Maybe Kyrie Irving was reading all of our content today about his inept fourth-quarter performances? Whatever it was, he scored 16 of the team’s 20 points in another awful final frame, as the Cavaliers barely held off the Charlotte Bobcats for a 106-104 victory.
The Cavaliers (8-26) are now one game below the Bobcats (8-24) in the Eastern Conference standings. Also noteworthy: Tristan Thompson had arguably his best game of the season with 19 points and 13 rebounds, and new reserve guard Shaun Livingston saw 26 minutes off the bench.
CLEVELAND CAVALIERS 8-26 (Won last 1)
CHARLOTTE BOBCATS 8-24 (Lost last 1)
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLE | 29 | 33 | 24 | 20 | 106 |
| CHA | 23 | 25 | 26 | 30 | 104 |
| Starters | Pos | Min | FG | 3Pt | FT | +/- | Off | Reb | Ast | TO | Stl | BS | BA | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C.J. Miles | G | 38:58 | 7-14 | 4-9 | 0-0 | +11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 18 |
| K. Irving | G | 37:34 | 10-21 | 3-4 | 10-10 | +1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 33 |
| T. Zeller | C | 30:12 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 3-6 | -2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 9 |
| T. Thompson | F | 37:12 | 8-10 | 0-0 | 3-4 | +11 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 19 |
| A. Gee | F | 34:27 | 3-7 | 0-1 | 2-4 | +3 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| Bench | Min | FG | 3Pt | FT | +/- | Off | Reb | Ast | TO | Stl | BS | BA | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 39-78 | 7-16 | 21-29 | 6 | 40 | 23 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 22 | 106 | ||
| Percentages | .500 | .438 | .724 | Team Rebounds: 7 | ||||||||||
| S. Livingston | 26:20 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| D. Waiters | 17:59 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 3-5 | -4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| L. Walton | 17:18 | 2-6 | 0-2 | 0-0 | -8 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| O. Casspi | DNP – Coach’s Decision | |||||||||||||
| D. Gibson | DNP – Inactive | |||||||||||||
| K. Jones | DNP – Coach’s Decision | |||||||||||||
| J. Leuer | DNP – Inactive | |||||||||||||
| J. Pargo | DNP – Coach’s Decision | |||||||||||||
| S. Samuels | DNP – Coach’s Decision | |||||||||||||
| A. Varejao | DNP – Inactive | |||||||||||||
Charlotte
| Starters | Pos | Min | FG | 3Pt | FT | +/- | Off | Reb | Ast | TO | Stl | BS | BA | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G. Henderson | G | 32:49 | 6-11 | 4-5 | 1-2 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 17 |
| K. Walker | G | 24:12 | 4-8 | 1-3 | 2-4 | -9 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 11 |
| B. Biyombo | C | 15:35 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -12 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| J. Taylor | F | 26:32 | 5-10 | 1-3 | 0-0 | +13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 11 |
| H. Warrick | F | 11:42 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 | -12 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Bench | Min | FG | 3Pt | FT | +/- | Off | Reb | Ast | TO | Stl | BS | BA | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 37-82 | 8-17 | 22-28 | 8 | 43 | 25 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 24 | 104 | ||
| Percentages | .451 | .471 | .786 | Team Rebounds: 8 | ||||||||||
| R. Sessions | 35:09 | 4-11 | 0-2 | 12-12 | +1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 20 |
| B. Haywood | 27:42 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | +12 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| B. Gordon | 27:32 | 11-20 | 2-4 | 3-4 | +7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 27 |
| M. Kidd-Gilchrist | 21:07 | 3-10 | 0-0 | 1-2 | +1 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| T. Thomas | 12:33 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -7 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| J. Adrien | 3:19 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| D. Diop | 1:48 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| B. Mullens | DNP – Inactive | |||||||||||||
| R. Williams | DNP – Coach’s Decision | |||||||||||||
