GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NBA: CLEVELAND at BOSTON

NBA: CLEVELAND at BOSTON

<div class="pre">NBA CLEVELAND 82
BOSTON 107 2:35 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

NBA: CLEVELAND at BOSTON

<div class="pre">NBA CLEVELAND 86
BOSTON 114 1:00 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

NBA: CLEVELAND at BOSTON

<div class="pre">NBA CLEVELAND 89
BOSTON 114 FINAL</div>

 

NBA: CLEVELAND at BOSTON

<div class="pre">NBA FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
CLEVELAND 22 29 22 16 89
BOSTON 33 24 29 28 114 FINAL

HIGH SCORERS: CLE - LARRY HUGHES 18, LEBRON JAMES 17,
ZYDRUNAS ILGAUSKAS 14
BOS - KEVIN GARNETT 21, RAY ALLEN 20, PAUL
PIERCE 12</div>

 

NBA: CLEVELAND at BOSTON

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NBA
CLEVELAND 89
BOSTON 114 FINAL</div>

 

NBA: CLEVELAND at BOSTON

<div class="pre">CLEVELAND (89) AT BOSTON (114)

CLEVELAND

REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == ===

L JAMES F 35:15 7-18 2-6 0 4 4 4 3 0 2 17
D GOODEN F 31:47 2-8 2-2 2 4 6 0 3 2 2 6
Z ILGAUSKAS C 31:05 5-10 4-5 2 4 6 0 5 1 2 14
L HUGHES G 36:11 7-17 4-5 0 4 4 4 4 4 5 18
DA JONES G 28:52 3-3 3-3 0 1 1 2 0 1 1 12
D BROWN 17:44 0-3 5-6 1 2 3 1 5 0 4 5
D MARSHALL 19:50 1-5 0-0 0 4 4 1 0 0 0 2
DW JONES 11:05 0-0 0-0 1 3 4 1 2 0 1 0
I NEWBLE 20:54 4-5 2-3 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 10
S BROWN 5:26 2-4 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5
C SIMMONS 1:51 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

TOTALS 240:00 31-73 22-30 6 26 32 16 22 9 17 89
(.425) (.733) TEAM REBS: 8 TOTAL TO: 18 (15 PTS)

BOSTON

REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == ===

P PIERCE F 34:01 5-11 2-3 0 4 4 6 1 1 5 12
K GARNETT F 32:49 8-13 5-6 1 12 13 10 4 1 2 21
K PERKINS C 20:40 5-6 1-2 3 2 5 4 4 2 0 11
R ALLEN G 31:52 8-15 1-1 0 5 5 2 1 2 2 20
R RONDO G 34:00 3-4 4-4 0 2 2 6 2 4 3 10
J POSEY 20:57 4-5 0-1 0 6 6 2 2 0 2 10
T ALLEN 12:41 1-1 2-2 0 0 0 1 5 0 0 4
E HOUSE 21:36 6-10 1-1 0 3 3 1 1 0 0 16
B SCALABRINE 7:16 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
G DAVIS 13:55 4-7 0-1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 8
G PRUITT 4:52 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
L POWE 3:30 1-2 0-0 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 2
B WALLACE 1:51 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

TOTALS 240:00 45-76 16-21 5 36 41 34 23 10 15 114
(.592) (.762) TEAM REBS: 5 TOTAL TO: 16 (16 PTS)

CLEVELAND 22 29 22 16 - 89
BOSTON 33 24 29 28 - 114

BLOCKED SHOTS: CLEVELAND - D MARSHALL, L JAMES. BOSTON - J POSEY.

3-PT. FIELD GOALS: CLEVELAND 5-12 (.417), L JAMES 1-2, L HUGHES 0-
2, DA JONES 3-3, D MARSHALL 0-4, S BROWN 1-1. BOSTON 8-17 (.471), P PIERCE 0-
3, R ALLEN 3-7, J POSEY 2-3, E HOUSE 3-4.
TECHNICAL FOULS: CLEVELAND - L HUGHES. BOSTON - K GARNETT.
FLAGRANT FOULS: NONE.
OFFICIALS: KEN MAUER, KEVIN FEHR, SCOTT WALL.
A - 18,624. T - N/A.</div>

 

NBA: CLEVELAND at BOSTON

<div class="pre">CLEVELAND (89)

fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
L James 35:15 7-18 2-6 0-4 4 3 17
D Gooden 31:47 2-8 2-2 2-6 0 3 6
Z Ilgauskas 31:05 5-10 4-5 2-6 0 5 14
L Hughes 36:11 7-17 4-5 0-4 4 4 18
Da Jones 28:52 3-3 3-3 0-1 2 0 12
D Brown 17:44 0-3 5-6 1-3 1 5 5
D Marshall 19:50 1-5 0-0 0-4 1 0 2
Dw Jones 11:05 0-0 0-0 1-4 1 2 0
I Newble 20:54 4-5 2-3 0-0 2 0 10
S Brown 5:26 2-4 0-0 0-0 1 0 5
C Simmons 1:51 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0

______________________________________________________
TOTALS 240:00 31-73 22-30 6-32 16 22 89
______________________________________________________

Percentages: FG-.425, FT-.733. 3-Point Goals:
5-12, .417 (L James 1-2, L Hughes 0-2, Da
Jones 3-3, D Marshall 0-4, S Brown 1-1). Team
Rebounds: 8. Blocked Shots:2 (D Marshall, L
James). Turnovers:17 (L Hughes 5, D Brown 4,
Z Ilgauskas 2, D Gooden 2, L James 2, Da
Jones, Dw Jones). Steals: 9 (L Hughes 4, D
Gooden 2, Z Ilgauskas, I Newble, Da Jones).


BOSTON (114)

fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
P Pierce 34:01 5-11 2-3 0-4 6 1 12
K Garnett 32:49 8-13 5-6 1-13 10 4 21
K Perkins 20:40 5-6 1-2 3-5 4 4 11
R Allen 31:52 8-15 1-1 0-5 2 1 20
R Rondo 34:00 3-4 4-4 0-2 6 2 10
J Posey 20:57 4-5 0-1 0-6 2 2 10
T Allen 12:41 1-1 2-2 0-0 1 5 4
E House 21:36 6-10 1-1 0-3 1 1 16
B Scalabrine 7:16 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 2 0
G Davis 13:55 4-7 0-1 0-0 1 1 8
G Pruitt 4:52 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 0 0
L Powe 3:30 1-2 0-0 1-3 0 0 2
B Wallace 1:51 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0

______________________________________________________
TOTALS 240:00 45-76 16-21 5-41 34 23 114
______________________________________________________

Percentages: FG-.592, FT-.762. 3-Point Goals:
8-17, .471 (P Pierce 0-3, R Allen 3-7, J
Posey 2-3, E House 3-4). Team Rebounds: 5.
Blocked Shots:1 (J Posey). Turnovers:15 (P
Pierce 5, R Rondo 3, K Garnett 2, R Allen 2,
J Posey 2, G Davis). Steals: 10 (R Rondo 4, R
Allen 2, K Perkins 2, K Garnett, P Pierce).

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CLEVELAND 22 29 22 16 - 89
BOSTON 33 24 29 28 - 114
-------------------------------------------

Technical fouls: Cleveland - 1 (L Hughes,
10:19 2nd). Boston - 1 (K Garnett, 1:25 1st).
Flagrant fouls: None. A: 18,624. T: N/A.
Officials: Ken Mauer, Kevin Fehr, Scott Wall.</div>

 

NBA: CLEVELAND at BOSTON

<div class="pre">CLEVELAND (89) AT BOSTON (114)

CLEVELAND

REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == ===

L JAMES F 35:14 7-18 2-6 0 4 4 4 3 0 2 17
D GOODEN F 31:49 2-8 2-2 2 4 6 0 3 2 2 6
Z ILGAUSKAS C 31:02 5-10 4-5 2 4 6 0 5 1 2 14
L HUGHES G 36:11 7-17 4-5 0 4 4 4 4 4 5 18
DA JONES G 28:52 3-3 3-3 0 1 1 2 0 1 1 12
D BROWN 17:45 0-3 5-6 1 2 3 1 5 0 4 5
D MARSHALL 19:49 1-5 0-0 0 4 4 1 0 0 0 2
DW JONES 11:05 0-0 0-0 1 3 4 1 2 0 1 0
I NEWBLE 20:55 4-5 2-3 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 10
S BROWN 5:27 2-4 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5
C SIMMONS 1:51 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
E SNOW DNP - LEFT KNEE INJURY
D RICE DNP - COACH'S DECISION
N FELIX DNP - COACH'S DECISION
H ADAMS DNP - COACH'S DECISION
A TOLLIVER DNP - COACH'S DECISION
D GIBSON DNP - STRAINED RIGHT HAMSTRING

TOTALS 240:00 31-73 22-30 6 26 32 16 22 9 17 89
(.425) (.733) TEAM REBS: 8 TOTAL TO: 18 (17 PTS)

BOSTON

REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == ===

P PIERCE F 34:01 5-11 2-3 0 4 4 6 1 1 5 12
K GARNETT F 32:47 8-13 5-6 1 12 13 10 4 1 2 21
K PERKINS C 20:39 5-6 1-2 3 2 5 4 4 2 0 11
R ALLEN G 31:52 8-15 1-1 0 5 5 2 1 2 2 20
R RONDO G 34:00 3-4 4-4 0 2 2 6 2 4 3 10
J POSEY 20:58 4-5 0-1 0 6 6 2 2 0 2 10
T ALLEN 12:40 1-1 2-2 0 0 0 1 5 0 0 4
E HOUSE 21:37 6-10 1-1 0 3 3 1 1 0 0 16
B SCALABRINE 7:15 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
G DAVIS 13:56 4-7 0-1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 8
G PRUITT 4:54 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
L POWE 3:30 1-2 0-0 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 2
B WALLACE 1:51 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
S POLLARD DNP - ANKLE INJURY

TOTALS 240:00 45-76 16-21 5 36 41 34 23 10 15 114
(.592) (.762) TEAM REBS: 5 TOTAL TO: 16 (18 PTS)

CLEVELAND 22 29 22 16 - 89
BOSTON 33 24 29 28 - 114

BLOCKED SHOTS: CLEVELAND - D MARSHALL, L JAMES. BOSTON - J POSEY.

3-PT. FIELD GOALS: CLEVELAND 5-12 (.417), L JAMES 1-2, L HUGHES 0-
2, DA JONES 3-3, D MARSHALL 0-4, S BROWN 1-1. BOSTON 8-17 (.471), P PIERCE 0-
3, R ALLEN 3-7, J POSEY 2-3, E HOUSE 3-4.
TECHNICAL FOULS: CLEVELAND - L HUGHES. BOSTON - DEFENSIVE THREE.
FLAGRANT FOULS: NONE.
OFFICIALS: KEN MAUER, KEVIN FEHR, SCOTT WALL.
A - 18,624. T - 2:27.</div>

 

NBA: CLEVELAND at BOSTON

<div class="pre">CLEVELAND (89)

fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
L James 35:14 7-18 2-6 0-4 4 3 17
D Gooden 31:49 2-8 2-2 2-6 0 3 6
Z Ilgauskas 31:02 5-10 4-5 2-6 0 5 14
L Hughes 36:11 7-17 4-5 0-4 4 4 18
Da Jones 28:52 3-3 3-3 0-1 2 0 12
D Brown 17:45 0-3 5-6 1-3 1 5 5
D Marshall 19:49 1-5 0-0 0-4 1 0 2
Dw Jones 11:05 0-0 0-0 1-4 1 2 0
I Newble 20:55 4-5 2-3 0-0 2 0 10
S Brown 5:27 2-4 0-0 0-0 1 0 5
C Simmons 1:51 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0
E Snow DNP - LEFT KNEE INJURY
D Rice DNP - COACH'S DECISION
N Felix DNP - COACH'S DECISION
H Adams DNP - COACH'S DECISION
A Tolliver DNP - COACH'S DECISION
D Gibson DNP - STRAINED RIGHT HAMSTRING

______________________________________________________
TOTALS 240:00 31-73 22-30 6-32 16 22 89
______________________________________________________

Percentages: FG-.425, FT-.733. 3-Point Goals:
5-12, .417 (L James 1-2, L Hughes 0-2, Da
Jones 3-3, D Marshall 0-4, S Brown 1-1). Team
Rebounds: 8. Blocked Shots:2 (D Marshall, L
James). Turnovers:17 (L Hughes 5, D Brown 4,
Z Ilgauskas 2, D Gooden 2, L James 2, Da
Jones, Dw Jones). Steals: 9 (L Hughes 4, D
Gooden 2, Z Ilgauskas, I Newble, Da Jones).


BOSTON (114)

fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
P Pierce 34:01 5-11 2-3 0-4 6 1 12
K Garnett 32:47 8-13 5-6 1-13 10 4 21
K Perkins 20:39 5-6 1-2 3-5 4 4 11
R Allen 31:52 8-15 1-1 0-5 2 1 20
R Rondo 34:00 3-4 4-4 0-2 6 2 10
J Posey 20:58 4-5 0-1 0-6 2 2 10
T Allen 12:40 1-1 2-2 0-0 1 5 4
E House 21:37 6-10 1-1 0-3 1 1 16
B Scalabrine 7:15 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 2 0
G Davis 13:56 4-7 0-1 0-0 1 1 8
G Pruitt 4:54 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 0 0
L Powe 3:30 1-2 0-0 1-3 0 0 2
B Wallace 1:51 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0
S Pollard DNP - ANKLE INJURY

______________________________________________________
TOTALS 240:00 45-76 16-21 5-41 34 23 114
______________________________________________________

Percentages: FG-.592, FT-.762. 3-Point Goals:
8-17, .471 (P Pierce 0-3, R Allen 3-7, J
Posey 2-3, E House 3-4). Team Rebounds: 5.
Blocked Shots:1 (J Posey). Turnovers:15 (P
Pierce 5, R Rondo 3, K Garnett 2, R Allen 2,
J Posey 2, G Davis). Steals: 10 (R Rondo 4, R
Allen 2, K Perkins 2, K Garnett, P Pierce).

-------------------------------------------
CLEVELAND 22 29 22 16 - 89
BOSTON 33 24 29 28 - 114
-------------------------------------------

Technical fouls: Cleveland - 1 (L Hughes,
10:20 2nd). Boston - 1 (Defensive Three, 1:26
1st).
Flagrant fouls: None. A: 18,624. T: 2:27.
Officials: Ken Mauer, Kevin Fehr, Scott Wall.</div>

 

NBA: CLEVELAND at BOSTON

<div class="pre">NBA FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
CLEVELAND 22 29 22 16 89
BOSTON 33 24 29 28 114 FINAL

HIGH SCORERS: CLE - LARRY HUGHES 18, LEBRON JAMES 17,
ZYDRUNAS ILGAUSKAS 14
BOS - KEVIN GARNETT 21, RAY ALLEN 20, EDDIE
HOUSE 16

HIGH REBOUND: CLE - ZYDRUNAS ILGAUSKAS 6, DREW GOODEN 6,
FOUR PLAYERS WITH 4
BOS - KEVIN GARNETT 13, JAMES POSEY 6, TWO
PLAYERS WITH 5

HIGH ASSISTS: CLE - LARRY HUGHES 4, LEBRON JAMES 4, TWO
PLAYERS WITH 2
BOS - KEVIN GARNETT 10, PAUL PIERCE 6, RAJON
RONDO 6

ATT: 18,624</div>

 

By Mike Petraglia
PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer


BOSTON (Ticker) - Appearing on the cover of several nationalpublications this week, Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce and Ray Allenwant to live up to the hype.


On Friday night, in the final preseason tune-up for both teams,the Boston Celtics beat a team that stands in their way, thedefending Eastern Conference champion Cleveland Cavaliers,114-89, at TD Banknorth Garden.


Garnett received a standing ovation after recording his firsttriple-double in a Celtics uniform, finishing with 21 points, 13rebounds and 10 assists. Allen had 20 while Pierce added 12.

LeBron James scored 17 for Cleveland while Larry Hughes led thevisitors with 18.


Boston finished the preseason 4-3 and begins the season nextFriday at home against the Washington Wizards. Clevelandfinished just 1-6 in the preseason and opens at home Wednesdayagainst Dallas.


The Celtics jumped out to a 33-22 lead after one quarter, thanksto the all-around efforts of Garnett. The Celtics star scored10 points, hauled in five rebounds and handed out six assistswhile playing all 12 minutes.


The Celtics built their lead up to 12 points three times in thesecond quarter before the Cavs closed the first half with a 12-6run to pull within, 57-51, at halftime.


James and Pierce were involved in a collision midway through thethird quarter. Both fell hard to the court as James drove tothe basket. No foul was called and both stayed in the game.

Allen had 11 of his game-high 20 points in the third quarter,helping the Celtics push a three-point lead up to 13, 86-73,entering the fourth. Boston opened the final period with a 14-0run to put the game away.


Kendrick Perkins was back in the starting lineup for Bostonafter a strained left hamstring forced him to miss Tuesday'sloss in New Jersey.


Cleveland guards Daniel Gibson (strained right hamstring) andEric Snow (left knee) did not travel with the team to Boston.