Feb

20

This Time Triple-Double By LBJ Was Enough Cavs Beat Pacers 106-97

Posted by Jeff Sack under Main 

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For the second night in a row Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James recorded a triple-double, unlike Tuesday night this time all the Cavaliers had smiles on their faces, as they defeated the Indiana Pacers Wednesday night 106-97 at the Canseco Fieldhouse. Tuesday night in their first game back from the All-Star break, LBJ also registered a triple-double, but it was not enough as Cleveland fell to the Houston Rockets 93-85.

Cavaliers had a good game plan in this contest score a lot early, and score a lot late. Cleveland broke out to a 34-26 lead at the end of the first quarter, and led 60-54 at the end of the first half. The Pacers took their first lead of the second half as Danny Granger hit a 26 foot trey, with 7:39 remaining in the quarter putting Indiana up 67-66. The Pacers then went on a 10-5 run to grab a 67-61 advantage with 3:11 in the third as Kareem Rush put a jumper through the cylinder. But Cleveland would be able to work the lead down to just a bucket at the end of the third as the Pacers led 81-79. The game was tied early in the third quarter and would go back and forth, until both teams were tied at 94-94 with just over four minutes remaining. Cleveland went on a run at that point, of 12-3 to end the game.

LBJ scored a game high 31 points, 14 rebounds, 12 assists, 2 steals, 1 block, in just a magnificent effort, especially to do it two consecutive nights, and to lose the first game! Larry Hughes who has really taken his game up a notch consistently over the last couple of weeks, ?scored 19 points, 2 assists, 2 rebounds, 1 steal, 1 block,Drew Gooden scored 17 points, 4 rebounds, 1 block. ?Zydrunas Ilgauskas recorded a double-double scoring 14 points, 17 boards, 3 blocks,?1 steal, Daniel Gibson scored 15 points off the bench, 1 assist, 1 block, 1 rebound, 1 steal.

Danny Granger led the Pacers with 30 points, 8 rebounds, 2 steals, 1 assist. Troy Murphy scored 20 points, 6 rebounds, 1 block,1 assist, Kareem Rush scored 12 points off the bench, 1 block. Cleveland improves to 30-24 with the win, Indiana is now 21-33.

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