Orlando Magic 6-7 coming into this game. Cavaliers are 10-3
and unbeaten at home this season.
Injuries really played a role in Cav’s roster this year and
it is clearly reflected in the starting lineup in this game with LeBron, Kevin, J R Smith, Dellavedova and Tristan.
- Mozgov - Out with
right shoulder strain
- Williams - Out with right ankle inflammation
LeBron and Kevin can only take so much of load even though
they both are experienced and well-seasoned players. Bench has to play both
roles now.
First part of the 2nd quarter was interesting to watch but Magic were never a threat entire game. Bright side for Magic is Oladipo doing
couple of shots with high energy.
Cavs overpowered Magic in 3rd quarter and built a healthy lead of 12-points going into 4th quarter.
Cavs leading with 2 at the of1st, 2 at 2nd
quarter and 12 at end of 3rd quarter. There was never a chance for
Magic. Lead changed few times during first 2 quarters and that’s about it.
Love is now gone beyond his season high of 25, set in the
last game. Love scored 34, Smith scored 26 points. Love and Smith are absolutely
wonderful to watch. Good to see J R Smith stepping up.
Great win at Home! Go Cavs!
Net Player Score - This is a total team win with Love and Smith are leading the pack and Delly scoring 15 points!
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K. Love
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129.60
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Outstanding
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M. Dellavedova
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100.63
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Outstanding
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S. Kaun
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95.24
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Outstanding
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A. Varejao
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94.99
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Outstanding
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L. James
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91.52
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Outstanding
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J. Smith
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74.14
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Very Good
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T. Thompson
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55.37
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Fair
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R. Jefferson
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36.68
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J. Cunningham
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14.66
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Next Game:
At Toronto on Wednesday 25, 2015.
Hawks could not match Cavaliers this time. I was expecting a
good game but slowly it turned into a one sided game.
Jones played for 5 minutes, hit two 3 pointers. Love recorded his season
high of 25 points. LeBron ended up with 19 points. At one point (almost in to 4th
quarter, LeBron was at 10 points and scored his next 9 in 4th.
Hawks never recovered after 1st half when Cavs
took the lead. Hawks coach was ejected for a not-professional contact with one of the officials. Not sure
what prompted him to do that though.
5 Atlanta players reached double digits. Millsap, Korver and Teague sharing most of the score. They did play well but
never a threat in all quarters.
Cavaliers NPS (Net Player Score). Even though Jones played just 5 minutes he made it count and really outstanding with his 3 pointers.
Love is everywhere. Apart from his season high of 25, he did collect 4 personal fouls.
Dellavedova scored 12 points, with 3 Assits and 5 personal fouls. Without the personal fouls he was very effective in his 28 minutes of play. Tristan scoring from Delly's assist is now a Signature Scoring Moment for both of the players. Hope they keep it going deep into the season.
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J. Jones
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140.00
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Outstanding
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K. Love
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105.88
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Outstanding
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L. James
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105.00
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Outstanding
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T. Thompson
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67.00
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Good
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J. Smith
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47.77
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A. Varejao
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47.12
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M. Dellavedova
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46.26
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R. Jefferson
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41.99
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J. Cunningham
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35.32
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First of next 3 road games, Cavaliers played an outstanding game
and maintained their winning streak.
Cavs are now 8-1 and leading East Conference. Tie breaker from Mo with 42 seconds left in the 4th
quarter shows his commitment and willing to step up when it matters the most. This shifted the momentum towards Cavaliers.
Mo finished with 20 points, scoring all 6 points for Cavs in
the 4th quarter to close out the game.
In contrast to Mo’s performance, Anthony scored 26 points overall,
with 22 in 1st quarter and rest of the 4 points in the next 3
quarters. Knicks cannot simply sustain this kind of scoring from their big
players. Arron’s 14 points did not help either.
Love had low point game but fared well in Rebounds section
with Total of 11 (Offensive and Defensive)
Cleveland Cavaliers - Net Player Score
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L. James
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91.41
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Outstanding
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T. Mozgov
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63.83
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Good
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T. Thompson
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63.36
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Good
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M. Williams
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62.43
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Good
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A. Varejao
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58.82
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Fair
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J. Smith
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44.83
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M. Dellavedova
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39.81
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New York Knicks – Net Player Score
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D. Williams
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91.84
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Outstanding
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C. Anthony
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86.59
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Excellent
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A. Afflalo
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60.44
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Good
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K. Porzingis
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60.39
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Good
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J. Grant
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60.00
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Good
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J. Calderon
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44.91
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L. Galloway
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34.52
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L. Amundson
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30.38
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R. Lopez
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28.32
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