GAME THREAD: NBA: CLEVELAND (7-6) at INDIANA (6-7)

NBA: CLEVELAND at INDIANA

<div class="pre">NBA CLEVELAND 97
INDIANA 99 2:50 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

Re: NBA: CLEVELAND (7-6) at INDIANA (6-7)

This game is closer than it should be. Indiana by 2 with 3:30 left, DJ with a good 3. LeBron 2 assistsshy of a triple-double. LET'S GO CAVS!!!</p>

 

Re: NBA: CLEVELAND (7-6) at INDIANA (6-7)

THAT is why we needed Pavs back. What a 3-ball. Up by 2 with 1:31 left. Looks like we might escape with a win.</p>

 

Re: NBA: CLEVELAND (7-6) at INDIANA (6-7)

And LeBron now has 29-11-9</p>

 

NBA: CLEVELAND at INDIANA

<div class="pre">NBA CLEVELAND 103
INDIANA 102 0:52 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

Re: NBA: CLEVELAND (7-6) at INDIANA (6-7)

Triple double completed. 29-11-10 so far. What a pass to DJ, and what a clutch 3. Cavs up by 4 with 0:36 left. COME ON!!!</p>

 

Re: NBA: CLEVELAND (7-6) at INDIANA (6-7)

Great play by LeBron, tipped Tibsley's dribble and Gooden collected the ball. Now he's at the line.</p>

 

NBA: CLEVELAND at INDIANA

<div class="pre">NBA CLEVELAND 111
INDIANA 106 FINAL</div>

 

NBA: CLEVELAND at INDIANA

<div class="pre">NBA FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
CLEVELAND 21 33 19 38 111
INDIANA 25 21 29 31 106 FINAL

HIGH SCORERS: CLE - LEBRON JAMES 30, DREW GOODEN 23,
ALEKSANDAR PAVLOVIC 22
IND - MARQUIS DANIELS 25, JAMAAL TINSLEY 24,
DANNY GRANGER 21</div>

 

NBA: CLEVELAND at INDIANA

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NBA
CLEVELAND 111
INDIANA 106 FINAL</div>

 

INDIANAPOLIS (Ticker) -- LeBron James is making a mockery ofopposing defenses.


James recorded his second straight triple-double by findingDamon Jones for a key 3-pointer to help the Cleveland Cavaliersto a 111-106 victory over the Indiana Pacers on Sunday.

The 22-year-old James scored 30 points to go along with 10assists and 11 rebounds for his fourth triple-double of theseason and 16th career.


Marquis Daniels scored 25 points off the bench and JamaalTinsley nearly recorded a triple-double of his own with 24points, 10 assists and nine rebounds for Indiana, which had itstwo-game winning streak snapped.


But in a game that featured nine ties and 18 lead changes, Jamesproved to be the difference.


The league's leading scorer helped Cleveland take a 103-101 leadwhen he found Sasha Pavlovic for a 3-pointer from the cornerwith 1:31 left in the game.


Indiana had a chance to take the lead with less than a minute toplay but David Harrison was called for offensive goaltending.Harrison tried to follow a missed layup by Tinsley, but washanging on the rim when Jeff Foster's put-back fell through with51 seconds left.


On the following possession, James provided the dagger. Jameswas trapped in the corner and threw a cross-court pass to Jones,who hit a 3-pointer with 36 seconds left.


Drew Gooden, who scored 23 points, made a pair of free throwsand James added another to stretch the lead to 109-104 with 23second left.


After a pair of free throws from Tinsley, Indiana had a chanceto tie the game but Shawne Williams' 3-pointer with five secondsleft was off the mark.


The Cavaliers led, 54-46, at the half, but the Pacers went on a16-2 run to close out the third quarter and take a 75-73 leadheading into the final period.


Daniels scored seven points off the bench during the run, mostof which occurred while James was on the bench for the final3:56 of the period.

 

NBA: CLEVELAND at INDIANA

<div class="pre">CLEVELAND (111) AT INDIANA (106)

CLEVELAND

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

L JAMES F 35:47 10-21 9-15 3 8 11 10 1 4 2 30
D GOODEN F 40:27 9-16 5-6 4 8 12 1 4 0 4 23
Z ILGAUSKAS C 30:31 4-9 0-0 2 6 8 0 3 1 3 8
S PAVLOVIC G 41:20 7-18 4-6 0 1 1 5 4 1 2 22
D GIBSON G 15:16 3-6 0-0 1 3 4 0 6 1 1 8
E SNOW 11:58 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 0
D BROWN 21:29 2-5 0-0 2 3 5 2 1 0 3 6
DW JONES 4:30 0-1 0-0 0 2 2 0 1 0 1 0
DA JONES 22:45 3-4 0-1 0 1 1 4 2 0 0 8
I NEWBLE 15:57 2-5 0-0 1 2 3 0 3 2 1 6
D NICHOLS DNP - COACH'S DECISION
S BROWN DNP - COACH'S DECISION

TOTALS 240:00 40-86 18-28 13 34 47 23 27 11 17 111
(.465) (.643) TEAM REBS: 12 TOTAL TO: 19 (17 PTS)

INDIANA

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

D GRANGER F 42:08 7-15 6-8 1 3 4 3 5 1 4 21
T MURPHY F 24:23 1-10 1-2 0 3 3 1 3 1 0 3
J FOSTER C 35:03 3-6 3-4 3 6 9 1 2 1 2 9
M DUNLEAVY G 30:42 3-5 0-0 0 4 4 1 2 0 0 8
J TINSLEY G 39:43 7-20 9-11 1 8 9 10 1 1 8 24
D HARRISON 24:10 3-7 5-8 2 5 7 0 6 2 1 11
S WILLIAMS 19:33 2-6 0-0 1 2 3 0 1 1 1 5
M DANIELS 24:18 9-12 7-8 2 1 3 1 0 0 0 25
K RUSH DNP - COACH'S DECISION
T DIENER DNP - COACH'S DECISION
A OWENS DNP - COACH'S DECISION
C SIMS DNP - COACH'S DECISION

TOTALS 240:00 35-81 31-41 10 32 42 17 20 7 16 106
(.432) (.756) TEAM REBS: 11 TOTAL TO: 16 (22 PTS)

CLEVELAND 21 33 19 38 - 111
INDIANA 25 21 29 31 - 106

BLOCKED SHOTS: CLEVELAND - Z ILGAUSKAS 3, I NEWBLE, D GOODEN, L JAMES.
INDIANA - J FOSTER, J TINSLEY, D GRANGER, D HARRISON.
3-PT. FIELD GOALS: CLEVELAND 13-24 (.542), L JAMES 1-6, S PAVLOVIC 4-
8, D GIBSON 2-3, D BROWN 2-2, DA JONES 2-3, I NEWBLE 2-2. INDIANA 5-
15 (.333), D GRANGER 1-4, T MURPHY 0-3, M DUNLEAVY 2-2, J TINSLEY 1-
4, S WILLIAMS 1-2.
TECHNICAL FOULS: CLEVELAND - DEFENSIVE THREE 2, D GIBSON (EJECTED).
INDIANA - DEFENSIVE THREE 2.
FLAGRANT FOULS: NONE.
OFFICIALS: BOB DELANEY, MONTY MCCUTCHEN, ORLANDIS POOLE.
A - 11,603. T - 2:32.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">CLEVELAND (111)

fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
L James 35:47 10-21 9-15 3-11 10 1 30
D Gooden 40:27 9-16 5-6 4-12 1 4 23
Z Ilgauskas 30:31 4-9 0-0 2-8 0 3 8
S Pavlovic 41:20 7-18 4-6 0-1 5 4 22
D Gibson 15:16 3-6 0-0 1-4 0 6 8
E Snow 11:58 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 2 0
D Brown 21:29 2-5 0-0 2-5 2 1 6
Dw Jones 4:30 0-1 0-0 0-2 0 1 0
Da Jones 22:45 3-4 0-1 0-1 4 2 8
I Newble 15:57 2-5 0-0 1-3 0 3 6
D Nichols DNP - COACH'S DECISION
S Brown DNP - COACH'S DECISION

______________________________________________________
TOTALS 240:00 40-86 18-28 13-47 23 27 111
______________________________________________________

Percentages: FG-.465, FT-.643. 3-Point Goals:
13-24, .542 (L James 1-6, S Pavlovic 4-8, D
Gibson 2-3, D Brown 2-2, Da Jones 2-3, I
Newble 2-2). Team Rebounds: 12. Blocked
Shots:6 (Z Ilgauskas 3, I Newble, D Gooden, L
James). Turnovers:17 (D Gooden 4, Z Ilgauskas
3, D Brown 3, S Pavlovic 2, L James 2, I
Newble, D Gibson, Dw Jones). Steals: 11 (L
James 4, E Snow 2, I Newble 2, Z Ilgauskas, S
Pavlovic, D Gibson).


INDIANA (106)

fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
D Granger 42:08 7-15 6-8 1-4 3 5 21
T Murphy 24:23 1-10 1-2 0-3 1 3 3
J Foster 35:03 3-6 3-4 3-9 1 2 9
M Dunleavy 30:42 3-5 0-0 0-4 1 2 8
J Tinsley 39:43 7-20 9-11 1-9 10 1 24
D Harrison 24:10 3-7 5-8 2-7 0 6 11
S Williams 19:33 2-6 0-0 1-3 0 1 5
M Daniels 24:18 9-12 7-8 2-3 1 0 25
K Rush DNP - COACH'S DECISION
T Diener DNP - COACH'S DECISION
A Owens DNP - COACH'S DECISION
C Sims DNP - COACH'S DECISION

______________________________________________________
TOTALS 240:00 35-81 31-41 10-42 17 20 106
______________________________________________________

Percentages: FG-.432, FT-.756. 3-Point Goals:
5-15, .333 (D Granger 1-4, T Murphy 0-3, M
Dunleavy 2-2, J Tinsley 1-4, S Williams 1-2).
Team Rebounds: 11. Blocked Shots:4 (J Foster,
J Tinsley, D Granger, D Harrison).
Turnovers:16 (J Tinsley 8, D Granger 4, J
Foster 2, D Harrison, S Williams). Steals: 7
(D Harrison 2, J Foster, J Tinsley, S
Williams, T Murphy, D Granger).

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CLEVELAND 21 33 19 38 - 111
INDIANA 25 21 29 31 - 106
--------------------------------------------

Technical fouls: Cleveland - 3 (Defensive
Three, 5:01 2nd; Defensive Three, 1:26 4th; D
Gibson (ejected), 6:31 4th). Indiana - 2
(Defensive Three, 1:57 1st; Defensive Three,
8:39 2nd).
Flagrant fouls: None. A: 11,603. T: 2:32.
Officials: Bob Delaney, Monty McCutchen,
Orlandis Poole.</div>

 

INDIANAPOLIS (Ticker) -- LeBron James is making a mockery ofopposing defenses.


James recorded his second straight triple-double by findingDamon Jones for a key 3-pointer to help the Cleveland Cavaliersto a 111-106 victory over the Indiana Pacers on Sunday.

The 22-year-old James scored 30 points to go along with 10assists and 11 rebounds for his fourth triple-double of theseason and 14th of his career.


"We're playing some good basketball, and I'm the catalyst ofthat," James said. "The best thing about it (is) we got threestraight wins, and that's good. We got a little streak going."

Marquis Daniels scored 25 points off the bench and JamaalTinsley nearly recorded a triple-double of his own with 24points, 10 assists and nine rebounds for Indiana, which had itstwo-game winning streak snapped.


But in a game that featured nine ties and 18 lead changes, Jamesproved to be the difference.


"He's an amazing talent, an amazing player," Cavaliers coachMike Brown said. "The guy is just unbelievable."


The league's leading scorer, James helped Cleveland take a103-101 lead when he found Sasha Pavlovic for a 3-pointer fromthe corner with 1:31 left in the game. Pavlovic finished with aseason-high 22 points.


"It was great to see Sasha come out of his shell today for thefirst time this season," James said. "He didn't second-guessanything. He got it going early."


Indiana had a chance to take the lead with less than a minute toplay, but David Harrison was called for offensive goaltending.Harrison tried to follow a missed layup by Tinsley, but washanging on the rim when Jeff Foster's put-back fell through with51 seconds left.


On the following possession, James provided the dagger. Jameswas trapped in the corner and threw a cross-court pass to Jones,who hit a 3-pointer with 36 seconds left.


Drew Gooden, who scored 23 points, made a pair of free throwsand James added another to stretch the lead to 109-104 with 23seconds left.


After a pair of free throws from Tinsley, Indiana had a chanceto tie the game but Shawne Williams' 3-pointer with five secondsleft was off the mark.


"The screens were designed for three of the shooters, and Ithink Shawne was the first one that was open so we went therewith it," Pacers forward Danny Granger said.


The Cavaliers led, 54-46, at the half, but the Pacers went on a16-2 run to close out the third quarter and take a 75-73 leadheading into the final period.


Daniels scored seven points off the bench during the run, mostof which occurred while James was on the bench for the final3:56 of the period.


"I thought our guys really scrapped coming back and did a lot ofpositive things," Pacers coach Jim O'Brien said. "I told ourguys I was very proud of the way we kept our focus."