GAME THREAD: NBA: DALLAS (0-0) at CLEVELAND (0-0)

Re: NBA: DALLAS (0-0) at CLEVELAND (0-0)

Cleveland sucks. lol</p>

Dallas is killing them by 24 points.</p>

 

NBA: DALLAS at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">NBA DALLAS 90
CLEVELAND 72 1:50 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

Re: NBA: DALLAS (0-0) at CLEVELAND (0-0)

Yes!! Go Dallas!!!</p>

 

NBA: DALLAS at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">NBA DALLAS 92
CLEVELAND 74 1:00 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA DALLAS 92
CLEVELAND 74 FINAL</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
DALLAS 29 25 24 14 92
CLEVELAND 15 19 25 15 74 FINAL

HIGH SCORERS: DAL - JASON TERRY 24, JERRY STACKHOUSE 17,
DIRK NOWITZKI 15
CLE - ZYDRUNAS ILGAUSKAS 17, DREW GOODEN 12,
LEBRON JAMES 10</div>

 

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<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NBA
DALLAS 92
CLEVELAND 74 FINAL</div>

 

By Jeff Brewer
PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer


CLEVELAND (Ticker) -- The Cleveland Cavaliers did not look a teamthat made their first NBA Finals appearance last June.

Jason Terry scored 24 points as the Dallas Mavericks used astellar first half en route to a 92-74 win over the defendingEastern Conference champion Cavaliers on Wednesday night.

Reigning MVP Dirk Nowitzki collected 15 points and six assistsfor Dallas, which ran out to a 25-point lead midway through thethird quarter. The Mavericks were without All-Star Josh Howard,who is serving a two-game suspension for fighting in apreseason contest.


Jerry Stackhouse netted 15 points and Devin Harris added 13 toprovide plenty of offensive support for Dallas, which wasplaying its first game since losing to the eighth-seeded GoldenState Warriors in the first round of the playoffs - one of themost shocking upsets in NBA history.


Projected by many to be this season's MVP, Cavaliers superstarLeBron James experienced a nightmarish first half. He sat thefinal 6:27 of the second quarter after picking up his third fouland was held scoreless over the first 24 minutes for the firsttime in his career.


If not for Zydrunas Ilgauskas, the Cavaliers might have beendown by 30 at half instead of 54-34. Ilgauskas had 14first-half points, mostly on follow shots and finished with 17points and 18 rebounds.


James split two free throws to score his first point at 10:09 ofthe third period and moments later hit his first field goal - ahook shot at 6:42. "King James" wound up with 10 points on2-of-11 shooting.


Drew Gooden had 12 points and 10 rebounds for Cleveland, whichtook the court for the first time since getting swept by the SanAntonio Spurs in the best-of-seven NBA championship series.

 

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<div class="pre">DALLAS (92) AT CLEVELAND (74)

DALLAS

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

D NOWITZKI F 37:11 6-15 3-5 1 7 8 6 3 0 2 15
J STACKHOUSE F 29:40 6-11 4-4 1 2 3 4 3 1 1 17
D DIOP C 37:18 4-7 0-0 2 9 11 1 2 0 3 8
E JONES G 29:07 2-5 0-0 0 6 6 1 0 1 1 5
D HARRIS G 30:48 5-9 2-3 0 2 2 5 2 3 6 13
J TERRY 30:36 7-12 4-4 1 1 2 4 1 0 1 24
J BAREA 4:18 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
T HASSELL 24:33 2-5 0-0 0 1 1 2 3 1 1 4
B BASS 16:29 1-4 4-4 0 3 3 0 3 0 1 6
J HOWARD DNP - SUSPENDED BY LEAGUE
M AGER DNP - COACH'S DECISION
N FAZEKAS DNP - COACH'S DECISION

TOTALS 240:00 33-69 17-20 5 31 36 23 17 6 16 92
(.478) (.850) TEAM REBS: 8 TOTAL TO: 16 (16 PTS)

CLEVELAND

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

L JAMES F 36:09 2-11 6-10 1 4 5 4 4 1 5 10
D GOODEN F 39:48 5-12 2-5 4 6 10 2 4 1 2 12
Z ILGAUSKAS C 33:22 8-14 1-2 7 11 18 0 2 0 4 17
L HUGHES G 36:10 2-13 3-4 0 3 3 2 2 7 0 7
D GIBSON G 33:08 3-6 2-2 1 1 2 4 3 0 1 8
DA JONES 15:27 3-5 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 8
D MARSHALL 12:14 2-5 0-0 0 1 1 1 3 0 0 5
D BROWN 17:26 2-5 1-2 1 4 5 0 0 0 1 5
I NEWBLE 5:05 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DW JONES 5:31 1-1 0-0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 2
S BROWN 5:40 0-5 0-0 1 0 1 0 2 1 2 0
C SIMMONS DNP - COACH'S DECISION

TOTALS 240:00 28-77 15-25 16 31 47 13 21 11 15 74
(.364) (.600) TEAM REBS: 7 TOTAL TO: 17 (12 PTS)

DALLAS 29 25 24 14 - 92
CLEVELAND 15 19 25 15 - 74

BLOCKED SHOTS: DALLAS - D DIOP 4, D NOWITZKI 2, J STACKHOUSE, B BASS.
CLEVELAND - D MARSHALL, D GIBSON.
3-PT. FIELD GOALS: DALLAS 9-18 (.500), D NOWITZKI 0-2, J STACKHOUSE 1-
2, E JONES 1-4, D HARRIS 1-2, J TERRY 6-8. CLEVELAND 3-12 (.250), L JAMES 0-
2, L HUGHES 0-2, D GIBSON 0-1, DA JONES 2-4, D MARSHALL 1-3.
TECHNICAL FOULS: NONE.
FLAGRANT FOULS: NONE.
OFFICIALS: ED MALLOY, MARC DAVIS, STEVE JAVIE.
A - 20,562. T - 2:20.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">DALLAS (92)

fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
D Nowitzki 37:11 6-15 3-5 1-8 6 3 15
J Stackhouse 29:40 6-11 4-4 1-3 4 3 17
D Diop 37:18 4-7 0-0 2-11 1 2 8
E Jones 29:07 2-5 0-0 0-6 1 0 5
D Harris 30:48 5-9 2-3 0-2 5 2 13
J Terry 30:36 7-12 4-4 1-2 4 1 24
J Barea 4:18 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0
T Hassell 24:33 2-5 0-0 0-1 2 3 4
B Bass 16:29 1-4 4-4 0-3 0 3 6
J Howard DNP - SUSPENDED BY LEAGUE
M Ager DNP - COACH'S DECISION
N Fazekas DNP - COACH'S DECISION

______________________________________________________
TOTALS 240:00 33-69 17-20 5-36 23 17 92
______________________________________________________

Percentages: FG-.478, FT-.850. 3-Point Goals:
9-18, .500 (D Nowitzki 0-2, J Stackhouse 1-2,
E Jones 1-4, D Harris 1-2, J Terry 6-8). Team
Rebounds: 8. Blocked Shots:8 (D Diop 4, D
Nowitzki 2, J Stackhouse, B Bass).
Turnovers:16 (D Harris 6, D Diop 3, D
Nowitzki 2, J Stackhouse, B Bass, E Jones, J
Terry, T Hassell). Steals: 6 (D Harris 3, J
Stackhouse, E Jones, T Hassell).


CLEVELAND (74)

fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
L James 36:09 2-11 6-10 1-5 4 4 10
D Gooden 39:48 5-12 2-5 4-10 2 4 12
Z Ilgauskas 33:22 8-14 1-2 7-18 0 2 17
L Hughes 36:10 2-13 3-4 0-3 2 2 7
D Gibson 33:08 3-6 2-2 1-2 4 3 8
Da Jones 15:27 3-5 0-0 0-1 0 0 8
D Marshall 12:14 2-5 0-0 0-1 1 3 5
D Brown 17:26 2-5 1-2 1-5 0 0 5
I Newble 5:05 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0
Dw Jones 5:31 1-1 0-0 1-1 0 1 2
S Brown 5:40 0-5 0-0 1-1 0 2 0
C Simmons DNP - COACH'S DECISION

______________________________________________________
TOTALS 240:00 28-77 15-25 16-47 13 21 74
______________________________________________________

Percentages: FG-.364, FT-.600. 3-Point Goals:
3-12, .250 (L James 0-2, L Hughes 0-2, D
Gibson 0-1, Da Jones 2-4, D Marshall 1-3).
Team Rebounds: 7. Blocked Shots:2 (D
Marshall, D Gibson). Turnovers:15 (L James 5,
Z Ilgauskas 4, D Gooden 2, S Brown 2, D
Brown, D Gibson). Steals: 11 (L Hughes 7, Da
Jones, D Gooden, L James, S Brown).

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DALLAS 29 25 24 14 - 92
CLEVELAND 15 19 25 15 - 74
-------------------------------------------

Technical fouls: None.
Flagrant fouls: None. A: 20,562. T: 2:20.
Officials: Ed Malloy, Marc Davis, Steve Javie.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
DALLAS 29 25 24 14 92
CLEVELAND 15 19 25 15 74 FINAL

HIGH SCORERS: DAL - JASON TERRY 24, JERRY STACKHOUSE 17,
DIRK NOWITZKI 15
CLE - ZYDRUNAS ILGAUSKAS 17, DREW GOODEN 12,
LEBRON JAMES 10

HIGH REBOUND: DAL - DESAGANA DIOP 11, DIRK NOWITZKI 8, EDDIE
JONES 6
CLE - ZYDRUNAS ILGAUSKAS 18, DREW GOODEN 10,
TWO PLAYERS WITH 5

HIGH ASSISTS: DAL - DIRK NOWITZKI 6, DEVIN HARRIS 5, TWO
PLAYERS WITH 4
CLE - LEBRON JAMES 4, DANIEL GIBSON 4, TWO
PLAYERS WITH 2

ATT: 20,562</div>

 

By Jeff Brewer
PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer


CLEVELAND (Ticker) -- The Cleveland Cavaliers did not look a teamthat made their first NBA Finals appearance last June.

Jason Terry scored 24 points as the Dallas Mavericks used astellar first half en route to a 92-74 win over the defendingEastern Conference champion Cavaliers on Wednesday night.

Reigning MVP Dirk Nowitzki collected 15 points and six assistsfor Dallas, which ran out to a 25-point lead midway through thethird quarter. The Mavericks were without All-Star Josh Howard,who is serving a two-game suspension for fighting in apreseason contest.


Jerry Stackhouse netted 17 points and Devin Harris added 13 toprovide plenty of offensive support for Dallas, which wasplaying its first game since losing to the eighth-seeded GoldenState Warriors in the first round of the playoffs - one of themost shocking upsets in NBA history.


"I thought we had an excellent first quarter, offensively anddefensively. We tried to attack (LeBron) James," Dallas coachAvery Johnson said. "We had a pretty good training camp, and itcarried over into this first game."


Projected by many to be this season's MVP, Cavaliers superstarJames experienced a nightmarish first half. He sat the final6:27 of the second quarter after picking up his third foul andwas held scoreless over the first 24 minutes for the first timein his career.


"I thought it was a strong move," James said about his thirdfoul, a charge into Nowitzki. "I got into the lane and I jumpedstraight up and (Nowitzki) got up underneath me and (theofficial) gave me a charge. I had three of them today (foulcalls) that were questionable."


If not for Zydrunas Ilgauskas, the Cavaliers might have beendown by 30 at half instead of 54-34. Ilgauskas had 14first-half points, mostly on follow shots and finished with 17points and 18 rebounds.


"It wasn't our best effort, first game, hopefully we can putthis behind us," James said. "We didn't play well at all. Itwas kind of like how we played in the preseason (1-6)."James split two free throws to score his first point at 10:09 ofthe third period and moments later hit his first field goal - ahook shot at 6:42. "King James" wound up with 10 points on 2-of-11shooting.


"Tonight, the most valuable players are Trenton Hassell andEddie Jones," Terry said. "The way they guarded and defendedLeBron James and made it tough on him, that's the reason webrought them here."


Johnson echoed Terry's sentiment.


"Dirk (Nowitzki) and Gana (Diop) protected the basket for uspretty well because even when (James) got down there, I thoughtwe were in there," Johnson said. "That's one of the thingswe've been focusing on with Dirk, playing better interiordefense. Hassell and Eddie, that's why we have those guys here."

Drew Gooden had 12 points and 10 rebounds for Cleveland, whichtook the court for the first time since getting swept by the SanAntonio Spurs in the best-of-seven NBA championship series.

"It's going to be tough if Larry (Hughes) and LeBron go acombined 4-of-24 (shooting)," Cleveland coach Mike Brown said.

"I don't think it can get any worse than that," Hughes said.

 

By Jeff Brewer
PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer


CLEVELAND (Ticker) -- The Cleveland Cavaliers did not look likea team that made their first NBA Finals appearance last June.

Jason Terry scored 24 points as the Dallas Mavericks used astellar first half en route to a 92-74 win over the defendingEastern Conference champion Cavaliers on Wednesday night.

Reigning MVP Dirk Nowitzki collected 15 points and six assistsfor Dallas, which ran out to a 25-point lead midway through thethird quarter. The Mavericks were without All-Star Josh Howard,who is serving a two-game suspension for fighting in apreseason contest.


Jerry Stackhouse netted 17 points and Devin Harris added 13 toprovide plenty of offensive support for Dallas, which wasplaying its first game since losing to the eighth-seeded GoldenState Warriors in the first round of the playoffs - one of themost shocking upsets in NBA history.


"I thought we had an excellent first quarter, offensively anddefensively. We tried to attack (LeBron) James," Dallas coachAvery Johnson said. "We had a pretty good training camp, and itcarried over into this first game."


Projected by many to be this season's MVP, Cavaliers superstarJames experienced a nightmarish first half. He sat the final6:27 of the second quarter after picking up his third foul andwas held scoreless over the first 24 minutes for the first timein his career.


"I thought it was a strong move," James said about his thirdfoul, a charge into Nowitzki. "I got into the lane and I jumpedstraight up and (Nowitzki) got up underneath me and (theofficial) gave me a charge. I had three of them today (foulcalls) that were questionable."


If not for Zydrunas Ilgauskas, the Cavaliers might have beendown by 30 at half instead of 54-34. Ilgauskas had 14first-half points, mostly on follow shots and finished with 17points and 18 rebounds.


"It wasn't our best effort, first game, hopefully we can putthis behind us," James said. "We didn't play well at all. Itwas kind of like how we played in the preseason (1-6)."James split two free throws to score his first point at 10:09 ofthe third period and moments later hit his first field goal - ahook shot at 6:42. "King James" wound up with 10 points on 2-of-11shooting.


"Tonight, the most valuable players are Trenton Hassell andEddie Jones," Terry said. "The way they guarded and defendedLeBron James and made it tough on him, that's the reason webrought them here."


Johnson echoed Terry's sentiment.


"Dirk (Nowitzki) and Gana (Diop) protected the basket for uspretty well because even when (James) got down there, I thoughtwe were in there," Johnson said. "That's one of the thingswe've been focusing on with Dirk, playing better interiordefense. Hassell and Eddie, that's why we have those guys here."

Drew Gooden had 12 points and 10 rebounds for Cleveland, whichtook the court for the first time since getting swept by the SanAntonio Spurs in the best-of-seven NBA championship series.

"It's going to be tough if Larry (Hughes) and LeBron go acombined 4-of-24 (shooting)," Cleveland coach Mike Brown said.

"I don't think it can get any worse than that," Hughes said.