GAME THREAD: NBA: UTAH (7-2) at CLEVELAND (4-5)

NBA: UTAH (7-2) at CLEVELAND (4-5)

<h3>Struggling Cavaliers take on streaking Jazz</h3>

<div class="pre">Utah (7-2) at Cleveland (4-5) 7:30 pm EST</div>

CLEVELAND (Ticker) - While the Cleveland Cavaliers continue tosearch for their 2006-07 form, the Utah Jazz have picked upright where they left off last season.


The Jazz look to extend their five game win streak when theyface the Cavaliers on Friday.


Utah, which reached the Western Conference finals last seasonbefore falling to eventual champion San Antonio Spurs, is offto another hot start this season after beginning the 2006-07campaign with 12 wins in its first 13 games.


Carlos Boozer has led the Jazz to the strong start, averaging25.8 points and 12.4 rebounds in nine games this season andranks sixth in the NBA in both categories.


The Cavs, meanwhile, have stumbled out of the starting gateafter being swept by the Spurs in the NBA finals last season.

LeBron James has done his part to win games, ranking second inthe league with 28 points per game. The 22-year-old phenomhas also gotten his teammates involved and is eighth in theNBA with 7.9 assists per game.

 

NBA: UTAH at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">UTAH AT CLEVELAND - PROBABLE STARTING LINEUPS


UTAH CLEVELAND

F Andrei Kirilenko F LeBron James
F Carlos Boozer F Drew Gooden
C Mehmet Okur C Zydrunas Ilgauskas
G Ronnie Brewer G Aleksandar Pavlovic
G Deron Williams G Daniel Gibson

OFFICIALS: Mike Callahan
Pat Fraher
Ed Malloy</div>

 

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<div class="pre">UTAH VS CLEVELAND - INACTIVES

UTAH CLEVELAND

PLAYER NAME REASON PLAYER NAME REASON
M ALMOND COACH'S DECISION E SNOW LEFT KNEE INJURY
K FESENKO COACH'S DECISION D MARSHALL SPRAINED RIGHT WRIST
L HUGHES LEG INJURY</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA UTAH 2
CLEVELAND 8 8:50 LEFT, 1ST QTR</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA UTAH 9
CLEVELAND 12 5:45 LEFT, 1ST QTR</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA UTAH 15
CLEVELAND 17 2:48 LEFT, 1ST QTR</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA UTAH 24
CLEVELAND 19 END, 1ST QTR</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA END 1ST QTR 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
UTAH 24 24
CLEVELAND 19 19 END 1ST QTR

HIGH SCORERS AFTER 1ST QUARTER

UTH - CARLOS BOOZER 8, MEHMET OKUR 5, RONNIE
BREWER 4
CLE - DREW GOODEN 7, ZYDRUNAS ILGAUSKAS 6,
LEBRON JAMES 4</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA UTAH 30
CLEVELAND 23 8:48 LEFT, 2ND QTR</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA UTAH 32
CLEVELAND 29 5:40 LEFT, 2ND QTR</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA UTAH 37
CLEVELAND 35 2:59 LEFT, 2ND QTR</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA UTAH 43
CLEVELAND 39 HALFTIME</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA HALFTIME 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
UTAH 24 19 43
CLEVELAND 19 20 39 HALFTIME

HIGH SCORERS AT HALFTIME

UTH - CARLOS BOOZER 12, MATT HARPRING 5,
MEHMET OKUR 5
CLE - DREW GOODEN 11, ZYDRUNAS ILGAUSKAS 8,
LEBRON JAMES 6</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA UTAH 49
CLEVELAND 51 8:24 LEFT, 3RD QTR</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA UTAH 57
CLEVELAND 59 5:30 LEFT, 3RD QTR</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA UTAH 67
CLEVELAND 63 2:40 LEFT, 3RD QTR</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA UTAH 74
CLEVELAND 68 END, 3RD QTR</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA END 3RD QTR 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
UTAH 24 19 31 74
CLEVELAND 19 20 29 68 END 3RD QTR

HIGH SCORERS AFTER 3RD QUARTER

UTH - CARLOS BOOZER 16, MEHMET OKUR 11, ANDREI
KIRILENKO 10
CLE - LEBRON JAMES 22, ZYDRUNAS ILGAUSKAS 13,
ALEKSANDAR PAVLOVIC 12</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA UTAH 75
CLEVELAND 70 8:50 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA UTAH 79
CLEVELAND 79 6:05 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>