Cavaliers
Cleveland
Eastern Conference
Central
19
7
26
1366
2392
22
5
23
83
32
39
25
22
88
34
14
48
4
23
6
7
15
91
4
65
40
62
2221
127
6
311
310
100
89
34
123
11
106
11
22
3124
6060
74
10
14
2119
85
4
011
09
82
611
34
645
02
52
22
21
1719
6060
6
4
67
22
12
55
3
3
100
8
3
11
1
10
1
2
31
60
5
0
0
21
7
33
11
10
91
9
4
13
1
6
1
2
24
60
7
1
14
21
8
38
0
0
0
6
3
9
0
5
2
2
17
60
4
0
0
19
5
26
11
9
82
11
4
15
2
2
2
1
19
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
LeBron
James
LeBron James
True
37
9
22
41
0
3
0
6
7
86
1
8
9
5
0
0
1
2
24
7
none
Kevin
Love
Kevin Love
True
34
8
17
47
2
6
33
5
7
71
2
11
13
2
0
0
1
1
23
6
double
J.R.
Smith
J.R. Smith
True
24
2
7
29
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
3
0
1
3
4
1
none
Kyrie
Irving
Kyrie Irving
True
18
1
7
14
0
1
0
3
3
100
1
0
1
4
0
0
2
2
5
-5
none
Timofey
Mozgov
Timofey Mozgov
True
13
3
6
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
4
1
0
1
0
0
6
-3
none
Matthew
Dellavedova
Matthew Dellavedova
False
30
3
8
38
1
4
25
0
0
0
0
0
0
7
1
0
1
2
7
9
none
Tristan
Thompson
Tristan Thompson
False
29
2
5
40
0
0
0
6
6
100
7
7
14
0
0
0
0
1
10
7
double
Iman
Shumpert
Iman Shumpert
False
26
2
7
29
2
5
40
2
2
100
1
3
4
1
1
2
0
2
8
15
none
Mo
Williams
Mo Williams
False
14
2
4
50
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
0
1
1
1
2
4
-3
none
James
Jones
James Jones
False
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
-1
none
Richard
Jefferson
Richard Jefferson
False
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
none
Jared
Cunningham
Jared Cunningham
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Anderson
Varejão
Anderson Varejão
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
25
December
2015
Friday
Oracle Arena
Oakland
Warriors
Golden State
False
Knicks
New York
Eastern Conference
Atlantic
14
16
30
1737
1535
16
5
31
82
32
39
16
15
94
35
9
44
7
19
5
11
17
84
4
33
21
64
2217
116
5
014
013
93
511
12
523
21
74
11
13
2426
6060
28
20
71
1924
96
5
20
20
100
910
33
943
13
53
21
43
2212
6060
3
2
67
22
11
50
0
0
0
5
1
6
2
7
1
1
24
60
3
1
33
17
6
35
14
13
93
11
2
13
1
4
1
3
26
60
2
2
100
19
9
47
2
2
100
9
3
12
1
5
2
4
22
60
8
0
0
24
6
25
0
0
0
10
3
13
3
3
1
3
12
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Kristaps
Porziņģis
Kristaps Porziņģis
True
38
8
18
44
4
5
80
3
4
75
3
10
13
4
1
1
1
1
23
-8
double
Arron
Afflalo
Arron Afflalo
True
36
6
17
35
0
4
0
4
4
100
0
5
5
3
1
0
2
2
16
0
none
José
Calderón
José Calderón
True
34
4
5
80
1
1
100
1
1
100
0
3
3
6
1
0
1
1
10
-13
none
Lance
Thomas
Lance Thomas
True
34
4
11
36
0
2
0
0
0
0
1
3
4
3
1
0
1
6
8
-2
none
Robin
Lopez
Robin Lopez
True
19
4
9
44
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
4
5
0
1
3
2
1
8
-2
none
Langston
Galloway
Langston Galloway
False
25
2
6
33
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
5
5
0
0
1
0
1
4
-9
none
Derrick
Williams
Derrick Williams
False
20
2
6
33
0
2
0
7
7
100
0
3
3
1
0
2
2
1
11
1
none
Jerian
Grant
Jerian Grant
False
10
1
5
20
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
3
none
Lou
Amundson
Lou Amundson
False
8
1
3
33
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
2
5
0
0
0
1
1
2
4
none
Cleanthony
Early
Cleanthony Early
False
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
-1
none
Kevin
Séraphin
Kevin Séraphin
False
4
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
-8
none
Carmelo
Anthony
Carmelo Anthony
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Sasha
Vujačić
Sasha Vujačić
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
26
December
2015
Saturday
Philips Arena
Atlanta
Hawks
Atlanta
False
The Cavaliers ( 19 - 7 ) held off the Knicks ( 14 - 16 ) for a 91 - 84 victory at Quicken Loans Arena on Wednesday . The Knicks fought tough , but were unable to handle the Cavaliers stifling defense , particularly in the fourth quarter in which New York managed just 12 points . Iman Shumpert did an excellent job defending locking down Aaron Afflalo , while LeBron James and Kevin Love each poured in 23 points . Cleveland padded its lead in the Eastern Conference standings with a sixth straight win - - the Cavaliers longest winning streak of the season was eight games earlier in the season . It was a solid effort from the Knicks without All-Star forward Carmelo Anthony , who was sidelined due to an ankle injury , thought he was expected to play earlier in the day after shootaround . In Anthony 's stead , New York turned to rookie Kristaps Porzingus , who poured in a team - high 23 points on 8 - of - 18 shooting to go along with 13 rebounds . It was a nice bounce - back game for Porzingus , as the young big man had n't scored more than 20 points since Dec. 7 against the Mavericks . He also set a new career high with four 3 - pointers made . The Cavaliers received a big boost with Kyrie Irving returning to the lineup Sunday against the 76ers , but the superstar point guard has n't been very effective . He played just 19 minutes Wednesday and was limited to five points on 1 - of - 7 shooting from the field . It 's still only been two games since Irving 's return , so chances are he 'll need a few more contests to get back into the swing of things , which the Cavaliers can certainly afford considering how well they 've played lately . Tristan Thompson posted his fifth double - double of the season with 10 points and 14 rebounds .
The Cavaliers (19 - 7) held off the Knicks (14 - 16) for a 91 - 84 victory at Quicken Loans Arena on Wednesday. The Knicks fought tough, but were unable to handle the Cavaliers stifling defense, particularly in the fourth quarter in which New York managed just 12 points. Iman Shumpert did an excellent job defending locking down Aaron Afflalo, while LeBron James and Kevin Love each poured in 23 points. Cleveland padded its lead in the Eastern Conference standings with a sixth straight win - - the Cavaliers longest winning streak of the season was eight games earlier in the season. It was a solid effort from the Knicks without All-Star forward Carmelo Anthony, who was sidelined due to an ankle injury, thought he was expected to play earlier in the day after shootaround. In Anthony's stead, New York turned to rookie Kristaps Porzingus, who poured in a team - high 23 points on 8 - of - 18 shooting to go along with 13 rebounds. It was a nice bounce - back game for Porzingus, as the young big man hadn't scored more than 20 points since Dec. 7 against the Mavericks. He also set a new career high with four 3 - pointers made. The Cavaliers received a big boost with Kyrie Irving returning to the lineup Sunday against the 76ers, but the superstar point guard hasn't been very effective. He played just 19 minutes Wednesday and was limited to five points on 1 - of - 7 shooting from the field. It's still only been two games since Irving's return, so chances are he'll need a few more contests to get back into the swing of things, which the Cavaliers can certainly afford considering how well they've played lately. Tristan Thompson posted his fifth double - double of the season with 10 points and 14 rebounds.
The Cavaliers (19 - 7) held off the Knicks (14 - 16) for a 91 - 84 victory at Quicken Loans Arena on Wednesday. The Knicks fought tough, but were unable to handle the Cavaliers stifling defense, particularly in the fourth quarter in which New York managed just 12 points. Iman Shumpert did an excellent job defending locking down Aaron Afflalo, while LeBron James and Kevin Love each poured in 23 points. Cleveland padded its lead in the Eastern Conference standings with a sixth straight win - - the Cavaliers longest winning streak of the season was eight games earlier in the season. It was a solid effort from the Knicks without All-Star forward Carmelo Anthony, who was sidelined due to an ankle injury, thought he was expected to play earlier in the day after shootaround. In Anthony's stead, New York turned to rookie Kristaps Porzingus, who poured in a team - high 23 points on 8 - of - 18 shooting to go along with 13 rebounds. It was a nice bounce - back game for Porzingus, as the young big man hadn't scored more than 20 points since Dec. 7 against the Mavericks. He also set a new career high with four 3 - pointers made. The Cavaliers received a big boost with Kyrie Irving returning to the lineup Sunday against the 76ers, but the superstar point guard hasn't been very effective. He played just 19 minutes Wednesday and was limited to five points on 1 - of - 7 shooting from the field. It's still only been two games since Irving's return, so chances are he'll need a few more contests to get back into the swing of things, which the Cavaliers can certainly afford considering how well they've played lately. Tristan Thompson posted his fifth double - double of the season with 10 points and 14 rebounds.
<GAME> <DATE> 23 December 2015 <DAY> Wednesday <STADIUM> Quicken Loans Arena <CITY> Cleveland <HOME> <TEAM> Cavaliers <CITY> Cleveland <TEAM-RESULT> lost <TEAM-PTS> 91 <WINS-LOSSES> 19 7 <QTRS> 31 24 17 19 <TEAM-AST> 23 <3PT> 5 <TEAM-FG> 32 <TEAM-FT> 22 <TEAM-REB> 48 <TEAM-TO> 7 <NEXT-HOME> <NEXT-DATE> 25 December 2015 <NEXT-DAY> Friday <NEXT-STADIUM> Oracle Arena <NEXT-CITY> Oakland <NEXT-OPPONENT-PLACE> Golden State <NEXT-OPPONENT-NAME> Warriors <NEXT-IS-HOME> no <VIS> <TEAM> Knicks <CITY> New York <TEAM-RESULT> won <TEAM-PTS> 84 <WINS-LOSSES> 14 16 <QTRS> 24 26 22 12 <TEAM-AST> 19 <3PT> 5 <TEAM-FG> 32 <TEAM-FT> 15 <TEAM-REB> 44 <TEAM-TO> 11 <VIS-NEXT> <NEXT-DATE> 26 December 2015 <NEXT-DAY> Saturday <NEXT-STADIUM> Philips Arena <NEXT-CITY> Atlanta <NEXT-OPPONENT-PLACE> Atlanta <NEXT-OPPONENT-NAME> Hawks <NEXT-IS-HOME> no <PLAYER> LeBron James <TEAM> Cleveland Cavaliers <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-0 <MIN> 37 <PTS> 24 <FG> 9 22 41 <FG3> 0 3 0 <FT> 6 7 86 <REB> 9 <AST> 5 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 8 <OREB> 1 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Kevin Love <TEAM> Cleveland Cavaliers <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-1 <MIN> 34 <PTS> 23 <FG> 8 17 47 <FG3> 2 6 33 <FT> 5 7 71 <REB> 13 <AST> 2 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 11 <OREB> 2 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> double <PLAYER> Tristan Thompson <TEAM> Cleveland Cavaliers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-2 <MIN> 29 <PTS> 10 <FG> 2 5 40 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 6 6 100 <REB> 14 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 7 <OREB> 7 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> double <PLAYER> Iman Shumpert <TEAM> Cleveland Cavaliers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-3 <MIN> 26 <PTS> 8 <FG> 2 7 29 <FG3> 2 5 40 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 4 <AST> 1 <STL> 1 <BLK> 2 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 1 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Matthew Dellavedova <TEAM> Cleveland Cavaliers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-4 <MIN> 30 <PTS> 7 <FG> 3 8 38 <FG3> 1 4 25 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 7 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Timofey Mozgov <TEAM> Cleveland Cavaliers <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-5 <MIN> 13 <PTS> 6 <FG> 3 6 50 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 4 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 2 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Kyrie Irving <TEAM> Cleveland Cavaliers <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-6 <MIN> 18 <PTS> 5 <FG> 1 7 14 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 3 3 100 <REB> 1 <AST> 4 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 1 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Mo Williams <TEAM> Cleveland Cavaliers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-7 <MIN> 14 <PTS> 4 <FG> 2 4 50 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 2 <AST> 0 <STL> 1 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> J. R. Smith <TEAM> Cleveland Cavaliers <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-8 <MIN> 24 <PTS> 4 <FG> 2 7 29 <FG3> 0 2 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 3 <STL> 3 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Anderson Varejão <TEAM> Cleveland Cavaliers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Jared Cunningham <TEAM> Cleveland Cavaliers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Richard Jefferson <TEAM> Cleveland Cavaliers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-11 <MIN> 4 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 1 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> James Jones <TEAM> Cleveland Cavaliers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-12 <MIN> 4 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Kristaps Porziņģis <TEAM> New York Knicks <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-0 <MIN> 38 <PTS> 23 <FG> 8 18 44 <FG3> 4 5 80 <FT> 3 4 75 <REB> 13 <AST> 4 <STL> 1 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 10 <OREB> 3 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> double <PLAYER> Arron Afflalo <TEAM> New York Knicks <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-1 <MIN> 36 <PTS> 16 <FG> 6 17 35 <FG3> 0 4 0 <FT> 4 4 100 <REB> 5 <AST> 3 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 5 <OREB> 0 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Derrick Williams <TEAM> New York Knicks <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-2 <MIN> 20 <PTS> 11 <FG> 2 6 33 <FG3> 0 2 0 <FT> 7 7 100 <REB> 3 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 2 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 0 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> José Calderón <TEAM> New York Knicks <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-3 <MIN> 34 <PTS> 10 <FG> 4 5 80 <FG3> 1 1 100 <FT> 1 1 100 <REB> 3 <AST> 6 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Robin Lopez <TEAM> New York Knicks <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-4 <MIN> 19 <PTS> 8 <FG> 4 9 44 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 5 <AST> 0 <STL> 1 <BLK> 3 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 1 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Lance Thomas <TEAM> New York Knicks <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-5 <MIN> 34 <PTS> 8 <FG> 4 11 36 <FG3> 0 2 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 4 <AST> 3 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 1 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Langston Galloway <TEAM> New York Knicks <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-6 <MIN> 25 <PTS> 4 <FG> 2 6 33 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 5 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 5 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Lou Amundson <TEAM> New York Knicks <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-7 <MIN> 8 <PTS> 2 <FG> 1 3 33 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 5 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 3 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Jerian Grant <TEAM> New York Knicks <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-8 <MIN> 10 <PTS> 2 <FG> 1 5 20 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 1 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 1 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Sasha Vujačić <TEAM> New York Knicks <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Carmelo Anthony <TEAM> New York Knicks <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Kevin Séraphin <TEAM> New York Knicks <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-11 <MIN> 4 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 2 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Cleanthony Early <TEAM> New York Knicks <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-12 <MIN> 5 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none