NBA FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
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CLEVELAND 18 15 21 26 80
MIAMI 27 22 23 21 93 FINAL
HIGH SCORERS: CLE - DANNY FERRY 11, RYAN STACK 11, TWO PLAYERS WITH 10
MIA - JAMAL MASHBURN 19, ALONZO MOURNING 18, TWO PLAYERS
WITH 14
HIGH REBOUND: CLE - CEDRIC HENDERSON 4, BOB SURA 4
MIA - ALONZO MOURNING 11, TWO PLAYERS WITH 5
HIGH ASSISTS: CLE - BOB SURA 5, BREVIN KNIGHT 4
MIA - TIM HARDAWAY 7, JAMAL MASHBURN 5
ATT: 15,200
Extended Box
CLEVELAND (80) AT MIAMI (93)
CLEVELAND
REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
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HENDERSON F 25 4-11 1-2 3 1 4 2 1 2 1 9
KEMP F 26 5-12 0-1 1 2 3 2 2 3 1 10
DECLERCQ C 24 3-6 0-0 1 2 3 0 1 0 1 6
KNIGHT G 23 4-6 0-0 0 0 0 4 3 1 4 8
PERSON G 23 2-4 1-2 0 2 2 3 2 0 2 5
BOYKINS 10 1-3 0-0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 2
BUTLER 23 5-9 0-0 1 1 2 2 1 2 1 10
FERRY 29 5-9 0-0 0 2 2 1 3 1 0 11
NEWMAN 23 2-4 0-0 0 2 2 0 4 2 1 5
STACK 18 3-5 5-6 1 1 2 0 2 0 0 11
SURA 16 1-3 1-2 0 4 4 5 2 0 0 3
BLOUNT DNP - LEFT KNEE TENDINITIS
TOTALS 240 35-72 8-13 7 18 25 21 22 11 11 80
(.486) (.615) TEAM REBS: 8 TOTAL TO: 12(17 PTS)
MIAMI
REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
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BROWN F 28 1-6 4-4 1 3 4 4 0 0 1 6
MASHBURN F 37 6-10 6-7 0 5 5 5 0 4 4 19
MOURNING C 33 7-18 4-4 6 5 11 1 2 0 2 18
HARDAWAY G 30 5-8 3-4 1 1 2 7 3 0 4 14
MAJERLE G 31 5-6 0-0 2 3 5 2 1 2 0 14
ASKINS 8 1-1 1-2 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 4
CAUSWELL 9 0-1 0-0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0
LENARD 17 1-6 2-2 0 1 1 1 3 0 1 5
PORTER 15 1-4 2-2 0 3 3 2 2 0 3 5
STRICKLAND 3 0-2 0-0 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 0
WALTERS 6 0-1 0-0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0
WEATHERSPOON 23 2-4 4-4 2 2 4 1 2 0 1 8
TOTALS 240 29-67 26-29 15 27 42 23 16 6 18 93
(.433) (.897) TEAM REBS: 8 TOTAL TO: 19(20 PTS)
CLEVELAND 18 15 21 26 - 80
MIAMI 27 22 23 21 - 93
BLOCKED SHOTS: CLEVELAND - KEMP 3, STACK 2. MIAMI - MOURNING 3, BROWN,
HARDAWAY, LENARD.
3-PT. FIELD GOALS: CLEVELAND 2-7 (.286), BUTLER 0-2, FERRY 1-4, NEWMAN
1-1. MIAMI 9-15 (.600), MASHBURN 1-1, HARDAWAY 1-3, MAJERLE 4-5, ASKINS
1-1, LENARD 1-4, PORTER 1-1.
TECHNICALS: NONE.
OFFICIALS: DON VADEN, MARC DAVIS, KEN MAUER.
A - 15,200. T - 2:05.
Box Score
CLEVELAND (80)
fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
Henderson 25 4-11 1-2 3-4 2 1 9
Kemp 26 5-12 0-1 1-3 2 2 10
Declercq 24 3-6 0-0 1-3 0 1 6
Knight 23 4-6 0-0 0-0 4 3 8
Person 23 2-4 1-2 0-2 3 2 5
Boykins 10 1-3 0-0 0-1 2 1 2
Butler 23 5-9 0-0 1-2 2 1 10
Ferry 29 5-9 0-0 0-2 1 3 11
Newman 23 2-4 0-0 0-2 0 4 5
Stack 18 3-5 5-6 1-2 0 2 11
Sura 16 1-3 1-2 0-4 5 2 3
Blount DNP - left knee tendinitis
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TOTALS 240 35-72 8-13 7-25 21 22 80
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Percentages: FG-.486, FT-.615. 3-Point Goals:
2-7, .286 (Butler 0-2, Ferry 1-4, Newman 1-1).
Team rebounds: 8. Blocked shots: 5 (Kemp 3, Stack
2). Turnovers: 12 (Knight 4, Person 2, Butler,
Declercq, Henderson, Kemp, Newman). Steals: 11
(Kemp 3, Butler 2, Henderson 2, Newman 2, Ferry,
Knight).
MIAMI (93)
fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
Brown 28 1-6 4-4 1-4 4 0 6
Mashburn 37 6-10 6-7 0-5 5 0 19
Mourning 33 7-18 4-4 6-11 1 2 18
Hardaway 30 5-8 3-4 1-2 7 3 14
Majerle 31 5-6 0-0 2-5 2 1 14
Askins 8 1-1 1-2 1-3 0 0 4
Causwell 9 0-1 0-0 1-1 0 1 0
Lenard 17 1-6 2-2 0-1 1 3 5
Porter 15 1-4 2-2 0-3 2 2 5
Strickland 3 0-2 0-0 0-2 0 1 0
Walters 6 0-1 0-0 1-1 0 1 0
Weatherspoon 23 2-4 4-4 2-4 1 2 8
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TOTALS 240 29-67 26-29 15-42 23 16 93
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Percentages: FG-.433, FT-.897. 3-Point Goals:
9-15, .600 (Mashburn 1-1, Hardaway 1-3, Majerle
4-5, Askins 1-1, Lenard 1-4, Porter 1-1). Team
rebounds: 8. Blocked shots: 6 (Mourning 3, Brown,
Hardaway, Lenard). Turnovers: 19 (Hardaway 4,
Mashburn 4, Porter 3, Mourning 2, Brown,
Causwell, Lenard, Walters, Weatherspoon). Steals:
6 (Mashburn 4, Majerle 2).
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Cleveland 18 15 21 26 - 80
Miami 27 22 23 21 - 93
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Technical fouls: None. Flagrant fouls: None. A:
15,200. T: 2:05. Officials: Don Vaden, Marc
Davis, Ken Mauer.
Game Story
MIAMI (Ticker) -- Jamal Mashburn scored 19 points and the Miami
Heat continued their success against the Cleveland Cavaliers
while moving into the top spot in the Eastern Conference with a
93-80 victory.
Mashburn scored 10 points in the first half, when Alonzo
Mourning had 10 of his 18, as the Heat never trailed and opened
a 49-33 advantage through 24 minutes.
Dan Majerle and Tim Hardaway contributed 14 points apiece for
Miami (28-13), which has won nine of its last 11 games to move
percentage points ahead of idle Orlando (29-14) for the Atlantic
Division lead and best record in the East. The Heat play in
Orlando on Thursday.
Miami swept a home-and-home series from the Cavaliers, defeating
them for the 14th time in the last 16 meetings.
"Throughout the course of the game, I thought we were energetic
and the effort defensively in the first half was very good,"
Miami coach Pat Riley said. "Cleveland plays extremely hard,
however, they are undermanned right now with guys out and banged
up."
Danny Ferry and rookie Ryan Stack scored 11 points apiece for
the Cavaliers, who fell into a three-way tie for ninth in the
East, one-half game behind Charlotte for the final playoff
berth. Cleveland played without injured regulars Derek Anderson
and Zydrunas Ilgauskas.
"They've beaten us pretty well the first two times we've
played," Ferry said. "If we do play them again, we need to go in
and compete with them and show ourselves they're a team we can
compete with."
The Heat led 13-12 with 4 1/2 minutes left in the first quarter
when Keith Askins, returning from a one-game suspension, drained
a 3-pointer and Hardaway converted a layup to trigger a 14-6
surge to close the quarter that put Miami ahead by nine.
Cleveland scored the first four points of the second period, but
the Heat answered with an 11-4 burst, capped by Majerle's
3-pointer to open a 38-25 cushion with 4:28 to play before
intermission. Mashburn, who went 6-of-10 from the floor, had
six points in the run.
Coming off a season-high 22 points two days ago against
Cleveland, Majerle went 5-of-6 from the floor, including making
4-of-5 attempts from 3-point range. In his last two games,
Majerle is 13-of-19 from the floor and 9-of-12 from beyond the
arc.
"It's always nice to make shots," Majerle said. "I've been
trying to put a bit more of an arc on my shot lately and that's
worked out well. I feel like I've been in a shooting slump all
year and that's why it's nice to be on a bit of a roll."
A drving layup by Mourning with just over four minutes remaining
in the third quarter gave the Heat their biggest lead of the
contest at 68-43.
Mourning, who also grabbed 11 rebounds, went 7-of-18 from the
floor as the Heat shot 43 percent (29-of-67) and held a
comfortable 42-25 rebounding edge.
The Cavs used a 21-7 spurt, capped by Ferry's 3-pointer to close
to 75-64 with 7:59 remaining. Ferry finished 5-of-9 from the
field.
Miami put the defensive clamps on Cavs leading scorer Shawn
Kemp. After totaling 32 points and 11 rebounds on Monday
against the Heat, Kemp was held to just 10 and three,
respectively.
Mitchell Butler also had 10 points for the Cavs, who shot 49
percent (35-of-72).
