NBA FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
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CLEVELAND 26 23 18 22 89
CHICAGO 26 18 16 21 81 FINAL
HIGH SCORERS: CLE - SHAWN KEMP 27, BREVIN KNIGHT 14, THREE PLAYERS WITH
10
CHI - KORNEL DAVID 20, TONI KUKOC 15, TWO PLAYERS WITH 10
HIGH REBOUND: CLE - CORIE BLOUNT 8, TWO PLAYERS WITH 7
CHI - TONI KUKOC 10, MARK BRYANT 9
HIGH ASSISTS: CLE - BREVIN KNIGHT 10, TWO PLAYERS WITH 4
CHI - TONI KUKOC 7, TWO PLAYERS WITH 4
ATT: 22,102
Extended Box
CLEVELAND (89) AT CHICAGO (81)
CLEVELAND
REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
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KEMP F 33 10-16 6-8 1 6 7 4 4 1 1 27
HENDERSON F 41 2-8 0-0 0 4 4 4 4 0 1 4
DECLERCQ C 24 4-4 0-0 1 6 7 0 3 0 2 8
KNIGHT G 31 5-10 4-5 0 4 4 10 1 1 3 14
PERSON G 29 3-9 4-6 1 3 4 0 3 0 0 10
BLOUNT 24 1-5 0-0 4 4 8 0 5 0 0 2
BUTLER 22 4-7 1-1 2 2 4 0 3 1 1 10
NEWMAN 3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0
SURA 18 1-8 8-8 0 4 4 1 2 1 1 10
FERRY 15 1-3 2-2 0 4 4 0 0 0 1 4
BOYKINS DNP - COACH'S DECISION
STACK DNP - COACH'S DECISION
TOTALS 240 31-70 25-30 9 37 46 19 28 4 10 89
(.443) (.833) TEAM REBS: 5 TOTAL TO: 10(9 PTS)
CHICAGO
REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
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DAVID F 36 8-13 4-4 2 2 4 2 3 0 0 20
KUKOC F 40 5-15 4-6 2 8 10 7 3 2 1 15
SIMPKINS C 27 4-4 2-3 2 4 6 0 4 0 1 10
BROWN G 26 2-6 4-6 0 1 1 4 5 3 3 8
HARPER G 31 4-13 2-5 0 6 6 4 2 2 1 10
BOOTH 8 0-3 0-0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 0
BRYANT 29 2-7 4-9 4 5 9 0 4 1 0 8
CARR 9 1-5 0-0 1 1 2 1 2 0 0 3
JONES 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
LARUE 32 3-8 0-0 1 3 4 3 4 1 1 7
C BENJAMIN DNP - COACH'S DECISION
WENNINGTON DNP - COACH'S DECISION
TOTALS 240 29-74 20-33 12 30 42 22 29 10 8 81
(.392) (.606) TEAM REBS: 9 TOTAL TO: 10(11 PTS)
CLEVELAND 26 23 18 22 - 89
CHICAGO 26 18 16 21 - 81
BLOCKED SHOTS: CLEVELAND - HENDERSON, BUTLER, PERSON. CHICAGO - HARPER,
CARR, BOOTH, SIMPKINS.
3-PT. FIELD GOALS: CLEVELAND 2-9 (.222), KEMP 1-1, PERSON 0-4, BUTLER 1-1,
SURA 0-2, FERRY 0-1. CHICAGO 3-12 (.250), KUKOC 1-6, HARPER 0-2, CARR 1-1,
LARUE 1-3.
TECHNICALS: NONE.
OFFICIALS: BERNIE FRYER, TED BERNHARDT, JIM KINSEY.
A - 22,102. T - 2:08.
Box Score
CLEVELAND (89)
fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
Kemp 33 10-16 6-8 1-7 4 4 27
Henderson 41 2-8 0-0 0-4 4 4 4
Declercq 24 4-4 0-0 1-7 0 3 8
Knight 31 5-10 4-5 0-4 10 1 14
Person 29 3-9 4-6 1-4 0 3 10
Blount 24 1-5 0-0 4-8 0 5 2
Butler 22 4-7 1-1 2-4 0 3 10
Newman 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 3 0
Sura 18 1-8 8-8 0-4 1 2 10
Ferry 15 1-3 2-2 0-4 0 0 4
Boykins DNP - coach's decision
Stack DNP - coach's decision
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TOTALS 240 31-70 25-30 9-46 19 28 89
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Percentages: FG-.443, FT-.833. 3-Point Goals:
2-9, .222 (Kemp 1-1, Person 0-4, Butler 1-1, Sura
0-2, Ferry 0-1). Team rebounds: 5. Blocked shots:
3 (Henderson, Butler, Person). Turnovers: 10
(Knight 3, Declercq 2, Butler, Ferry, Henderson,
Kemp, Sura). Steals: 4 (Butler, Kemp, Knight,
Sura).
CHICAGO (81)
fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
David 36 8-13 4-4 2-4 2 3 20
Kukoc 40 5-15 4-6 2-10 7 3 15
Simpkins 27 4-4 2-3 2-6 0 4 10
Brown 26 2-6 4-6 0-1 4 5 8
Harper 31 4-13 2-5 0-6 4 2 10
Booth 8 0-3 0-0 0-0 1 2 0
Bryant 29 2-7 4-9 4-9 0 4 8
Carr 9 1-5 0-0 1-2 1 2 3
Jones 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0
Larue 32 3-8 0-0 1-4 3 4 7
C Benjamin DNP - coach's decision
Wennington DNP - coach's decision
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TOTALS 240 29-74 20-33 12-42 22 29 81
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Percentages: FG-.392, FT-.606. 3-Point Goals:
3-12, .250 (Kukoc 1-6, Harper 0-2, Carr 1-1,
Larue 1-3). Team rebounds: 9. Blocked shots: 4
(Harper, Carr, Booth, Simpkins). Turnovers: 10
(Brown 3, Booth, Harper, Kukoc, Larue, Simpkins).
Steals: 10 (Brown 3, Harper 2, Kukoc 2, Bryant,
Jones, Larue).
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Cleveland 26 23 18 22 - 89
Chicago 26 18 16 21 - 81
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Technical fouls: None. Flagrant fouls: None. A:
22,102. T: 2:08. Officials: Bernie Fryer, Ted
Bernhardt, Jim Kinsey.
Game Story
CHICAGO (Ticker) -- The frustration of the Chicago Bulls' season
is beginning to show on Ron Harper's face.
One day after taking an elbow from teammate Dickey Simpkins that
resulted in six stitches above the eye, Harper was hammered in
the nose following a dunk by Cleveland's Shawn Kemp midway
through the fourth quarter. The result was a probable broken
nose and another loss for the Bulls.
Kemp scored 12 of his 27 points in the final quarter as the
Cavaliers remained tied for the final Eastern Conference playoff
spot with an 89-81 victory. Brevin Knight added 14 and 10
assists and Bobby Sura scored 10 points for Cleveland, which is
one-half game behind seventh-place New York.
"Shawn has carried us this season," said Cavaliers coach Mike
Fratello. "He's been a true leader. He's worked very hard
shooting the ball facing the basket. ... We just have to learn
how to hang in there when Shawn is out."
"I don't look at numbers the way other people do," Kemp said. "I
look at it as scoring if that's what I need to do in order to
get the team a win. I do whatever I have to do to get a
victory."
Toni Kukoc had 15 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists for
Chicago, which suffered its sixth straight loss and fell to
10-29.
"Ron Harper appears to have broken his nose," said Bulls coach
Tim Floyd. "We don't know if he will need surgery. He has been
amazing all year and has played through a lot."
"Ron Harper is the captain of this ship," Simpkins added. "The
captain sets the example by how hard he plays and he's taken
some hits in our battle."
Kemp called the incident purely accidental.
"I know how it is for him," said Kemp. "I just got stitches
myself yesterday. I didn't do it on purpose. ... It was
unfortunate that he stuck his head in the way and got hurt."
The Bulls did receive a career-best 20 points from rookie Kornel
David, who was 8-of-13 from the field. Chicago committed just
eight turnovers but shot 39 percent (29-of-74) from the field,
3-of-12 from 3-point range and got outrebounded 46-42.
The Cavaliers took a 49-44 lead at the half, shooting 54 percent
from the field (19-of-35) and making all 10 free throw attempts.
Chicago tied the game, 57-57, with 3:28 to go in the third
quarter. But Knight hit a driving layup and Corie Blount buried
a nine-footer. Danny Ferry added two free throws with 80 seconds
left in the quarter and the Cavaliers went on to open a 67-60
edge after 36 minutes.
The Bulls got within 71-66 with 6:48 left in the contest
following two free throws by Randy Brown. But Cleveland
countered with single free throws by Kemp sandwiched around a
layup by Cedric Henderson.
After Mark Bryant made a free throw with 3:34 remaining that
sliced the Chicago deficit to 75-67, Kemp threw down a dunk.
Bryant had another free throw before Kemp extended the lead to
79-68 with a 22-footer.
Kukoc buried a 3-pointer with 2:25 to go but Kemp buried his
first 3-pointer of the season to seal the victory.
