May 23, 2013

Anthony Parker Announces Retirement

June 27, 2012 by 9 Comments

At the age of 37, Cavaliers guard Anthony Parker has announced his retirement from the NBA. The Plain Dealer’s Mary Schmitt Boyer reported the news earlier this afternoon:

“I wanted to make that decision after the season and make sure that is what I wanted to do,” he said in an email. “I’m at peace with it and excited for whatever the future has for me.”

He played nine seasons in the league, along with several years internationally, after being a first-round draft pick by the New Jersey Nets in 1997. He was a star in Israel before returning back to the league in signing with the Toronto Raptors in 2006.

Parker then played the last three seasons with the Cavs after signing a free agent contract in the summer of 2009. His contract expired after this past season, and reports were already stating that he was unlikely to return to the team and likely to retire. In 204 games (197 starts) with Cleveland, he averaged 7.7 points in 27.7 minutes per game, along with 41.9% field goal shooting and 39% from threes.

The Bradley University product said to the PD that he’d like to remain connected to the league in some form, either in a front office or in broadcasting.

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While We’re Waiting… Browns’ Curious Calls, Cavs’ Departures, Bryce Stowell Emerges

April 28, 2012 by 4 Comments

While We’re Waiting serves as the early morning gathering of WFNY-esque information for your viewing pleasure. Have something you think we should see? Send it to our tips email at tips@waitingfornextyear.com.

Very strong arguments made in this recap of the Browns drafting so far: “Do you know what we found out today? The front office must be pretty content sticking with the likes of Greg Little, Joshua Cribbs, Mohamed Massaquoi, and Jordan Norwood at wide receiver for another year. … Position-wise, there is nothing wrong with taking a defensive tackle. Phil Taylor and Ahtyba Rubin are the clear starters, but both of them, particularly Rubin, has been overworked in his young career.” [Chris Pokorny/Dawgs By Nature]

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Looking back to Thursday night, at least some optimism still reigns: “Giving up three “precious” mid-to-late-round picks for Trent Richardson was easy math. The Browns need quality over quantity, particularly on offense. Getting the best running back in the draft, an impact guy who won’t even turn 21 until July, is more than worth a few picks who would likely serve as depth for their first year or two of service, should they pan out at all.” [Doug/Cleveland Sports Torture]

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Byron Scott’s recent quote hesitation has a former WFNY weekend scribe thinking about what could be the future for two upcoming Cavs free agents: “It was that fourth “if” that had me standing there thinking that maybe it’s possible one of these two guys do come back next season afterall. Hopefully that’s Jamison then, I thought, in a reserve role off the bench where he provides a scoring punch and veteran leadership as a sixth or seventh man on a one-year $5 million deal. Because there’s now way he can be referring to the possibility of bringing Anthony Parker back next season with all those “if’s”, right?” [Brendan Bowers/Stepien Rules]

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Some instant analysis on what it means for the Cavs in winning the coin tosses Friday: “This may not seem like a huge deal, but to me, it is. In my opinion (which could be changed as I watch more and more film as the draft approaches), there are six really good players in this draft. Those players are Anthony Davis, Bradley Beal, Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, Thomas Robinson, Harrison Barnes, and Andre Drummond. After that, it gets a bit murky. By having a top-6 pick guaranteed, the Cavaliers can draft one of those players if their board is similar to mine.” [Conrad Kaczmarek/Fear The Sword]

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One of my favorite basketball blogs makes a great point about ESPN’s role in stopping tanking: “However, television companies could take another route. They could refuse to put up with tanking. What if after a certain mark in the season (how about the All-Star break, we use it for everything) TV stations are allowed replace “bad games” and the team they replace doesn’t get paid?” [Dre/Wages of Wins]

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Great to read more about this prospect re-emerging with the Tribe: “It is early, but it looks like Double-A Akron right-handed reliever Bryce Stowell is back to the dominating pitcher he was during the 2010 season. Stowell, 25, has been near-perfect and flat out dominating in the early going at Akron where in four appearances covering 7.0 innings he has yet to allow a run and has given up three hits, no walks, and has 15 strikeouts.” [Tony Lastoria/Indians Prospect Insider]

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To end today, Kyle Dodson, an incoming freshman offensive tackle from Cleveland Heights, said the recent Sporting News report on Urban Meyer was filled with lies. This quote was particularly poignant: “‘No they did not. I do not know where they come up with these lies; they are probably making them up so they can attract readers for their publication.’” [Michael Chung/The Silver Bullet]

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Box Score: Cavs 98, Wizards 89

April 14, 2012 by Leave a Comment
The Cavaliers aren’t really tanking by choice as can be proven by this victory. The Cavaliers won by nine with a starting rotation including Luke Harangody. Well, maybe someone else is just tanking harder.
FINAL
Team 1 2 3 4 Total
CLE 22 28 23 25 98
WAS 22 21 28 18 89
Cleveland
Starters Pos Min FG 3Pt FT +/- Off Reb Ast TO Stl BS BA PF Pts
D. Sloan G 31:10 6-10 0-0 1-2 0 0 3 4 4 0 0 0 1 13
A. Parker G 27:20 4-5 0-1 7-8 +4 0 2 5 1 1 0 0 1 15
T. Thompson C 34:59 5-11 0-0 4-4 0 0 3 0 4 0 2 4 5 14
L. Harangody F 37:13 6-11 1-1 3-4 -3 4 10 0 1 3 0 2 3 16
A. Gee F 28:45 3-8 0-1 5-5 -4 0 3 2 1 2 0 0 3 11
Bench Min FG 3Pt FT +/- Off Reb Ast TO Stl BS BA PF Pts
Totals 34-66 3-8 27-33 5 34 17 16 8 3 9 17 98
Percentages .515 .375 .818 Team Rebounds: 14
O. Casspi 19:15 3-5 0-1 2-2 +13 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 8
L. Hudson 19:03 3-7 1-3 3-6 +6 1 4 1 2 1 0 1 1 10
M. Harris 18:27 2-5 1-1 2-2 +8 0 3 1 0 1 0 1 0 7
L. Walton 15:44 2-3 0-0 0-0 +7 0 4 3 2 0 0 0 0 4
S. Samuels 8:04 0-1 0-0 0-0 +14 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 2 0
S. Erden DNP – Inactive
D. Gibson DNP – Torn Tendon, Left Foot/ankle
K. Irving DNP – Contused/sprain Right Shoulder
A. Jamison DNP – Coach’s Decision
A. Varejao DNP – Inactive

WashingtonWashington

Starters Pos Min FG 3Pt FT +/- Off Reb Ast TO Stl BS BA PF Pts
J. Wall G 39:57 8-16 0-0 3-4 0 0 2 9 2 1 1 0 1 19
J. Crawford G 35:31 8-17 1-3 1-2 -8 3 4 3 2 0 0 1 3 18
K. Seraphin C 35:27 6-12 0-0 3-4 -14 1 4 0 2 1 2 1 3 15
J. Vesely F 35:30 5-10 0-0 1-1 +4 6 11 2 2 1 1 0 3 11
C. Singleton F 19:14 1-3 0-1 0-0 +2 1 2 1 0 3 2 0 2 2
Bench Min FG 3Pt FT +/- Off Reb Ast TO Stl BS BA PF Pt
Totals 38-87 4-14 9-12 12 34 20 10 8 9 3 22 89
Percentages .437 .286 .750 Team Rebounds: 8
J. Singleton 24:58 6-10 1-2 0-0 -8 0 6 2 0 1 2 0 2 13
C. Martin 23:32 2-9 1-5 1-1 -10 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 5 6
R. Mason 12:29 1-6 1-3 0-0 -1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 3
S. Mack 8:08 1-4 0-0 0-0 -9 0 1 1 2 0 0 1 3 2
M. Evans 5:14 0-0 0-0 0-0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
A. Blatche DNP – Inactive
T. Booker DNP – Plantar Fasicitis – Left Foot
B. Cook DNP – Coach’s Decision
N. Hilario DNP – Coach’s Decision
R. Lewis DNP – Inactive
+/-: Team net points while player in game
TO: Turnovers
PF: Personal Fouls
BS: Blocked Shots
BA: Blocks Against

Game Info

Technical Fouls:None
Arena: Verizon Center, Washington
Attendance: 17,200
Officials: Ken Mauer, Eli Roe, Michael Smith
Duration: 2:19

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Parker: We Made LeBron Work For Everything

January 25, 2012 by 5 Comments

We brought help [on LeBron] when we needed to. We tried to make him work for everything. He is a great player and he is going to get points. We did not want to give him breakaways and easy lay-ups at the basket. The only positive thing about [tonight's game] is that we competed and played better. We are not satisfied coming out with the loss, but with the last couple of games we have played, we competed tonight and stayed in it and fought. That was positive.

- Cavaliers shooting guard Anthony Parker who was primarily tasked with defending Miami Heat forward LeBron James in the team’s loss on Tuesday night. James was 8-of-21 from the field and committed five turnovers en route to 18 points.

[Related: Windhorst: Before it’s All Over, LeBron Will Play for Cleveland]

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On the Cavaliers and the Love of the 3-Point Shot

January 12, 2012 by 8 Comments

Antawn Jamison for 3

No shot in basketball is more tantalizing than the 3-point shot. An arbitrary arc drawn on the court that encompasses the team’s offensive zone, it acts as an ever taunting force, daring and begging players who find themselves outside said arc to shoot the ball.

For some teams, the shot is an exercise in performing winning basketball. For other teams, the shot is a reminder of everything that is wrong with that team’s offense.

The Cleveland Cavaliers might be somewhere in between those two extremes, but such is the nature of 3-point shooting for most teams. The old basketball adage of living or dying by “the three” is one of the more true clichés in all of sports. It makes sense, too, because after all, you can make a pretty strong argument that in the game of basketball, the most important thing you can do is make shots.

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On Ramon Sessions and the Cavaliers backcourt if Baron Davis is Amnestied

December 10, 2011 by 12 Comments

Byron Scott opened his comments on Kyrie Irving’s first practice yesterday by stating that he was the nineteen year-old Point Guard’s mentor. Baron Davis, who it previously thought would assume that teaching role in some capacity this season sat out of practice with a lower back strain.  This coming on the heels of Yahoo!’s Marc Spears reporting that the Cavs will pull the Amnesty card on Davis and release him a couple nights ago.

So it looks like Baron Davis’ days could be nearing a close here in Cleveland.  Maybe he still stays at this point, but probably he doesn’t.  Assuming he goes then, what does this move then mean for Ramon Sessions and the rest of the Cavaliers backcourt?

Under the thinking that Davis would play out at least this upcoming season of the final two he’s under contract for in Cleveland, it was widely assumed that Sessions would then be dealt to a team in need of a veteran back-up PG. There isn’t typically room for three point guards who really aren’t combo guards at all on any roster, regardless of whether you’re trying to truly compete for a playoff berth or not.

With Davis out though, the 25 year-old Sessions becomes option number two at the PG position. Whether this move indicates the Cavaliers view him as a rotation playing PG of the future will probably be determined this season, but it does appear he’ll at least be here for this team to find that out. [Read more...]

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Anthony Parker sweepstakes heat up, and something about Tyson Chandler

December 3, 2011 by 17 Comments

Cavaliers fans sometimes find themselves frustrated that the Maccabi Tel-Aviv faithful were treated to the Anthony Parker basketball playing glory days instead of us. We take our anger out on AP directly for this too, and it’s unfair.

We call him things like a super-old and ancient Shooting Guard, a defensive minded player who can’t defend anybody anymore, a guy who can’t create his own shot, and even an NBA player who can no longer launch the ball up into the basket successfully.

We don’t mean any of it though, because we do love Anthony Parker. Just like a lot of other people in the NBA love Anthony Parker too.  Including the New York Knicks, reportedly.

Heading into their first full training camp with both Amare’ Stoudemire and Carmelo Anthony together, it was reported this morning that New York is interested in adding one more piece to load up for their run at the NBA championship.  That piece being a 36-year old SG from Cleveland, by way of Bradley University.

This from Marc Berman of the New York Post: [Read more...]

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Re-Sign or Release: Anthony Parker

May 11, 2011 by 11 Comments

Back in May, 2008, we featured a little series called “Re-Sign or Release” where we went through every player on the Cavaliers roster and turned to the readers to see what they would do if they were the general manager of the Wine and Gold and – hypothetically, of course – all of the players were up to have their respective contracts renewed.

Same hypothetical this time around: We’re looking to build for the future; all players are restricted free agents, likely requiring a bit of a pay raise from last season.  Do you re-sign them? Andrew has already laid out the roadblocks currently facing the Cavaliers in 2011; now it’s your turn. Vote below and leave your support in the comments.

Another day, another guard – this time, everyone’s favorite mid-season trade rumor in Anthony Parker. Best part of this one may be that Parker is a legit free agent that seems to have quite a mixed crowd when it comes to bringing him back.  [Read more...]

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Cavaliers Season Ends with Many Important Lessons

April 14, 2011 by 13 Comments

Last night, Joe Tait fittingly put an end to an era.  I am not happy to see him go, but watching and listening to him end his career last night just seemed fitting.  I didn’t cry, but I didn’t dare say anything either with a lump in my throat the size of a grapefruit.  There never is a good time to say goodbye to those you love.  That goes for Joe Tait and the rest of the Cavaliers even as we all partook in one of the most difficult seasons in Cleveland Cavaliers history.  As Tait signed off for the last time, I couldn’t help but feel a sense of relief as this season leaves me with a multitude of feelings.  I feel tougher, smarter, hopeful and resilient to name a few.

The Cavaliers were schizophrenic in this season of change.  They embarrassed themselves and their fans on December 2nd in their first meeting against the Miami Heat.  They embarrassed us further with a 26 game losing streak.  In that stretch from November 30th  to February 11th when the Cavaliers finally beat the Clippers in overtime, the Cavaliers lost 36 out of 37 games.  One of those games was a 55-point defeat at the hands of the Los Angeles Lakers.  I could go on and on, but the fact remains that this season could have been the most miserable season ever.  Somehow it wasn’t though. [Read more...]

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Cavs/Knicks: Baron Davis’ Debut, Boobie Gibson Still Out

March 4, 2011 by 4 Comments

The Cavaliers haven’t taken to the road in almost a month.  During their eight-game home stand, they managed to win their 10th straight game against the New York Knicks.

This time around, the Wine and Gold travel the Big Apple to take on the Amar’e/’Melo tandem with a new guard at their disposal as the newly-acquired Baron Davis is expected to make his debut. 

Acquired on February 24th in exchange for Mo Williams, Davis has taken part in practice and pregame shootarounds, but has not been cleared by head coach Byron Scott who wants to ensure that his reunion with Davis is not set back by injury.

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Cavs Come Up Short to Sixers in Final Seconds

February 28, 2011 by 14 Comments

As Cleveland has seen too many times before, a considerable lack of go-to weapons haunted the Cavaliers when they needed them the most.

Hosting the Philadelphia 76ers, down three points with less than one minute remaining, Cavs head coach Byron Scott drew up a play that would provide point guard Ramon Sessions with two different options that would hopefully tie up the contest.  Those options were Daniel Gibson and Anthony Parker who, up to that point in the evening, were a combined 3-of-19 from the floor.

Knowing that the Cavaliers would need three points and would try to find one of their two players who could convert said shot (the other two players on the floor were JJ Hickson and Samardo Samuels), the Philadelphia defense converged on Gibson and Parker, forcing Gibson to pass the ball away to Hickson who would attempt a quick shot.  The result was a smart defensive play by Philly’s Thaddeus Young and a crucial turnover (pictured above) that would ultimately end in a 95-91 win for the visiting team. [Read more...]

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NBA Trade Rumors: Cavs to Stay Put?

February 22, 2011 by 29 Comments

As the NBA trade deadline is just over 48 hours away, sources close to WFNY indicate that the most likely scenario will be Chris Grant and the Cleveland Cavaliers remaining as currently constructed for the remainder of the 2010-11 season.

The 10-46 Cavaliers have long been rumored to be shopping several players while receiving phone calls about others, but sources says that the front office is not currently looking for late draft picks, and what teams are currently offering the Cavs does not match up with what the Wine and Gold are asking for in return.  Much of the potential stalemate revolves around the pending expiration of the current Collective Bargaining Agreement, but the rest hinges on the fact that the team is fairly confident that it could purchase late first- or second-round draft selections if needed.

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Previewing Cleveland’s Second Half Schedule

February 20, 2011 by Leave a Comment

The All-Star Weekend has been nothing special for Cleveland Cavaliers fans thus far, so let’s take a look at what’s left in the 2010-2011 season.

Currently owning the NBA’s worst record at 10-46 at the break, the Cavs will hope to utilize several upcoming home games to gain some optimism heading into the offseason. After winning two of three games this past week, the team plays at the Quicken Loans Arena for six of its next seven contests beginning Wednesday, Feb. 23.

Only six more wins are necessary this season to avoid tying both the 1970-1971 inaugural roster and 1981-1982 squad for the worst record in franchise history. It’d also be nice to crack the 17 victory mark set just seven years ago as well, so let’s see what’s left on the table for Cleveland:

Thursday, Feb. 24 – The NBA trading deadline is coming up shortly, and much could be changed around the league by next Thursday. [Read more...]

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NBA Trade Rumors: Celtics Join Bulls in Pursuit of Anthony Parker

February 19, 2011 by 5 Comments

Fresh off an 18-point, nine-assist performance, Cleveland Cavaliers guard Anthony Parker is all the buzz in the latest NBA trade rumors.

A crucial contributor in Cleveland’s upset over the Los Angeles Lakers Wednesday night, Parker already had been mentioned over the past few weeks, but potential talks are just starting to heat up now. The latest updates from ESPN.com’s Marc Stein say that the Boston Celtics now are inquiring about the 35-year-old veteran, joining the Chicago Bulls as the leading contender for his services.

The latest rumors speculate that the Cavaliers potentially are demanding a young big man or first round draft picks in any such trade. WFNY’s Andrew covered where Cleveland stands for the future just the other day in his All-Star Break feature, and Scott recently rated Parker as the team’s most likely player to be traded by the deadline on Thursday, Feb. 24. [Read more...]

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Lack of Go-To Option Sinks Cavs Again, Streak Extends to 25

February 8, 2011 by 8 Comments

Say what you will about the current state of the Cleveland Cavaliers, but while they have been decimated by teams like the Los Angeles Lakers and (gulp) Minnesota Timberwolves, the current team – with considerably less depth – has managed to lose their last four games by a combined differential of 21 points. 

Regardless of record or losing streak, any team that is within four or five points during crucial fourth-quarter minutes has a chance to win the game in question.  The immense difference between “any team” and the current Cavaliers is the lack of a set go-to option on offense.  Several times in the last two weeks, we have seen the Cavs need that one efficient shot on offense, yet have failed to execute and found themselves on the losing side of the ledger, this time in a 99-96 loss on the road against Dallas Mavericks.

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While We’re Waiting… Kicking the Cavs, Potential Browns Picks and Buckeye Writers

January 28, 2011 by 17 Comments

While We’re Waiting serves as the early morning gathering of WFNY-esque information for your viewing pleasure. Have something you think we should see? Send it to our tips email at tips@waitingfornextyear.com.

Piling on the Cavs- “As the Celtics approached 70 points during the first half Tuesday, I found myself wondering if Cleveland might wind up dead last in both offensive efficiency (points per 100 possessions) and defensive efficiency (points allowed per 100 possessions). The Cavs have been last in offensive efficiency for a while now — a remarkable thing, considering how bad Milwaukee’s offense has been — and Tuesday’s effort in Boston dropped Cleveland into a tie with Toronto for the next-to-last spot in defensive efficiency. Only the Suns stand between the Cavs and a unique level of infamy.” [The Point Forward] [Read more...]

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Cavs Mailbag: Boobie’s Wedding, Scott’s Commitment, and Potential Trades

January 26, 2011 by 13 Comments

Q: Will there be any teammates included in Daniel Gibson’s upcoming wedding to Keyshia Cole?  – Carolyn Cooper, @Cavalette23

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When it Rains it Pours: Gibson and Powe Out, AP and Andy Questionable

January 7, 2011 by 7 Comments

In the same regard of not having a lot of wiggle room to make mistakes, if the Cleveland Cavaliers hope to win basketball games, they will also need to stay healthy.

Per the team, the infirmary list in Cleveland Clinic courts has grown by leaps and bounds after four additional injuries have occurred in the past two days.

On Wednesday night, the team would not have Anthony Parker due to a back strain suffered earlier in the day.  During the game against the Toronto Raptors, the Cavaliers lost Daniel Gibson to a left ankle strain and Leon Powe to a right knee contusion.  Neither returned to the game nor traveled with the team on their current five-game road trip out west.

To make matters a bit worse (as if they could getworse), Anderson Varejao suffered  a right ankle strain during Thursday’s practice, confirmed by MRI, and is questionable for Friday night’s game against the Golden State Warriors who are already favored by 9.5 points.

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Eyenga of the Tiger: Christian Eyenga Sits Down With WFNY

January 6, 2011 by 11 Comments

If there were to be a highlight reel of goaltending calls, we have officially found our coverboy.

With Anthony Parker on the bench with back spasms and JJ Hickson riding pine for missing practice, Cavaliers rookie Christian Eyenga tallied 28 minutes on Wednesday night. He hit 7-of-10 field goals, leading to a career-high 16 points, to go with two rebounds, and one blocked shot in the 120-105 loss to the Toronto Raptors.

For good measure, Eyenga – playing above the rim as often as possible – was called for goaltending on a blocked shot attempt, sending the basketball roughly three rows into the crowd – his second goaltend under similar circumstances in as many games.

“I thought Christian was good,” said Cavaliers head coach Byron Scott. ”I thought he took the challenge defensively.”   [Read more...]

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Beasley’s Off-Hand Sinks Cavs, 98-97

December 27, 2010 by 1 Comment

A successful back-screen creating some separation, an inbound pass leading to isolation, and a playmaker using their strong hand in a high-pressure situation.

While the NBA may not be a full-blown copycat league, when two teams combine for 14 wins one-third of the way through the season, sometimes it just comes down to fundamentals over flash.

Three plays ran by two teams, all near identical.  Antawn Jamison did his part for the Cavaliers, sinking a right-handed layup with just over 10 seconds remaining to put the Cavaliers up by one point.  Minnesota’s Michael Beasley would take an inbound pass and do the same, converting his with 5.9 seconds left on the clock, turning the tide in the Timberwolves’ favor.  Another attempt by Jamison, though drawing some contact (pictured to the right), would fall just short as the buzzer sounded and the ‘Wolves snapped a seven-game losing streak at the expense of the Wine and Gold, 98-97.

Beasley would finish with 28 points for the Timberwolves and Jamison chipped in 24, but it would be the Cavs who would find themselves on the short end for what is the 12th time in the month of December. [Read more...]

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