NBA  FINAL           1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH     TOTAL
                     --- --- --- ---     -----
     CLEVELAND        22  34  21  34      111
     WASHINGTON       30  21  28  29      108    FINAL


 HIGH SCORERS:  CLE - SHAWN KEMP 27, BOB SURA 18, WESLEY PERSON 16
                WAS - MITCH RICHMOND 30, TRACY MURRAY 15, JUWAN HOWARD 15
                                                                        

Extended Box


CLEVELAND (111) AT WASHINGTON (108)


CLEVELAND
                                               REBOUNDS
PLAYER           POS  MIN  FGM-FGA  FTM-FTA  OFF-DEF-TOT  AST  PF  ST  TO  PTS
======           ===  ===  =======  =======  ===========  ===  ==  ==  ==  ===


KEMP              F    36    6-18    15-17     2  12  14    4   5   2   3   27
MURRAY            F    24    4-9      0-0      0   2   2    3   6   1   4    9
DECLERCQ          C    18    0-2      4-6      1   3   4    1   6   0   1    4
KNIGHT            G    28    4-6      6-7      0   2   2    6   5   1   5   14
SURA              G    36    6-10     4-9      0   5   5    2   3   1   2   18
BRYANT                 31    7-9      1-1      5   1   6    0   4   1   0   15
PERSON                 34    5-11     4-5      0   2   2    1   1   0   0   16
FERRY                  12    0-2      0-0      3   1   4    1   0   0   0    0
MILLER                 20    1-9      6-8      0   3   3    3   0   2   1    8
STACK                   1    0-0      0-0      0   1   1    0   1   0   0    0
HENDERSON             DNP - COACH'S DECISION
BRAMLETT              DNP - COACH'S DECISION


TOTALS                240   33-76    40-53    11  32  43   21  31   8  16  111
                            (.434)   (.755) TEAM REBS: 15 TOTAL TO: 16(19 PTS)


WASHINGTON
                                               REBOUNDS
PLAYER           POS  MIN  FGM-FGA  FTM-FTA  OFF-DEF-TOT  AST  PF  ST  TO  PTS
======           ===  ===  =======  =======  ===========  ===  ==  ==  ==  ===


HOWARD            F    30    5-12     5-9      2   3   5    2   5   1   2   15
SMITH             F    25    2-4      2-2      2   9  11    0   5   1   1    6
AUSTIN            C    25    3-7      1-4      1   3   4    0   0   0   2    7
RICHMOND          G    39    8-15    12-14     0   1   1    4   4   2   3   30
STRICKLAND        G    35    6-15     2-4      0   5   5    7   5   3   2   14
A WILLIAMS             22    5-8      2-2      4   4   8    1   6   0   0   12
HAMILTON               12    2-5      0-0      0   0   0    0   2   0   0    4
C WHITNEY              13    2-5      0-0      0   2   2    4   2   1   1    5
T MURRAY               23    5-10     3-4      1   3   4    0   5   0   2   15
J WHITE                 2    0-0      0-0      0   0   0    0   1   0   1    0
JORDAN                  6    0-1      0-0      0   0   0    1   0   0   0    0
KING                    8    0-0      0-2      2   1   3    0   2   0   1    0


TOTALS                240   38-82    27-41    12  31  43   19  37   8  15  108
                            (.463)   (.659) TEAM REBS: 13 TOTAL TO: 15(19 PTS)


   CLEVELAND          22   34   21   34  -  111
   WASHINGTON         30   21   28   29  -  108


BLOCKED SHOTS: CLEVELAND -  KEMP 3, STACK. WASHINGTON -  AUSTIN 2, SMITH,
KING.
3-PT. FIELD GOALS: CLEVELAND 5-11 (.455), MURRAY 1-2, SURA 2-4, PERSON
2-4, MILLER 0-1. WASHINGTON 5-10 (.500), RICHMOND 2-2, STRICKLAND 0-1, C
WHITNEY 1-3, T MURRAY 2-4.
TECHNICALS: CLEVELAND - SURA, KEMP, BRYANT, WASHINGTON - HEAD COACH HEARD.
OFFICIALS: JIM CLARK, TERRY DURHAM, SEAN CORBIN.
A - 12,144. T - 2:34.
                                                                        

Box Score


CLEVELAND (111)
                      fg    ft    rb
               min   m-a   m-a   o-t  a pf   tp
Kemp            36  6-18 15-17  2-14  4  5   27
Murray          24   4-9   0-0   0-2  3  6    9
Declercq        18   0-2   4-6   1-4  1  6    4
Knight          28   4-6   6-7   0-2  6  5   14
Sura            36  6-10   4-9   0-5  2  3   18
Bryant          31   7-9   1-1   5-6  0  4   15
Person          34  5-11   4-5   0-2  1  1   16
Ferry           12   0-2   0-0   3-4  1  0    0
Miller          20   1-9   6-8   0-3  3  0    8
Stack            1   0-0   0-0   0-1  0  1    0
Henderson      DNP - coach's decision
Bramlett       DNP - coach's decision
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TOTALS         240 33-76 40-53 11-43 21 31  111
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Percentages: FG-.434, FT-.755. 3-Point Goals:
5-11, .455 (Murray 1-2, Sura 2-4, Person 2-4,
Miller 0-1). Team rebounds: 15. Blocked shots: 4
(Kemp 3, Stack). Turnovers: 16 (Knight 5, Murray
4, Kemp 3, Sura 2, Declercq, Miller). Steals: 8
(Kemp 2, Miller 2, Bryant, Knight, Murray, Sura).


WASHINGTON (108)
                      fg    ft    rb
               min   m-a   m-a   o-t  a pf   tp
Howard          30  5-12   5-9   2-5  2  5   15
Smith           25   2-4   2-2  2-11  0  5    6
Austin          25   3-7   1-4   1-4  0  0    7
Richmond        39  8-15 12-14   0-1  4  4   30
Strickland      35  6-15   2-4   0-5  7  5   14
A Williams      22   5-8   2-2   4-8  1  6   12
Hamilton        12   2-5   0-0   0-0  0  2    4
C Whitney       13   2-5   0-0   0-2  4  2    5
T Murray        23  5-10   3-4   1-4  0  5   15
J White          2   0-0   0-0   0-0  0  1    0
Jordan           6   0-1   0-0   0-0  1  0    0
King             8   0-0   0-2   2-3  0  2    0
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TOTALS         240 38-82 27-41 12-43 19 37  108
_______________________________________________


Percentages: FG-.463, FT-.659. 3-Point Goals:
5-10, .500 (Richmond 2-2, Strickland 0-1, C
Whitney 1-3, T Murray 2-4). Team rebounds: 13.
Blocked shots: 4 (Austin 2, Smith, King).
Turnovers: 15 (Richmond 3, Austin 2, Howard 2,
Strickland 2, T Murray 2, C Whitney, J White,
King, Smith). Steals: 8 (Strickland 3, Richmond
2, C Whitney, Howard, Smith).
____________________________________________
Cleveland          22   34   21   34  -  111
Washington         30   21   28   29  -  108
____________________________________________
Technical fouls: Cleveland 3 (Sura, 3:52 2nd;
Kemp, 7:56 3rd; Bryant, 6:02 3rd).  Washington 1
(Head Coach Heard, 9:26 3rd). Flagrant fouls:
None.  A: 12,144. T: 2:34. Officials: Jim Clark,
Terry Durham, Sean Corbin.
                                                                        

Game Story


WASHINGTON (Ticker) -- Shawn Kemp laughed his way to the foul
line, where he made 15-of-17 shots. The Washington Wizards cried
their way to their 11th setback in 16 games, a 111-108 loss to
the Cleveland Cavaliers. 


"I tried to get inside and get them in foul trouble early on,"
said Kemp, who finished with 27 points, 14 rebounds, four
assists, three blocks and two steals while bullying the Wizards
in the paint.  "Ike Austin and Juwan Howard both got hurt. I
didn't want to see that because they're both good guys. 


"Sometimes that strategy doesn't work, but tonight it did. That
was a very physical game, but I've played long enough to know
not to let my frustrations get to me.  I had a lot of fun out
there tonight." 


Kemp made only 6-of-18 shots but was nearly perfect from the
line. 


"I'm shooting about 80 or 82 percent," he said. "So if I shoot
10 or 12 free throws a night and stay up in the 80 percents,
then I can take advantage of these new rule changes." 


Kemp's hot hand spoiled a season-high 30-point performance by
Wizards guard Mitch Richmond, who hit 8-of-15 shots and 12-of-14
free throws in his best game of the season. 


"That was a winnable game for us," said Richmond, who pulled the
Wizards within 109-107 on a 3-pointer with 14 seconds left. "And
we just didn't get it done. We didn't get enough offensive
rebounds and our offense kind of bogged  down in the fourth
quarter. 


"They came down and basically did anything they wanted to. And
Shawn Kemp got to the line a lot.  He got to the line a whole
lot. Down the stretch,  they got him the ball and they got a
couple rebounds that really put a dagger  in us. But that was a
game we should've put away a long time ago." 


The Wizards (5-11) led 30-22 after one quarter, but the
Cavaliers (8-6) went on a  21-7 run to begin the second period,
capped by Wesley Person's 3-pointer that opened a 43-37 lead
with 4:49 left in the half. Brevin Knight, who had 14 points and
six assists, threw in a buzzer-beater to put Cleveland ahead,
56-51, at halftime. 


The game became very physical in the third period as Cavs Bob
Sura, Mark Bryant and Kemp all were whistled for technical
fouls. However, it was Cleveland cashing in at the line while
Wizards big men Austin (sprained  right ankle) and Howard (elbow
to the groin) were reeling. 


"They shot 53 [free throws], we shot 41," Wizards coach Gar
Heard said. "That's a lot of fouls. It's not so much that a lot
of them were called,  but I think some of them were very
questionable. It seemed that like every  time down, if they
didn't score, they'd get to the free-throw line --  especially
in the second half. 


"We're too friendly," Heard added. "We're kind of `I won't hurt
you,  don't you hurt me' type of guys instead of just going out
and saying 'I'm  going to do whatever it takes to win.'" 


After Kemp gave Clevelend a 104-97 lead with two free throws
with  1:03 remaining, Washington still had chances to win.
Richmond hit a layup with 58 seconds left, pulling the Wizards
to  104-99. He added two free throws with 43 seconds remaining,
pulling them to  105-101. 


Knight hit two free throws with 33 seconds to go and Howard
answered with a three-point play with 25.2 seconds left, pulling
Washington within  107-104. 


After Howard's free throw, Wesley Person beat the Wizards to the
other end for an uncontested layup and a 109-104 lead with 19
seconds left. Richmond drained a 3-pointer five seconds later. 


Kemp made another free throw with 13 seconds left for a 110-107
lead before finally missing one.  Inexplicably, the Wizards
passed on a 3-pointer and Rod Strickland drove and pased to
Howard, who drew a foul with 5.3 seconds to play.  He made his
first and intentionally missed the second, which Sura grabbed. 


Sura had 18 points and five rebounds, Person scored 16 points
and Bryant added 15 for Cleveland, which shot 43 percent
(33-of-76) from the field. 


Howard and Tracy Murray each scored 15 points apiece for the
Wizards, who shot 46 percent (38-of-82).  Michael Smith grabbed
11 rebounds. 
                                                                        

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