GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NBA: CLEVELAND at ORLANDO

NBA: CLEVELAND at ORLANDO

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NBA CLEVELAND 82
ORLANDO 97 0:55 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

MACAU, China (Ticker) -- The Orlando Magic once again gotthe better of the Cleveland Cavaliers as the NBA China Gamesseries came to a close at the Venetian Arena in Macau.

Having defeated last season's NBA finalists, 90-86, in Shanghai,the Magic produced a more dominant display in a 100-84 victoryon Saturday.


Dwight Howard followed up his 31 points against the Cavs onWednesday with 17 more as the center hit 6-of-8 field goals in24 minutes of action, while Hedo Turkoglu grabbed nine rebounds.

LeBron James recorded 14 points and five assists during 27minutes on the court for the Cavs and Zydrunas Ilgauskas wasdominant around the boards, collecting 11 rebounds.

Both teams traded baskets early with James and Howard very muchthe focus before Daniel Gibson showed he had shaken off theeffects of a hamstring strain to sink five points in quicksuccession, giving the Cavs an 18-13 edge halfway into the firstquarter.


Cleveland increased that lead to 30-23 by the end of the periodas James and Larry Hughes helped themselves to eight pointsapiece, with Howard matching the pair for the Magic.

Orlando rallied in the beginning of the second quarter to pullwithin three with just over six minutes to play in the firsthalf.


James then re-entered the fray to huge cheers but Pat Garrityhit a driving lay-up to cut the deficit to one.


The Cavs quickly responded with a one-handed dunk from Goodenafter a neat pass from James to highlight a run that saw themestablish a 41-33 lead.


But the Magic fought back to level as Howard broke up a Cavsattack before charging down the other end to convert and added afree-throw for good measure.


However, James also drained two from the charity stripe with twoticks left as the Cavs led 45-43 at the half.


The Magic took the lead early in the third thanks to Turkoglu's3-pointer and Howard reinforced the advantage with six morepoints.


James brought the crowd to its feet as the forward drove thebasket and produced a spectacular dunk and Hughes drained a3-pointer to tie the game with three minutes remaining. But theMagic again got the better of the quarter to lead 71-69.

A 13-4 run capped by J.J. Redick's 3-pointer helped the Magicopen up a healthy 84-73 lead in the fourth, a lead they wouldnever relinquish.


Pat Garrity, Reddick and Keith Bogans all bagged 14 points forthe Magic, while Hughes weighed in with the same for Cleveland.

 

NBA: CLEVELAND at ORLANDO

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NBA CLEVELAND 84
ORLANDO 100 FINAL</div>

 

NBA: CLEVELAND at ORLANDO

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NBA FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
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CLEVELAND 31 14 24 15 84
ORLANDO 23 20 28 29 100 FINAL

HIGH SCORERS: CLE - LARRY HUGHES 14, DANIEL GIBSON 13,
ZYDRUNAS ILGAUSKAS 12
ORL - DWIGHT HOWARD 17, PAT GARRITY 14, KEITH
BOGANS 14</div>

 

NBA: CLEVELAND at ORLANDO

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CLEVELAND (84) AT ORLANDO (100)

CLEVELAND

REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
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L JAMES F 27:13 5-12 4-4 0 3 3 5 0 1 1 14
D GOODEN F 20:20 3-6 0-0 1 2 3 0 1 0 0 6
Z ILGAUSKAS C 23:19 4-9 4-4 2 9 11 3 5 1 2 12
L HUGHES G 25:41 4-12 5-6 0 0 0 5 2 2 1 14
D GIBSON G 35:19 6-10 0-0 0 1 1 2 5 1 0 13
S BROWN 17:08 3-8 4-4 0 1 1 0 2 1 4 11
DW JONES 24:01 1-2 2-2 6 3 9 2 4 0 2 4
DA JONES 16:29 1-5 0-0 0 2 2 1 0 0 1 3
D MARSHALL 17:09 0-4 0-0 1 5 6 1 0 1 3 0
I NEWBLE 17:10 1-2 0-0 2 1 3 0 3 0 1 2
N FELIX 6:11 2-3 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
H ADAMS 5:00 0-1 1-2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1
D RICE 5:00 0-3 0-0 1 2 3 0 1 0 0 0
D BROWN DNP - COACH'S DECISION
A TOLLIVER DNP - COACH'S DECISION
C SIMMONS DNP - COACH'S DECISION

TOTALS 240:00 30-77 20-22 13 29 42 19 25 7 15 84
(.390) (.909) TEAM REBS: 5 TOTAL TO: 17 (15 PTS)

ORLANDO

REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
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H TURKOGLU F 33:24 4-8 3-6 1 8 9 3 2 0 7 13
P GARRITY F 31:55 6-10 0-0 1 4 5 1 1 1 1 14
D HOWARD C 23:32 6-8 5-10 0 3 3 1 4 2 2 17
K BOGANS G 33:05 5-7 1-2 1 1 2 1 3 0 1 14
J NELSON G 25:23 5-9 3-4 0 1 1 4 0 0 1 13
J REDICK 29:31 5-10 2-2 0 4 4 4 4 1 0 14
J AUGUSTINE 16:05 1-2 2-2 0 3 3 0 0 1 0 4
C ARROYO 22:37 0-3 3-4 0 2 2 7 0 2 2 3
A FOYLE 24:28 3-8 2-2 2 4 6 0 2 2 1 8
B OUTLAW DNP - COACH'S DECISION
T BATTIE DNP - ROTATOR CUFF
R LEWIS DNP - SPRAINED RIGHT ANKLE
K DOOLING DNP - PELVIS INURY
K KRUGER DNP - COACH'S DECISION
T ARIZA DNP - COACH'S DECISION
M GORTAT DNP - COACH'S DECISION

TOTALS 240:00 35-65 21-32 5 30 35 21 16 9 15 100
(.538) (.656) TEAM REBS: 8 TOTAL TO: 16 (20 PTS)

CLEVELAND 31 14 24 15 - 84
ORLANDO 23 20 28 29 - 100

BLOCKED SHOTS: CLEVELAND - N FELIX, S BROWN. ORLANDO - D HOWARD 2,
A FOYLE.
3-PT. FIELD GOALS: CLEVELAND 4-12 (.333), L JAMES 0-1, L HUGHES 1-
2, D GIBSON 1-1, S BROWN 1-2, DA JONES 1-3, D MARSHALL 0-2, D RICE 0-
1. ORLANDO 9-15 (.600), H TURKOGLU 2-2, P GARRITY 2-2, K BOGANS 3-
4, J NELSON 0-2, J REDICK 2-4, C ARROYO 0-1.
TECHNICAL FOULS: NONE.
FLAGRANT FOULS: NONE.
A - 11,572. T - 2:17.</div>

 

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CLEVELAND (84)

fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
L James 27:13 5-12 4-4 0-3 5 0 14
D Gooden 20:20 3-6 0-0 1-3 0 1 6
Z Ilgauskas 23:19 4-9 4-4 2-11 3 5 12
L Hughes 25:41 4-12 5-6 0-0 5 2 14
D Gibson 35:19 6-10 0-0 0-1 2 5 13
S Brown 17:08 3-8 4-4 0-1 0 2 11
Dw Jones 24:01 1-2 2-2 6-9 2 4 4
Da Jones 16:29 1-5 0-0 0-2 1 0 3
D Marshall 17:09 0-4 0-0 1-6 1 0 0
I Newble 17:10 1-2 0-0 2-3 0 3 2
N Felix 6:11 2-3 0-0 0-0 0 0 4
H Adams 5:00 0-1 1-2 0-0 0 2 1
D Rice 5:00 0-3 0-0 1-3 0 1 0
D Brown DNP - COACH'S DECISION
A Tolliver DNP - COACH'S DECISION
C Simmons DNP - COACH'S DECISION

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TOTALS 240:00 30-77 20-22 13-42 19 25 84
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Percentages: FG-.390, FT-.909. 3-Point Goals:
4-12, .333 (L James 0-1, L Hughes 1-2, D
Gibson 1-1, S Brown 1-2, Da Jones 1-3, D
Marshall 0-2, D Rice 0-1). Team Rebounds: 5.
Blocked Shots:2 (N Felix, S Brown).
Turnovers:15 (S Brown 4, D Marshall 3, Z
Ilgauskas 2, Dw Jones 2, Da Jones, L James, L
Hughes, I Newble). Steals: 7 (L Hughes 2, D
Marshall, L James, D Gibson, S Brown, Z
Ilgauskas).


ORLANDO (100)

fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
H Turkoglu 33:24 4-8 3-6 1-9 3 2 13
P Garrity 31:55 6-10 0-0 1-5 1 1 14
D Howard 23:32 6-8 5-10 0-3 1 4 17
K Bogans 33:05 5-7 1-2 1-2 1 3 14
J Nelson 25:23 5-9 3-4 0-1 4 0 13
J Redick 29:31 5-10 2-2 0-4 4 4 14
J Augustine 16:05 1-2 2-2 0-3 0 0 4
C Arroyo 22:37 0-3 3-4 0-2 7 0 3
A Foyle 24:28 3-8 2-2 2-6 0 2 8
B Outlaw DNP - COACH'S DECISION
T Battie DNP - ROTATOR CUFF
R Lewis DNP - SPRAINED RIGHT ANKLE
K Dooling DNP - PELVIS INURY
K Kruger DNP - COACH'S DECISION
T Ariza DNP - COACH'S DECISION
M Gortat DNP - COACH'S DECISION

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TOTALS 240:00 35-65 21-32 5-35 21 16 100
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Percentages: FG-.538, FT-.656. 3-Point Goals:
9-15, .600 (H Turkoglu 2-2, P Garrity 2-2, K
Bogans 3-4, J Nelson 0-2, J Redick 2-4, C
Arroyo 0-1). Team Rebounds: 8. Blocked
Shots:3 (D Howard 2, A Foyle). Turnovers:15
(H Turkoglu 7, C Arroyo 2, D Howard 2, A
Foyle, K Bogans, J Nelson, P Garrity).
Steals: 9 (A Foyle 2, C Arroyo 2, D Howard 2,
P Garrity, J Augustine, J Redick).

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CLEVELAND 31 14 24 15 - 84
ORLANDO 23 20 28 29 - 100
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Technical fouls: None.
Flagrant fouls: None. A: 11,572. T: 2:17.</div>