King James And Shaq-Diesel Put On A Show, Punk Pacers 94-73

Posted by Jeff Sack under NBA Game Recap

Shaquille O’Neal must have been listening to Prince on Friday because the Cleveland Cavaliers veteran center partied like it was 1999 as he and LeBron James led the Cavaliers to a 94-73 beating of the Indiana Pacers. James and O’Neal would each knock down 22 points for Cleveland in the victory. LBJ recorded a double-double and just missed a triple double as the Cavaliers took control in the first and the Pacers never really recovered. Danny Granger would also have a double-double as he led Indiana with 13 points in the loss. Cleveland now has won their last seven games in a row and are 11-3 in the first month of 2010.

The Cavaliers would totally dominate the first 12 minutes of play and would hold a 36-18 advantage at the end of the first quarter. Indiana would be able to shave 4 points off their deficit in the second but Cleveland would still lead by double-digits as the game reached the half with the score 58-44.

The Pacers were able to take another point off in the third but they still trailed 77-64 as the game reached the fourth. Indiana at no time during the fourth was a viable threat to take the game and even make it close.

LeBron James had a double-double with 22 points, 13 assists, 9 rebounds, 4 blocks and 2 steals while O’Neal also scored 22 points, 8 rebounds, 2 blocks and 1 assist. Zydrunas Ilgauskas came off the bench with 13 points and Daniel Gibson would add 1o more.

Danny Granger had a double-double with 13 points, 10 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 blocks and 2 steals while Brandon Rush had 12 points, 6 rebounds, 2 blocks, 1 assist and 1 steal. Dahntay Jones scored 11 points while Troy Murphy and A.J. Price each added 10 points in the loss. Cleveland now has a record of 37-11 and will host the Clippers Sunday while Indiana falls to 16-31 and will be in Toronto Sunday to take on the Raptors.

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