Feb

13

Manu’s Eight Treys Spur On San Antonio Sink Cavaliers 112-105

Posted by Jeff Sack under Main 

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“Manu The Magnificent” struck again Wednesday night as he hit a career high 8 treys, and a season high 46 points, as he led the San Antonio Spurs over the Cleveland? Cavaliers 112-105. Ginobili who has taken his game to another level with the absence of Tony?Parker helped San Antonio shoot 60% from outside the arc (12-20.)?The win tied the season series with Cleveland who defeated the Spurs earlier in the campaign in their duel in San Antonio.

Cleveland drew first blood as they led 24-18 at the end of quarter number one, and held a slim 47-46 advantage when the two teams went to their respective locker rooms at the half. Cleveland led by as many as? 7 points early on in the third quarter, but the Spurs kept chipping away, taking a brief lead at 65-64 on a Tim Duncan bucket with 2:47 left in the quarter. But the Cavaliers took the lead back quickly and led at the end of the quarter 75-69. Bruce Bowen tied the game with a 24 foot trey with 4:22 remaining at 95-95, and Manu gave the Spurs their first lead of the quarter? at 98-95 when he hit a 25 foot trey with 3:53 left in the game. San Antonio held the advantage for the rest of the game, as the Cavaliers could not mount a comeback.

Ginobili did a little bit of everything Wednesday night, along with his 46 points, he had 8 assists, 5 rebounds, 3 steals, 1 block. Duncan recorded a double-double 23 points, 13 boards, 2 blocks, 2 assists, 1 steal, Ime Udoka came off the bench to score 12 points, 3 rebounds. Bruce Bowen scored 10 points, 3 assists, 1 rebound.

LeBron James had another superb game as he scored 39 points, 9 assists, 6 boards, 1 block. Larry Hughes also had another great game as he scored 26 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists. They were the only two Cleveland players to score in double figures in the game. With the win San Antonio is now 34-17, Cleveland after the loss is 29-23.

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