AST)
West Driving Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS)	05:53 [CLE 37-39]
	05:32	Hinrich Jump Shot: Missed
	05:30	Rose Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	05:28 [CHI 41-37]	Rose Jump Shot: Made (12 PTS)
James 3pt Shot: Made (8 PTS)	05:12 [CLE 40-41]
	05:06 [CHI 43-40]	Deng Jump Shot: Made (10 PTS)
	04:53	Noah Foul : Defense 3 Second (2 PF)
	04:53	Team Timeout : Regular
James Free Throw Technical Missed	04:53
Team Rebound	04:53
Parker Running Jump Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: James (5 AST)	04:41 [CLE 42-43]
	04:21	Rose Jump Shot: Missed
Jamison Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	04:19
Jamison Jump Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: James (6 AST)	04:12 [CLE 44-43]
	03:50 [CHI 45-44]	Deng Jump Shot: Made (12 PTS)
James 3pt Shot: Made (11 PTS)	03:36 [CLE 47-45]
	03:18	Miller Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Varejao (1 ST)
James 3pt Shot: Missed	03:10
	03:08	Noah Rebound (Off:3 Def:10)
West Foul : Personal (2 PF)	03:05
West Substitution replaced by Williams	03:05
	03:05 [CHI 46-47]	Rose Free Throw 1 of 2 (13 PTS)
	03:05	Miller Substitution replaced by Johnson
	03:05	Rose Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Varejao Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	03:04
	02:53	Johnson Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Team Timeout : Regular	02:53
	02:42	Hinrich Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Varejao Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)	02:42 [CLE 48-46]
Varejao Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	02:42
Jamison Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)	02:41
Jamison Turnaround Jump Shot: Made (9 PTS)	02:39 [CLE 50-46]
	02:25	Deng Jump Shot: Missed
Jamison Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)	02:23
	02:18	Johnson Foul : Personal (2 PF)
Williams Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	02:18
Team Rebound	02:18
Williams Free Throw 2 of 2 (9 PTS)	02:18 [CLE 51-46]
	02:09	Rose Layup Shot: Missed Block: Varejao (2 BLK)
James Rebound (Off:0 Def:7)	02:07
	02:07	Rose Foul : Personal (1 PF)
James Free Throw 1 of 2 (12 PTS)	02:07 [CLE 52-46]
James Free Throw 2 of 2 (13 PTS)	02:07 [CLE 53-46]
	01:52 [CHI 48-53]	Hinrich Jump Shot: Made (10 PTS)
Jamison Floating Jump shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Williams (1 AST)	01:33 [CLE 55-48]
	01:33	Johnson Foul : Shooting (3 PF)
Varejao Substitution replaced by Hickson	01:33
Jamison Free Throw 1 of 1 (12 PTS)	01:33 [CLE 56-48]
	01:09	Deng Jump Shot: Missed Block: James (1 BLK)
	01:09	Team Rebound
	01:09	Team Turnover : Shot Clock Turnover
Jamison Jump Shot: Missed	00:51.6
	00:51.6	Team Rebound
Hickson Foul : Loose Ball (3 PF)	00:51.6
	00:51.6 [CHI 49-56]	Deng Free Throw 1 of 2 (13 PTS)
	00:51.6	Johnson Substitution replaced by Warrick
	00:51.6 [CHI 50-56]	Deng Free Throw 2 of 2 (14 PTS)
	00:40.9	Hinrich Foul : Shooting (3 PF)
Hickson Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)	00:40.9 [CLE 57-50]
	00:40.9	Hinrich Substitution replaced by Murray
Hickson Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)	00:40.9 [CLE 58-50]
	00:30.6	Rose Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:James (1 ST)
	00:30.6	Warrick Foul : Personal (2 PF)
James Free Throw 1 of 2 (14 PTS)	00:30.6 [CLE 59-50]
James Free Throw 2 of 2 (15 PTS)	00:30.6 [CLE 60-50]
	00:10.4 [CHI 52-60]	Rose Jump Bank Shot: Made (15 PTS)
James Jump Shot: Made (17 PTS)	00:01.0 [CLE 62-52]
	00:00.0	Instant Replay - Support Ruling
End of 2nd Quarter
Cleveland Cavaliers (62-21)		Chicago Bulls (41-42)
Start of 3rd QuarterBack to Top
James Jump Shot: Missed	11:47
	11:45	Hinrich Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
	11:30	Deng Jump Shot: Missed
O'Neal Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	11:29
Williams Driving Layup Shot: Made (11 PTS)	11:23 [CLE 64-52]
	11:20	Team Timeout : Regular
	11:10	Rose Jump Shot: Missed
O'Neal Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)	11:09
Parker 3pt Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: James (7 AST)	10:55 [CLE 67-52]
	10:32	Noah Layup Shot: Missed Block: O'Neal (1 BLK)
	10:32	Team Rebound
	10:28	Team Turnover : Shot Clock Turnover
O'Neal Foul : Offensive (3 PF)	10:20
O'Neal Turnover : Foul (2 TO)	10:20
	10:09	Hinrich Jump Shot: Missed
O'Neal Rebound (Off:0 Def:6)	10:07
Williams Turnover : Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (1 TO)	10:03
	09:43	Gibson Jump Shot: Missed
James Rebound (Off:0 Def:8)	09:42
James Turnover : Traveling (2 TO)	09:40
	09:32	Hinrich Jump Shot: Missed
James Rebound (Off:0 Def:9)	09:30
James Floating Jump shot: Made (19 PTS)	09:23 [CLE 69-52]
James Foul : Personal (1 PF)	09:12
Jamison Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	09:01
	09:01 [CHI 53-69]	Noah Free Throw 1 of 2 (4 PTS)
	09:01 [CHI 54-69]	Noah Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)
Jamison 3pt Shot: Missed	08:47
O'Neal Rebound (Off:1 Def:6)	08:44
O'Neal Dunk Shot: Made (6 PTS)	08:42 [CLE 71-54]
O'Neal Foul : Shooting (4 PF)	08:32
	08:32 [CHI 55-71]	Rose Free Throw 1 of 2 (16 PTS)
	08:32 [CHI 56-71]	Rose Free Throw 2 of 2 (17 PTS)
Jamison Layup Shot: Made (14 PTS)	08:13 [CLE 73-56]
	08:13	Deng Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Jamison Free Throw 1 of 1 (15 PTS)	08:13 [CLE 74-56]
	08:02 [CHI 58-74]	Rose Driving Reverse Layup Shot: Made (19 PTS)
Jamison Driving Layup Shot: Made (17 PTS) Assist: Parker (2 AST)	07:46 [CLE 76-58]
	07:23	Hinrich Jump Shot: Missed
Parker Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	07:21
Williams 3pt Shot: Made (14 PTS) Assist: James (8 AST)	07:15 [CLE 79-58]
	07:13	Team Timeout : Short
	06:55	Rose Jump Shot: Missed
	06:53	Noah Rebound (Off:4 Def:10)
	06:53 [CHI 60-79]	Noah Tip Shot: Made (7 PTS)
	06:37	Deng Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Jamison Free Throw 1 of 2 (18 PTS)	06:37 [CLE 80-60]
O'Neal Substitution replaced by Varejao	06:37
Jamison Free Throw 2 of 2 (19 PTS)	06:37 [CLE 81-60]
	06:22	Noah Turnover : Bad Pass (4 TO) Steal:James (2 ST)
	06:19	Hinrich Foul : Shooting (4 PF)
James Free Throw 1 of 2 (20 PTS)	06:19 [CLE 82-60]
	06:19	Hinrich Substitution replaced by Murray
James Free Throw 2 of 2 (21 PTS)	06:19 [CLE 83-60]
James Foul : Personal (2 PF)	06:05
	05:53	Deng Layup Shot: Missed
	05:50	Deng Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	05:49	Deng Layup Shot: Missed
	05:49	Gibson Rebound (Off:3 Def:0)
Varejao Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	05:49
	05:49	Gibson Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	05:49	Team Rebound
	05:49	Gibson Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
	05:47	Noah Rebound (Off:5 Def:10)
	05:45 [CHI 62-83]	Noah Layup Shot: Made (9 PTS)
	05:30	Gibson Foul : Shooting (4 PF)
Jamison Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	05:30
Team Rebound	05:30
	05:30	Gibson Substitution replaced by Johnson
Jamison Free Throw 2 of 2 (20 PTS)	05:30 [CLE 84-62]
	05:13	Johnson 3pt Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	05:12
	05:01	Johnson Foul : Personal (4 PF)
Williams Free Throw 1 of 2 (15 PTS)	05:01 [CLE 85-62]
Williams Free Throw 2 of 2 (16 PTS)	05:01 [CLE 86-62]
	04:38 [CHI 64-86]	Murray Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS)
Varejao Jump Shot: Missed	04:21
	04:19	Noah Rebound (Off:5 Def:11)
	04:15	Rose Layup Shot: Missed
	04:12	Deng Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)
	04:09 [CHI 66-86]	Deng Jump Shot: Made (16 PTS) Assist: Murray (2 AST)
	03:47	Johnson Foul : Personal (5 PF)
James Free Throw 1 of 2 (22 PTS)	03:47 [CLE 87-66]
Williams Substitution replaced by West	03:47
	03:47	Johnson Substitution replaced by Warrick
James Free Throw 2 of 2 (23 PTS)	03:47 [CLE 88-66]
	03:35	Deng 3pt Shot: Missed
	03:33	Warrick Rebound (Off:2 Def:0)
Jamison Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	03:33
	03:33	Warrick Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	03:33	Team Rebound
	03:33 [CHI 67-88]	Warrick Free Throw 2 of 2 (3 PTS)
James Jump Shot: Made (25 PTS)	03:14 [CLE 90-67]
	03:02	Murray Jump Shot: Missed
Jamison Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)	03:00
James Jump Shot: Missed	02:46
	02:44	Deng Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)
	02:37	Deng Driving Layup Shot: Missed
	02:34	Murray Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	02:26 [CHI 69-90]	Noah Hook Shot: Made (11 PTS)
Jamison Jump Shot: Made (22 PTS) Assist: James (9 AST)	02:05 [CLE 92-69]
	01:53 [CHI 71-92]	Noah Jump Shot: Made (13 PTS) Assist: Rose (3 AST)
Jamison Driving Layup Shot: Made (24 PTS) Assist: James (10 AST)	01:35 [CLE 94-71]
	01:18 [CHI 73-94]	Noah Jump Shot: Made (15 PTS) Assist: Rose (4 AST)
Jamison Jump Shot: Missed	00:56.9
	00:55.5	Noah Rebound (Off:5 Def:12)
	00:42.2	Rose Layup Shot: Missed
	00:42.2	Noah Rebound (Off:6 Def:12)
James Foul : Personal (3 PF)	00:42.2
Team Timeout : Regular	00:42.2
	00:42.2	Deng Substitution replaced by Miller
	00:42.2 [CHI 74-94]	Noah Free Throw 1 of 2 (16 PTS)
	00:42.2 [CHI 75-94]	Noah Free Throw 2 of 2 (17 PTS)
Varejao Layup Shot: Missed	00:23.9
Varejao Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	00:22.3
Varejao Layup Shot: Made (3 PTS)	00:22.3 [CLE 96-75]
Varejao Technical	00:22.3
	00:22.3 [CHI 76-96]	Miller Free Throw Technical (3 PTS)
	00:04.9	Warrick 3pt Shot: Missed
West Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	00:03.6
James 3pt Shot: Made (28 PTS)	00:01.0 [CLE 99-76]
	00:00.0	Instant Replay - Support Ruling
End of 3rd Quarter
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Start of 4th QuarterBack to Top
	11:40	Miller Jump Shot: Missed
Varejao Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	11:38
	11:16	Miller Foul : Personal (2 PF)
Varejao Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)	11:08
O'Neal Foul : Shooting (5 PF)	10:57
	10:57 [CHI 77-99]	Murray Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)
O'Neal Substitution replaced by Hickson	10:57
	10:57	Warrick Substitution replaced by Rose
	10:57 [CHI 78-99]	Murray Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)
West Jump Shot: Missed	10:42
	10:40	Gibson Rebound (Off:3 Def:1)
	10:26	Hinrich Jump Shot: Missed
Moon Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	10:24
Williams 3pt Shot: Missed	10:02
	10:00	Gibson Rebound (Off:3 Def:2)
	09:55 [CHI 80-99]	Miller Layup Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Murray (3 AST)
West Jump Shot: Missed	09:35
	09:33	Gibson Rebound (Off:3 Def:3)
	09:25	Gibson Substitution replaced by Noah
Varejao Substitution replaced by James	09:25
Moon Substitution replaced by Jamison	09:25
	09:17	Hinrich Jump Shot: Missed
James Rebound (Off:0 Def:10)	09:15
Williams 3pt Shot: Made (19 PTS) Assist: James (11 AST)	08:58 [CLE 102-80]
	08:44 [CHI 82-102]	Miller Layup Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Rose (5 AST)
	08:24	Miller Foul : Shooting (3 PF)
Timeout : Regular	08:24
	08:24	Murray Substitution replaced by Deng
Hickson Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)	08:24 [CLE 103-82]
Hickson Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)	08:24 [CLE 104-82]
	08:14 [CHI 84-104]	Rose Jump Shot: Made (21 PTS)
James Jump Shot: Missed	07:59
	07:59	Team Rebound
	07:50	Deng 3pt Shot: Missed
James Rebound (Off:0 Def:11)	07:48
James 3pt Shot: Made (31 PTS) Assist: Williams (2 AST)	07:33 [CLE 107-84]
	07:19	Miller Driving Layup Shot: Missed
	07:17	Noah Rebound (Off:7 Def:12)
	07:17 [CHI 86-107]	Noah Tip Shot: Made (19 PTS)
West 3pt Shot: Missed	06:58
	06:57	Rose Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	06:53	Rose Turnover : Lost Ball (3 TO) Steal:Williams (1 ST)
Williams Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO)	06:50
	06:34 [CHI 88-107]	Noah Hook Shot: Made (21 PTS)
James 3pt Shot: Made (34 PTS)	06:06 [CLE 110-88]
	05:55	Deng 3pt Shot: Missed
Williams Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	05:53
James 3pt Shot: Made (37 PTS) Assist: Jamison (2 AST)	05:36 [CLE 113-88]
	05:19	Miller 3pt Shot: Missed
James Rebound (Off:0 Def:12)	05:17
Jamison Layup Shot: Missed	05:03
	05:02	Noah Rebound (Off:7 Def:13)
West Foul : Personal (3 PF)	04:58
	04:58	Team Timeout : Regular
James Substitution replaced by Moon	04:58
	04:58	Deng Substitution replaced by Pargo
	04:58	Noah Substitution replaced by Gibson
	04:58	Hinrich Substitution replaced by Murray
	04:58	Rose Substitution replaced by Warrick
	04:58	Miller Substitution replaced by Johnson
	04:49	Johnson Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Moon (1 ST)
Jamison Layup Shot: Missed Block: Gibson (1 BLK)	04:31
	04:29	Gibson Rebound (Off:3 Def:4)
	04:24	Pargo Layup Shot: Missed Block: Jamison (2 BLK)
Jamison Rebound (Off:2 Def:5)	04:22
Hickson Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: West (2 AST)	04:02 [CLE 115-88]
	03:45	Murray Jump Shot: Missed
West Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	03:43
West Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Murray (1 ST)	03:29
Williams Foul : Personal (2 PF)	03:26
Jamison Substitution replaced by Gibson	03:26
Williams Substitution replaced by Ilgauskas	03:26
	03:26 [CHI 89-115]	Murray Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)
	03:26	Gibson Substitution replaced by Richard
	03:26 [CHI 90-115]	Murray Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)
Gibson Floating Jump shot: Made (2 PTS)	03:10 [CLE 117-90]
	02:49	Murray Layup Shot: Missed Block: Moon (1 BLK)
Moon Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	02:47
Moon Alley Oop Dunk Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: West (3 AST)	02:32 [CLE 119-90]
	02:26 [CHI 93-119]	Murray 3pt Shot: Made (11 PTS)
Team Timeout : Regular	02:15
West Substitution replaced by Williams	02:15
	02:15	Murray Substitution replaced by Brown
Gibson Jump Shot: Missed	02:06
	02:04	Warrick Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)
	01:56	Pargo Fade Away Jumper Shot: Missed
Ilgauskas Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	01:54
Gibson Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)	01:33
	01:22	Warrick Jump Shot: Missed
Gibson Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	01:20
Williams 3pt Shot: Missed	01:12
	01:10	Richard Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	01:05	Pargo 3pt Shot: Missed
Hickson Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	01:03
Hickson Driving Layup Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Ilgauskas (1 AST)	00:49.1 [CLE 121-93]
	00:41.9	Warrick Foul : Offensive (3 PF)
	00:41.9	Warrick Turnover : Foul (2 TO)
Moon Alley Oop Layup shot: Missed	00:27.9
	00:26.8	Brown Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	00:22.1 [CHI 95-121]	Brown Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Pargo (1 AST)
Williams Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	00:22.1
	00:22.1	Brown Free Throw 1 of 1 Missed
	00:19.9	Richard Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	00:12.0 [CHI 98-121]	Pargo 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Johnson (1 AST)
End of 4th Quarter

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