NBA FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
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TORONTO 22 33 24 22 101
CLEVELAND 21 19 21 30 91 FINAL
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TORONTO (101) AT CLEVELAND (91)
TORONTO
REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
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CARTER F 25 2-6 3-6 2 3 5 6 5 0 2 7
OAKLEY F 38 1-4 4-4 3 8 11 5 5 0 2 6
K WILLIS C 29 5-11 1-2 2 5 7 2 4 3 3 11
CHRISTIE G 42 6-15 9-10 0 6 6 3 3 0 2 21
A WILLIAMS G 19 2-5 0-0 0 1 1 2 1 0 2 4
BROWN 36 9-16 2-3 0 1 1 3 0 0 2 28
MCGRADY 23 4-6 3-4 0 3 3 6 1 4 1 11
THOMAS 10 3-3 0-0 2 0 2 0 2 1 0 6
WALLACE 18 3-10 1-1 2 5 7 0 2 0 1 7
MARKS DNP - COACH'S DECISION
SLATER DNP - PERSONAL
STEWART DNP - COACH'S DECISION
TOTALS 240 35-76 23-30 11 32 43 27 23 8 15 101
(.461) (.767) TEAM REBS: 6 TOTAL TO: 15(14 PTS)
CLEVELAND
REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
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HENDERSON F 27 6-14 4-4 0 2 2 0 3 1 1 16
KEMP F 34 5-11 5-6 1 3 4 2 1 0 4 15
DECLERCQ C 21 4-7 0-3 0 5 5 1 4 0 0 8
ANDERSON G 26 3-8 8-8 0 2 2 5 0 1 3 15
PERSON G 42 2-5 0-0 0 7 7 4 3 1 0 4
BLOUNT 26 2-3 0-2 0 3 3 2 2 1 0 4
BOYKINS 4 1-2 0-0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 2
BUTLER 6 1-2 0-0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2
FERRY 15 5-5 0-0 0 4 4 1 3 0 2 11
NEWMAN 20 4-6 3-3 0 4 4 2 6 0 2 12
SURA 19 1-5 0-0 0 0 0 4 0 2 3 2
KNIGHT DNP - BONE CONTUSION - LEFT KNEE
TOTALS 240 34-68 20-26 1 31 32 22 24 6 15 91
(.500) (.769) TEAM REBS: 7 TOTAL TO: 16(21 PTS)
TORONTO 22 33 24 22 - 101
CLEVELAND 21 19 21 30 - 91
BLOCKED SHOTS: TORONTO - WALLACE 3, CHRISTIE. CLEVELAND - NONE.
3-PT. FIELD GOALS: TORONTO 8-16 (.500), CARTER 0-1, CHRISTIE 0-1, BROWN
8-14. CLEVELAND 3-9 (.333), ANDERSON 1-4, PERSON 0-1, BUTLER 0-1, FERRY
1-1, NEWMAN 1-2.
TECHNICALS: TORONTO - K WILLIS, OAKLEY, CLEVELAND - ILLEGAL DEFENSE,
NEWMAN.
OFFICIALS: RONNIE NUNN, SEAN CORBIN, BENNIE ADAMS.
A - 14,209. T - 2:14.
Box Score
TORONTO (101)
fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
Carter 25 2-6 3-6 2-5 6 5 7
Oakley 38 1-4 4-4 3-11 5 5 6
K Willis 29 5-11 1-2 2-7 2 4 11
Christie 42 6-15 9-10 0-6 3 3 21
A Williams 19 2-5 0-0 0-1 2 1 4
Brown 36 9-16 2-3 0-1 3 0 28
Mcgrady 23 4-6 3-4 0-3 6 1 11
Thomas 10 3-3 0-0 2-2 0 2 6
Wallace 18 3-10 1-1 2-7 0 2 7
Marks DNP - coach's decision
Slater DNP - personal
Stewart DNP - coach's decision
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TOTALS 240 35-76 23-30 11-43 27 23 101
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Percentages: FG-.461, FT-.767. 3-Point Goals:
8-16, .500 (Carter 0-1, Christie 0-1, Brown
8-14). Team rebounds: 6. Blocked shots: 4
(Wallace 3, Christie). Turnovers: 15 (K Willis 3,
A Williams 2, Brown 2, Carter 2, Christie 2,
Oakley 2, Mcgrady, Wallace). Steals: 8 (Mcgrady
4, K Willis 3, Thomas).
CLEVELAND (91)
fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
Henderson 27 6-14 4-4 0-2 0 3 16
Kemp 34 5-11 5-6 1-4 2 1 15
Declercq 21 4-7 0-3 0-5 1 4 8
Anderson 26 3-8 8-8 0-2 5 0 15
Person 42 2-5 0-0 0-7 4 3 4
Blount 26 2-3 0-2 0-3 2 2 4
Boykins 4 1-2 0-0 0-1 1 1 2
Butler 6 1-2 0-0 0-0 0 1 2
Ferry 15 5-5 0-0 0-4 1 3 11
Newman 20 4-6 3-3 0-4 2 6 12
Sura 19 1-5 0-0 0-0 4 0 2
Knight DNP - bone contusion - left knee
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TOTALS 240 34-68 20-26 1-32 22 24 91
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Percentages: FG-.500, FT-.769. 3-Point Goals:
3-9, .333 (Anderson 1-4, Person 0-1, Butler 0-1,
Ferry 1-1, Newman 1-2). Team rebounds: 7. Blocked
shots: None. Turnovers: 16 (Kemp 4, Anderson 3,
Sura 3, Ferry 2, Newman 2, Henderson). Steals: 6
(Sura 2, Anderson, Blount, Henderson, Person).
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Toronto 22 33 24 22 - 101
Cleveland 21 19 21 30 - 91
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Technical fouls: Toronto 2 (K Willis, 0:50 1st;
Oakley, 2:59 2nd). Cleveland 2 (Illegal Defense,
6:49 4th; Newman, 3:53 4th). Flagrant fouls:
None. A: 14,209. T: 2:14. Officials: Ronnie
Nunn, Sean Corbin, Bennie Adams.
Game Story
CLEVELAND (Ticker) -- Dee Brown sank a team-record eight
3-pointers and the Toronto Raptors completed the first winning
month in franchise history with a 101-91 victory over the
Cleveland Cavaliers.
Brown scored a season-high 28 points, making 8-of-14 shots from
behind the arc, and Doug Christie added 21 points for Toronto
(15-14), which went 11-6 in March and is over the .500 mark for
just the third time in its four-year history.
"I know I had a lot of 3s. I didn't know it was a team record,"
Brown said. "I couldn't believe I was getting that wide open. It
felt good. Every time it came off my hand I thought it was
going in. I was upset with the ones I missed. After hitting so
many shots, you want to hit every one."
Brown has made 24 3-pointers in his last five games and his 74
on the season are three behind Miami's Tim Hardaway for the NBA
lead.
"I think Dee is comfortable, obviously it means more to a
shooter to have a comfort level," said Toronto coach Butch
Carter. "I think his teammates appreciate what he is doing and
they're trying to help him. He gets most of his 3s in
transition, when the defenses just lose him."
Kevin Willis and Tracy McGrady scored 11 points apiece for the
Raptors, who have won nine of their last 11 and are a half-game
behind the New York Knicks for the last playoff spot in the
Eastern Conference. Charles Oakley grabbed 11 rebounds as
Toronto outrebounded Cleveland, 43-32.
Cedric Henderson scored 16 points and Shawn Kemp and Derek
Anderson each added 15 for Cleveland, which fell a half-game
behind Toronto. Kemp had just four rebounds and sat out the
fourth quarter as the Cavaliers finished with one offensive
rebound.
"We were beaten badly off the glass," said Cleveland coach Mike
Fratello. "We didn't have many second shots and they got us
down for one offensive rebound for the game."
Brown had an immediate impact, entering the game with 5:02 left
in the opening quarter and hitting a 3-pointer five seconds
later to pull the Raptors within 14-11. Toronto took its first
lead when Christie hit a pair of free throws for an 18-16 edge
with 2:41 to go.
The Raptors took a 22-21 lead into the second quarter and built
it to 34-24 when John Thomas made a layup to cap a 7-0 burst
with 8:16 remaining. Alvin Williams drove for a layup to cap a
6-0 surge and give Toronto its biggest lead of the game, 51-31,
with 3:42 before halftime.
Toronto outrebounded Cleveland 25-11 in the first half and took
a 55-40 lead into the break.
Henderson and Anderson each scored four points in a 10-0 burst
that pulled the Cavaliers within 61-52 with 7:15 left in the
third quarter. McGrady answered with a dunk and two free throws
and Brown hit a 3-pointer from the right sideline to push the
lead to 68-52 with five minutes remaining.
Another 3-pointer by Brown built the advantage to 79-59 with 51
seconds left.
