GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NBA: CLEVELAND (9-11) at CHARLOTTE (6-11)

NBA: CLEVELAND at CHARLOTTE

<div class="pre">NBA CLEVELAND 79
CHARLOTTE 80 2:51 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

NBA: CLEVELAND at CHARLOTTE

<div class="pre">NBA CLEVELAND 81
CHARLOTTE 82 0:59 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

NBA: CLEVELAND at CHARLOTTE

<div class="pre">NBA CLEVELAND 93
CHARLOTTE 96 FINAL</div>

 

NBA: CLEVELAND at CHARLOTTE

<div class="pre">NBA FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
CLEVELAND 26 25 17 25 93
CHARLOTTE 25 26 18 27 96 FINAL

HIGH SCORERS: CLE - LARRY HUGHES 22, SHANNON BROWN 15,
DANIEL GIBSON 15
CHA - GERALD WALLACE 22, EMEKA OKAFOR 19,
JASON RICHARDSON 18</div>

 

NBA: CLEVELAND at CHARLOTTE

<div class="pre">CLEVELAND (93) AT CHARLOTTE (96)

CLEVELAND

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

D GIBSON G 32:33 4-6 4-5 1 3 4 3 5 1 6 15
S BROWN G 33:20 6-12 3-6 0 2 2 3 5 2 4 15
D GOODEN F 21:51 3-8 2-2 2 7 9 1 2 1 1 8
S PAVLOVIC F 17:45 3-6 2-2 0 2 2 2 1 0 3 9
Z ILGAUSKAS C 34:04 3-7 2-3 1 6 7 0 4 0 3 8
I NEWBLE 30:30 6-9 2-2 4 1 5 0 5 0 1 14
L HUGHES 26:01 6-17 8-9 1 0 1 1 2 2 4 22
E SNOW 11:38 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0
D BROWN 12:02 0-1 0-0 1 2 3 2 3 2 2 0
DA JONES 10:59 0-1 0-0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0
DW JONES 9:17 1-2 0-2 4 1 5 1 3 0 1 2

TOTALS 240:00 32-70 23-31 14 25 39 16 31 8 25 93
(.457) (.742) TEAM REBS: 9 TOTAL TO: 27 (0 PTS)

CHARLOTTE

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

R FELTON G 35:50 2-6 11-14 0 3 3 6 1 1 4 15
J RICHARDSON G 40:33 6-10 3-4 2 6 8 3 4 3 3 18
E OKAFOR F 38:55 6-13 7-14 2 3 5 0 2 2 3 19
G WALLACE F 39:00 8-17 6-6 0 7 7 1 4 4 6 22
P BREZEC C 15:52 1-2 0-0 2 1 3 0 1 0 0 2
J MCINNIS 22:36 2-4 0-0 1 1 2 4 1 1 1 4
M CARROLL 18:57 1-5 3-4 1 2 3 0 3 0 1 5
D ANDERSON 10:18 0-3 2-2 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 2
R HOLLINS 8:59 1-2 2-2 1 0 1 0 4 0 0 4
W HERRMANN 9:00 1-2 2-2 0 2 2 0 2 0 1 5

TOTALS 240:00 28-64 36-48 9 25 34 16 23 11 19 96
(.438) (.750) TEAM REBS: 12 TOTAL TO: 20 (0 PTS)

CLEVELAND 26 25 17 25 - 93
CHARLOTTE 25 26 18 27 - 96

BLOCKED SHOTS: CLEVELAND - Z ILGAUSKAS 4, L HUGHES, S PAVLOVIC. CHARLOTTE -
G WALLACE 5, J RICHARDSON 2, E OKAFOR.
3-PT. FIELD GOALS: CLEVELAND 6-15 (.400), D GIBSON 3-4, S BROWN 0-
3, S PAVLOVIC 1-1, I NEWBLE 0-1, L HUGHES 2-5, DA JONES 0-1. CHARLOTTE 4-
9 (.444), J RICHARDSON 3-5, M CARROLL 0-2, D ANDERSON 0-1, W HERRMANN 1-
1.
TECHNICAL FOULS: CHARLOTTE - J RICHARDSON.
FLAGRANT FOULS: CLEVELAND 1 (S PAVLOVIC, 9:51 3RD).
OFFICIALS: COURTNEY KIRKLAND, ERIC LEWIS, JIM CLARK.
A - 17,624. T - 2:45.</div>

 

NBA: CLEVELAND at CHARLOTTE

<div class="pre">CLEVELAND (93)

fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
D Gibson 32:33 4-6 4-5 1-4 3 5 15
S Brown 33:20 6-12 3-6 0-2 3 5 15
D Gooden 21:51 3-8 2-2 2-9 1 2 8
S Pavlovic 17:45 3-6 2-2 0-2 2 1 9
Z Ilgauskas 34:04 3-7 2-3 1-7 0 4 8
I Newble 30:30 6-9 2-2 4-5 0 5 14
L Hughes 26:01 6-17 8-9 1-1 1 2 22
E Snow 11:38 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 1 0
D Brown 12:02 0-1 0-0 1-3 2 3 0
Da Jones 10:59 0-1 0-0 0-1 2 0 0
Dw Jones 9:17 1-2 0-2 4-5 1 3 2

______________________________________________________
TOTALS 240:00 32-70 23-31 14-39 16 31 93
______________________________________________________

Percentages: FG-.457, FT-.742. 3-Point Goals:
6-15, .400 (D Gibson 3-4, S Brown 0-3, S
Pavlovic 1-1, I Newble 0-1, L Hughes 2-5, Da
Jones 0-1). Team Rebounds: 9. Blocked Shots:6
(Z Ilgauskas 4, L Hughes, S Pavlovic).
Turnovers:25 (D Gibson 6, L Hughes 4, S Brown
4, Z Ilgauskas 3, S Pavlovic 3, D Brown 2, I
Newble, Dw Jones, D Gooden). Steals: 8 (L
Hughes 2, D Brown 2, S Brown 2, D Gooden, D
Gibson).


CHARLOTTE (96)

fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
R Felton 35:50 2-6 11-14 0-3 6 1 15
J Richardson 40:33 6-10 3-4 2-8 3 4 18
E Okafor 38:55 6-13 7-14 2-5 0 2 19
G Wallace 39:00 8-17 6-6 0-7 1 4 22
P Brezec 15:52 1-2 0-0 2-3 0 1 2
J McInnis 22:36 2-4 0-0 1-2 4 1 4
M Carroll 18:57 1-5 3-4 1-3 0 3 5
D Anderson 10:18 0-3 2-2 0-0 2 1 2
R Hollins 8:59 1-2 2-2 1-1 0 4 4
W Herrmann 9:00 1-2 2-2 0-2 0 2 5

______________________________________________________
TOTALS 240:00 28-64 36-48 9-34 16 23 96
______________________________________________________

Percentages: FG-.438, FT-.750. 3-Point Goals:
4-9, .444 (J Richardson 3-5, M Carroll 0-2, D
Anderson 0-1, W Herrmann 1-1). Team Rebounds:
12. Blocked Shots:8 (G Wallace 5, J
Richardson 2, E Okafor). Turnovers:19 (G
Wallace 6, R Felton 4, J Richardson 3, E
Okafor 3, J McInnis, M Carroll, W Herrmann).
Steals: 11 (G Wallace 4, J Richardson 3, E
Okafor 2, J McInnis, R Felton).

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CLEVELAND 26 25 17 25 - 93
CHARLOTTE 25 26 18 27 - 96
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Technical fouls: Charlotte - 1 (J Richardson,
7:45 4th).
Flagrant fouls: Cleveland 1 (S Pavlovic,
9:51 3rd). A: 17,624. T: 2:45. Officials:
Courtney Kirkland, Eric Lewis, Jim Clark.</div>

 

NBA: CLEVELAND at CHARLOTTE

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NBA
CLEVELAND 93
CHARLOTTE 96 FINAL</div>

 

By Derek Smith
PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer


CHARLOTTE, North Carolina (Ticker) -- Gerald Wallace and theCharlotte Bobcats had to sweat it out, but they finally brokethrough.


Wallace had 22 points, five blocks and four steals to help theBobcats snap their seven-game slide with Saturday's 96-93 winover the shorthanded Cleveland Cavaliers.


For the fifth consecutive outing, Cavs superstar LeBron Jamessat out due to his sprained left index finger. Cleveland hasyet to set a return date for the 23-year-old All-Star.

Charlotte built a 62-56 lead with 6:30 left in the third quarterbefore Ira Newble and Larry Hughes took control for the Cavs,who trailed 69-68 heading into the decisive period.

Newble gave Cleveland its first lead of the second half, 74-72,on an easy putback with 9:02 remaining. Newble finished with 15points off the bench.


Charlotte regained the lead at 78-77 after Matt Carroll split a<div class="pre">pair of free throws, but Daniel Gibson hit two foul shots that</div>put Cleveland back in charge with 3:59 remaining.


Carroll's jumper with 2:42 left was Charlotte's final fieldgoal. A pair of free throws from Hughes cut the lead to justone, but the Bobcats continued to shine at the free-throw lineand never allowed the Cavs to regain the lead.


Cleveland had one last chance to tie the game when Wallacefouled Gibson on a 3-point attempt, but the second-year guardwas only able to make two of three with six seconds left.

 

NBA: CLEVELAND at CHARLOTTE

<div class="pre">CLEVELAND (93) AT CHARLOTTE (96)

CLEVELAND

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

D GIBSON G 32:33 4-6 4-5 1 3 4 3 5 1 6 15
S BROWN G 33:20 6-12 3-6 0 2 2 3 5 2 4 15
D GOODEN F 21:51 3-8 2-2 2 7 9 1 2 1 1 8
S PAVLOVIC F 17:45 3-6 2-2 0 2 2 0 1 0 3 9
Z ILGAUSKAS C 34:04 3-7 2-3 1 6 7 0 4 0 3 8
I NEWBLE 30:30 6-9 2-2 4 1 5 0 5 0 1 14
L HUGHES 26:02 6-17 8-9 1 0 1 1 2 2 4 22
E SNOW 11:38 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0
D BROWN 12:02 0-1 0-0 1 2 3 2 3 2 2 0
DA JONES 10:59 0-1 0-0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0
DW JONES 9:16 1-2 0-2 4 1 5 1 3 0 1 2
L JAMES DNP - LEFT INDEX FINGER SPRAIN

TOTALS 240:00 32-70 23-31 14 25 39 14 31 8 25 93
(.457) (.742) TEAM REBS: 9 TOTAL TO: 27 (26 PTS)

CHARLOTTE

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

R FELTON G 35:50 2-6 11-14 0 3 3 6 1 1 4 15
J RICHARDSON G 40:33 6-10 3-4 2 6 8 3 4 3 3 18
E OKAFOR F 38:55 6-13 7-14 2 3 5 0 2 2 3 19
G WALLACE F 39:00 8-17 6-6 0 7 7 1 4 4 6 22
P BREZEC C 15:52 1-2 0-0 2 1 3 0 1 0 0 2
J MCINNIS 22:36 2-4 0-0 1 1 2 4 1 1 1 4
M CARROLL 18:57 1-5 3-4 1 2 3 0 3 0 1 5
D ANDERSON 10:18 0-3 2-2 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 2
R HOLLINS 8:59 1-2 2-2 1 0 1 0 4 0 0 4
W HERRMANN 9:00 1-2 2-2 0 2 2 0 2 0 1 5
O HARRINGTON DNP - COACH'S DECISION
J DUDLEY DNP - COACH'S DECISION

TOTALS 240:00 28-64 36-48 9 25 34 16 23 11 19 96
(.438) (.750) TEAM REBS: 12 TOTAL TO: 20 (19 PTS)

CLEVELAND 26 25 17 25 - 93
CHARLOTTE 25 26 18 27 - 96

BLOCKED SHOTS: CLEVELAND - Z ILGAUSKAS 4, L HUGHES, S PAVLOVIC. CHARLOTTE -
G WALLACE 5, J RICHARDSON 2, E OKAFOR.
3-PT. FIELD GOALS: CLEVELAND 6-15 (.400), D GIBSON 3-4, S BROWN 0-
3, S PAVLOVIC 1-1, I NEWBLE 0-1, L HUGHES 2-5, DA JONES 0-1. CHARLOTTE 4-
9 (.444), J RICHARDSON 3-5, M CARROLL 0-2, D ANDERSON 0-1, W HERRMANN 1-
1.
TECHNICAL FOULS: CHARLOTTE - DEFENSIVE THREE.
FLAGRANT FOULS: CLEVELAND 1 (S PAVLOVIC, 9:51 3RD).
OFFICIALS: COURTNEY KIRKLAND, ERIC LEWIS, JIM CLARK.
A - 17,624. T - 2:45.</div>

 

NBA: CLEVELAND at CHARLOTTE

<div class="pre">CLEVELAND (93)

fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
D Gibson 32:33 4-6 4-5 1-4 3 5 15
S Brown 33:20 6-12 3-6 0-2 3 5 15
D Gooden 21:51 3-8 2-2 2-9 1 2 8
S Pavlovic 17:45 3-6 2-2 0-2 0 1 9
Z Ilgauskas 34:04 3-7 2-3 1-7 0 4 8
I Newble 30:30 6-9 2-2 4-5 0 5 14
L Hughes 26:02 6-17 8-9 1-1 1 2 22
E Snow 11:38 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 1 0
D Brown 12:02 0-1 0-0 1-3 2 3 0
Da Jones 10:59 0-1 0-0 0-1 2 0 0
Dw Jones 9:16 1-2 0-2 4-5 1 3 2
L James DNP - LEFT INDEX FINGER SPRAIN

______________________________________________________
TOTALS 240:00 32-70 23-31 14-39 14 31 93
______________________________________________________

Percentages: FG-.457, FT-.742. 3-Point Goals:
6-15, .400 (D Gibson 3-4, S Brown 0-3, S
Pavlovic 1-1, I Newble 0-1, L Hughes 2-5, Da
Jones 0-1). Team Rebounds: 9. Blocked Shots:6
(Z Ilgauskas 4, L Hughes, S Pavlovic).
Turnovers:25 (D Gibson 6, L Hughes 4, S Brown
4, Z Ilgauskas 3, S Pavlovic 3, D Brown 2, I
Newble, Dw Jones, D Gooden). Steals: 8 (L
Hughes 2, D Brown 2, S Brown 2, D Gooden, D
Gibson).


CHARLOTTE (96)

fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
R Felton 35:50 2-6 11-14 0-3 6 1 15
J Richardson 40:33 6-10 3-4 2-8 3 4 18
E Okafor 38:55 6-13 7-14 2-5 0 2 19
G Wallace 39:00 8-17 6-6 0-7 1 4 22
P Brezec 15:52 1-2 0-0 2-3 0 1 2
J McInnis 22:36 2-4 0-0 1-2 4 1 4
M Carroll 18:57 1-5 3-4 1-3 0 3 5
D Anderson 10:18 0-3 2-2 0-0 2 1 2
R Hollins 8:59 1-2 2-2 1-1 0 4 4
W Herrmann 9:00 1-2 2-2 0-2 0 2 5
O Harrington DNP - COACH'S DECISION
J Dudley DNP - COACH'S DECISION

______________________________________________________
TOTALS 240:00 28-64 36-48 9-34 16 23 96
______________________________________________________

Percentages: FG-.438, FT-.750. 3-Point Goals:
4-9, .444 (J Richardson 3-5, M Carroll 0-2, D
Anderson 0-1, W Herrmann 1-1). Team Rebounds:
12. Blocked Shots:8 (G Wallace 5, J
Richardson 2, E Okafor). Turnovers:19 (G
Wallace 6, R Felton 4, J Richardson 3, E
Okafor 3, J McInnis, M Carroll, W Herrmann).
Steals: 11 (G Wallace 4, J Richardson 3, E
Okafor 2, J McInnis, R Felton).

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CLEVELAND 26 25 17 25 - 93
CHARLOTTE 25 26 18 27 - 96
-------------------------------------------

Technical fouls: Charlotte - 1 (Defensive
Three, 7:45 4th).
Flagrant fouls: Cleveland 1 (S Pavlovic,
9:51 3rd). A: 17,624. T: 2:45. Officials:
Courtney Kirkland, Eric Lewis, Jim Clark.</div>

 

By Derek Smith
PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer


CHARLOTTE, North Carolina (Ticker) - Gerald Wallace and theCharlotte Bobcats had to sweat it out, but they finally brokethrough.


Wallace had 22 points, five blocks and four steals to help theBobcats snap their seven-game slide with Saturday's 96-93 winover the shorthanded Cleveland Cavaliers.


Charlotte made 14 free throws in the final minute to post itsfirst win since a 101-92 victory over Portland on November 19.

"We didn't want to lose this ballgame," Wallace said. "We knewif we just knocked down our free throws we'd be able to win thisone."


For the fifth consecutive outing, Cavs superstar LeBron Jamessat out due to his sprained left index finger. Cleveland hasyet to set a return date for the 23-year-old All-Star.

Charlotte built a 62-56 lead with 6:30 left in the third quarterbefore Ira Newble and Larry Hughes took control for the Cavs,who trailed 69-68 heading into the decisive period.

Newble gave Cleveland its first lead of the second half, 74-72,on an easy putback with 9:02 remaining. Newble finished with 15points off the bench.


Charlotte regained the lead at 78-77 after Matt Carroll split a<div class="pre">pair of free throws, but Daniel Gibson hit two foul shots that</div>put Cleveland back in charge with 3:59 remaining.


Carroll's jumper with 2:42 left was Charlotte's final fieldgoal. A pair of free throws from Hughes cut the lead to justone, but the Bobcats continued to shine at the free-throw lineand never allowed the Cavs to regain the lead.


With chances to take the lead on their next two possessions,Cleveland committed two of its 27 turnovers.


"We needed to be more focused, especially in the fourthquarter," Hughes said. "We should have been a little smarterwith the basketball. We needed to give ourselves betterchances."


Hughes scored 22 points in his first game back after missing thelast 11 with a bruised left leg.


Ranked 29th in free-throw percentage, the Bobcats made 14consecutive free throws over the final minute to secure thevictory - including 10 by Raymond Felton.


"I knew I could hit every single one of them," Felton said. "Iwas trying to get the ball and seal the game. I just keptgetting fouled and going to the free-throw line. We pulled thisone out and were able to get that monkey off of our back."

Cleveland had one last chance to tie the game when Wallacefouled Gibson on a 3-point attempt, but the second-year guardwas only able to make two of three with six seconds left.

Emeka Okafor netted 19 points and Jason Richardson added 18 forthe Bobcats, who shot 43 percent (28-of-64) from the floor andforced 25 turnovers.