GAME THREAD: NBA: CLEVELAND (9-8) at BOSTON (13-2)

NBA: CLEVELAND at BOSTON

<div class="pre">NBA CLEVELAND 41
BOSTON 48 9:03 LEFT, 3RD QTR</div>

 

NBA: CLEVELAND at BOSTON

<div class="pre">NBA CLEVELAND 44
BOSTON 52 6:09 LEFT, 3RD QTR</div>

 

Re: NBA: CLEVELAND (9-8) at BOSTON (13-2)

These aren't the best ref's I've ever seen. Gooden just shoulder charged into KG and got a foul.

 

Re: NBA: CLEVELAND (9-8) at BOSTON (13-2)

that young guy's hit us with two technicals already and one of the other guys is smirking every time he calls a foul on us. pricks</p>

 

NBA: CLEVELAND at BOSTON

<div class="pre">NBA CLEVELAND 46
BOSTON 59 3:05 LEFT, 3RD QTR</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA CLEVELAND 50
BOSTON 64 END, 3RD QTR</div>

 

NBA: CLEVELAND at BOSTON

<div class="pre">NBA END 3RD QTR 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
CLEVELAND 19 20 11 50
BOSTON 17 26 21 64 END 3RD QTR

HIGH SCORERS AFTER 3RD QUARTER

CLE - ZYDRUNAS ILGAUSKAS 12, DREW GOODEN 10,
DANIEL GIBSON 8
BOS - RAY ALLEN 19, RAJON RONDO 12, KEVIN
GARNETT 9</div>

 

NBA: CLEVELAND at BOSTON

<div class="pre">NBA CLEVELAND 55
BOSTON 72 8:21 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA CLEVELAND 56
BOSTON 76 6:20 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA CLEVELAND 61
BOSTON 77 2:30 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

NBA: CLEVELAND at BOSTON

<div class="pre">NBA CLEVELAND 70
BOSTON 79 1:00 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

NBA: CLEVELAND at BOSTON

<div class="pre">NBA CLEVELAND 70
BOSTON 80 FINAL</div>

 

NBA: CLEVELAND at BOSTON

<div class="pre">NBA FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
CLEVELAND 19 20 11 20 70
BOSTON 17 26 21 16 80 FINAL

HIGH SCORERS: CLE - ZYDRUNAS ILGAUSKAS 12, ALEKSANDAR
PAVLOVIC 11, DREW GOODEN 10
BOS - RAY ALLEN 20, RAJON RONDO 12, KEVIN
GARNETT 9</div>

 

NBA: CLEVELAND at BOSTON

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NBA
CLEVELAND 70
BOSTON 80 FINAL</div>

 

NBA: CLEVELAND at BOSTON

<div class="pre">CLEVELAND (70) AT BOSTON (80)

CLEVELAND

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

D GIBSON G 33:04 3-12 1-2 1 2 3 1 3 0 3 8
D BROWN G 21:28 0-4 0-0 0 1 1 2 1 0 1 0
D GOODEN F 31:26 4-11 2-5 1 10 11 0 4 0 4 10
S PAVLOVIC F 37:23 5-14 0-0 0 2 2 0 6 1 2 11
Z ILGAUSKAS C 27:31 3-12 6-9 2 11 13 2 2 1 3 12
E SNOW 23:37 1-2 3-6 0 2 2 2 1 0 1 5
DA JONES 19:50 2-8 0-0 0 2 2 2 1 0 1 5
DW JONES 18:22 3-3 0-0 6 4 10 2 4 0 0 6
I NEWBLE 18:18 2-3 2-2 1 1 2 1 0 1 1 8
S BROWN 5:06 2-4 0-0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 5
D NICHOLS 3:55 0-3 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0

TOTALS 240:00 25-76 14-24 11 36 47 12 23 4 17 70
(.329) (.583) TEAM REBS: 9 TOTAL TO: 18 (0 PTS)

BOSTON

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

R RONDO G 29:18 4-6 4-6 1 4 5 1 1 2 2 12
R ALLEN G 34:41 8-16 3-4 1 3 4 3 0 2 0 20
K GARNETT F 25:49 2-12 5-7 0 8 8 3 3 1 1 9
P PIERCE F 29:33 2-7 3-4 1 3 4 3 2 3 3 7
K PERKINS C 25:24 1-4 2-2 1 6 7 2 2 0 3 4
J POSEY 22:30 2-5 3-3 0 5 5 0 2 1 0 7
G DAVIS 21:12 4-5 1-1 4 3 7 0 6 1 1 9
E HOUSE 20:23 2-7 1-1 0 1 1 3 1 1 1 6
T ALLEN 18:26 1-7 1-2 2 4 6 0 1 0 3 3
B SCALABRINE 8:04 0-1 0-0 0 3 3 0 1 0 0 0
L POWE 4:40 1-2 1-2 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 3

TOTALS 240:00 27-72 24-32 11 40 51 15 19 11 15 80
(.375) (.750) TEAM REBS: 7 TOTAL TO: 15 (0 PTS)

CLEVELAND 19 20 11 20 - 70
BOSTON 17 26 21 16 - 80

BLOCKED SHOTS: CLEVELAND - DW JONES 2, Z ILGAUSKAS, D GOODEN, S PAVLOVIC,
I NEWBLE. BOSTON - K GARNETT 2, R RONDO, G DAVIS.
3-PT. FIELD GOALS: CLEVELAND 6-23 (.261), D GIBSON 1-6, D BROWN 0-
1, S PAVLOVIC 1-5, DA JONES 1-6, I NEWBLE 2-2, S BROWN 1-2, D NICHOLS 0-
1. BOSTON 2-14 (.143), R ALLEN 1-7, P PIERCE 0-2, J POSEY 0-1, E HOUSE 1-
4.
TECHNICAL FOULS: CLEVELAND - Z ILGAUSKAS, D GOODEN. BOSTON - DEFENSIVE
THREE, P PIERCE, COACH RIVERS, DEFENSIVE THREE.
FLAGRANT FOULS: NONE.
OFFICIALS: BILL KENNEDY, BRIAN FORTE, EDDIE F. RUSH.
A - 18,624. T - N/A.</div>

 

NBA: CLEVELAND at BOSTON

<div class="pre">CLEVELAND (70)

fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
D Gibson 33:04 3-12 1-2 1-3 1 3 8
D Brown 21:28 0-4 0-0 0-1 2 1 0
D Gooden 31:26 4-11 2-5 1-11 0 4 10
S Pavlovic 37:23 5-14 0-0 0-2 0 6 11
Z Ilgauskas 27:31 3-12 6-9 2-13 2 2 12
E Snow 23:37 1-2 3-6 0-2 2 1 5
Da Jones 19:50 2-8 0-0 0-2 2 1 5
Dw Jones 18:22 3-3 0-0 6-10 2 4 6
I Newble 18:18 2-3 2-2 1-2 1 0 8
S Brown 5:06 2-4 0-0 0-0 0 1 5
D Nichols 3:55 0-3 0-0 0-1 0 0 0

______________________________________________________
TOTALS 240:00 25-76 14-24 11-47 12 23 70
______________________________________________________

Percentages: FG-.329, FT-.583. 3-Point Goals:
6-23, .261 (D Gibson 1-6, D Brown 0-1, S
Pavlovic 1-5, Da Jones 1-6, I Newble 2-2, S
Brown 1-2, D Nichols 0-1). Team Rebounds: 9.
Blocked Shots:6 (Dw Jones 2, Z Ilgauskas, D
Gooden, S Pavlovic, I Newble). Turnovers:17
(D Gooden 4, Z Ilgauskas 3, D Gibson 3, S
Pavlovic 2, E Snow, D Nichols, D Brown, Da
Jones, I Newble). Steals: 4 (Z Ilgauskas, I
Newble, S Pavlovic, S Brown).


BOSTON (80)

fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
R Rondo 29:18 4-6 4-6 1-5 1 1 12
R Allen 34:41 8-16 3-4 1-4 3 0 20
K Garnett 25:49 2-12 5-7 0-8 3 3 9
P Pierce 29:33 2-7 3-4 1-4 3 2 7
K Perkins 25:24 1-4 2-2 1-7 2 2 4
J Posey 22:30 2-5 3-3 0-5 0 2 7
G Davis 21:12 4-5 1-1 4-7 0 6 9
E House 20:23 2-7 1-1 0-1 3 1 6
T Allen 18:26 1-7 1-2 2-6 0 1 3
B Scalabrine 8:04 0-1 0-0 0-3 0 1 0
L Powe 4:40 1-2 1-2 1-1 0 0 3

______________________________________________________
TOTALS 240:00 27-72 24-32 11-51 15 19 80
______________________________________________________

Percentages: FG-.375, FT-.750. 3-Point Goals:
2-14, .143 (R Allen 1-7, P Pierce 0-2, J
Posey 0-1, E House 1-4). Team Rebounds: 7.
Blocked Shots:4 (K Garnett 2, R Rondo, G
Davis). Turnovers:15 (T Allen 3, P Pierce 3,
K Perkins 3, R Rondo 2, K Garnett, E House, G
Davis, L Powe). Steals: 11 (P Pierce 3, R
Allen 2, R Rondo 2, K Garnett, G Davis, J
Posey, E House).

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CLEVELAND 19 20 11 20 - 70
BOSTON 17 26 21 16 - 80
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Technical fouls: Cleveland - 2 (Z Ilgauskas,
8:24 2nd; D Gooden, 3:42 3rd). Boston - 4
(Defensive Three, 4:07 1st; P Pierce, 0:08
2nd; COACH Rivers, 0:08 2nd; Defensive Three,
5:20 2nd).
Flagrant fouls: None. A: 18,624. T: N/A.
Officials: Bill Kennedy, Brian Forte, Eddie
F. Rush.</div>

 

BOSTON (Ticker) -- Without LeBron James, the ClevelandCavaliers were no match for Ray Allen and the Boston Celtics.

Allen scored 20 points Sunday afternoon as the Celtics notchedan 80-70 win over the injury-depleted Cavaliers.


Cleveland looked lost without James, who has missed two straightgames with a sprained left index finger. The Cavs scored thesecond-lowest point total in franchise history.


Zydrunas Ilgauskas scored 12 points and Sasha Pavlovic added 11for the Cavaliers, who shot just 32 percent (25-of-76) andnearly equaled their franchise low of 59 points set vs. SanAntonio on March 25, 1997.


The league's leading scorer, James injured the finger in thesecond quarter of Wednesday's loss to Detroit. The 22-year-oldscored 38 points and dished out 13 assists in a 109-104 overtimewin over Boston on Tuesday, but his absence was glaring in thisone.


The Celtics also had a sub-par showing, but still managed totake a 43-39 lead into halftime.


The Celtics opened the second half with an 18-9 spurt thathelped them take a 61-48 lead with 2:35 left in the thirdquarter. Allen and Rajon Rondo scored six points apiece duringthe run.


Boston led, 64-50, after three quarters and the Cavaliers neverthreatened the rest of the way. Only a 12-3 run in the finalminutes of the fourth quarter salvaged the Cavaliers theembarrassment of setting a franchise record.


Kevin Garnett scored just nine points on 2-of-12 from the floorfor the Celtics, who shot 37 percent (27-of-72) but improved to9-0 at home for the first time since 1985-86.

 

NBA: CLEVELAND at BOSTON

<div class="pre">CLEVELAND (70) AT BOSTON (80)

CLEVELAND

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

D GIBSON G 33:04 3-12 1-2 1 2 3 1 3 0 3 8
D BROWN G 21:28 0-4 0-0 0 1 1 2 1 0 1 0
D GOODEN F 31:26 4-11 2-5 1 10 11 0 4 0 4 10
S PAVLOVIC F 37:23 5-14 0-0 0 2 2 0 6 1 2 11
Z ILGAUSKAS C 27:31 3-12 6-9 2 11 13 2 2 1 3 12
E SNOW 23:37 1-2 3-6 0 2 2 2 1 0 1 5
DA JONES 19:50 2-8 0-0 0 2 2 2 1 0 1 5
DW JONES 18:22 3-3 0-0 6 4 10 2 4 0 0 6
I NEWBLE 18:18 2-3 2-2 1 1 2 1 0 1 1 8
S BROWN 5:06 2-4 0-0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 5
D NICHOLS 3:55 0-3 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0
L JAMES DNP - FINGER INJURY

TOTALS 240:00 25-76 14-24 11 36 47 12 23 4 17 70
(.329) (.583) TEAM REBS: 9 TOTAL TO: 18 (12 PTS)

BOSTON

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

R RONDO G 29:18 4-6 4-6 1 4 5 1 1 2 2 12
R ALLEN G 34:41 8-16 3-4 1 3 4 3 0 2 0 20
K GARNETT F 25:49 2-12 5-7 0 8 8 3 3 1 1 9
P PIERCE F 29:33 2-7 3-4 1 3 4 3 2 3 3 7
K PERKINS C 25:24 1-4 2-2 1 6 7 2 2 0 3 4
J POSEY 22:30 2-5 3-3 0 5 5 0 2 1 0 7
G DAVIS 21:12 4-5 1-1 4 3 7 0 6 1 1 9
E HOUSE 20:23 2-7 1-1 0 1 1 3 1 1 1 6
T ALLEN 18:26 1-7 1-2 2 4 6 0 1 0 3 3
B SCALABRINE 8:04 0-1 0-0 0 3 3 0 1 0 0 0
L POWE 4:40 1-2 1-2 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 3
S POLLARD DNP - COACH'S DECISION

TOTALS 240:00 27-72 24-32 11 40 51 15 19 11 15 80
(.375) (.750) TEAM REBS: 7 TOTAL TO: 15 (17 PTS)

CLEVELAND 19 20 11 20 - 70
BOSTON 17 26 21 16 - 80

BLOCKED SHOTS: CLEVELAND - DW JONES 2, Z ILGAUSKAS, D GOODEN, S PAVLOVIC,
I NEWBLE. BOSTON - K GARNETT 2, R RONDO, G DAVIS.
3-PT. FIELD GOALS: CLEVELAND 6-23 (.261), D GIBSON 1-6, D BROWN 0-
1, S PAVLOVIC 1-5, DA JONES 1-6, I NEWBLE 2-2, S BROWN 1-2, D NICHOLS 0-
1. BOSTON 2-14 (.143), R ALLEN 1-7, P PIERCE 0-2, J POSEY 0-1, E HOUSE 1-
4.
TECHNICAL FOULS: CLEVELAND - Z ILGAUSKAS, D GOODEN. BOSTON - DEFENSIVE
THREE, COACH RIVERS, P PIERCE, DEFENSIVE THREE.
FLAGRANT FOULS: NONE.
OFFICIALS: BILL KENNEDY, BRIAN FORTE, EDDIE F. RUSH.
A - 18,624. T - 2:18.</div>

 

NBA: CLEVELAND at BOSTON

<div class="pre">CLEVELAND (70)

fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
D Gibson 33:04 3-12 1-2 1-3 1 3 8
D Brown 21:28 0-4 0-0 0-1 2 1 0
D Gooden 31:26 4-11 2-5 1-11 0 4 10
S Pavlovic 37:23 5-14 0-0 0-2 0 6 11
Z Ilgauskas 27:31 3-12 6-9 2-13 2 2 12
E Snow 23:37 1-2 3-6 0-2 2 1 5
Da Jones 19:50 2-8 0-0 0-2 2 1 5
Dw Jones 18:22 3-3 0-0 6-10 2 4 6
I Newble 18:18 2-3 2-2 1-2 1 0 8
S Brown 5:06 2-4 0-0 0-0 0 1 5
D Nichols 3:55 0-3 0-0 0-1 0 0 0
L James DNP - FINGER INJURY

______________________________________________________
TOTALS 240:00 25-76 14-24 11-47 12 23 70
______________________________________________________

Percentages: FG-.329, FT-.583. 3-Point Goals:
6-23, .261 (D Gibson 1-6, D Brown 0-1, S
Pavlovic 1-5, Da Jones 1-6, I Newble 2-2, S
Brown 1-2, D Nichols 0-1). Team Rebounds: 9.
Blocked Shots:6 (Dw Jones 2, Z Ilgauskas, D
Gooden, S Pavlovic, I Newble). Turnovers:17
(D Gooden 4, Z Ilgauskas 3, D Gibson 3, S
Pavlovic 2, E Snow, D Nichols, D Brown, Da
Jones, I Newble). Steals: 4 (Z Ilgauskas, I
Newble, S Pavlovic, S Brown).


BOSTON (80)

fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
R Rondo 29:18 4-6 4-6 1-5 1 1 12
R Allen 34:41 8-16 3-4 1-4 3 0 20
K Garnett 25:49 2-12 5-7 0-8 3 3 9
P Pierce 29:33 2-7 3-4 1-4 3 2 7
K Perkins 25:24 1-4 2-2 1-7 2 2 4
J Posey 22:30 2-5 3-3 0-5 0 2 7
G Davis 21:12 4-5 1-1 4-7 0 6 9
E House 20:23 2-7 1-1 0-1 3 1 6
T Allen 18:26 1-7 1-2 2-6 0 1 3
B Scalabrine 8:04 0-1 0-0 0-3 0 1 0
L Powe 4:40 1-2 1-2 1-1 0 0 3
S Pollard DNP - COACH'S DECISION

______________________________________________________
TOTALS 240:00 27-72 24-32 11-51 15 19 80
______________________________________________________

Percentages: FG-.375, FT-.750. 3-Point Goals:
2-14, .143 (R Allen 1-7, P Pierce 0-2, J
Posey 0-1, E House 1-4). Team Rebounds: 7.
Blocked Shots:4 (K Garnett 2, R Rondo, G
Davis). Turnovers:15 (T Allen 3, P Pierce 3,
K Perkins 3, R Rondo 2, K Garnett, E House, G
Davis, L Powe). Steals: 11 (P Pierce 3, R
Allen 2, R Rondo 2, K Garnett, G Davis, J
Posey, E House).

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CLEVELAND 19 20 11 20 - 70
BOSTON 17 26 21 16 - 80
-------------------------------------------

Technical fouls: Cleveland - 2 (Z Ilgauskas,
8:24 2nd; D Gooden, 3:42 3rd). Boston - 4
(Defensive Three, 4:07 1st; COACH Rivers,
0:08 2nd; P Pierce, 0:08 2nd; Defensive
Three, 5:20 2nd).
Flagrant fouls: None. A: 18,624. T: 2:18.
Officials: Bill Kennedy, Brian Forte, Eddie
F. Rush.</div>

 

BOSTON (Ticker) -- Without LeBron James, the ClevelandCavaliers were no match for Ray Allen and the Boston Celtics.

Allen scored 20 points Sunday afternoon as the Celtics notchedan 80-70 win over the injury-depleted Cavaliers.


Cleveland looked lost without James, who has missed two straightgames with a sprained left index finger. The Cavs scored thesecond-lowest point total in franchise history.


Zydrunas Ilgauskas scored 12 points and Sasha Pavlovic added 11for the Cavaliers, who shot just 32 percent (25-of-76) andnearly equaled their franchise low of 59 points set vs. SanAntonio on March 25, 1997.


The league's leading scorer, James injured the finger in thesecond quarter of Wednesday's loss to Detroit. The 22-year-oldscored 38 points and dished out 13 assists in a 109-104 overtimewin over Boston on Tuesday, but his absence was glaring in thisone.


The Celtics also had a sub-par showing, but still managed totake a 43-39 lead into halftime.


The Celtics opened the second half with an 18-9 spurt thathelped them take a 61-48 lead with 2:35 left in the thirdquarter. Allen and Rajon Rondo scored six points apiece duringthe run.


Boston led, 64-50, after three quarters and the Cavaliers neverthreatened the rest of the way. Only a 12-3 run in the finalminutes of the fourth quarter salvaged the Cavaliers theembarrassment of setting a franchise record.


Kevin Garnett scored just nine points on 2-of-12 from the floorfor the Celtics, who shot 37 percent (27-of-72) but improved to9-0 at home for the first time since 1985-86.