Cavs Deal Hornets Third TVSL Loss
July 12, 2006
The Cleveland Cavaliers beat the New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets 78-70 Wednesday afternoon.
The Cavaliers had a 42-37 halftime lead, but the Hornets started the second half strong, taking the lead at 56-55 on an Ezra Williams jumper. Following a Cedric Simmons dunk that gave the Hornets a 58-55 lead, Cleveland went on a 10-0 run to stretch their lead to seven.
Hilton Armstrong cut the lead to just four with 2:05 remaining, but a Kirk Snyder technical foul (his second of the game) and a three-pointer by Stephen Graham pushed the lead and gave the Cavaliers the eight point win.
Sharrod Ford led the Cavs in scoring with 15 points (5-8 FG, 5-10 FT) and six rebounds. Graham (6-14 FG), Shannon Brown (5-10 FG), Daniel Gibson (5-6 FG) and Brandon Hunter (4-4 FG, 6-8 FT) had 14 points a piece.
Armstrong, a rookie out of UConn, had a game-high 20 points on seven-of-13 shooting and six-of-six free throw shooting. Snyder contributed 12 points (2-5 FG, 8-9 FT), while Williams pitched in with 11 points (5-8 FG).
The Kings shot 46 percent (27-59 FG) for the game, while the Hornets shot 41 percent (24-59 FG).
The Hornets, 1-3 in TVSL, finish league play on Friday at 5 p.m. when they take on the Minnesota Timberwolves. The Cavaliers, 2-2 in TVSL play, finish out against the Toronto Raptors on Friday at 3 p.m.
News and Notes: Following the game, the Hornets had a press conference at the TVSL introducing their newest acquisition, Peja Stojakovic…Brandon Bass did not play for the Hornets, flying home instead due to a minor injury…former Hornet Baron Davis was in the stands taking in TVSL action.
The Cleveland Cavaliers beat the New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets 78-70 Wednesday afternoon.
The Cavaliers had a 42-37 halftime lead, but the Hornets started the second half strong, taking the lead at 56-55 on an Ezra Williams jumper. Following a Cedric Simmons dunk that gave the Hornets a 58-55 lead, Cleveland went on a 10-0 run to stretch their lead to seven.
Hilton Armstrong cut the lead to just four with 2:05 remaining, but a Kirk Snyder technical foul (his second of the game) and a three-pointer by Stephen Graham pushed the lead and gave the Cavaliers the eight point win.
Sharrod Ford led the Cavs in scoring with 15 points (5-8 FG, 5-10 FT) and six rebounds. Graham (6-14 FG), Shannon Brown (5-10 FG), Daniel Gibson (5-6 FG) and Brandon Hunter (4-4 FG, 6-8 FT) had 14 points a piece.
Armstrong, a rookie out of UConn, had a game-high 20 points on seven-of-13 shooting and six-of-six free throw shooting. Snyder contributed 12 points (2-5 FG, 8-9 FT), while Williams pitched in with 11 points (5-8 FG).
The Kings shot 46 percent (27-59 FG) for the game, while the Hornets shot 41 percent (24-59 FG).
The Hornets, 1-3 in TVSL, finish league play on Friday at 5 p.m. when they take on the Minnesota Timberwolves. The Cavaliers, 2-2 in TVSL play, finish out against the Toronto Raptors on Friday at 3 p.m.
News and Notes: Following the game, the Hornets had a press conference at the TVSL introducing their newest acquisition, Peja Stojakovic…Brandon Bass did not play for the Hornets, flying home instead due to a minor injury…former Hornet Baron Davis was in the stands taking in TVSL action.
