January 13, 1998 · 9:00 PM EST
Biggest lead CLE by 20 · PHX by 2 · 1 lead change
Q2 4:24+11% PHXNash 24' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Kidd 4 AST)CLE 41 · PHX 38| Eastern | 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 |
| Western | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1UT Jazz | 62 | 20 | .756 | — |
2LA Lakers | 61 | 21 | .744 | 1.0 |
3OK Thunder | 61 | 21 | .744 | 1.0 |
4PH Suns | 56 | 26 | .683 | 6.0 |
5SA Spurs | 56 | 26 | .683 | 6.0 |
6PO Trail Blazers | 46 | 36 | .561 | 16.0 |
7MI Timberwolves | 45 | 37 | .549 | 17.0 |
8HO Rockets | 41 | 41 | .500 | 21.0 |
9SA Kings | 27 | 55 | .329 | 35.0 |
10DA Mavericks | 20 | 62 | .244 | 42.0 |
11GS Warriors | 19 | 63 | .232 | 43.0 |
12ME Grizzlies | 19 | 63 | .232 | 43.0 |
13LA Clippers | 17 | 65 | .207 | 45.0 |
14DE Nuggets | 11 | 71 | .134 | 51.0 |
| Zone | CLE | PHX |
|---|---|---|
| Restricted area | 0/0 — | 0/2 0% |
| Paint | 5/13 38% | 4/13 31% |
| Mid-range | 14/33 42% | 7/26 27% |
| Corner 3 | 0/0 — | 3/6 50% |
| Above the break 3 | 1/5 20% | 4/17 24% |
WP Wesley PersonG | 42 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 7-12 | 1-4 | 2-2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | +17 | 66.0% |
SK Shawn KempF | 40 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 4-13 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | +18 | 40.7% |
| CHCedric HendersonF | 35 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 6-10 | 0-0 | 5-5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | +26 | 69.7% |
BK Brevin KnightG | 35 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 6-10 | 0-1 | 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +16 | 63.8% |
ZI Zydrunas IlgauskasC | 32 | 23 | 16 | 0 | 10-14 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | +20 | 75.1% |
DA Derek AndersonG | 27 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 3-9 | 0-0 | 8-8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +8 | 55.9% |
| VPVitaly PotapenkoC | 11 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -7 | 53.2% |
| SBScott BrooksG | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0.0% |
| TDTony DumasG | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -3 | — |
| JKJason KiddG | 40 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 5-9 | 0-2 | 3-3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | -24 | 63.0% |
| RCRex ChapmanG | 37 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 7-16 | 3-7 | 5-6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | -17 | 59.0% |
| SNSteve NashG | 32 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 6-12 | 2-4 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -6 | 60.3% |
AM Antonio McDyessF | 31 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3-10 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -24 | 38.3% |
GM George McCloudG | 26 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 4-12 | 1-5 | 1-1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 40.2% |
| CRClifford RobinsonF-C | 20 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2-6 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -9 | 43.6% |
DM Danny ManningF-C | 18 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2-13 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | +4 | 18.0% |
| HRHot Rod WilliamsF | 14 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +7 | 53.2% |
| CCCedric CeballosF | 12 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0-5 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | -7 | 0.0% |
| MBMark BryantF-C | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -8 | 53.2% |
12:00Jump Ball McDyess vs. Ilgauskas: Tip to ChapmanCLE 011:20Ilgauskas Layup (2 PTS) (Henderson 1 AST)CLE 211:11Knight S.FOUL (P1.T1)CLE 210:51Knight 17' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Kemp 1 AST)CLE 410:33Ilgauskas REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)CLE 410:20Knight 10' Jump Shot (4 PTS)CLE 69:55Person REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)CLE 69:47Ilgauskas 12' Jump Shot (4 PTS) (Knight 1 AST)CLE 89:47McDyess S.FOUL (P1.T1)CLE 89:47Ilgauskas Free Throw 1 of 1 (5 PTS)CLE 99:09Ilgauskas S.FOUL (P1.T2)CLE 118:54MISS Kemp 8' Jump ShotCLE 118:22Knight 20' Jump Shot (6 PTS)CLE 138:12MISS McDyess 15' Jump ShotCLE 137:57Ilgauskas Layup (7 PTS) (Henderson 2 AST)CLE 157:26McDyess REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)CLE 157:26MISS McDyess Tip ShotCLE 157:20Knight 19' Jump Shot (8 PTS)CLE 176:41MISS Knight 8' Jump ShotCLE 176:38Person 22' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Henderson 3 AST)CLE 196:10McDyess Layup (2 PTS) (Robinson 1 AST)CLE 195:48McDyess Slam Dunk (4 PTS) (Kidd 2 AST)CLE 195:36MISS Person 24' 3PT Jump ShotCLE 195:34McDyess REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)CLE 194:51MISS Kemp 13' Jump ShotCLE 194:49McDyess REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)CLE 194:27MISS Kemp LayupCLE 194:21Knight P.FOUL (P2.T4)CLE 194:16Ilgauskas STEAL (1 STL)CLE 194:01MISS Ilgauskas 13' Jump ShotCLE 193:31Kemp 3 Second Violation Turnover (P1.T1)CLE 193:10MISS Kemp LayupCLE 193:10McDyess BLOCK (1 BLK)CLE 193:08Kemp REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)CLE 193:08MISS Kemp LayupCLE 192:56Anderson STEAL (1 STL)CLE 192:51Anderson Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)CLE 202:51Anderson Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)CLE 212:38Person BLOCK (1 BLK)CLE 212:36Ilgauskas REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)CLE 212:05Anderson S.FOUL (P1.PN)CLE 231:45MISS Ilgauskas 6' Jump ShotCLE 231:41Ilgauskas REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)CLE 231:41Ilgauskas Tip Shot (9 PTS)CLE 251:27MISS McDyess LayupCLE 251:27Ilgauskas BLOCK (1 BLK)CLE 251:24Manning Out Of Bounds Turnover (P1.T5)CLE 251:06Kemp Out Of Bounds Turnover (P2.T2)CLE 250:53MISS Manning 7' Jump ShotCLE 250:44McDyess P.FOUL (P2.T3)CLE 250:30Kemp Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)CLE 260:30Kemp Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)CLE 270:20MISS Nash 20' Jump ShotCLE 27The Cavaliers routed the Suns 102-84 on the road.
Zydrunas Ilgauskas led the Cavaliers with 23 points and 16 rebounds, while Rex Chapman led the Suns with 22 points.
The Cavaliers led by as many as 20 points. The lead changed hands 1 time and the score was tied 5 times. Their best stretch was a 10-0 run.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
