NBA
Regular Season Round 114: Chicago B. - Cleveland C. 98-101
Date: February 26, 2013
CHICAGO -- Luke Walton has only been with the Cavaliers for three of the 11 straight losses to the Chicago Bulls, but that was enough for him. "When you hear one team has beaten us 11 straight times, we've got to put an end to that," he said. "It bothers me." So Walton and fellow veteran Shaun Livingston, starting in place of injured point guard Kyrie Irving, led the charge down the stretch as the Cavs snapped that 11-game losing streak to the Bulls with a surprising 101-98 win on Tuesday night in the United Center. Rookie Dion Waiters had 25 points for the Cavs, who improved to 19-38 and rescued a nationally televised NBA TV game. But the biggest plays belonged to the oldest guys. Walton, 32, finished with eight points, five rebounds and five assists in 23:42. Livingston, 27, had 15 points, two rebounds, two assists, a steal and a block in 33 minutes. Livingston, who grabbed a huge offensive rebound on a missed shot by Alonzo Gee, made two free throws with 15.8 seconds to put the Cavs ahead, 100-96. Then Walton stole the inbounds pass from former Cav Carlos Boozer with 15.1 seconds left. The Bulls wound up fouling Waiters, who made one of two free throws to make it 101-96 with 9.7 seconds left. Joakim Noah's dunk with 4.2 seconds left accounted for the final score. But coach Byron Scott credited Walton with the win. " Luke, to me, deserved the game ball if we were giving out one," Scott said. "I thought he played terrific. I thought he played well all night long. Tristan [Thompson] got in foul trouble and [Walton] came in and did some great things on the offensive end, did some good things defensively. "Again, he just knows how to play. That's the biggest thing with Luke. He just knows how to win. Having him in there with Shaun just kind of calms guys down. They know what they're going to do. That play at the end was big time." Walton grinned when told Scott would have given him a game ball for that steal. "It was a pretty athletic save, wasn't it?" he said. "The Bulls have been kicking our butts the last 11 games in a row. As athletes and competitors, it leaves a bitter taste in your mouth. For me, it makes me want to beat 'em really bad. I don't like to lose." Snapping the 11-game slide seemed unlikely, given that the Cavs were minus Irving, who was resting a sore right knee, and facing the best defensive team in the league. But a gritty performance allowed them to win here for the first time since March 19, 2010, which also happened to be the last time they beat the Bulls. Boozer had 27 points and Luol Deng added 26 for the Bulls, who lost their second straight to fall to 32-25. In their last loss, on Sunday in Oklahoma City, they lost by 30 points and shot a league-low 29.1 percent. Oddly enough, they also have the league high -- 63.8 percent -- at Cleveland on Nov. 2. Unlike that game, this game was remarkably even in the first half, which ended tied, 48-48. Livingston, a prep star from Peoria, Ill., who still gets a charge out of playing at the United Center, started at point for the Cavs, while Waiters started at shooting guard but also served as the point guard on the second unit since Daniel Gibson remained away from the team to deal with a personal matter. Waiters had 10 points in the first half and Thompson had nine points and four rebounds for the Cavs. Boozer and Deng each had 13 points in the first half for the Bulls. The biggest difference in the first half was that Chicago made 6 of 13 3-pointers (46 percent) while Cleveland made just 1 of 7 (14 percent). The game remained close in the third quarter, which ended with the Cavs ahead, 75-71. They pushed that lead to 87-78 on a basket by Tyler Zeller with 7:32 left, but they had to hold on for the victory. Thanks to Walton, they did. Courtesy of: https://www.cleveland.com
Terms:
Field Goals : 2PM-A (2 point Field Goal made-attempts) 3PM-A (3 point Field Goal made-attempts) FTM-A (free throws made-attempt)
Rebounds : OFF (Offensive) DEF (Defensive) TOT (total)
Fouls : CM (Committed) RV (received)
Blocks : FV (In Favor) AG (Against)
Other terms : MIN (minutes) AST (assists) ST (steals) TO (Turnovers) PTS (points) RNK (ranking)
Regular Season Round 114: Chicago B. - Cleveland C. 98-101
Date: February 26, 2013
CHICAGO -- Luke Walton has only been with the Cavaliers for three of the 11 straight losses to the Chicago Bulls, but that was enough for him. "When you hear one team has beaten us 11 straight times, we've got to put an end to that," he said. "It bothers me." So Walton and fellow veteran Shaun Livingston, starting in place of injured point guard Kyrie Irving, led the charge down the stretch as the Cavs snapped that 11-game losing streak to the Bulls with a surprising 101-98 win on Tuesday night in the United Center. Rookie Dion Waiters had 25 points for the Cavs, who improved to 19-38 and rescued a nationally televised NBA TV game. But the biggest plays belonged to the oldest guys. Walton, 32, finished with eight points, five rebounds and five assists in 23:42. Livingston, 27, had 15 points, two rebounds, two assists, a steal and a block in 33 minutes. Livingston, who grabbed a huge offensive rebound on a missed shot by Alonzo Gee, made two free throws with 15.8 seconds to put the Cavs ahead, 100-96. Then Walton stole the inbounds pass from former Cav Carlos Boozer with 15.1 seconds left. The Bulls wound up fouling Waiters, who made one of two free throws to make it 101-96 with 9.7 seconds left. Joakim Noah's dunk with 4.2 seconds left accounted for the final score. But coach Byron Scott credited Walton with the win. " Luke, to me, deserved the game ball if we were giving out one," Scott said. "I thought he played terrific. I thought he played well all night long. Tristan [Thompson] got in foul trouble and [Walton] came in and did some great things on the offensive end, did some good things defensively. "Again, he just knows how to play. That's the biggest thing with Luke. He just knows how to win. Having him in there with Shaun just kind of calms guys down. They know what they're going to do. That play at the end was big time." Walton grinned when told Scott would have given him a game ball for that steal. "It was a pretty athletic save, wasn't it?" he said. "The Bulls have been kicking our butts the last 11 games in a row. As athletes and competitors, it leaves a bitter taste in your mouth. For me, it makes me want to beat 'em really bad. I don't like to lose." Snapping the 11-game slide seemed unlikely, given that the Cavs were minus Irving, who was resting a sore right knee, and facing the best defensive team in the league. But a gritty performance allowed them to win here for the first time since March 19, 2010, which also happened to be the last time they beat the Bulls. Boozer had 27 points and Luol Deng added 26 for the Bulls, who lost their second straight to fall to 32-25. In their last loss, on Sunday in Oklahoma City, they lost by 30 points and shot a league-low 29.1 percent. Oddly enough, they also have the league high -- 63.8 percent -- at Cleveland on Nov. 2. Unlike that game, this game was remarkably even in the first half, which ended tied, 48-48. Livingston, a prep star from Peoria, Ill., who still gets a charge out of playing at the United Center, started at point for the Cavs, while Waiters started at shooting guard but also served as the point guard on the second unit since Daniel Gibson remained away from the team to deal with a personal matter. Waiters had 10 points in the first half and Thompson had nine points and four rebounds for the Cavs. Boozer and Deng each had 13 points in the first half for the Bulls. The biggest difference in the first half was that Chicago made 6 of 13 3-pointers (46 percent) while Cleveland made just 1 of 7 (14 percent). The game remained close in the third quarter, which ended with the Cavs ahead, 75-71. They pushed that lead to 87-78 on a basket by Tyler Zeller with 7:32 left, but they had to hold on for the victory. Thanks to Walton, they did. Courtesy of: https://www.cleveland.com
 CHICAGO B. (coach: Billy Donovan)98 |
| FIELD GOALS | REBOUNDS | FOULS | BLOCKS | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | NAME | MIN | 2PM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | OFF | DEF | RB | AS | F | RV | ST | FV | AG | TO | PT | RNK | +/- |
| 64 | XIih, zIiVaB | 36 | 3-9 (09.6%) | 5-5 (5%) | 6-8 (05%) | 4 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 61 | 5 |
| 7 | gRjD, vuIl | 35 | 9-68 (02.4%) | 8-3 (05%) | 1-2 (90%) | 4 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 81 | 45 | 5 |
| 0 | mIIJRQ, CiQlIs | 47 | 64-85 (10%) | 5-5 (5%) | 6-8 (05%) | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 89 | 83 | 5 |
| 68 | HajQaZh, KaQV | 44 | 6-3 (80%) | 4-0 (15%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5 | 1 | 1 | 66 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 66 | 85 | 5 |
| 86 | muUlRQ, zaBBF | 81 | 5-8 (5%) | 6-6 (655%) | 4-4 (655%) | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 66 | 5 |
| 2 | mRlajRlla, biQZI | 88 | 6-3 (80%) | 8-1 (44.4%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 2 | -8 | 5 |
| 48 | HiBalUIj, eaZhiQd | 62 | 4-0 (15%) | 5-6 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 5 |
| 8 | eIMajsIj, XiUR | 60 | 6-8 (05%) | 6-3 (80%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 32 | bIhiBBRd, XiJQ | 1 | 5-6 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 8 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 5 |
| 99 | eidBijILaZ, klidaBaQ | gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj | ||||||||||||||||
| 88 | GaMsIj, win | gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj | ||||||||||||||||
| 80 | wRiDuR, biQEuas | gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj | ||||||||||||||||
| CIIV, giREuij | gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj | |||||||||||||||||
| wIUil | 45-09 (08.1%) | 7-86 (38.7%) | 66-60 (94.4%) | 66 | 84 | 43 | 44 | 69 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 60 | 72 | 654 | |||
 CLEVELAND C. (coach: Kenny Atkinson)101 |
| FIELD GOALS | REBOUNDS | FOULS | BLOCKS | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | NAME | MIN | 2PM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | OFF | DEF | RB | AS | F | RV | ST | FV | AG | TO | PT | RNK | +/- |
| 4 | WiaURQs, gaIj | 41 | 7-68 (90%) | 6-3 (80%) | 3-1 (11.9%) | 5 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 80 | 60 | 5 |
| vaLajDsUIj, Ahiuj | 44 | 1-66 (03.0%) | 5-5 (5%) | 4-4 (655%) | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 60 | 64 | 5 | |
| 44 | GRR, SlIjJI | 46 | 3-2 (05%) | 6-4 (44.4%) | 5-5 (5%) | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 66 | 1 | 5 |
| 35 | cRllRQ, wFlRQ | 82 | 8-1 (44.4%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 8 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 65 | 5 |
| 64 | whIBpsIj, wQasUij | 89 | 4-2 (49.0%) | 5-5 (5%) | 3-0 (25%) | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 65 | 65 | 5 |
| qllajDUIj, WiFjR | 89 | 4-1 (05%) | 8-0 (35%) | 6-6 (655%) | 6 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 64 | 63 | 5 | |
| 3 | WilUIj, vuVR | 83 | 3-0 (25%) | 5-6 (5%) | 5-5 (5%) | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 63 | 5 |
| ApRaDhUs, biQQRRsR | 69 | 4-1 (05%) | 5-5 (5%) | 8-8 (655%) | 8 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 5 | |
| 5 | balRs, C.z. | 69 | 6-8 (05%) | 6-3 (80%) | 8-8 (655%) | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 5 |
| 8 | oQLajD, KFQaR | gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj | ||||||||||||||||
| zIjRs, KRLaj | gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | GaMsIj, gijaRl | gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj | ||||||||||||||||
| 41 | Cisspa, PBQa | gXO - CIiZh's gRZasaIj | ||||||||||||||||
| wIUil | 40-13 (03.9%) | 0-69 (87.3%) | 61-67 (23.8%) | 64 | 81 | 47 | 62 | 67 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 65 | 656 | 77 | |||
Terms:
Field Goals : 2PM-A (2 point Field Goal made-attempts) 3PM-A (3 point Field Goal made-attempts) FTM-A (free throws made-attempt)
Rebounds : OFF (Offensive) DEF (Defensive) TOT (total)
Fouls : CM (Committed) RV (received)
Blocks : FV (In Favor) AG (Against)
Other terms : MIN (minutes) AST (assists) ST (steals) TO (Turnovers) PTS (points) RNK (ranking)
