GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NBA: INDIANA (10-10) at CLEVELAND (9-12)

NBA: INDIANA at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">NBA INDIANA 105
CLEVELAND 116 0:50 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

NBA: INDIANA at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">NBA INDIANA 105
CLEVELAND 118 FINAL</div>

 

NBA: INDIANA at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">NBA FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
INDIANA 16 33 25 31 105
CLEVELAND 37 28 32 21 118 FINAL

HIGH SCORERS: IND - MIKE DUNLEAVY 23, JERMAINE O'NEAL 18,
TROY MURPHY 14
CLE - LARRY HUGHES 36, ZYDRUNAS ILGAUSKAS 17,
LEBRON JAMES 17</div>

 

NBA: INDIANA at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NBA
INDIANA 105
CLEVELAND 118 FINAL</div>

 

NBA: INDIANA at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">INDIANA (105) AT CLEVELAND (118)

INDIANA

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

J TINSLEY G 31:54 4-12 0-2 0 4 4 9 1 3 4 10
M DUNLEAVY G 31:28 7-11 7-8 2 4 6 5 4 0 0 23
J O'NEAL F 25:56 8-14 2-3 2 2 4 1 1 0 1 18
D GRANGER F 39:03 3-9 3-4 1 4 5 1 4 1 2 11
T MURPHY 39:32 4-8 5-6 1 11 12 2 4 2 1 14
K RUSH 24:37 1-8 0-0 0 3 3 1 2 1 1 2
S WILLIAMS 19:13 4-8 3-4 1 0 1 2 6 1 3 12
M DANIELS 15:17 3-5 0-0 0 0 0 3 1 0 1 6
A OWENS 7:18 1-3 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2
S GRAHAM 5:42 3-4 0-0 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 7

TOTALS 240:00 38-82 20-27 8 29 37 25 24 8 13 105
(.463) (.741) TEAM REBS: 6 TOTAL TO: 13 (0 PTS)

CLEVELAND

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

E SNOW 28:59 1-1 0-0 0 2 2 5 3 1 1 2
S BROWN G 22:06 2-7 2-4 1 1 2 1 2 2 1 6
D GOODEN F 23:50 3-9 1-1 1 10 11 4 2 0 1 7
S PAVLOVIC F 25:30 5-10 1-1 2 2 4 3 2 0 3 12
Z ILGAUSKAS C 27:29 5-11 7-9 2 3 5 0 3 0 1 17
L HUGHES G 25:54 13-17 5-5 0 4 4 3 2 3 3 36
A VAREJAO 23:48 2-3 2-3 2 7 9 1 2 0 1 6
L JAMES 22:37 5-9 7-10 1 2 3 5 2 1 4 17
I NEWBLE 20:54 3-4 2-2 0 3 3 0 1 2 0 9
DA JONES 18:53 2-4 0-0 0 1 1 1 5 0 1 6

TOTALS 240:00 41-75 27-35 9 35 44 23 24 9 16 118
(.547) (.771) TEAM REBS: 6 TOTAL TO: 16 (0 PTS)

INDIANA 16 33 25 31 - 105
CLEVELAND 37 28 32 21 - 118

BLOCKED SHOTS: INDIANA - J O'NEAL, T MURPHY, D GRANGER. CLEVELAND -
L HUGHES 2, E SNOW, L JAMES, S BROWN.
3-PT. FIELD GOALS: INDIANA 9-24 (.375), J TINSLEY 2-5, M DUNLEAVY 2-
3, D GRANGER 2-5, T MURPHY 1-2, K RUSH 0-4, S WILLIAMS 1-2, M DANIELS 0-
1, A OWENS 0-1, S GRAHAM 1-1. CLEVELAND 9-18 (.500), S BROWN 0-1, S PAVLOVIC 1-
3, L HUGHES 5-8, L JAMES 0-1, I NEWBLE 1-2, DA JONES 2-3.
TECHNICAL FOULS: INDIANA - DEFENSIVE THREE 2.
FLAGRANT FOULS: NONE.
OFFICIALS: GARY ZIELINSKI, LEON WOOD, TOM WASHINGTON.
A - 20,010. T - 2:15.</div>

 

NBA: INDIANA at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">INDIANA (105)

fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
J Tinsley 31:54 4-12 0-2 0-4 9 1 10
M Dunleavy 31:28 7-11 7-8 2-6 5 4 23
J O'Neal 25:56 8-14 2-3 2-4 1 1 18
D Granger 39:03 3-9 3-4 1-5 1 4 11
T Murphy 39:32 4-8 5-6 1-12 2 4 14
K Rush 24:37 1-8 0-0 0-3 1 2 2
S Williams 19:13 4-8 3-4 1-1 2 6 12
M Daniels 15:17 3-5 0-0 0-0 3 1 6
A Owens 7:18 1-3 0-0 0-0 1 0 2
S Graham 5:42 3-4 0-0 1-2 0 1 7

______________________________________________________
TOTALS 240:00 38-82 20-27 8-37 25 24 105
______________________________________________________

Percentages: FG-.463, FT-.741. 3-Point Goals:
9-24, .375 (J Tinsley 2-5, M Dunleavy 2-3, D
Granger 2-5, T Murphy 1-2, K Rush 0-4, S
Williams 1-2, M Daniels 0-1, A Owens 0-1, S
Graham 1-1). Team Rebounds: 6. Blocked
Shots:3 (J O'Neal, T Murphy, D Granger).
Turnovers:13 (J Tinsley 4, S Williams 3, D
Granger 2, J O'Neal, M Daniels, T Murphy, K
Rush). Steals: 8 (J Tinsley 3, T Murphy 2, K
Rush, D Granger, S Williams).


CLEVELAND (118)

fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
E Snow 28:59 1-1 0-0 0-2 5 3 2
S Brown 22:06 2-7 2-4 1-2 1 2 6
D Gooden 23:50 3-9 1-1 1-11 4 2 7
S Pavlovic 25:30 5-10 1-1 2-4 3 2 12
Z Ilgauskas 27:29 5-11 7-9 2-5 0 3 17
L Hughes 25:54 13-17 5-5 0-4 3 2 36
A Varejao 23:48 2-3 2-3 2-9 1 2 6
L James 22:37 5-9 7-10 1-3 5 2 17
I Newble 20:54 3-4 2-2 0-3 0 1 9
Da Jones 18:53 2-4 0-0 0-1 1 5 6

______________________________________________________
TOTALS 240:00 41-75 27-35 9-44 23 24 118
______________________________________________________

Percentages: FG-.547, FT-.771. 3-Point Goals:
9-18, .500 (S Brown 0-1, S Pavlovic 1-3, L
Hughes 5-8, L James 0-1, I Newble 1-2, Da
Jones 2-3). Team Rebounds: 6. Blocked Shots:5
(L Hughes 2, E Snow, L James, S Brown).
Turnovers:16 (L James 4, L Hughes 3, S
Pavlovic 3, E Snow, Z Ilgauskas, S Brown, A
Varejao, D Gooden, Da Jones). Steals: 9 (L
Hughes 3, I Newble 2, S Brown 2, E Snow, L
James).

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INDIANA 16 33 25 31 - 105
CLEVELAND 37 28 32 21 - 118
--------------------------------------------

Technical fouls: Indiana - 2 (Defensive
Three, 3:56 1st; Defensive Three, 4:56 2nd).
Flagrant fouls: None. A: 20,010. T: 2:15.
Officials: Gary Zielinski, Leon Wood, Tom
Washington.</div>

 

By Jeff Brewer
PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer


CLEVELAND (Ticker) -- The defending Eastern Conference-championCleveland Cavaliers are one big, happy family again.

With LeBron James and Anderson Varejao returning to action, theCavaliers routed Indiana, 118-105, on Tuesday to snap a six-gamelosing streak.


James, who sprained his left index finger on November 28 atDetroit, came off the bench for the first time in his career andcollected 17 points on 5-of-9 shooting in 23 minutes. Hemissed the previous five games.


Varejao, an integral part of Cleveland's 2007 playoff run, wasin uniform for the first time this season and grabbed ninerebounds in 24 minutes. The 25-year-old center played for thefirst time this season after the Cavaliers matched Charlotte'soffer sheet on December 5 for the Brazilian's services.

James and Varejao checked into the game together, along withLarry Hughes, at 5:59 of the first quarter.


Cleveland was clinging to a 15-11 lead at the time, beforeexploding on a 22-5 run to finish out the opening quarter.Hughes scored 12 of his game-high 36 points in the period andthe Cavaliers led, 37-16, after one.


Cleveland shot 61 percent in the first half and scored aseason-high 65 points, taking a 16-point lead into the lockerroom.


Jamaal Tinsley hit back-to-back 3-pointers to pull the Pacerswithin 70-61 at 7:29 of the third quarter, but the James-ledCavaliers would not be denied. Leading 74-64, the Cavaliers ranoff a 14-0 spurt to put the game away.


Cleveland scored more points in three quarters (97) than theyhad in any one of the previous six games.


Mike Dunleavy led the Pacers with 23 points on 7-of-11 shooting.

 

NBA: INDIANA at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">INDIANA (105) AT CLEVELAND (118)

INDIANA

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

J TINSLEY G 31:54 4-12 0-2 0 4 4 9 1 3 4 10
M DUNLEAVY G 31:28 7-11 7-8 2 4 6 5 4 0 0 23
J O'NEAL F 25:56 8-14 2-3 2 2 4 1 1 0 1 18
D GRANGER F 39:03 3-9 3-4 1 4 5 1 4 1 2 11
T MURPHY 39:32 4-8 5-6 1 11 12 2 4 2 1 14
K RUSH 24:37 1-8 0-0 0 3 3 1 2 1 1 2
S WILLIAMS 19:13 4-8 3-4 1 0 1 2 6 1 3 12
M DANIELS 15:17 3-5 0-0 0 0 0 3 1 0 1 6
A OWENS 7:18 1-3 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2
S GRAHAM 5:42 3-4 0-0 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 7
J FOSTER DNP - BACK SPASMS
T DIENER DNP - COACH'S DECISION

TOTALS 240:00 38-82 20-27 8 29 37 25 24 8 13 105
(.463) (.741) TEAM REBS: 6 TOTAL TO: 13 (12 PTS)

CLEVELAND

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

E SNOW 28:59 1-1 0-0 0 2 2 5 3 1 1 2
S BROWN G 22:06 2-7 2-4 1 1 2 1 2 2 1 6
D GOODEN F 23:50 3-9 1-1 1 10 11 4 2 0 1 7
S PAVLOVIC F 25:30 5-10 1-1 2 2 4 3 2 0 3 12
Z ILGAUSKAS C 27:29 5-11 7-9 2 3 5 0 3 0 1 17
L HUGHES G 25:54 13-17 5-5 0 4 4 3 2 3 3 36
A VAREJAO 23:48 2-3 2-3 2 7 9 1 2 0 1 6
L JAMES 22:37 5-9 7-10 1 2 3 5 2 1 4 17
I NEWBLE 20:53 3-4 2-2 0 3 3 0 1 2 0 9
DA JONES 18:54 2-4 0-0 0 1 1 1 5 0 1 6
DW JONES DNP - COACH'S DECISION
D BROWN DNP - COACH'S DECISION

TOTALS 240:00 41-75 27-35 9 35 44 23 24 9 16 118
(.547) (.771) TEAM REBS: 6 TOTAL TO: 16 (20 PTS)

INDIANA 16 33 25 31 - 105
CLEVELAND 37 28 32 21 - 118

BLOCKED SHOTS: INDIANA - J O'NEAL, T MURPHY, D GRANGER. CLEVELAND -
L HUGHES 2, E SNOW, L JAMES, S BROWN.
3-PT. FIELD GOALS: INDIANA 9-24 (.375), J TINSLEY 2-5, M DUNLEAVY 2-
3, D GRANGER 2-5, T MURPHY 1-2, K RUSH 0-4, S WILLIAMS 1-2, M DANIELS 0-
1, A OWENS 0-1, S GRAHAM 1-1. CLEVELAND 9-18 (.500), S BROWN 0-1, S PAVLOVIC 1-
3, L HUGHES 5-8, L JAMES 0-1, I NEWBLE 1-2, DA JONES 2-3.
TECHNICAL FOULS: INDIANA - DEFENSIVE THREE 2.
FLAGRANT FOULS: NONE.
OFFICIALS: GARY ZIELINSKI, LEON WOOD, TOM WASHINGTON.
A - 20,010. T - 2:15.</div>

 

NBA: INDIANA at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">INDIANA (105)

fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
J Tinsley 31:54 4-12 0-2 0-4 9 1 10
M Dunleavy 31:28 7-11 7-8 2-6 5 4 23
J O'Neal 25:56 8-14 2-3 2-4 1 1 18
D Granger 39:03 3-9 3-4 1-5 1 4 11
T Murphy 39:32 4-8 5-6 1-12 2 4 14
K Rush 24:37 1-8 0-0 0-3 1 2 2
S Williams 19:13 4-8 3-4 1-1 2 6 12
M Daniels 15:17 3-5 0-0 0-0 3 1 6
A Owens 7:18 1-3 0-0 0-0 1 0 2
S Graham 5:42 3-4 0-0 1-2 0 1 7
J Foster DNP - BACK SPASMS
T Diener DNP - COACH'S DECISION

______________________________________________________
TOTALS 240:00 38-82 20-27 8-37 25 24 105
______________________________________________________

Percentages: FG-.463, FT-.741. 3-Point Goals:
9-24, .375 (J Tinsley 2-5, M Dunleavy 2-3, D
Granger 2-5, T Murphy 1-2, K Rush 0-4, S
Williams 1-2, M Daniels 0-1, A Owens 0-1, S
Graham 1-1). Team Rebounds: 6. Blocked
Shots:3 (J O'Neal, T Murphy, D Granger).
Turnovers:13 (J Tinsley 4, S Williams 3, D
Granger 2, J O'Neal, M Daniels, T Murphy, K
Rush). Steals: 8 (J Tinsley 3, T Murphy 2, K
Rush, D Granger, S Williams).


CLEVELAND (118)

fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
E Snow 28:59 1-1 0-0 0-2 5 3 2
S Brown 22:06 2-7 2-4 1-2 1 2 6
D Gooden 23:50 3-9 1-1 1-11 4 2 7
S Pavlovic 25:30 5-10 1-1 2-4 3 2 12
Z Ilgauskas 27:29 5-11 7-9 2-5 0 3 17
L Hughes 25:54 13-17 5-5 0-4 3 2 36
A Varejao 23:48 2-3 2-3 2-9 1 2 6
L James 22:37 5-9 7-10 1-3 5 2 17
I Newble 20:53 3-4 2-2 0-3 0 1 9
Da Jones 18:54 2-4 0-0 0-1 1 5 6
Dw Jones DNP - COACH'S DECISION
D Brown DNP - COACH'S DECISION

______________________________________________________
TOTALS 240:00 41-75 27-35 9-44 23 24 118
______________________________________________________

Percentages: FG-.547, FT-.771. 3-Point Goals:
9-18, .500 (S Brown 0-1, S Pavlovic 1-3, L
Hughes 5-8, L James 0-1, I Newble 1-2, Da
Jones 2-3). Team Rebounds: 6. Blocked Shots:5
(L Hughes 2, E Snow, L James, S Brown).
Turnovers:16 (L James 4, L Hughes 3, S
Pavlovic 3, E Snow, Z Ilgauskas, S Brown, A
Varejao, D Gooden, Da Jones). Steals: 9 (L
Hughes 3, I Newble 2, S Brown 2, E Snow, L
James).

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INDIANA 16 33 25 31 - 105
CLEVELAND 37 28 32 21 - 118
--------------------------------------------

Technical fouls: Indiana - 2 (Defensive
Three, 3:56 1st; Defensive Three, 4:57 2nd).
Flagrant fouls: None. A: 20,010. T: 2:15.
Officials: Gary Zielinski, Leon Wood, Tom
Washington.</div>

 

By Jeff Brewer
PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer


CLEVELAND (Ticker) -- The defending Eastern Conference championCleveland Cavaliers are one big, happy family again.

With LeBron James and Anderson Varejao returning to action, theCavaliers routed the Indiana Pacers, 118-105, on Tuesday to snap asix-game losing streak.


James, who sprained his left index finger on November 28 atDetroit, came off the bench for the first time in his career andcollected 17 points on 5-of-9 shooting in 23 minutes. Hemissed the previous five games.


"It felt like it did last year," James said. "We're back now,we'll see what happens."


Varejao, an integral part of Cleveland's 2007 run to the Finals,was in uniform for the first time this season and grabbed ninerebounds in 24 minutes. The 25-year-old center played for thefirst time this season after Cleveland matched Charlotte's offersheet on December 5 for the Brazilian's services.


"It was a weird feeling (to have almost all of our players),"Cleveland coach Mike Brown said. "It's not just that we've beenwithout LeBron."


James and Varejao checked into the game together, along withLarry Hughes, at 5:59 of the first quarter.


"The last time I didn't start was probably - never," James said."I had no problem with it. It's one time. Andy, Larry, andLeBron coming off the bench, it's kind of dangerous. It raisedthe intensity level of the fans."


Cleveland was clinging to a 15-11 lead at the time, beforeexploding on a 22-5 run to finish out the opening quarter.Hughes scored 12 of his game-high 36 points in the period andthe Cavaliers led, 37-16, after one.


"Off the bench or start? My preference is to play off the ball.That's the focus right now," Hughes said. "We're not going towaiver on how good we think we can be."


Cleveland shot 61 percent in the first half and scored aseason-high 65 points, taking a 16-point lead into the lockerroom.


"I thought they had two LeBron James' out there," Pacers coachJim O'Brien said. "They were just too much for us tonight."

Jamaal Tinsley hit back-to-back 3-pointers to pull the Pacerswithin 70-61 at 7:29 of the third quarter, but the James-ledCavaliers would not be denied. Leading 74-64, the Cavaliers ranoff a 14-0 spurt to put the game away.


Cleveland scored more points in three quarters (97) than theyhad in any one of the previous six games.


"We wanted to watch (LeBron's) minutes," Brown said when askedabout the superstar's reserve role. "That the most points we'vescored off the bench (74) since I've been here."


O'Brien was surprised James did not start.


"I thought if they didn't start him, I thought maybe he wasn'tgoing to play," O'Brien said.


Mike Dunleavy led the Pacers with 23 points on 7-of-11 shooting.

"They were just on fire and we didn't do a very good job of ballcontainment and we didn't do a very good job of helping eachother," Dunleavy said. "That's why they got so many wide-openlooks, and that's why they made so many shots."