NBA FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
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ATLANTA 8 23 19 17 67
CLEVELAND 24 21 21 15 81 FINAL
HIGH SCORERS: ATL - ALAN HENDERSON 18, ED GRAY 11, GRANT LONG 9
CLE - SHAWN KEMP 24, WESLEY PERSON 14, BREVIN KNIGHT 12
HIGH REBOUND: ATL - DIKEMBE MUTOMBO 12, MARK WEST 7
CLE - SHAWN KEMP 12, CORIE BLOUNT 12
HIGH ASSISTS: ATL - THREE PLAYERS WITH 2
CLE - BREVIN KNIGHT 13, TWO PLAYERS WITH 3
ATT: 13,859
Extended Box
ATLANTA (67) AT CLEVELAND (81)
ATLANTA
REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
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CRAWFORD F 18 1-7 2-2 0 1 1 0 2 1 4 4
HENDERSON F 28 6-14 6-6 1 4 5 0 1 2 1 18
MUTOMBO C 30 2-6 3-4 5 7 12 0 4 0 0 7
BLAYLOCK G 33 1-7 0-0 0 0 0 2 1 0 4 3
SHEPPARD G 24 0-3 2-2 0 2 2 1 1 0 0 2
CORBIN 29 1-6 2-4 2 2 4 2 2 1 0 4
GRAY 24 3-9 3-3 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 11
JOHNSON 4 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
LONG 22 2-7 5-7 3 3 6 2 2 0 2 9
MCLEOD 14 3-6 0-0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 6
WEST 14 1-3 1-2 2 5 7 0 3 0 2 3
TOTALS 240 20-69 24-30 13 26 39 8 18 4 15 67
(.290) (.800) TEAM REBS: 16 TOTAL TO: 16(16 PTS)
CLEVELAND
REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
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KEMP F 40 10-18 4-5 3 9 12 3 3 3 2 24
NEWMAN F 26 1-5 0-1 0 1 1 0 2 1 0 2
DECLERCQ C 15 1-5 0-0 1 2 3 0 5 1 0 2
KNIGHT G 30 5-6 2-2 0 2 2 13 1 0 4 12
PERSON G 30 7-10 0-0 1 4 5 0 1 0 0 14
ANDERSON 16 1-8 2-4 0 0 0 2 2 0 1 4
BLOUNT 27 1-7 2-2 5 7 12 1 3 2 2 4
BOYKINS 3 1-1 0-0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2
BUTLER 4 0-4 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FERRY 10 1-1 0-0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 3
HENDERSON 23 5-9 0-0 2 1 3 1 1 0 0 10
SURA 16 1-2 2-5 1 5 6 3 4 0 1 4
TOTALS 240 34-76 12-19 13 31 44 25 27 7 10 81
(.447) (.632) TEAM REBS: 5 TOTAL TO: 11(11 PTS)
ATLANTA 8 23 19 17 - 67
CLEVELAND 24 21 21 15 - 81
BLOCKED SHOTS: ATLANTA - MUTOMBO 2, CRAWFORD, WEST. CLEVELAND - KEMP 4,
BLOUNT 2, NEWMAN.
3-PT. FIELD GOALS: ATLANTA 3-11 (.273), BLAYLOCK 1-3, SHEPPARD 0-1, CORBIN
0-4, GRAY 2-2, LONG 0-1. CLEVELAND 1-6 (.167), NEWMAN 0-2, PERSON 0-1,
ANDERSON 0-1, BUTLER 0-1, FERRY 1-1.
TECHNICALS: ATLANTA - CRAWFORD, CLEVELAND - FERRY.
OFFICIALS: JOE CRAWFORD, LEROY RICHARDSON, RASHAN MICHEL.
A - 13,859. T - 2:01.
Box Score
ATLANTA (67)
fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
Crawford 18 1-7 2-2 0-1 0 2 4
Henderson 28 6-14 6-6 1-5 0 1 18
Mutombo 30 2-6 3-4 5-12 0 4 7
Blaylock 33 1-7 0-0 0-0 2 1 3
Sheppard 24 0-3 2-2 0-2 1 1 2
Corbin 29 1-6 2-4 2-4 2 2 4
Gray 24 3-9 3-3 0-1 1 0 11
Johnson 4 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 0
Long 22 2-7 5-7 3-6 2 2 9
Mcleod 14 3-6 0-0 0-1 0 1 6
West 14 1-3 1-2 2-7 0 3 3
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TOTALS 240 20-69 24-30 13-39 8 18 67
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Percentages: FG-.290, FT-.800. 3-Point Goals:
3-11, .273 (Blaylock 1-3, Sheppard 0-1, Corbin
0-4, Gray 2-2, Long 0-1). Team rebounds: 16.
Blocked shots: 4 (Mutombo 2, Crawford, West).
Turnovers: 16 (Blaylock 4, Crawford 4, Gray 2,
Long 2, West 2, Henderson). Steals: 4 (Henderson
2, Corbin, Crawford).
CLEVELAND (81)
fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
Kemp 40 10-18 4-5 3-12 3 3 24
Newman 26 1-5 0-1 0-1 0 2 2
Declercq 15 1-5 0-0 1-3 0 5 2
Knight 30 5-6 2-2 0-2 13 1 12
Person 30 7-10 0-0 1-5 0 1 14
Anderson 16 1-8 2-4 0-0 2 2 4
Blount 27 1-7 2-2 5-12 1 3 4
Boykins 3 1-1 0-0 0-0 1 1 2
Butler 4 0-4 0-0 0-0 0 0 0
Ferry 10 1-1 0-0 0-0 1 4 3
Henderson 23 5-9 0-0 2-3 1 1 10
Sura 16 1-2 2-5 1-6 3 4 4
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TOTALS 240 34-76 12-19 13-44 25 27 81
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Percentages: FG-.447, FT-.632. 3-Point Goals:
1-6, .167 (Newman 0-2, Person 0-1, Anderson 0-1,
Butler 0-1, Ferry 1-1). Team rebounds: 5. Blocked
shots: 7 (Kemp 4, Blount 2, Newman). Turnovers:
11 (Knight 4, Blount 2, Kemp 2, Anderson, Sura).
Steals: 7 (Kemp 3, Blount 2, Declercq, Newman).
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Atlanta 8 23 19 17 - 67
Cleveland 24 21 21 15 - 81
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Technical fouls: Atlanta 1 (Crawford, 4:12 1st).
Cleveland 1 (Ferry, 10:50 2nd). Flagrant fouls:
None. A: 13,859. T: 2:01. Officials: Joe
Crawford, Leroy Richardson, Rashan Michel.
Game Story
CLEVELAND (Ticker) -- Shawn Kemp had 24 points and 12 rebounds
and the Cleveland Cavaliers shut down the Atlanta Hawks in the
first quarter en route to an 81-67 victory, ending a seven-game
losing streak in the series.
Kemp and Wesley Person each scored eight points in the opening
period, matching Atlanta's record-setting total. The club's
previous worst first quarter was nine against New Jersey on
December 9, 1981.
Kemp scored six points and Person and Brevin Knight added four
apiece in an 18-2 run that set the tone and gave Cleveland a
double-digit lead it never relinquished.
Person scored 14 points and Knight added 12 and 13 assists for
the Cavaliers (18-17), who snapped a two-game losing streak and
beat the Hawks for the first time since November 19, 1996.
"When I got to the arena and found out we lost seven straight
to them, it was really a good motivation for them," Kemp said.
"We really played 48 good minutes tonight."
Cleveland moved into a tie with Toronto for ninth place in the
Eastern Conference, one-half game behind New York for the final
playoff berth.
"It's another important game and if you stay in his race every
one of these games is an important one," said Cavs coach Mike
Fratello. "We are in the (ninth) spot right now, and we are
trying to make it to eight or seven."
Only a 3-pointer by Ed Gray in the final second allowed Atlanta
to surpass its previous first-half low of 28 against Cleveland
on March 24, 1995. The 67 points matched a season low against
Orlando on March 1.
The Hawks shot just 29 percent (20-of-69) from the field and
committed 16 turnovers. Atlanta's baskets were a franchise low
and just two more than the NBA all-time low, set tonight by
Chicago.
Alan Henderson scored 18 points for the Hawks (22-16), who have
lost three in a row following a three-game winning streak.
Atlanta has not scored above 85 points in its last nine games.
"Of course I'm mad," Hawks coach Lenny Wilkens said. "We
started the game with three unforced turnovers. The excecution
was horrendous."
"Tonight was one of the worst scenarios I have ever lived,"
Hawks center Dikembe Mutombo said. "Our game was poor. We
just played poorly offensively and defensively."
With the score tied 4-4, the Cavs broke open the game. Kemp
made a jumper and Knight made two free throws and a basket for a
10-4 lead with 7:15 left in the first quarter.
"Our strength is get at the teams defensively, force them into
bad shots and then run off of that," Knight said. "We need to
win and that is the bottom line, no matter how we have to do it.
If it is ugly, it's ugly and if it is pretty, it's pretty."
Henderson scored, but that was Atlanta's last points for more
than six minutes. Kemp had a pair of inside hoops around a
jumper by Person and Johnny Newman added a 19-footer for an 18-6
lead with 4:25 to go.
Hawks forward Chris Crawford was called for a technical foul and
Newman missed the free throw. But Person made a short jumper
and Corie Blount sank two free throws, capping the burst at 22-6
with 1:03 left.
A layup by Tyrone Corbin with 48 seconds remaining finally ended
the scoreless stretch at 6:16 but the Hawks never recovered.
They trailed 45-31 at halftime, 66-50 after three quarters and
71-50 on a jumper by Cedric Henderson with 9:25 left.
Hawks guard Anthony Johnson was ejected with 11:08 to play in
the second quarter after elbowing Cavs guard Bob Sura in the
face.
"It costs too much money to retaliate," Sura said.
"He has to learn that that is not the time to do it even though
the guy is irritating and grabbing a hold of him," Wilkens said.
"You have to pick your moment and that was obviously the wrong
moment."
Henderson scored 10 points and Blount grabbed 12 rebounds for
the Cavs, who shot 45 percent (34-of-76).
