Cavaliers
Cleveland
Eastern Conference
Central
44
26
70
361
158
29
15
52
82
45
55
20
12
60
32
11
43
3
32
2
11
17
117
4
69
17
25
1923
913
47
74
43
58
78
23
101
01
612
01
50
2336
6060
68
34
50
1921
149
8
72
41
57
98
24
122
11
95
10
33
3523
6060
6
1
17
19
9
47
7
4
57
7
2
9
0
6
0
5
23
60
9
7
78
23
13
57
4
3
75
8
3
11
1
12
1
0
36
60
6
3
50
19
14
74
7
4
57
9
2
11
1
9
1
3
35
60
8
4
50
21
9
43
2
1
50
8
4
12
1
5
0
3
23
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
LeBron
James
LeBron James
True
34
5
13
38
2
4
50
4
6
67
1
2
3
7
1
0
2
1
16
13
none
Kyrie
Irving
Kyrie Irving
True
29
5
10
50
1
1
100
1
2
50
1
4
5
10
0
0
1
2
12
11
double
Kevin
Love
Kevin Love
True
27
4
9
44
0
2
0
2
3
67
2
9
11
4
0
0
3
1
10
13
double
J.R.
Smith
J.R. Smith
True
26
6
13
46
5
10
50
0
0
0
0
3
3
2
0
1
1
1
17
8
none
Timofey
Mozgov
Timofey Mozgov
True
16
7
8
88
0
0
0
3
5
60
2
1
3
1
0
1
1
3
17
-3
none
Iman
Shumpert
Iman Shumpert
False
26
4
8
50
2
4
50
0
0
0
1
2
3
0
0
0
0
3
10
19
none
Matthew
Dellavedova
Matthew Dellavedova
False
25
3
5
60
2
3
67
0
0
0
0
1
1
5
0
0
2
3
8
24
none
Tristan
Thompson
Tristan Thompson
False
24
4
4
100
0
0
0
2
4
50
2
4
6
2
1
0
0
1
10
25
none
James
Jones
James Jones
False
12
2
3
67
2
3
67
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
6
4
none
Kendrick
Perkins
Kendrick Perkins
False
6
2
4
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
4
6
0
0
1
1
1
4
3
none
Shawn
Marion
Shawn Marion
False
5
2
3
67
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
4
4
none
Mike
Miller
Mike Miller
False
4
1
2
50
1
2
50
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
3
4
none
Brendan
Haywood
Brendan Haywood
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
20
March
2015
Friday
Quicken Loans Arena
Cleveland
Pacers
Indiana
True
Nets
Brooklyn
Eastern Conference
Atlantic
27
39
66
1100
687
20
5
25
80
36
45
21
15
71
24
8
32
5
23
7
11
19
92
4
56
12
21
2222
119
5
41
31
76
58
23
81
12
83
30
25
2621
6060
54
11
20
1818
88
5
106
92
87
56
12
68
02
75
31
22
2619
6060
5
1
20
22
11
50
4
3
75
5
2
7
1
8
3
2
26
60
6
2
33
22
9
41
1
1
100
8
3
11
2
3
0
5
21
60
5
1
20
18
8
44
10
9
90
5
1
6
0
7
3
2
26
60
4
1
25
18
8
44
6
2
33
6
2
8
2
5
1
2
19
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Brook
Lopez
Brook Lopez
True
30
4
10
40
0
0
0
2
2
100
5
3
8
5
0
2
1
2
10
-8
none
Deron
Williams
Deron Williams
True
28
7
15
47
1
5
20
5
5
100
0
2
2
6
1
0
3
3
20
-15
none
Markel
Brown
Markel Brown
True
28
4
9
44
1
2
50
1
2
50
0
3
3
5
3
0
1
2
10
5
none
Joe
Johnson
Joe Johnson
True
26
3
9
33
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
3
3
1
0
0
0
2
6
-10
none
Thaddeus
Young
Thaddeus Young
True
16
4
8
50
1
3
33
0
0
0
0
3
3
0
2
0
3
4
9
-1
none
Bojan
Bogdanović
Bojan Bogdanović
False
35
5
9
56
2
4
50
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
12
-34
none
Mason
Plumlee
Mason Plumlee
False
23
3
3
100
0
0
0
4
8
50
2
3
5
1
1
1
1
2
10
-23
none
Jarrett
Jack
Jarrett Jack
False
21
4
10
40
0
3
0
3
4
75
0
3
3
3
0
0
1
0
11
-16
none
Cory
Jefferson
Cory Jefferson
False
13
2
2
100
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
0
2
0
2
4
-5
none
Darius
Morris
Darius Morris
False
6
0
3
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
-3
none
Alan
Anderson
Alan Anderson
False
4
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
-10
none
Jerome
Jordan
Jerome Jordan
False
3
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
-5
none
20
March
2015
Friday
Barclays Center
Brooklyn
Bucks
Milwaukee
True
The Cleveland Cavaliers ( 44 - 26 ) defeated the Brooklyn Nets ( 27 - 39 ) 117 - 92 on Wednesday at Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland . In securing this win , the Cavaliers continue to keep a strong hold on the second projected playoff seed in the Eastern Conference standings , with both the Toronto Raptors and Chicago Bulls trailing them by two games or more . The Hawks still own a 10 and a half game lead for the top overall spot , so it remains unlikely the Cavaliers can make up that gap in time for the playoffs . This marks a tough loss for the Nets , as it pushes them to three games behind the Miami Heat for the final projected playoff seed in the East . The Cavaliers shot really well in this game , going 55 percent from the field and 52 percent from the three - point line , while having seven players reach double figures in points . J.R. Smith and Timofey Mozgov led the team in scoring . Mozgov finished with 17 points ( 7 - 8 FG , 3 - 5 FT ) and three rebounds in just 16 minutes , while Smith posted 17 points ( 6 - 13 FG , 5 - 10 3Pt ) and two assists over 27 minutes . Mozgov has picked his game up of late and is averaging 13 points and 4 rebounds over his last five games . LeBron James also got into the action and finished with 16 points ( 5 - 13 FG , 2 - 4 3Pt , 4 - 6 FT ) and seven assists . James had scored over 20 points in each of his last four games , but he did n't need to Wednesday , as everyone seemed to play well offensively and put up some points . Both Kyrie Irving and Kevin Love chipped in with double - doubles . Irving recorded 12 points ( 5 - 10 FG , 1 - 1 3Pt , 1 - 2 FT ) and 10 assists , while Love had 10 points ( 4 - 9 FG , 0 - 2 3Pt , 2 - 3 FT ) and 11 rebounds . Despite suffering the loss , Deron Williams posted a solid all - around game . In 28 minutes , he scored a team - high of 20 points ( 7 - 15 FG , 1 - 5 3Pt , 5 - 5 FT ) , while also adding six assists and two rebounds . He 's been pretty inconsistent lately , but is averaging 10 points , 3 rebounds , 5 assists and 1 steals over his last five games . The Nets also saw some solid contributions from their bench . Center Mason Plumlee went a perfect 3 - for - 3 from the field , while going just 4 - for - 8 from the free throw line to score 10 points to go along with five rebounds in just 24 minutes . He has n't produced much offensively since losing a large portion of his playing time to Brook Lopez , as this was just the first time in his last six games that he reached double figures in points . Both Bojan Bogdanovic and Jarrett Jack played well off the bench and finished with 12 and 11 points respectively . The Cavaliers ' next game will be at home against the Indiana Pacers on Friday , while the Nets will be at home against the Milwaukee Bucks on Friday .
The Cleveland Cavaliers (44 - 26) defeated the Brooklyn Nets (27 - 39) 117 - 92 on Wednesday at Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland. In securing this win, the Cavaliers continue to keep a strong hold on the second projected playoff seed in the Eastern Conference standings, with both the Toronto Raptors and Chicago Bulls trailing them by two games or more. The Hawks still own a 10 and a half game lead for the top overall spot, so it remains unlikely the Cavaliers can make up that gap in time for the playoffs. This marks a tough loss for the Nets, as it pushes them to three games behind the Miami Heat for the final projected playoff seed in the East. The Cavaliers shot really well in this game, going 55 percent from the field and 52 percent from the three - point line, while having seven players reach double figures in points. J.R. Smith and Timofey Mozgov led the team in scoring. Mozgov finished with 17 points (7 - 8 FG, 3 - 5 FT) and three rebounds in just 16 minutes, while Smith posted 17 points (6 - 13 FG, 5 - 10 3Pt) and two assists over 27 minutes. Mozgov has picked his game up of late and is averaging 13 points and 4 rebounds over his last five games. LeBron James also got into the action and finished with 16 points (5 - 13 FG, 2 - 4 3Pt, 4 - 6 FT) and seven assists. James had scored over 20 points in each of his last four games, but he didn't need to Wednesday, as everyone seemed to play well offensively and put up some points. Both Kyrie Irving and Kevin Love chipped in with double - doubles. Irving recorded 12 points (5 - 10 FG, 1 - 1 3Pt, 1 - 2 FT) and 10 assists, while Love had 10 points (4 - 9 FG, 0 - 2 3Pt, 2 - 3 FT) and 11 rebounds. Despite suffering the loss, Deron Williams posted a solid all - around game. In 28 minutes, he scored a team - high of 20 points (7 - 15 FG, 1 - 5 3Pt, 5 - 5 FT), while also adding six assists and two rebounds. He's been pretty inconsistent lately, but is averaging 10 points, 3 rebounds, 5 assists and 1 steals over his last five games. The Nets also saw some solid contributions from their bench. Center Mason Plumlee went a perfect 3 - for - 3 from the field, while going just 4 - for - 8 from the free throw line to score 10 points to go along with five rebounds in just 24 minutes. He hasn't produced much offensively since losing a large portion of his playing time to Brook Lopez, as this was just the first time in his last six games that he reached double figures in points. Both Bojan Bogdanovic and Jarrett Jack played well off the bench and finished with 12 and 11 points respectively. The Cavaliers' next game will be at home against the Indiana Pacers on Friday, while the Nets will be at home against the Milwaukee Bucks on Friday.
The Cleveland Cavaliers (44 - 26) defeated the Brooklyn Nets (27 - 39) 117 - 92 on Wednesday at Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland. In securing this win, the Cavaliers continue to keep a strong hold on the second projected playoff seed in the Eastern Conference standings, with both the Toronto Raptors and Chicago Bulls trailing them by two games or more. The Hawks still own a 10 and a half game lead for the top overall spot, so it remains unlikely the Cavaliers can make up that gap in time for the playoffs. This marks a tough loss for the Nets, as it pushes them to three games behind the Miami Heat for the final projected playoff seed in the East. The Cavaliers shot really well in this game, going 55 percent from the field and 52 percent from the three - point line, while having seven players reach double figures in points. J.R. Smith and Timofey Mozgov led the team in scoring. Mozgov finished with 17 points (7 - 8 FG, 3 - 5 FT) and three rebounds in just 16 minutes, while Smith posted 17 points (6 - 13 FG, 5 - 10 3Pt) and two assists over 27 minutes. Mozgov has picked his game up of late and is averaging 13 points and 4 rebounds over his last five games. LeBron James also got into the action and finished with 16 points (5 - 13 FG, 2 - 4 3Pt, 4 - 6 FT) and seven assists. James had scored over 20 points in each of his last four games, but he didn't need to Wednesday, as everyone seemed to play well offensively and put up some points. Both Kyrie Irving and Kevin Love chipped in with double - doubles. Irving recorded 12 points (5 - 10 FG, 1 - 1 3Pt, 1 - 2 FT) and 10 assists, while Love had 10 points (4 - 9 FG, 0 - 2 3Pt, 2 - 3 FT) and 11 rebounds. Despite suffering the loss, Deron Williams posted a solid all - around game. In 28 minutes, he scored a team - high of 20 points (7 - 15 FG, 1 - 5 3Pt, 5 - 5 FT), while also adding six assists and two rebounds. He's been pretty inconsistent lately, but is averaging 10 points, 3 rebounds, 5 assists and 1 steals over his last five games. The Nets also saw some solid contributions from their bench. Center Mason Plumlee went a perfect 3 - for - 3 from the field, while going just 4 - for - 8 from the free throw line to score 10 points to go along with five rebounds in just 24 minutes. He hasn't produced much offensively since losing a large portion of his playing time to Brook Lopez, as this was just the first time in his last six games that he reached double figures in points. Both Bojan Bogdanovic and Jarrett Jack played well off the bench and finished with 12 and 11 points respectively. The Cavaliers' next game will be at home against the Indiana Pacers on Friday, while the Nets will be at home against the Milwaukee Bucks on Friday.
<GAME> <DATE> 18 March 2015 <DAY> Wednesday <STADIUM> Quicken Loans Arena <CITY> Cleveland <HOME> <TEAM> Cavaliers <CITY> Cleveland <TEAM-RESULT> lost <TEAM-PTS> 117 <WINS-LOSSES> 44 26 <QTRS> 23 36 35 23 <TEAM-AST> 32 <3PT> 15 <TEAM-FG> 45 <TEAM-FT> 12 <TEAM-REB> 43 <TEAM-TO> 11 <NEXT-HOME> <NEXT-DATE> 20 March 2015 <NEXT-DAY> Friday <NEXT-STADIUM> Quicken Loans Arena <NEXT-CITY> Cleveland <NEXT-OPPONENT-PLACE> Indiana <NEXT-OPPONENT-NAME> Pacers <NEXT-IS-HOME> yes <VIS> <TEAM> Nets <CITY> Brooklyn <TEAM-RESULT> won <TEAM-PTS> 92 <WINS-LOSSES> 27 39 <QTRS> 26 21 26 19 <TEAM-AST> 23 <3PT> 5 <TEAM-FG> 36 <TEAM-FT> 15 <TEAM-REB> 32 <TEAM-TO> 11 <VIS-NEXT> <NEXT-DATE> 20 March 2015 <NEXT-DAY> Friday <NEXT-STADIUM> Barclays Center <NEXT-CITY> Brooklyn <NEXT-OPPONENT-PLACE> Milwaukee <NEXT-OPPONENT-NAME> Bucks <NEXT-IS-HOME> yes <PLAYER> Timofey Mozgov <TEAM> Cleveland Cavaliers <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-0 <MIN> 16 <PTS> 17 <FG> 7 8 88 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 3 5 60 <REB> 3 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 2 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> J. R. Smith <TEAM> Cleveland Cavaliers <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-1 <MIN> 26 <PTS> 17 <FG> 6 13 46 <FG3> 5 10 50 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 3 <AST> 2 <STL> 0 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> LeBron James <TEAM> Cleveland Cavaliers <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-2 <MIN> 34 <PTS> 16 <FG> 5 13 38 <FG3> 2 4 50 <FT> 4 6 67 <REB> 3 <AST> 7 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 1 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Kyrie Irving <TEAM> Cleveland Cavaliers <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-3 <MIN> 29 <PTS> 12 <FG> 5 10 50 <FG3> 1 1 100 <FT> 1 2 50 <REB> 5 <AST> 10 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 1 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> double <PLAYER> Tristan Thompson <TEAM> Cleveland Cavaliers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-4 <MIN> 24 <PTS> 10 <FG> 4 4 100 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 2 4 50 <REB> 6 <AST> 2 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 2 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Iman Shumpert <TEAM> Cleveland Cavaliers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-5 <MIN> 26 <PTS> 10 <FG> 4 8 50 <FG3> 2 4 50 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 3 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 1 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Kevin Love <TEAM> Cleveland Cavaliers <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-6 <MIN> 27 <PTS> 10 <FG> 4 9 44 <FG3> 0 2 0 <FT> 2 3 67 <REB> 11 <AST> 4 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 9 <OREB> 2 <TO> 3 <DOUBLE> double <PLAYER> Matthew Dellavedova <TEAM> Cleveland Cavaliers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-7 <MIN> 25 <PTS> 8 <FG> 3 5 60 <FG3> 2 3 67 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 1 <AST> 5 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> James Jones <TEAM> Cleveland Cavaliers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-8 <MIN> 12 <PTS> 6 <FG> 2 3 67 <FG3> 2 3 67 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Shawn Marion <TEAM> Cleveland Cavaliers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-9 <MIN> 5 <PTS> 4 <FG> 2 3 67 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 1 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Kendrick Perkins <TEAM> Cleveland Cavaliers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-10 <MIN> 6 <PTS> 4 <FG> 2 4 50 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 6 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 2 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Mike Miller <TEAM> Cleveland Cavaliers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-11 <MIN> 4 <PTS> 3 <FG> 1 2 50 <FG3> 1 2 50 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 1 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Brendan Haywood <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> Deron Williams <TEAM> Brooklyn Nets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-0 <MIN> 28 <PTS> 20 <FG> 7 15 47 <FG3> 1 5 20 <FT> 5 5 100 <REB> 2 <AST> 6 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 0 <TO> 3 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Bojan Bogdanović <TEAM> Brooklyn Nets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-1 <MIN> 35 <PTS> 12 <FG> 5 9 56 <FG3> 2 4 50 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 2 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Jarrett Jack <TEAM> Brooklyn Nets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-2 <MIN> 21 <PTS> 11 <FG> 4 10 40 <FG3> 0 3 0 <FT> 3 4 75 <REB> 3 <AST> 3 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Mason Plumlee <TEAM> Brooklyn Nets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-3 <MIN> 23 <PTS> 10 <FG> 3 3 100 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 4 8 50 <REB> 5 <AST> 1 <STL> 1 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 2 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Markel Brown <TEAM> Brooklyn Nets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-4 <MIN> 28 <PTS> 10 <FG> 4 9 44 <FG3> 1 2 50 <FT> 1 2 50 <REB> 3 <AST> 5 <STL> 3 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Brook Lopez <TEAM> Brooklyn Nets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-5 <MIN> 30 <PTS> 10 <FG> 4 10 40 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 8 <AST> 5 <STL> 0 <BLK> 2 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 5 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Thaddeus Young <TEAM> Brooklyn Nets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-6 <MIN> 16 <PTS> 9 <FG> 4 8 50 <FG3> 1 3 33 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 3 <AST> 0 <STL> 2 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 0 <TO> 3 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Joe Johnson <TEAM> Brooklyn Nets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-7 <MIN> 26 <PTS> 6 <FG> 3 9 33 <FG3> 0 2 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 3 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Cory Jefferson <TEAM> Brooklyn Nets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-8 <MIN> 13 <PTS> 4 <FG> 2 2 100 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 2 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 2 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 1 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Jerome Jordan <TEAM> Brooklyn Nets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-9 <MIN> 3 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 1 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> Alan Anderson <TEAM> Brooklyn Nets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-10 <MIN> 4 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 1 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> Darius Morris <TEAM> Brooklyn Nets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-11 <MIN> 6 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 3 0 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none