Nov

30

Furious Finish By LBJ Bolts Cavaliers By Bucks 97-85

Posted by Jeff Sack under NBA Game Recap 

Any one who truly takes pride in their craft, executive or factory worker, athlete or artist, is their own severest critic. They have a certain standard, and when they don’t meet it they beat themselves up far more than any other person could.

Cleveland Cavaliers All-Star forward LeBron James is that type of individual, during the few times in his NBA career he has failed to come through he takes full responsibility. He is the first to admit he has failed, probably a huge factor in why it does not happen often. Saturday night looked like it was going to be one of those nights for James scoring just 14 points in the first half against the Milwaukee Bucks and looking out of sync. But that is when LBJ reached inside himself and took his game to another level, scoring 18 in the second half including 11 straight at a critical juncture in the fourth and leading Cleveland to a 97-85 win over Milwaukee.

Neither team looked particularly sharp in the first quarter, with Cleveland leading at the end of the period  20-16.  The Cavaliers would pull ahead in the second quarter, getting to the half with a 48-38 advantage. Malik Allen split a  pair at the line with 37 seconds left in the third pulling Milwaukee within 2 points down 69-67. Sasha Pavlovic hit a trey with 2 seconds remaining in the third, giving Cleveland a 72-67 lead at the end of the third.

The Bucks would get the lead down to 2 points with 6:33 left in the contest as Luke Ridnour hit a trey to make it 79-77. James would cap off a 14-4 Cleveland run with 2:20 to go hitting an outside shot and putting his team up to stay at 93-81.

James was the game’s leading scorer with 32 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 blocks in the Cleveland victory. Zydrunas Ilgauskas recorded a double-double, 23 points, grabbed 17 boards, 2 blocks, 2 assists, 1 steal, Mo Williams dropped 13 points on his former club, 3 assists, 3 rebounds.

Michael Redd returned after missing 14 games due to injury, and came off the bench with 20 points, 4 assists, 3 rebounds, 1 steal. Richard Jefferson scored 19 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 block, Ramon Sessions added 16 points, 8 assists, 3 rebounds, 2 steals. Luke Ridnour had 15 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal. The Cavaliers now are at 14-3, the Bucks fall to 7-12.

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