Bulls-Cavaliers Preview

By JEFF BARTL
Posted Dec 07 2010 11:30PM

Carols Boozer seems fully recovered from his hand injury, giving the Chicago Bulls a formidable tandem with star Derrick Rose.

The struggling Cleveland Cavaliers may have a difficult time slowing them down.

Looking for a third straight win, Bulls head to Cleveland for the first time since bowing out of last year's playoffs in a five-game, first-round loss to the Cavaliers.

Boozer, who missed the first 15 games this season with a broken right hand, scored 29 points and grabbed 12 rebounds - both season highs - Monday in a 99-90 win against Oklahoma City. It followed a 25-point, nine-rebound performance Saturday in the Bulls' overtime win against Houston.

"We want to be an inside-out team," first-year Bulls coach Tom Thibodeau said. "It's important what Carlos brings to the team. He is such a threat in every in every aspect of transition."

Joakim Noah was held to six points, which was the first time he hasn't scored in double figures all season. Noah ranks second in the NBA with 12.2 rebounds per game.

Boozer's inside presence, though, has been a compliment to Rose's up-tempo style, and the two are beginning to help each other's game. Chicago (11-8) leads the Central Division with the help of Rose's 24.9 points - third in the NBA - and 8.2 assists per game.

"He makes the game easy," Rose said of Boozer. "If I pass to him, he's going to find a way to score or get fouled. That's what we need right now."

Boozer, who signed a five-year, $76-million deal July 7, spent the first two seasons of his career with Cleveland, where he averaged 12.8 points and 9.4 rebounds. He spurned the Cavaliers to sign with Utah before the 2004-05 season.

"Our goal is to improve every game," Boozer said. "We don't look too far ahead."

Since bolting for the Jazz, Boozer has averaged 20.1 points and 12.4 rebounds in seven career games against his former team, which has lost five straight by 22.2 points.

Cleveland (7-14) has given up 100 or more points in 12 losses this season, including a 117-97 defeat Tuesday in Philadelphia. That ended an 0-3 road trip for the Cavaliers, who hope to avoid their first six-game losing streak since Nov. 28-Dec. 8, 2007.

Coach Byron Scott questioned the effort of his team.

"I'm very disappointed with this whole road trip," Scott said. "I don't know where the sense of urgency is right now, especially on the defensive end. Guys have to take more pride and ownership in the fact that they have to guard their man."

Leading scorer Daniel Gibson had 16 points off the bench, but he's averaged only 5.5 in 11 career meetings against the Bulls. Despite a difficult start to the season, Gibson said the Cavaliers can be better - it just may take some time.

"I think every guy in this locker room hates losing," Gibson said. "You can just tell and feel it from the way everyone walks around, but because of that, we'll get better."

This is the first of four meetings this season between Chicago and Cleveland. Rose averaged 26.8 points in the postseason against the LeBron James-led Cavs.

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Rose leads Bulls past slumping Cavaliers 88-83

Posted Dec 08 2010 11:52PM

CLEVELAND (AP) Byron Scott's lineup changes had the Cleveland Cavaliers on the verge of a much-needed victory - until Derrick Rose made the biggest play of the night.

Rose scored 29 points, including a three-point play that put Chicago ahead for good with 19.6 seconds to go, and the Bulls beat Cleveland 88-83 on Wednesday to hand the Cavaliers their sixth straight loss.

The losing streak matches Cleveland's longest since it dropped six in a row from Nov. 28 to Dec. 8, 2007.

Scott shuffled his lineup in an effort to stop the skid, but the Cavaliers fell short.

At the moment, the Cavs are looking for any type of small victory, even if it means coming close on the scoreboard. Cleveland's previous five losses were by an average of 22 points, after which Scott questioned his team's effort.

"We played hard for 48 minutes," the coach said Wednesday night. "If we play hard like that, I can live with that."

Thanks primarily to Rose, who scored nine points in the fourth quarter, the effort didn't pay off with a win.

Anderson Varejao's free throw gave Cleveland an 83-82 lead with 26.2 seconds to play. Following a timeout, Rose drove into the lane, was fouled by Mo Williams and made the layup, putting the Bulls ahead.

"I was just trying to be aggressive," Rose said. "He was on me close, I drove and I got a call. I have confidence in my game where if they are backing up on me I will shoot. If they are on me, I came into this league because of driving (to the basket)."

Rose's free throw made it 85-83 and Cleveland called timeout.

"Derrick is a blur," Scott said. "He lulls you to sleep and goes right by you."

Williams missed a jumper from the corner and Daniel Gibson's rebound shot rimmed out. Joakim Noah was fouled and made both free throws with 6.2 seconds to play.

Ronnie Brewer stole the inbounds pass and made one free throw.

Luol Deng and Noah had 13 points apiece for Chicago, which has won three straight. Still, Rose didn't feel like celebrating.

"I still can't eat right now because of the way we played," he said. "My stomach is messed up with just the thought of us losing that game. It hurts. We can't accept that, the way we played. We played terrible. I am really thankful to get this win."

Bulls coach Tom Thibodeau also found fault with his team despite the win.

"I didn't like us offensively," he said. "I thought we played a low-energy game. This was one of those games where you're struggling at different times, but there was a lot of fight at the end to do whatever we had to do to get the win."

Antawn Jamison, one of the players moved into a starting role, scored 21 to lead Cleveland. Although he was happy about the change, he realizes the bottom line is all that matters.

"The most important thing was trying to get a win," he said. "At crunch time we weren't able to finish the game."

Jamison, who has also questioned the team's effort, saw improvement in that area.

"I felt even though we didn't execute greatly for 48 minutes, the effort was there," he said. "That's what you need. You have to give that energy and effort to put yourself in a position to win games. I think we did that. It's tough to say you're satisfied with that, but I'll take that."

Thanks to a snowstorm that hit the area and snarled downtown traffic, several Cavaliers players got to the arena later than usual. All showed up before tip-off. Chicago's team bus was also struck in traffic, even though the Bulls' hotel was located only a couple of miles from Quicken Loans Arena. The arena, which seats 20,000, was approximately half full.

Varejao scored 17 points for Cleveland while Gibson, also moved into the starting lineup, had 14.

Kyle Korver scored 12 points, all in the fourth quarter, for the Bulls.

Scott benched forwards J.J. Hickson, who played only 9 minutes, and Joey Graham while starting Jamison at one forward spot and Gibson at shooting guard. Anthony Parker was moved from shooting guard to small forward.

NOTES: F Carlos Boozer, who scored 54 points in his previous two games, had four for Chicago. ... The Bulls host the Los Angeles Lakers on Friday night. ... Cavaliers G Ramon Sessions, who has been averaging almost 23 minutes a game, didn't play. ... Graham, who had started the last several games, also saw no action. ... F Jamario Moon, who has been starting most of the season, was inactive.

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Bulls-Cavs notebook

By Sam Amico, for NBA.com
Posted Wednesday December 8, 2010 10:36PM

THE FACTS: He has two full seasons of experience and two playoff appearances, and for Chicago's Derrick Rose, it's really starting to show. Rose scored 29 points and hit the game's most meaningful baskets, lifting the Bulls to an ugly 88-83 road win over Cleveland on Wednesday. Rose's big shots included a drive in traffic and a three-point play, each in the final minute, helping the Bulls (12-8) to break away from an 80-all tie. The Cavaliers (7-15), losers of six straight, were led by Antawn Jamison's 21 points.

QUOTABLE: "We'll take any win we can get. We didn't play our best and they played very well."
-- Bulls coach Tom Thibodeau

THE STAT: 20,562. That was the announced attendance at Quicken Loans Arena, although it was strictly referring to the number of tickets sold. As for actual fans in the seats, it was probably more like half of that. Still, the crowd was fairly impressive, especially when you consider the blizzard that rocked downtown Cleveland and kept traffic at a standstill not long before tipoff. And those in attendance were treated to the Cavs' best game in about two weeks.

TURNING POINT: The Cavs took an 83-82 lead on a free throw from Anderson Varejao at the 26-second mark, and seven seconds later, Rose made the play of the evening. It was a drive from the right baseline in which he was fouled by Mo Williams. Rose made both the basket and the ensuing free throw, giving the Bulls an 85-83 lead and making it clear he would not be denied when it meant the most.

QUOTABLE II: "Losing sucks. ... But if we play hard like that every night, I can live with that."
-- Cavs coach Byron Scott

HOT: For the Bulls, Joakim Noah scored 13 points and grabbed a game-high 14 rebounds, Luol Deng scored 13 points, and Kyle Korver added 12 off the bench on 5-for-10 shooting. For the Cavs, Varejao made all seven of his shots for 17 points. He also grabbed 12 boards.

NOT: The Cavs' starting backcourt of Daniel Gibson (14 points) and Williams (13) gave gutsy performances, but combined to make just 9 of 34 shots.

FANTASY SPOTLIGHT: Bulls swingman Ronnie Brewer came off the bench to shoot 4-for-5 for nine points and grab eight rebounds. He may not yet be worth adding to your roster at the moment, but you might want to keep an eye on him for down the road. Especially if he continues to play 29 minutes (as he did Wednesday).

FANTASY SPOTLIGHT II: On the other hand, Cavs guard Ramon Sessions did not get in the game despite averaging 11 points in the previous five. But all were losses, and it's likely that Sessions' minutes will get cut considerably.

ROOKIE WATCH: Undrafted Cavs guard Manny Harris (Michigan) got his first real playing time of the season, and responded with six points in 21 minutes. It was good enough for his coach to say that Harris will continue to see regular action off the bench.

NOTABLE: Scott implemented a new starting lineup for the Cavs, going with a smaller lineup of Williams and Gibson at guard and moving Anthony Parker to small forward. Also, Jamison started in place of J.J. Hickson. Scott said he will continue to use the lineup "for a while." ... Meanwhile, Thibodeau didn't play Carlos Boozer in the fourth quarter, choosing rather to stick with a smaller lineup himself. "I liked Luol [Deng] at power forward [in the fourth] because he gave us another perimeter threat."

UP NEXT: For Bulls, Friday vs. L.A. Lakers, Saturday vs. Minnesota, Monday vs. Indiana. For Cavs, Saturday @ Houston, Sunday @ Oklahoma City, Wednesday @ Miami.

• Bulls: Lucas, Scalabrine
• Cavaliers: Eyenga, Moon, Samuels

• Bulls: --
• Cavaliers: --

• Lead Changes: 12
• Times Tied: 9

• Arena: Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, OH
• Officials: #22 Bill Spooner, #46 Matt Boland, #79 Kevin Scott
• Attendance: 20562
• Duration: 2:16

Chicago Bulls (12-8)		Cleveland Cavaliers (7-15)
Start of 1st Quarter
(12:00) Jump Ball Varejao vs Noah (Rose gains possession)
Deng Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)	11:34 [CHI 2-0]
	11:17	Gibson Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Bogans (1 ST)
Rose 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Deng (1 AST)	11:08 [CHI 5-0]
	10:46	Jamison Running Jump Shot: Missed
Noah Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	10:43
Deng Reverse Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Rose (1 AST)	10:29 [CHI 7-0]
	10:23	Team Timeout : Regular
	10:11	Jamison Jump Shot: Missed
Noah Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	10:09
Rose 3pt Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Boozer (1 AST)	09:52 [CHI 10-0]
Noah Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	09:33
	09:33 [CLE 1-10]	Varejao Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
	09:33	Varejao Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Boozer Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	09:32
Rose 3pt Shot: Missed	09:07
	09:04	Varejao Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	08:45 [CLE 3-10]	Jamison Driving Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Williams (1 AST)
Noah Reverse Layup Shot: Missed	08:32
	08:30	Varejao Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	08:19	Williams 3pt Shot: Missed
	08:17	Williams Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	08:12	Parker 3pt Shot: Missed
Boozer Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	08:10
Noah Hook Shot: Missed	08:00
	07:58	Varejao Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	07:42 [CLE 5-10]	Gibson Turnaround Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Boozer Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Rose (2 AST)	07:19 [CHI 12-5]
	07:00	Jamison 3pt Shot: Missed
	07:00	Team Rebound
Boozer Foul : Loose Ball (1 PF)	07:00
	06:44 [CLE 7-12]	Parker Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Williams (2 AST)
Deng Jump Shot: Missed	06:26
	06:24	Varejao Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
	06:16 [CLE 9-12]	Jamison Reverse Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Gibson (1 AST)
Boozer Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed	05:51
	05:49	Gibson Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	05:41	Gibson Jump Shot: Missed
Deng Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	05:40
Rose Jump Shot: Missed	05:33
	05:32	Jamison Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
Boozer Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	05:28
	05:28 [CLE 10-12]	Gibson Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
Boozer Substitution replaced by Gibson	05:28
	05:28 [CLE 11-12]	Gibson Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
Bogans Jump Shot: Missed	05:12
Noah Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	05:10
Bogans Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Varejao (1 ST)	05:00
	04:54	Gibson 3pt Shot: Missed
	04:54	Jamison Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
Gibson Foul : Personal (1 PF)	04:54
	04:54	Gibson Substitution replaced by Harris
Bogans Substitution replaced by Brewer	04:54
	04:43	Harris Jump Shot: Missed Block: Gibson (1 BLK)
Rose Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	04:40
Gibson Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Brewer (1 AST)	04:34 [CHI 14-11]
	04:20	Jamison Jump Shot: Missed
Noah Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	04:18
Rose Jump Shot: Made (8 PTS)	04:05 [CHI 16-11]
	03:46	Williams Reverse Layup Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	03:43
	03:43	Parker Substitution replaced by Williams
	03:43	Jamison Substitution replaced by Hickson
Gibson Dunk Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Deng (2 AST)	03:27 [CHI 18-11]
	02:59	Hickson Jump Shot: Missed
	02:58	Williams Rebound (Off:2 Def:0)
	02:55	Harris 3pt Shot: Missed
Brewer Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	02:54
Rose Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Hickson (1 ST)	02:48
	02:40	Williams Jump Shot: Missed
Noah Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)	02:40
Noah Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Harris (1 ST)	02:28
	02:20	Williams Jump Shot: Missed
	02:18	Varejao Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)
	02:18 [CLE 13-18]	Varejao Tip Shot: Made (3 PTS)
	01:58	Williams Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Team Timeout : Regular	01:58
	01:58	Varejao Substitution replaced by Hollins
Noah Substitution replaced by Asik	01:58
Deng Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)	01:58 [CHI 19-13]
Deng Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	01:58
	01:56	Hickson Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	01:39	Williams Jump Shot: Missed
Brewer Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	01:38
Deng Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)	01:35
	01:11	Williams Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Brewer (1 ST)
Brewer Turnover : Traveling (1 TO)	00:54.7
	00:44.1	Hickson Turnover : Traveling (1 TO)
	00:35.3	Williams Violation:Kicked Ball
Deng Jump Shot: Missed	00:30.9
Asik Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	00:28.9
Asik Layup Shot: Missed	00:28.9
Asik Rebound (Off:2 Def:0)	00:28.4
	00:28.4	Harris Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Asik Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)	00:28.4 [CHI 20-13]
Asik Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)	00:28.4 [CHI 21-13]
	00:05.8	Hickson Jump Shot: Missed
	00:03.8	Hollins Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	00:03.4	Hollins Layup Shot: Missed
	00:02.9	Williams Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	00:02.9 [CLE 15-21]	Williams Tip Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Rose 3pt Shot: Missed	00:00.0
Team Rebound	00:00.0
End of 1st Quarter
Chicago Bulls (12-8)		Cleveland Cavaliers (7-15)
Start of 2nd QuarterBack to Top
	11:40 [CLE 17-21]	Gibson Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Harris (1 AST)
Asik Foul : Offensive (1 PF)	11:23
Asik Turnover : Foul (1 TO)	11:23
	11:03	Gibson Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Watson (1 ST)
	10:57	Hickson Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Asik Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	10:57
Team Rebound	10:57
Asik Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	10:57
	10:55	Williams Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	10:33	Gibson Driving Layup Shot: Missed Block: Gibson (2 BLK)
Korver Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	10:29
Watson Jump Shot: Missed	10:27
	10:27	Team Rebound
Asik Foul : Loose Ball (2 PF)	10:27
	10:10 [CLE 20-21]	Harris 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Gibson (2 AST)
Gibson Jump Shot: Missed	09:50
	09:49	Williams Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	09:41	Williams Jump Shot: Missed
	09:40	Team Rebound
Asik Substitution replaced by Noah	09:40
Team Violation : Delay Of Game	09:40
	09:38	Williams Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Noah (1 ST)
Brewer Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO)	09:34
	09:18	Hickson Turnover : Traveling (2 TO)
Noah Slam Dunk Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Korver (1 AST)	09:04 [CHI 23-20]
Korver Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	08:58
	08:58
	08:58	Hollins Substitution replaced by Varejao
	08:58 [CLE 21-23]	Gibson Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)
	08:58 [CLE 22-23]	Gibson Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)
Korver Jump Shot: Missed	08:42
Gibson Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	08:41
Gibson Jump Shot: Missed Block: Williams (1 BLK)	08:41
Team Rebound	08:41
Brewer Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Watson (1 AST)	08:32 [CHI 25-22]
	08:15	Harris Turnover : Step Out of Bounds Turnover (1 TO)
Watson Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)	08:01
	07:39 [CLE 24-25]	Varejao Jump Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Williams (1 AST)
Korver Jump Shot: Missed	07:16
Noah Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)	07:14
Watson Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Brewer (2 AST)	06:55 [CHI 27-24]
	06:41	Harris Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Brewer (2 ST)
Brewer Dunk Shot: Made (4 PTS)	06:35 [CHI 29-24]
	06:31	Hickson Substitution replaced by Jamison
Brewer Substitution replaced by Rose	06:31
Watson Substitution replaced by Deng	06:31
	06:29	Harris Substitution replaced by Williams
	06:29	Williams Substitution replaced by Parker
Gibson Substitution replaced by Boozer	06:29
	06:14	Gibson Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO)
Boozer Jump Shot: Missed	05:54
	05:53	Gibson Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	05:48	Gibson Jump Shot: Missed
Noah Rebound (Off:2 Def:5)	05:46
Deng Dunk Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Noah (1 AST)	05:40 [CHI 31-24]
	05:32	Team Timeout : Regular
	05:22 [CLE 27-31]	Williams 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS)
Noah Jump Shot: Missed	04:59
	04:56	Gibson Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	04:45	Williams Jump Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	04:44
	04:44	Varejao Foul : Loose Ball (1 PF)
Boozer Jump Shot: Missed	04:29
Noah Rebound (Off:3 Def:5)	04:29
Noah Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)	04:27 [CHI 33-27]
	03:53	Parker Fade Away Jumper Shot: Missed
	03:52	Varejao Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)
	03:52	Team Timeout : Short
	03:36 [CLE 29-33]	Jamison Driving Dunk Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Williams (3 AST)
Noah Running Layup Shot: Missed	03:15
	03:10	Varejao Rebound (Off:2 Def:5)
	03:08 [CLE 32-33]	Gibson 3pt Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Williams (4 AST)
Korver 3pt Shot: Missed	02:43
	02:41	Williams Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)
Korver Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	02:41
Team Timeout : Regular	02:41
Korver Substitution replaced by Brewer	02:41
	02:41	Jamison Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	02:41	Team Rebound
	02:41 [CLE 33-33]	Jamison Free Throw 2 of 2 (7 PTS)
Rose Jump Shot: Missed	02:26
	02:24	Gibson Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
	02:21 [CLE 35-33]	Williams Layup Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Gibson (3 AST)
Boozer Turnover : Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (1 TO)	02:00
Boozer Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	01:46
Boozer Substitution replaced by Gibson	01:46
	01:46	Jamison Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	01:46	Team Rebound
	01:46	Jamison Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Deng Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	01:45
Rose Jump Shot: Missed	01:35
Noah Rebound (Off:4 Def:5)	01:35
	01:35	Jamison Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Rose Driving Layup Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Deng (3 AST)	01:33 [CHI 35-35]
	01:33	Williams Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Rose Free Throw 1 of 1 (11 PTS)	01:33 [CHI 36-35]
	01:19	Jamison 3pt Shot: Missed
Noah Rebound (Off:4 Def:6)	01:18
Rose Driving Layup Shot: Made (13 PTS) Assist: Gibson (1 AST)	01:07 [CHI 38-35]
	00:49.9	Gibson Running Jump Shot: Missed
Brewer Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	00:48.9
Deng 3pt Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Rose (3 AST)	00:41.7 [CHI 41-35]
	00:22.8	Varejao Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Noah (2 ST)
Deng Jump Shot: Missed	00:02.9
	00:02.0	Williams Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)
	00:00.0	Williams 3pt Shot: Missed
	00:00.0	Team Rebound
End of 2nd Quarter
Chicago Bulls (12-8)		Cleveland Cavaliers (7-15)
Start of 3rd QuarterBack to Top
	11:41	Gibson Jump Shot: Missed
Noah Rebound (Off:4 Def:7)	11:40
Noah Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Varejao (2 ST)	11:20
	11:09 [CLE 37-41]	Varejao Layup Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Williams (5 AST)
Bogans 3pt Shot: Missed	10:52
	10:50	Varejao Rebound (Off:2 Def:6)
	10:43 [CLE 40-41]	Gibson 3pt Shot: Made (14 PTS)
Team Timeout : Short	10:42
Bogans Substitution replaced by Brewer	10:42
Rose Jump Shot: Missed Block: Varejao (1 BLK)	10:27
Noah Rebound (Off:5 Def:7)	10:27
	10:27	Jamison Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Noah Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	10:27
Team Rebound	10:27
Noah Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)	10:27 [CHI 42-40]
	10:09	Williams 3pt Shot: Missed
Boozer Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	10:08
Noah Layup Shot: Missed Block: Gibson (1 BLK)	09:57
	09:54	Parker Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	09:47 [CLE 42-42]	Jamison Jump Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Parker (1 AST)
Rose Jump Shot: Made (15 PTS) Assist: Brewer (3 AST)	09:24 [CHI 44-42]
	09:17 [CLE 45-44]	Jamison 3pt Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Williams (6 AST)
Deng 3pt Shot: Made (13 PTS) Assist: Rose (4 AST)	08:59 [CHI 47-45]
	08:42	Jamison 3pt Shot: Missed
Noah Rebound (Off:5 Def:8)	08:39
Brewer Turnover : Lost Ball (3 TO) Steal:Gibson (1 ST)	08:33
Brewer Violation:Defensive Goaltending	08:29
	08:29 [CLE 47-47]	Williams Layup Shot: Made (7 PTS)
Noah Layup Shot: Missed Block: Jamison (1 BLK)	08:15
	08:13	Jamison Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	08:07	Parker Turnover : Poss Lost Ball Turnover (1 TO) Steal:Brewer (3 ST)
Noah Dunk Shot: Missed	07:55
	07:54	Gibson Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)
	07:48 [CLE 49-47]	Varejao Layup Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Williams (7 AST)
Noah Layup Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Rose (5 AST)	07:36 [CHI 49-49]
	07:36	Varejao Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Noah Free Throw 1 of 1 Missed	07:36
	07:35	Jamison Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	07:21	Jamison 3pt Shot: Missed
Brewer Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	07:19
Boozer Jump Shot: Missed	07:06
	07:06	Team Rebound
Noah Foul : Loose Ball (2 PF)	07:06
Brewer Substitution replaced by Watson	07:06
	06:51 [CLE 52-49]	Parker 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Jamison (1 AST)
Rose 3pt Shot: Made (18 PTS)	06:38 [CHI 52-52]
	06:16 [CLE 54-52]	Varejao Jump Shot: Made (11 PTS)
Deng 3pt Shot: Missed	06:03
	06:01	Jamison Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)
Noah Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	05:52
	05:52	Team Timeout : Regular
	05:52	Parker Substitution replaced by Harris
	05:52	Gibson Substitution replaced by Williams
	05:52	Varejao Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	05:52	Team Rebound
	05:52 [CLE 55-52]	Varejao Free Throw 2 of 2 (12 PTS)
Rose Turnaround Jump Shot: Made (20 PTS)	05:37 [CHI 54-55]
	05:22	Williams Jump Shot: Missed Block: Deng (1 BLK)
Rose Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	05:20
Noah Layup Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Rose (6 AST)	04:59 [CHI 56-55]
Noah Foul : Defense 3 Second (3 PF)	04:40
	04:40 [CLE 56-56]	Williams Free Throw Technical (8 PTS)
	04:30	Jamison Running Jump Shot: Missed
Deng Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	04:27
Boozer Floating Jump shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Watson (2 AST)	04:06 [CHI 58-56]
	03:45 [CLE 59-58]	Jamison 3pt Shot: Made (15 PTS) Assist: Harris (2 AST)
Noah Dunk Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Boozer (2 AST)	03:26 [CHI 60-59]
	03:08 [CLE 61-60]	Varejao Layup Shot: Made (14 PTS) Assist: Williams (8 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	02:43
Boozer Substitution replaced by Gibson	02:43
Rose Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Harris (2 ST)	02:41
	02:27	Harris 3pt Shot: Missed
	02:25	Varejao Rebound (Off:3 Def:6)
	02:18 [CLE 63-60]	Jamison Jump Shot: Made (17 PTS) Assist: Williams (9 AST)
Noah Jump Shot: Missed	02:05
	02:02	Varejao Rebound (Off:3 Def:7)
	01:53	Williams Jump Shot: Missed
Deng Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	01:51
Deng 3pt Shot: Missed	01:38
	01:37	Jamison Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)
	01:15 [CLE 66-60]	Harris 3pt Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Jamison (2 AST)
Rose 3pt Shot: Missed	01:02
	01:01	Williams Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)
	00:49.7	Team Timeout : Short
Noah Substitution replaced by Korver	00:49.7
Watson Substitution replaced by Brewer	00:49.7
	00:49.7	Varejao Substitution replaced by Hollins
	00:38.9	Williams 3pt Shot: Missed
Brewer Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)	00:37.9
Korver 3pt Shot: Missed	00:22.9
	00:22.6	Harris Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	00:16.9	Harris Layup Shot: Missed Block: Deng (2 BLK)
Brewer Rebound (Off:0 Def:6)	00:15.9
	00:08.6	Jamison Foul : Shooting (3 PF)
Rose Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	00:08.6
Team Rebound	00:08.6
Rose Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	00:08.6
	00:07.9	Williams Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	00:00.0 [CLE 68-60]	Williams Running Jump Shot: Made (10 PTS)
End of 3rd Quarter
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Deng Running Layup Shot: Missed	11:42
	11:39	Williams Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)
	11:17	Gibson Running Jump Shot: Missed
Korver Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	11:15
Korver Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Gibson (2 ST)	11:13
	10:55	Gibson Turnover : Lost Ball (4 TO) Steal:Watson (2 ST)
Korver 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Watson (3 AST)	10:50 [CHI 63-68]
	10:23	Harris 3pt Shot: Missed
Korver Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	10:23
	10:12	Harris Foul : Defense 3 Second (1 PF)
Korver Free Throw Technical (4 PTS)	10:12 [CHI 64-68]
Korver Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Watson (4 AST)	10:03 [CHI 66-68]
	09:42	Williams Jump Shot: Missed
Gibson Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	09:40
Deng Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO)	09:25
Gibson Foul : Loose Ball (2 PF)	09:22
	09:09	Williams 3pt Shot: Missed
	09:05	Parker Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	09:05 [CLE 70-66]	Parker Putback Dunk Shot: Made (7 PTS)
Korver Jump Shot: Made (8 PTS)	08:36 [CHI 68-70]
	08:30	Hollins Foul : Offensive (1 PF)
	08:30	Hollins Turnover : Foul (1 TO)
	08:30
Watson Jump Shot: Missed	08:19
	08:19	Team Rebound
	07:56 [CLE 73-68]	Parker 3pt Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Williams (2 AST)
Brewer Jump Shot: Missed Block: Williams (2 BLK)	07:34
	07:32	Harris Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
Watson Foul : Personal (1 PF)	07:15
	07:15	Harris Substitution replaced by Williams
	07:15	Williams Substitution replaced by Jamison
	07:15	Hollins Substitution replaced by Varejao
Watson Substitution replaced by Rose	07:12
	07:03	Jamison Jump Shot: Missed
Gibson Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	07:01
Korver Driving Jump shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Rose (7 AST)	06:55 [CHI 70-73]
	06:38 [CLE 75-70]	Jamison Driving Finger Roll Layup Shot: Made (19 PTS) Assist: Williams (10 AST)
Korver Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	06:38
	06:38 [CLE 76-70]	Jamison Free Throw 1 of 1 (20 PTS)
	06:26	Williams Foul : Personal (2 PF)
Gibson Substitution replaced by Noah	06:26
Rose Driving Layup Shot: Missed	06:17
	06:15	Parker Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	06:10	Williams Jump Shot: Missed
Brewer Rebound (Off:0 Def:7)	06:08
Korver Jump Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Rose (8 AST)	05:51 [CHI 72-76]
	05:26	Gibson 3pt Shot: Missed
Deng Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)	05:23
Korver 3pt Shot: Missed	05:15
Rose Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	05:13
Rose Layup Shot: Made (22 PTS)	05:13 [CHI 74-76]
	05:13	Team Timeout : Regular
	04:53	Gibson 3pt Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	04:53
	04:53	Varejao Foul : Loose Ball (3 PF)
Rose Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO) Steal:Parker (1 ST)	04:37
	04:26	Jamison Hook Shot: Missed
	04:22	Varejao Rebound (Off:4 Def:7)
	04:20 [CLE 79-74]	Williams 3pt Shot: Made (13 PTS) Assist: Gibson (4 AST)
Deng 3pt Shot: Missed	04:02
	04:00	Gibson Rebound (Off:0 Def:6)
	03:41	Williams 3pt Shot: Missed
Korver Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	03:40
Rose Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed	03:23
	03:21	Gibson Rebound (Off:0 Def:7)
Brewer Foul : Personal Block (1 PF)	03:09
Noah Foul : Personal (4 PF)	03:01
	03:01	Jamison Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	03:01	Team Rebound
	03:01 [CLE 80-74]	Jamison Free Throw 2 of 2 (21 PTS)
Brewer Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Korver (2 AST)	02:42 [CHI 76-80]
	02:20	Jamison 3pt Shot: Missed
Rose Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	02:19
	02:19	Gibson Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Team Timeout : Regular	02:19
	02:13	Varejao Foul : Shooting (4 PF)
Rose Free Throw 1 of 2 (23 PTS)	02:13 [CHI 77-80]
Rose Free Throw 2 of 2 (24 PTS)	02:13 [CHI 78-80]
	01:56	Varejao Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Brewer (4 ST)
Rose Layup Shot: Missed	01:53
Brewer Rebound (Off:1 Def:7)	01:50
Brewer Putback Dunk Shot: Made (8 PTS)	01:50 [CHI 80-80]
	01:32	Williams Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Brewer (5 ST)
Brewer Foul : Offensive (2 PF)	01:27
Brewer Turnover : Foul (4 TO)	01:27
	01:06	Gibson 3pt Shot: Missed
Deng Rebound (Off:0 Def:6)	01:04
Rose Driving Layup Shot: Made (26 PTS)	00:46.9 [CHI 82-80]
	00:46.5	Team Timeout : Regular
	00:39.2 [CLE 82-82]	Varejao Layup Shot: Made (16 PTS) Assist: Parker (2 AST)
Rose Jump Shot: Missed	00:26.9
	00:26.2	Team Rebound
Noah Foul : Loose Ball (5 PF)	00:26.2
	00:26.2	Varejao Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	00:26.2	Team Rebound
Korver Substitution replaced by Gibson	00:26.2
	00:26.2 [CLE 83-82]	Varejao Free Throw 2 of 2 (17 PTS)
Team Timeout : Regular	00:26.2
Gibson Substitution replaced by Korver	00:26.2
Rose Driving Layup Shot: Made (28 PTS)	00:19.6 [CHI 84-83]
	00:19.6	Williams Foul : Shooting (3 PF)
Rose Free Throw 1 of 1 (29 PTS)	00:19.6 [CHI 85-83]
	00:19.6	Team Timeout : Short
	00:10.9	Williams Jump Shot: Missed
	00:08.9	Gibson Rebound (Off:1 Def:7)
	00:06.9	Gibson Jump Shot: Missed
Noah Rebound (Off:5 Def:9)	00:06.2
	00:06.2	Varejao Foul : Shooting (5 PF)
Noah Free Throw 1 of 2 (12 PTS)	00:06.2 [CHI 86-83]
Noah Free Throw 2 of 2 (13 PTS)	00:06.2 [CHI 87-83]
	00:04.9	Jamison Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Brewer (6 ST)
	00:03.2	Gibson Foul : Personal (2 PF)
Brewer Free Throw 1 of 2 (9 PTS)	00:03.2 [CHI 88-83]
Brewer Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	00:03.2
	00:01.9	Varejao Rebound (Off:4 Def:8)
	00:00.0	Gibson 3pt Shot: Missed
	00:00.0	Team Rebound
End of 4th Quarter

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