January 3, 1998 · 7:30 PM EST
Biggest lead BKN by 4 · CLE by 16 · 10 lead changes
Q2 3:22+12% CLEPerson 25' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Anderson 2 AST)BKN 40 · CLE 40Q2 2:14+12% CLEPerson 24' 3PT Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Anderson 3 AST)BKN 42 · CLE 43
Q3 4:32+10% CLEKemp 1' Driving Dunk (15 PTS) (Person 3 AST)BKN 57 · CLE 59| W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1CH Bulls | 62 | 20 | .756 | — |
2IN Pacers | 58 | 24 | .707 | 4.0 |
3MI Heat | 55 | 27 | .671 | 7.0 |
4CH Hornets | 51 | 31 | .622 | 11.0 |
5AT Hawks | 50 | 32 | .610 | 12.0 |
6CL Cavaliers | 47 | 35 | .573 | 15.0 |
7BK Nets | 43 | 39 | .524 | 19.0 |
8NY Knicks | 43 | 39 | .524 | 19.0 |
9WA Wizards | 42 | 40 | .512 | 20.0 |
10OR Magic | 41 | 41 | .500 | 21.0 |
11DE Pistons | 37 | 45 | .451 | 25.0 |
12BO Celtics | 36 | 46 | .439 | 26.0 |
13MI Bucks | 36 | 46 | .439 | 26.0 |
14PH 76ers | 31 | 51 | .378 | 31.0 |
15TO Raptors | 16 | 66 | .195 | 46.0 |
| Zone | BKN | CLE |
|---|---|---|
| Restricted area | 13/23 57% | 24/38 63% |
| Paint | 5/12 42% | 5/14 36% |
| Mid-range | 10/26 38% | 6/18 33% |
| Corner 3 | 0/1 0% | 3/3 100% |
| Above the break 3 | 2/13 15% | 1/7 14% |
KV Keith Van HornF | 45 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 5-16 | 0-4 | 5-6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | -11 | 40.2% |
SD Sherman DouglasG | 45 | 20 | 2 | 9 | 7-16 | 0-1 | 6-6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | -16 | 53.6% |
KK Kerry KittlesG | 44 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 6-16 | 0-2 | 3-4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | -15 | 42.2% |
KG Kendall GillG | 39 | 21 | 6 | 2 | 8-13 | 1-2 | 4-4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | -9 | 71.1% |
| MCMichael CageC | 25 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | +1 | — |
| JWJayson WilliamsF | 21 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | -14 | 33.3% |
| WPWesley PersonG | 45 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5-19 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | +14 | 34.2% |
| CHCedric HendersonF | 38 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 8-14 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +16 | 57.1% |
| SKShawn KempF | 35 | 21 | 10 | 2 | 10-14 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 3 | +15 | 68.5% |
DA Derek AndersonG | 30 | 18 | 6 | 7 | 6-9 | 0-1 | 6-7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 74.5% |
BK Brevin KnightG | 27 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | +9 | 50.9% |
ZI Zydrunas IlgauskasC | 26 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 4-11 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | +19 | 36.4% |
| DFDanny FerryF | 20 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 50.0% |
| VPVitaly PotapenkoC | 14 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | -5 | 66.7% |
| TDTony DumasG | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +4 | 75.0% |
12:00Jump Ball Ilgauskas vs. Williams: Tip to KempBKN 011:49Kemp 1' Slam Dunk (2 PTS) (Henderson 1 AST)BKN 011:31MISS Kittles 12' Jump ShotBKN 011:28Kemp REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)BKN 011:23MISS Person 18' Jump ShotBKN 011:20Knight REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)BKN 011:05Knight P.FOUL (P1.T1)BKN 010:44Douglas Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)BKN 010:44Kemp STEAL (1 STL)BKN 010:28Ilgauskas S.FOUL (P1.T2)BKN 010:28Gill Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)BKN 110:28Gill Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)BKN 210:10MISS Ilgauskas 13' Jump ShotBKN 210:08Douglas REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)BKN 29:58MISS Van Horn 15' Jump ShotBKN 29:55Ilgauskas REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)BKN 29:34Van Horn 17' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Kittles 1 AST)BKN 49:25MISS Kemp 1' LayupBKN 49:21Ilgauskas REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)BKN 49:21Ilgauskas 1' Tip Shot (2 PTS)BKN 49:11Kemp REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)BKN 49:03MISS Ilgauskas 9' Jump ShotBKN 49:01Van Horn REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)BKN 48:49Douglas OFF.Foul (P1)BKN 48:49Douglas Foul Turnover (P2.T2)BKN 48:37MISS Kemp 1' LayupBKN 48:34Kemp REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)BKN 48:32Kemp 2' Slam Dunk (4 PTS)BKN 48:21MISS Gill 1' LayupBKN 47:58MISS Gill 1' LayupBKN 67:58Kemp BLOCK (1 BLK)BKN 67:53Ilgauskas REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)BKN 67:04MISS Person 2' LayupBKN 86:57MISS Douglas 3' LayupBKN 86:55Kemp REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)BKN 86:47MISS Ilgauskas 5' Jump ShotBKN 86:31MISS Van Horn 25' 3PT Jump ShotBKN 86:28Kittles REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)BKN 86:27Kittles 2' Slam Dunk (2 PTS)BKN 106:18MISS Ilgauskas 12' Jump ShotBKN 106:16Van Horn REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)BKN 106:08Knight REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)BKN 105:50Person REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)BKN 105:45MISS Ilgauskas 1' LayupBKN 105:39Ilgauskas REBOUND (Off:2 Def:2)BKN 105:39Ilgauskas 1' Layup (4 PTS)BKN 105:26MISS Van Horn 24' 3PT Jump ShotBKN 105:24Ilgauskas REBOUND (Off:2 Def:3)BKN 105:20Kemp 1' Layup (6 PTS) (Knight 4 AST)BKN 105:01MISS Van Horn 6' Jump ShotBKN 105:01Kemp BLOCK (2 BLK)BKN 104:58Kemp REBOUND (Off:1 Def:4)BKN 104:52Knight 8' Jump Shot (2 PTS)BKN 104:36MISS Douglas 10' Jump ShotBKN 104:36Ilgauskas BLOCK (1 BLK)BKN 104:32Person REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)BKN 104:28MISS Knight 10' Jump ShotBKN 104:03Kittles REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)BKN 124:02Kittles Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T3)BKN 124:02Knight STEAL (1 STL)BKN 123:49Kemp Traveling Turnover (P1.T2)BKN 123:28Kemp BLOCK (3 BLK)BKN 123:24Kemp REBOUND (Off:1 Def:5)BKN 123:19Anderson 1' Driving Layup (2 PTS) (Potapenko 1 AST)BKN 122:57Kittles 20' Jump Shot (4 PTS) (Douglas 2 AST)BKN 142:41MISS Person 9' Jump ShotBKN 142:28MISS Kittles 17' Jump ShotBKN 142:26Anderson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)BKN 141:47Douglas 1' Driving Layup (2 PTS)BKN 161:47Douglas Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)BKN 171:09MISS Van Horn 20' Jump ShotBKN 171:07Van Horn REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)BKN 171:06Van Horn Out Of Bounds Turnover (P1.T4)BKN 170:54Gill STEAL (1 STL)BKN 170:44Gill 2' Driving Layup (4 PTS)BKN 190:29Person 20' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Henderson 2 AST)BKN 190:09Douglas 5' Running Jump Shot (5 PTS)BKN 210:00Anderson P.FOUL (P1.PN)BKN 210:00Douglas Free Throw 1 of 2 (6 PTS)BKN 220:00Douglas Free Throw 2 of 2 (7 PTS)BKN 23The Cavaliers beat the Nets 95-81 at home.
Shawn Kemp led the Cavaliers with 21 points, while Kendall Gill led the Nets with 21 points.
The Cavaliers led by as many as 16 points. The lead changed hands 10 times and the score was tied 6 times. Their best stretch was a 10-0 run.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
