GAME THREAD: NBA: BOSTON (11-1) at CLEVELAND (8-6)

NBA: BOSTON at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">NBA END 3RD QTR 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
BOSTON 20 29 23 72
CLEVELAND 26 20 28 74 END 3RD QTR

HIGH SCORERS AFTER 3RD QUARTER

BOS - RAY ALLEN 21, KEVIN GARNETT 14, PAUL
PIERCE 11
CLE - DREW GOODEN 20, LEBRON JAMES 19,
ZYDRUNAS ILGAUSKAS 14</div>

 

NBA: BOSTON at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">NBA BOSTON 79
CLEVELAND 81 8:20 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

Re: NBA: BOSTON (11-1) at CLEVELAND (8-6)

Cavs on a nice 9-2 run. Gibson and James have been money so far in the fourth. What a game for Gooden too.</p>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA BOSTON 85
CLEVELAND 87 6:01 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

NBA: BOSTON at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">NBA BOSTON 88
CLEVELAND 87 2:55 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

NBA: BOSTON at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">NBA BOSTON 92
CLEVELAND 92 0:23 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

Re: NBA: BOSTON (11-1) at CLEVELAND (8-6)

OT</p>

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that was close i had a bad feeling about that possession</p>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA BOSTON 92
CLEVELAND 92 END OF 4TH QTR GOING INTO OVERTIME</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA BOSTON 92
CLEVELAND 92 END OF 4TH QTR GOING INTO OVERTIME</div>

 

NBA: BOSTON at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">NBA BOSTON 94
CLEVELAND 96 2:40 LEFT, 1ST OT</div>

 

Re: NBA: BOSTON (11-1) at CLEVELAND (8-6)

hit a shot? play defense? hey its a possibility...</p>

 

Re: NBA: BOSTON (11-1) at CLEVELAND (8-6)

this is bullshit. good night celtics.</p>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA BOSTON 95
CLEVELAND 101 0:29 LEFT, 1ST OT</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA BOSTON 104
CLEVELAND 109 FINAL IN 1ST OT</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA FINAL IN 1ST OT 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH 1OT TOTAL
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BOSTON 20 29 23 20 12 104
CLEVELAND 26 20 28 18 17 109 FINAL IN 1ST OT

HIGH SCORERS: BOS - RAY ALLEN 29, KEVIN GARNETT 19, PAUL
PIERCE 16
CLE - LEBRON JAMES 38, DREW GOODEN 24,
ALEKSANDAR PAVLOVIC 16</div>

 

NBA: BOSTON at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NBA
BOSTON 104
CLEVELAND 109 FINAL</div>

 

Re: NBA: BOSTON (11-1) at CLEVELAND (8-6)

Pierce 5-15 shooting, 1-6 from 3... his general shot selection is really irritating me lately. he's been hoisting up some dumb ones. he has teammates now, not sure if he's realized yet. oh and KG should have gotten the ball more.</p>

 

CLEVELAND (Ticker) -- LeBron James single-handedly trumped theBoston Celtics' superstar trio.


James collected 38 points and 13 assists as the ClevelandCavaliers clamped down defensively in the extra period en routeto their fourth straight win, an 109-104 overtime victory overthe Celtics on Tuesday night.


In clutch fashion, James netted 11 points in the overtime forthe Cavaliers, who outscored the Celtics, 17-12, during thatfive-minute span to secure the victory.


James, who had notched triple-doubles in his last two gamesagainst Toronto and Indiana, had the crowd chanting "MVP" as hewas icing the game with free throws in the waning seconds ofovertime.


Still, James and the Cavaliers were lucky to be in the positionto win it in the extra period.


With the score tied at 92-92 with 23.1 seconds left inregulation, a dubious reach-in foul was called on Cavaliersswingman Sasha Pavlovic, who seemed to knock the dribble awayfrom Celtics sharpshooter Ray Allen.


But Allen - a career 89 percent foul shooter - misfired on bothfree throws and the Cavaliers corralled the rebound and called atimeout with 22 ticks left.


On the ensuing possession, James was guarded by Celtics swingmanPaul Pierce but chose to dribble the clock down to six secondsbefore starting his offensive move. He settled for a contestedjumper from the right elbow that was short with three secondsleft and time expired as the long rebound bounced away.

Drew Gooden collected 24 points and 13 rebounds and ZydrunasIlgauskas added 15 and 14 for Cleveland, which outreboundedBoston, 47-40.


"The Big Three" for the Celtics combined for 64 points,highlighted by Allen, who netted 29 on 10-of-25 shooting -including 5-of-12 on 3-pointers. Kevin Garnett added 19 pointsand Pierce had 16.


Allen's performance came three days after nailing abuzzer-beating shot from the arc to down the Charlotte Bobcatsfor Boston, which had its three-game winning streak snapped enroute to just its second loss of the season.

 

Re: NBA: BOSTON (11-1) at CLEVELAND (8-6)

Great game. KG got pushed around by Gooden and Z all night and it was fun to watch Allen choke from the line.</p>

 

NBA: BOSTON at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">BOSTON (104) AT CLEVELAND (109)

BOSTON

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

P PIERCE F 44:53 5-15 5-6 0 6 6 5 4 1 4 16
K GARNETT F 43:50 8-14 3-4 2 3 5 5 5 1 2 19
K PERKINS C 31:36 3-6 5-8 1 4 5 0 3 2 1 11
R ALLEN G 49:09 10-25 4-6 2 5 7 5 1 2 3 29
R RONDO G 43:33 1-9 1-2 3 4 7 6 1 1 0 3
J POSEY 20:40 4-8 0-1 0 6 6 0 3 1 1 11
E HOUSE 15:33 1-3 0-0 0 0 0 4 1 0 1 3
B SCALABRINE 4:52 1-1 0-0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 2
S POLLARD 4:53 1-2 0-0 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 2
G DAVIS 6:01 3-3 2-2 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 8
L POWE DNP - COACH'S DECISION
G PRUITT DNP - COACH'S DECISION

TOTALS 265:00 37-86 20-29 10 30 40 26 22 8 12 104
(.430) (.690) TEAM REBS: 10 TOTAL TO: 13 (17 PTS)

CLEVELAND

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

L JAMES F 45:46 11-25 14-15 0 4 4 13 2 2 3 38
D GOODEN F 42:36 11-15 2-4 3 10 13 0 4 0 2 24
Z ILGAUSKAS C 44:30 6-9 3-3 2 12 14 5 4 0 3 15
S PAVLOVIC G 44:04 6-13 2-4 1 4 5 3 5 3 2 16
D GIBSON G 46:31 3-11 1-2 1 3 4 3 2 0 2 8
I NEWBLE 16:38 0-1 2-2 0 4 4 0 1 0 0 2
D BROWN 14:02 1-2 4-6 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 6
DA JONES 8:53 0-3 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
DW JONES 1:19 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
E SNOW 0:41 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
D NICHOLS DNP - COACH'S DECISION
S BROWN DNP - COACH'S DECISION

TOTALS 265:00 38-79 28-36 8 39 47 24 19 5 12 109
(.481) (.778) TEAM REBS: 10 TOTAL TO: 12 (12 PTS)

BOSTON 20 29 23 20 12 - 104
CLEVELAND 26 20 28 18 17 - 109

BLOCKED SHOTS: BOSTON - K GARNETT 3, K PERKINS 3, B SCALABRINE. CLEVELAND -
Z ILGAUSKAS 4, L JAMES 2, D GOODEN.
3-PT. FIELD GOALS: BOSTON 10-25 (.400), P PIERCE 1-6, R ALLEN 5-12,
J POSEY 3-5, E HOUSE 1-2. CLEVELAND 5-20 (.250), L JAMES 2-8, S PAVLOVIC 2-
4, D GIBSON 1-5, D BROWN 0-1, DA JONES 0-2.
TECHNICAL FOULS: BOSTON - DEFENSIVE THREE 3. CLEVELAND - D BROWN.
FLAGRANT FOULS: NONE.
OFFICIALS: BENNETT SALVATORE, DERRICK COLLINS, MARK LINDSEY.
A - 20,562. T - 2:40.</div>