Cavaliers
Cleveland
Eastern Conference
Central
26
8
34
2603
3133
25
8
32
83
34
41
24
18
75
28
16
44
2
13
6
15
16
94
4
108
42
39
2223
89
4
44
33
75
96
43
139
10
46
22
30
2323
6060
52
20
38
2315
107
5
88
66
75
310
72
382
10
30
11
48
2820
6060
10
4
40
22
8
36
4
3
75
9
4
13
1
4
2
3
23
60
8
2
25
23
9
39
4
3
75
6
3
9
0
6
2
0
23
60
5
2
40
23
10
43
8
6
75
3
7
10
1
3
1
4
28
60
2
0
0
15
7
47
8
6
75
10
2
12
0
0
1
8
20
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
LeBron
James
LeBron James
True
36
12
21
57
1
2
50
6
9
67
2
6
8
7
1
0
5
2
31
-13
none
Jordan
McRae
Jordan McRae
True
33
7
15
47
1
5
20
6
7
86
1
2
3
2
0
2
2
4
21
-8
none
Tristan
Thompson
Tristan Thompson
True
32
1
5
20
0
0
0
0
0
0
9
2
11
0
2
0
3
3
2
-2
none
Channing
Frye
Channing Frye
True
29
6
11
55
3
6
50
0
0
0
2
3
5
0
1
0
0
0
15
-9
none
DeAndre
Liggins
DeAndre Liggins
True
23
1
5
20
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
3
3
1
2
0
4
2
2
-4
none
Richard
Jefferson
Richard Jefferson
False
28
2
7
29
2
5
40
1
2
50
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
7
-8
none
Iman
Shumpert
Iman Shumpert
False
23
1
5
20
0
1
0
2
3
67
1
2
3
2
0
0
1
0
4
-8
none
Kay
Felder
Kay Felder
False
16
3
11
27
0
2
0
3
3
100
0
5
5
1
0
0
0
2
9
-10
none
James
Jones
James Jones
False
15
1
3
33
1
2
50
0
0
0
0
5
5
0
0
0
0
2
3
2
none
Mike
Dunleavy
Mike Dunleavy
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Kyrie
Irving
Kyrie Irving
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
J.R.
Smith
J.R. Smith
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Kevin
Love
Kevin Love
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
6
January
2017
Friday
Barclays Center
Brooklyn
Nets
Brooklyn
False
Bulls
Chicago
Eastern Conference
Central
18
18
36
2560
2561
30
13
43
85
41
48
15
11
73
31
12
43
3
23
8
12
18
106
4
89
17
19
2425
714
29
31
11
35
1010
74
1084
11
39
10
42
1636
6060
58
41
71
1719
128
7
38
36
95
65
01
66
20
83
43
42
3123
6060
8
1
12
24
7
29
3
1
33
10
7
17
1
3
1
4
16
60
9
7
78
25
14
56
1
1
100
10
4
14
1
9
0
2
36
60
5
4
80
17
12
71
3
3
100
6
0
6
2
8
4
4
31
60
8
1
12
19
8
42
8
6
75
5
1
6
0
3
3
2
23
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Jimmy
Butler
Jimmy Butler
True
38
7
20
35
3
8
38
3
4
75
3
3
6
8
1
0
0
2
20
15
none
Taj
Gibson
Taj Gibson
True
33
9
10
90
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
5
7
2
1
0
3
1
18
11
none
Michael
Carter-Williams
Michael Carter-Williams
True
27
6
13
46
0
3
0
1
2
50
0
3
3
3
1
1
2
3
13
2
none
Dwyane
Wade
Dwyane Wade
True
27
3
9
33
3
4
75
1
2
50
1
3
4
4
2
0
4
1
10
-7
none
Robin
Lopez
Robin Lopez
True
23
3
5
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
2
5
1
0
1
2
3
6
6
none
Doug
McDermott
Doug McDermott
False
32
6
9
67
3
4
75
2
2
100
1
5
6
1
1
0
0
1
17
16
none
Nikola
Mirotić
Nikola Mirotić
False
26
6
12
50
3
7
43
1
1
100
0
4
4
1
1
1
0
2
16
7
none
Jerian
Grant
Jerian Grant
False
20
1
5
20
1
4
25
2
2
100
0
2
2
3
1
0
1
3
5
10
none
Cristiano
Felício
Cristiano Felício
False
11
0
2
0
0
0
0
1
2
50
2
4
6
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
none
Isaiah
Canaan
Isaiah Canaan
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Bobby
Portis
Bobby Portis
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Rajon
Rondo
Rajon Rondo
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Paul
Zipser
Paul Zipser
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
7
January
2017
Saturday
United Center
Chicago
Raptors
Toronto
True
The recent form of these teams would indicate an easy Cleveland win , but that did n't take into consideration the circumstances . What really changed things was the fact that the Cavaliers were without Kyrie Irving and Kevin Love , as they did n't have enough in the tank to win this game . LeBron James did all he could though , as he tallied 31 points , eight rebounds and seven assists in the loss . Jordan McRae got the start for Irving and finished second on the team with 21 points . Jimmy Butler turned it on late , as he scored 14 of his 20 points in the fourth quarter to seal the win . He also added six rebounds and eight assists to his tally . Taj Gibson went 9 - of - 10 from the field to total 18 points and seven rebounds . Nikola Mirotic and Doug McDermott were huge off the bench , as they combined for 33 points and 10 rebounds . The Chicago Bulls defeated the host Cleveland Cavaliers , 106 - 94 , at Quicken Loans Arena on Wednesday . This marks Cleveland 's third home loss of the season , as they did n't have enough in the arsenal to pull out a win . They really struggled late , as they made just one shot over the final six - plus minutes . Defense carried Chicago all night long , as they held Cleveland to 41 percent from the field and 32 percent from three - point range . The assist - to - turnover ratio was decisive as well , with the Bulls recording 10 more assists than the Cavaliers , while committing two less turnovers . The Bulls ( 18 - 18 ) have been playing terribly recently , but a road win against the Cavaliers is just what they need to get going . Jimmy Butler struggled through the first three quarters , but finished the game with 20 points , six rebounds and eight assists , with 14 of those points coming in the fourth quarter . Taj Gibson went 9 - of - 10 from the field to collect 18 points and seven rebounds . Doug McDermott and Nikola Mirotic came off the bench to combine for 33 points and 10 rebounds . Chicago will host the Toronto Bulls for their next game on Saturday . The Cavaliers ( 26 - 8 ) had to play this game without Kevin Love and Kyrie Irving , as they simply did n't have enough in the tank to beat a hungry Bulls team . LeBron James had to carry the load , as he led the team with 31 points , eight rebounds and seven assists . Jordan McRae got the start for Irving and accrued 21 points , three rebounds , two assists and two blocks in the loss . Channing Frye was the only other starter with more than two points , as he amassed 15 points and five rebounds . Cleveland should fair better in their next game , as they take on the struggling Brooklyn Nets on Friday .
The recent form of these teams would indicate an easy Cleveland win, but that didn't take into consideration the circumstances. What really changed things was the fact that the Cavaliers were without Kyrie Irving and Kevin Love, as they didn't have enough in the tank to win this game. LeBron James did all he could though, as he tallied 31 points, eight rebounds and seven assists in the loss. Jordan McRae got the start for Irving and finished second on the team with 21 points. Jimmy Butler turned it on late, as he scored 14 of his 20 points in the fourth quarter to seal the win. He also added six rebounds and eight assists to his tally. Taj Gibson went 9 - of - 10 from the field to total 18 points and seven rebounds. Nikola Mirotic and Doug McDermott were huge off the bench, as they combined for 33 points and 10 rebounds.
The recent form of these teams would indicate an easy Cleveland win, but that didn't take into consideration the circumstances. What really changed things was the fact that the Cavaliers were without Kyrie Irving and Kevin Love, as they didn't have enough in the tank to win this game. LeBron James did all he could though, as he tallied 31 points, eight rebounds and seven assists in the loss. Jordan McRae got the start for Irving and finished second on the team with 21 points. Jimmy Butler turned it on late, as he scored 14 of his 20 points in the fourth quarter to seal the win. He also added six rebounds and eight assists to his tally. Taj Gibson went 9 - of - 10 from the field to total 18 points and seven rebounds. Nikola Mirotic and Doug McDermott were huge off the bench, as they combined for 33 points and 10 rebounds. The Chicago Bulls defeated the host Cleveland Cavaliers, 106 - 94, at Quicken Loans Arena on Wednesday. This marks Cleveland's third home loss of the season, as they didn't have enough in the arsenal to pull out a win. They really struggled late, as they made just one shot over the final six - plus minutes. Defense carried Chicago all night long, as they held Cleveland to 41 percent from the field and 32 percent from three - point range. The assist - to - turnover ratio was decisive as well, with the Bulls recording 10 more assists than the Cavaliers, while committing two less turnovers. The Bulls (18 - 18) have been playing terribly recently, but a road win against the Cavaliers is just what they need to get going. Jimmy Butler struggled through the first three quarters, but finished the game with 20 points, six rebounds and eight assists, with 14 of those points coming in the fourth quarter. Taj Gibson went 9 - of - 10 from the field to collect 18 points and seven rebounds. Doug McDermott and Nikola Mirotic came off the bench to combine for 33 points and 10 rebounds. Chicago will host the Toronto Bulls for their next game on Saturday. The Cavaliers (26 - 8) had to play this game without Kevin Love and Kyrie Irving, as they simply didn't have enough in the tank to beat a hungry Bulls team. LeBron James had to carry the load, as he led the team with 31 points, eight rebounds and seven assists. Jordan McRae got the start for Irving and accrued 21 points, three rebounds, two assists and two blocks in the loss. Channing Frye was the only other starter with more than two points, as he amassed 15 points and five rebounds. Cleveland should fair better in their next game, as they take on the struggling Brooklyn Nets on Friday.
<GAME> <DATE> 4 January 2017 <DAY> Wednesday <STADIUM> Quicken Loans Arena <CITY> Cleveland <HOME> <TEAM> Cavaliers <CITY> Cleveland <TEAM-RESULT> lost <TEAM-PTS> 94 <WINS-LOSSES> 26 8 <QTRS> 23 23 28 20 <TEAM-AST> 13 <3PT> 8 <TEAM-FG> 34 <TEAM-FT> 18 <TEAM-REB> 44 <TEAM-TO> 15 <NEXT-HOME> <NEXT-DATE> 6 January 2017 <NEXT-DAY> Friday <NEXT-STADIUM> Barclays Center <NEXT-CITY> Brooklyn <NEXT-OPPONENT-PLACE> Brooklyn <NEXT-OPPONENT-NAME> Nets <NEXT-IS-HOME> no <VIS> <TEAM> Bulls <CITY> Chicago <TEAM-RESULT> won <TEAM-PTS> 106 <WINS-LOSSES> 18 18 <QTRS> 16 36 31 23 <TEAM-AST> 23 <3PT> 13 <TEAM-FG> 41 <TEAM-FT> 11 <TEAM-REB> 43 <TEAM-TO> 12 <VIS-NEXT> <NEXT-DATE> 7 January 2017 <NEXT-DAY> Saturday <NEXT-STADIUM> United Center <NEXT-CITY> Chicago <NEXT-OPPONENT-PLACE> Toronto <NEXT-OPPONENT-NAME> Raptors <NEXT-IS-HOME> yes <PLAYER> LeBron James <TEAM> Cleveland Cavaliers <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-0 <MIN> 36 <PTS> 31 <FG> 12 21 57 <FG3> 1 2 50 <FT> 6 9 67 <REB> 8 <AST> 7 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 6 <OREB> 2 <TO> 5 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Jordan McRae <TEAM> Cleveland Cavaliers <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-1 <MIN> 33 <PTS> 21 <FG> 7 15 47 <FG3> 1 5 20 <FT> 6 7 86 <REB> 3 <AST> 2 <STL> 0 <BLK> 2 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 1 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Channing Frye <TEAM> Cleveland Cavaliers <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-2 <MIN> 29 <PTS> 15 <FG> 6 11 55 <FG3> 3 6 50 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 5 <AST> 0 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 2 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Kay Felder <TEAM> Cleveland Cavaliers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-3 <MIN> 16 <PTS> 9 <FG> 3 11 27 <FG3> 0 2 0 <FT> 3 3 100 <REB> 5 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 5 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Richard Jefferson <TEAM> Cleveland Cavaliers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-4 <MIN> 28 <PTS> 7 <FG> 2 7 29 <FG3> 2 5 40 <FT> 1 2 50 <REB> 1 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 1 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Iman Shumpert <TEAM> Cleveland Cavaliers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-5 <MIN> 23 <PTS> 4 <FG> 1 5 20 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 2 3 67 <REB> 3 <AST> 2 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 1 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> James Jones <TEAM> Cleveland Cavaliers <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-6 <MIN> 15 <PTS> 3 <FG> 1 3 33 <FG3> 1 2 50 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 5 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 5 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> DeAndre Liggins <TEAM> Cleveland Cavaliers <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-7 <MIN> 23 <PTS> 2 <FG> 1 5 20 <FG3> 0 2 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 3 <AST> 1 <STL> 2 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 0 <TO> 4 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Tristan Thompson <TEAM> Cleveland Cavaliers <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-8 <MIN> 32 <PTS> 2 <FG> 1 5 20 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 11 <AST> 0 <STL> 2 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 9 <TO> 3 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Kevin Love <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> J. R. Smith <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> Kyrie Irving <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> Mike Dunleavy <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> Jimmy Butler <TEAM> Chicago Bulls <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-0 <MIN> 38 <PTS> 20 <FG> 7 20 35 <FG3> 3 8 38 <FT> 3 4 75 <REB> 6 <AST> 8 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 3 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Taj Gibson <TEAM> Chicago Bulls <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-1 <MIN> 33 <PTS> 18 <FG> 9 10 90 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 7 <AST> 2 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 5 <OREB> 2 <TO> 3 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Doug McDermott <TEAM> Chicago Bulls <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-2 <MIN> 32 <PTS> 17 <FG> 6 9 67 <FG3> 3 4 75 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 6 <AST> 1 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 5 <OREB> 1 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Nikola Mirotić <TEAM> Chicago Bulls <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-3 <MIN> 26 <PTS> 16 <FG> 6 12 50 <FG3> 3 7 43 <FT> 1 1 100 <REB> 4 <AST> 1 <STL> 1 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Michael Carter-Williams <TEAM> Chicago Bulls <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-4 <MIN> 27 <PTS> 13 <FG> 6 13 46 <FG3> 0 3 0 <FT> 1 2 50 <REB> 3 <AST> 3 <STL> 1 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 0 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Dwyane Wade <TEAM> Chicago Bulls <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-5 <MIN> 27 <PTS> 10 <FG> 3 9 33 <FG3> 3 4 75 <FT> 1 2 50 <REB> 4 <AST> 4 <STL> 2 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 1 <TO> 4 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Robin Lopez <TEAM> Chicago Bulls <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-6 <MIN> 23 <PTS> 6 <FG> 3 5 60 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 5 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 3 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Jerian Grant <TEAM> Chicago Bulls <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-7 <MIN> 20 <PTS> 5 <FG> 1 5 20 <FG3> 1 4 25 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 2 <AST> 3 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Cristiano Felício <TEAM> Chicago Bulls <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-8 <MIN> 11 <PTS> 1 <FG> 0 2 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 1 2 50 <REB> 6 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 2 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Paul Zipser <TEAM> Chicago Bulls <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> Rajon Rondo <TEAM> Chicago Bulls <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> Bobby Portis <TEAM> Chicago Bulls <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> Isaiah Canaan <TEAM> Chicago Bulls <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