Cavaliers
Cleveland
Eastern Conference
Central
17
7
24
1407
1366
29
12
41
88
41
47
13
10
77
26
16
42
1
29
6
16
22
104
4
104
52
50
2318
108
5
32
12
38
68
40
108
00
46
11
33
2620
6060
510
14
3
2522
1211
48
35
34
97
57
66
123
10
910
13
55
2830
6060
10
5
50
23
10
43
3
1
33
6
4
10
0
4
1
3
26
60
4
2
50
18
8
44
2
2
100
8
0
8
0
6
1
3
20
60
5
1
20
25
12
48
3
3
100
5
6
11
1
9
1
5
28
60
10
4
40
22
11
50
5
4
80
7
6
13
0
10
3
5
30
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
LeBron
James
LeBron James
True
39
12
27
44
2
5
40
7
8
88
2
7
9
11
2
0
7
2
33
5
double
Matthew
Dellavedova
Matthew Dellavedova
True
38
3
10
30
3
6
50
2
2
100
2
3
5
10
0
0
1
3
11
1
double
Kevin
Love
Kevin Love
True
32
4
10
40
2
5
40
1
1
100
1
6
7
5
2
0
3
2
11
-10
none
J.R.
Smith
J.R. Smith
True
24
5
12
42
1
5
20
0
0
0
0
3
3
0
1
0
0
4
11
-8
none
Timofey
Mozgov
Timofey Mozgov
True
20
3
5
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
2
6
0
none
Tristan
Thompson
Tristan Thompson
False
34
7
10
70
0
0
0
0
2
0
11
4
15
1
0
1
1
3
14
13
double
Richard
Jefferson
Richard Jefferson
False
31
5
9
56
3
6
50
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
0
0
1
2
13
9
none
Jared
Cunningham
Jared Cunningham
False
13
2
3
67
1
2
50
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
2
4
5
13
none
Anderson
Varejão
Anderson Varejão
False
3
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
-3
none
Joe
Harris
Joe Harris
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
James
Jones
James Jones
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Sasha
Kaun
Sasha Kaun
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Mo
Williams
Mo Williams
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
20
December
2015
Sunday
Quicken Loans Arena
Cleveland
76ers
Philadelphia
True
Thunder
Oklahoma City
Western Conference
Northwest
17
9
26
2270
2271
20
6
30
74
35
47
28
24
86
27
9
36
7
23
7
12
20
100
4
53
20
38
1820
99
5
84
81
96
710
12
722
32
54
10
13
2819
6060
66
22
33
1818
98
5
124
114
92
55
42
97
11
86
33
35
3122
6060
5
2
40
18
9
50
8
8
100
7
1
8
3
5
1
1
28
60
3
0
0
20
9
45
4
1
25
10
2
12
2
4
0
3
19
60
6
2
33
18
9
50
12
11
92
5
4
9
1
8
3
3
31
60
6
2
33
18
8
44
4
4
100
5
2
7
1
6
3
5
22
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Kevin
Durant
Kevin Durant
True
40
7
17
41
2
6
33
9
10
90
0
3
3
5
0
2
4
0
25
-2
none
Serge
Ibaka
Serge Ibaka
True
38
8
14
57
2
5
40
5
6
83
3
6
9
1
0
1
1
0
23
10
none
Russell
Westbrook
Russell Westbrook
True
34
10
18
56
1
3
33
6
6
100
0
3
3
10
3
0
4
4
27
-4
double
Steven
Adams
Steven Adams
True
27
2
3
67
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
2
5
0
0
1
2
6
4
3
none
Andre
Roberson
Andre Roberson
True
20
2
3
67
1
1
100
0
0
0
2
2
4
2
1
3
1
0
5
3
none
Dion
Waiters
Dion Waiters
False
21
1
7
14
0
3
0
2
4
50
0
2
2
0
1
0
0
4
4
-11
none
Enes
Kanter
Enes Kanter
False
18
2
4
50
0
0
0
2
2
100
0
6
6
0
0
0
0
1
6
-10
none
Kyle
Singler
Kyle Singler
False
16
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
none
D.J.
Augustin
D.J. Augustin
False
14
1
5
20
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
3
0
0
0
1
2
-1
none
Nick
Collison
Nick Collison
False
7
2
3
67
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
4
4
-8
none
Josh
Huestis
Josh Huestis
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Steve
Novak
Steve Novak
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Cameron
Payne
Cameron Payne
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
19
December
2015
Saturday
Chesapeake Energy Arena
Oklahoma City
Lakers
Los Angeles
True
In one of the season 's most hotly - anticipated matchups , the Cleveland Cavaliers ( 17 - 7 ) snapped the Oklahoma City Thunder 's ( 17 - 9 ) six - game win streak . The Cavs themselves advanced to 11 - 1 at home on the season . Cleveland fans were on the edge of their seats , as the Thunder were able to pull the Cavs ' lead down to just three with a minute remaining . However , LeBron James and the Cavs did n't go down easy , as James sealed the deal with a clutch free throw to put it away . King James narrowly missed a triple - double , posting 33 points , nine rebounds , and 11 assists en route to the nationally - televised victory . However , James 's performance may be overshadowed by an accidental collision with a courtside fan which left the spectator badly injured . The win came at a vital time for Cleveland , as they are still without All-Star point guard Kyrie Irving . The 23 - year - old has yet to see the floor in the 2015 - 16 season , and although many expected the matchup against OKC to be his debut , Irving himself confirmed via twitter a day before the game that he would be out once again . For the Thunder , meanwhile , the loss comes amid a surge of momentum . OKC had the longest winning streak in the NBA as they travelled to Cleveland , and had quickly been solidifying themselves as the Western Conference 's third seed . However , with guard Anthony Morrow out due to a personal matter and sixth man Dion Waiters unable to get his shot to fall , the Thunder struggled to get their offense flowing well enough to secure the win . While Russell Westbrook , Kevin Durant , and Serge Ibaka scored 27 , 25 , and 23 respectively , no other Thunder player scored more than six points . The Thunder , equipped with two of the most talented superstars in the league , should be able to withstand a loss to the reigning Eastern Conference champions . For the Cavs , meanwhile , the lead on the Eastern Conference begins to grow , a positive sign as Kyrie Irving has yet to log a single minute . The two powerhouses each face off against their respective conference 's weakest team in their next game , with the Thunder taking on the Los Angeles Lakers and Cleveland facing the Philadelphia 76ers .
In one of the season's most hotly - anticipated matchups, the Cleveland Cavaliers (17 - 7) snapped the Oklahoma City Thunder's (17 - 9) six - game win streak. The Cavs themselves advanced to 11 - 1 at home on the season. Cleveland fans were on the edge of their seats, as the Thunder were able to pull the Cavs' lead down to just three with a minute remaining. However, LeBron James and the Cavs didn't go down easy, as James sealed the deal with a clutch free throw to put it away. King James narrowly missed a triple - double, posting 33 points, nine rebounds, and 11 assists en route to the nationally - televised victory. However, James's performance may be overshadowed by an accidental collision with a courtside fan which left the spectator badly injured. The win came at a vital time for Cleveland, as they are still without All-Star point guard Kyrie Irving. The 23 - year - old has yet to see the floor in the 2015 - 16 season, and although many expected the matchup against OKC to be his debut, Irving himself confirmed via twitter a day before the game that he would be out once again. For the Thunder, meanwhile, the loss comes amid a surge of momentum. OKC had the longest winning streak in the NBA as they travelled to Cleveland, and had quickly been solidifying themselves as the Western Conference's third seed. However, with guard Anthony Morrow out due to a personal matter and sixth man Dion Waiters unable to get his shot to fall, the Thunder struggled to get their offense flowing well enough to secure the win. While Russell Westbrook, Kevin Durant, and Serge Ibaka scored 27, 25, and 23 respectively, no other Thunder player scored more than six points. The Thunder, equipped with two of the most talented superstars in the league, should be able to withstand a loss to the reigning Eastern Conference champions. For the Cavs, meanwhile, the lead on the Eastern Conference begins to grow, a positive sign as Kyrie Irving has yet to log a single minute. The two powerhouses each face off against their respective conference's weakest team in their next game, with the Thunder taking on the Los Angeles Lakers and Cleveland facing the Philadelphia 76ers.
In one of the season's most hotly - anticipated matchups, the Cleveland Cavaliers (17 - 7) snapped the Oklahoma City Thunder's (17 - 9) six - game win streak. The Cavs themselves advanced to 11 - 1 at home on the season. Cleveland fans were on the edge of their seats, as the Thunder were able to pull the Cavs' lead down to just three with a minute remaining. However, LeBron James and the Cavs didn't go down easy, as James sealed the deal with a clutch free throw to put it away. King James narrowly missed a triple - double, posting 33 points, nine rebounds, and 11 assists en route to the nationally - televised victory. However, James's performance may be overshadowed by an accidental collision with a courtside fan which left the spectator badly injured. The win came at a vital time for Cleveland, as they are still without All-Star point guard Kyrie Irving. The 23 - year - old has yet to see the floor in the 2015 - 16 season, and although many expected the matchup against OKC to be his debut, Irving himself confirmed via twitter a day before the game that he would be out once again. For the Thunder, meanwhile, the loss comes amid a surge of momentum. OKC had the longest winning streak in the NBA as they travelled to Cleveland, and had quickly been solidifying themselves as the Western Conference's third seed. However, with guard Anthony Morrow out due to a personal matter and sixth man Dion Waiters unable to get his shot to fall, the Thunder struggled to get their offense flowing well enough to secure the win. While Russell Westbrook, Kevin Durant, and Serge Ibaka scored 27, 25, and 23 respectively, no other Thunder player scored more than six points. The Thunder, equipped with two of the most talented superstars in the league, should be able to withstand a loss to the reigning Eastern Conference champions. For the Cavs, meanwhile, the lead on the Eastern Conference begins to grow, a positive sign as Kyrie Irving has yet to log a single minute. The two powerhouses each face off against their respective conference's weakest team in their next game, with the Thunder taking on the Los Angeles Lakers and Cleveland facing the Philadelphia 76ers.
<GAME> <DATE> 17 December 2015 <DAY> Thursday <STADIUM> Quicken Loans Arena <CITY> Cleveland <HOME> <TEAM> Cavaliers <CITY> Cleveland <TEAM-RESULT> lost <TEAM-PTS> 104 <WINS-LOSSES> 17 7 <QTRS> 26 20 28 30 <TEAM-AST> 29 <3PT> 12 <TEAM-FG> 41 <TEAM-FT> 10 <TEAM-REB> 42 <TEAM-TO> 16 <NEXT-HOME> <NEXT-DATE> 20 December 2015 <NEXT-DAY> Sunday <NEXT-STADIUM> Quicken Loans Arena <NEXT-CITY> Cleveland <NEXT-OPPONENT-PLACE> Philadelphia <NEXT-OPPONENT-NAME> 76ers <NEXT-IS-HOME> yes <VIS> <TEAM> Thunder <CITY> Oklahoma City <TEAM-RESULT> won <TEAM-PTS> 100 <WINS-LOSSES> 17 9 <QTRS> 28 19 31 22 <TEAM-AST> 23 <3PT> 6 <TEAM-FG> 35 <TEAM-FT> 24 <TEAM-REB> 36 <TEAM-TO> 12 <VIS-NEXT> <NEXT-DATE> 19 December 2015 <NEXT-DAY> Saturday <NEXT-STADIUM> Chesapeake Energy Arena <NEXT-CITY> Oklahoma City <NEXT-OPPONENT-PLACE> Los Angeles <NEXT-OPPONENT-NAME> Lakers <NEXT-IS-HOME> yes <PLAYER> LeBron James <TEAM> Cleveland Cavaliers <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-0 <MIN> 39 <PTS> 33 <FG> 12 27 44 <FG3> 2 5 40 <FT> 7 8 88 <REB> 9 <AST> 11 <STL> 2 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 7 <OREB> 2 <TO> 7 <DOUBLE> double <PLAYER> Tristan Thompson <TEAM> Cleveland Cavaliers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-1 <MIN> 34 <PTS> 14 <FG> 7 10 70 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 2 0 <REB> 15 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 11 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> double <PLAYER> Richard Jefferson <TEAM> Cleveland Cavaliers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-2 <MIN> 31 <PTS> 13 <FG> 5 9 56 <FG3> 3 6 50 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 2 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> J. R. Smith <TEAM> Cleveland Cavaliers <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-3 <MIN> 24 <PTS> 11 <FG> 5 12 42 <FG3> 1 5 20 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 3 <AST> 0 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Kevin Love <TEAM> Cleveland Cavaliers <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-4 <MIN> 32 <PTS> 11 <FG> 4 10 40 <FG3> 2 5 40 <FT> 1 1 100 <REB> 7 <AST> 5 <STL> 2 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 6 <OREB> 1 <TO> 3 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Matthew Dellavedova <TEAM> Cleveland Cavaliers <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-5 <MIN> 38 <PTS> 11 <FG> 3 10 30 <FG3> 3 6 50 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 5 <AST> 10 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 2 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> double <PLAYER> Timofey Mozgov <TEAM> Cleveland Cavaliers <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-6 <MIN> 20 <PTS> 6 <FG> 3 5 60 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Jared Cunningham <TEAM> Cleveland Cavaliers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-7 <MIN> 13 <PTS> 5 <FG> 2 3 67 <FG3> 1 2 50 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 1 <AST> 0 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Mo Williams <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> Sasha Kaun <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> James Jones <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> Joe Harris <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> Anderson Varejão <TEAM> Cleveland Cavaliers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-12 <MIN> 3 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 2 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> Russell Westbrook <TEAM> Oklahoma City Thunder <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-0 <MIN> 34 <PTS> 27 <FG> 10 18 56 <FG3> 1 3 33 <FT> 6 6 100 <REB> 3 <AST> 10 <STL> 3 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 0 <TO> 4 <DOUBLE> double <PLAYER> Kevin Durant <TEAM> Oklahoma City Thunder <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-1 <MIN> 40 <PTS> 25 <FG> 7 17 41 <FG3> 2 6 33 <FT> 9 10 90 <REB> 3 <AST> 5 <STL> 0 <BLK> 2 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 0 <TO> 4 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Serge Ibaka <TEAM> Oklahoma City Thunder <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-2 <MIN> 38 <PTS> 23 <FG> 8 14 57 <FG3> 2 5 40 <FT> 5 6 83 <REB> 9 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 6 <OREB> 3 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Enes Kanter <TEAM> Oklahoma City Thunder <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-3 <MIN> 18 <PTS> 6 <FG> 2 4 50 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 6 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 6 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Andre Roberson <TEAM> Oklahoma City Thunder <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-4 <MIN> 20 <PTS> 5 <FG> 2 3 67 <FG3> 1 1 100 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 4 <AST> 2 <STL> 1 <BLK> 3 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 2 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Nick Collison <TEAM> Oklahoma City Thunder <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-5 <MIN> 7 <PTS> 4 <FG> 2 3 67 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 2 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 1 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Dion Waiters <TEAM> Oklahoma City Thunder <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-6 <MIN> 21 <PTS> 4 <FG> 1 7 14 <FG3> 0 3 0 <FT> 2 4 50 <REB> 2 <AST> 0 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Steven Adams <TEAM> Oklahoma City Thunder <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-7 <MIN> 27 <PTS> 4 <FG> 2 3 67 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 5 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 3 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> D. J. Augustin <TEAM> Oklahoma City Thunder <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-8 <MIN> 14 <PTS> 2 <FG> 1 5 20 <FG3> 0 2 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 2 <AST> 3 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Cameron Payne <TEAM> Oklahoma City Thunder <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> Steve Novak <TEAM> Oklahoma City Thunder <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> Josh Huestis <TEAM> Oklahoma City Thunder <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> Kyle Singler <TEAM> Oklahoma City Thunder <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-12 <MIN> 16 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 2 <STL> 2 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none