Cavaliers-Bulls Preview

By TAYLOR BECHTOLD
Posted May 07 2015 4:32PM

While a lineup change put a stop to the Chicago Bulls' pick-and-roll game, a headband-clad LeBron James went from feeling things out in the opener to dominating Game 2 for the Cleveland Cavaliers.

With Cleveland's J.R. Smith now available but Iman Shumpert's status unclear, the onus is on the Bulls to respond with their own adjustments Friday night when the Eastern Conference semifinals shift to the United Center.

After confessing he'd been too passive in a Game 1 defeat, James relentlessly attacked Chicago's defense Wednesday. He finished with 33 points, eight rebounds and five assists as Cleveland never trailed in a 106-91 win.

The four-time MVP scored 15 of his playoff-high point total on 13 drives in Game 2 after he had seven points on 14 drives Monday. He also went 7 for 9 from the foul line after getting to the stripe twice in Game 1.

"There wasn't one possession where he wasn't dominant," said Kyrie Irving, who added 21 points. "When he has that mindset, he's the greatest player playing our game right now."

Much was made of the fact that James went back to his signature headband, which the superstar had ditched since a March 7 game against Phoenix.

It's a good bet it'll be back on Friday when the Central Division champions attempt to regain home-court advantage. James totaled 67 points as Cleveland split two visits to the United Center during the regular season, though he had eight turnovers as the Cavs played without Kevin Love there in a February defeat.

Chicago's Jimmy Butler, who's spending most of his time guarding James in this series, did not play in either of those meetings. The All-Star guard, named the NBA's Most Improved Player on Thursday, led the Bulls with 18 points in Game 2 but shot 5 of 14.

"I have to man up and take the challenge," Butler told the team's official website. "LeBron was aggressive, but I wasn't aggressive enough. I was counting too much on help being there, which is on me. I will be better."

Smith could give the Bulls something else to worry about after serving a two-game suspension for striking Boston's Jae Crowder. He's averaged 17.3 points while hitting 15 of 31 from 3-point range in three games against Chicago after joining the Cavaliers.

Shumpert has totaled 37 points and made 8 of 17 from beyond the arc in this series, though coach David Blatt says the team needs a little more time before knowing if he'll play after Shumpert strained his groin Wednesday.

With Love done for the playoffs, Blatt seemed to make the right move in Game 2 by pairing Tristan Thompson with James in the frontcourt instead of Mike Miller.

Pau Gasol went 8 for 9 on shots with no defender within four feet en route to 21 points in Game 1, but didn't have the same looks Wednesday when he scored 11 and went 1 for 3 in those situations.

Derrick Rose, who has shot a combined 9 for 34 in his last two home games, looks to regroup after he finished with 14 points, 10 assists and seven rebounds while missing 14 of 20 shots Wednesday. He only has four points on 17 drives in the series and hasn't attempted a free throw since Game 5 against Milwaukee.

Irving had 27 points on 24 drives and has been to the line 21 times.

"If they're not calling it, they're not calling it," Rose said. "I can't worry about that."

The Bulls are focused on improving defensively after allowing a playoff-high regulation point total and 12-of-26 shooting from beyond the arc. They had given up 89.0 points per game and held opponents to 29.6 from long distance over their previous seven.

"I know our fans are waiting, the city's just waiting for us to come back there and it should be another exciting game," Rose added. "Hopefully we play some defense."

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Rose banks in 3 at buzzer to lift Bulls over Cavaliers 99-96

By ANDREW SELIGMAN
Posted May 09 2015 1:49AM

CHICAGO (AP) Derrick Rose wanted to make one thing clear about his winning 3-pointer. He did not call glass.

Rose banked in a 3-pointer at the buzzer and scored 30 points Friday night to give the Chicago Bulls a 99-96 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers and a 2-1 lead in the Eastern Conference semifinals.

"I'm just thankful and grateful that my teammates gave me the ball," he said. "They believed in me down the stretch. They kept getting me the ball, kept encouraging me to play the way that I usually play. And no, I did not call glass."

Cleveland had just tied it on a 3-pointer by J.R. Smith with 10.8 seconds left when Rose came through with the winner off a sideline inbounds play.

The play called for him to get the ball in the corner, but he could not find an opening there. Instead, he took the inbounds from Mike Dunleavy Jr. on the wing and dribbled to his right, past the top of the key. Then, as time expired, he banked in a 26-footer over Tristan Thompson.

That drew a mob from his teammates and a deafening roar from the crowd for a hometown star limited in recent years by injuries to both knees. Rose has played well at times in these playoffs - the first for him since 2012. But he also committed a late turnover and got beaten on a last-second layup in a loss to Milwaukee in Game 4 of the first round.

This, by far, was his biggest shot of the postseason.

"It was huge," said Jimmy Butler, who scored 20 for Chicago. "We needed that. That's what he does."

LeBron James, who scored 27 for Cleveland despite shooting 8 of 25, said there was nothing Thompson could do about that shot.

"You follow the game plan, they make a shot - you live with it," he said. "It's when you make mistakes during the game plan, those would be the ones that are hard to live with. I know it's easy for me to say that. The shot was not made on me. The guy took a tough shot. Tip your hat to him."

James passed Tony Parker, Steve Nash and Larry Bird for fourth on the career playoff assists list. He had 14 in the game, giving him 1,073.

Chicago never won more than one game in three previous playoff series against teams led by James. But the Bulls have a chance to take a commanding lead with Game 4 at home on Sunday.

Smith, back from a two-game suspension, scored 14 points. Kyrie Irving, playing with a sore foot that started bothering him in the first round against Boston, had just 11 points and no assists. He shot 3 of 13 and the only baskets he made were on 3-pointers.

Rose and Butler combined to score 23 of Chicago's 25 points in the fourth quarter.

Dunleavy finished the game with 16 points, and Nikola Mirotic scored 12 after playing sparingly the first two games. The Bulls also outrebounded Cleveland 54-39, outscored them 44-28 in the paint and had 18 second-chance points compared to seven for the Cavaliers.

One concern for Chicago was Pau Gasol straining his left hamstring. The Bulls announced late in the game that he would not return.

Gasol said the problem cropped up in Game 2. It started tightening up early in this one, and he will undergo some tests on Saturday.

In a game that was tense and tight the whole way, Rose gave Chicago a 92-91 lead with a free throw with 2:09 remaining. But he also missed on a drive with James guarding him. He had another layup blocked by Thompson before Butler missed a 3, resulting in a shot-clock violation with 52 seconds remaining.

Butler then reached in on James, who hit two free throws to give Cleveland a 93-92 lead with 41.5 seconds left. But Butler drove along the baseline, stopped and spun for a layup to put Chicago ahead.

James then missed on a drive and fouled Taj Gibson as he grabbed the rebound, resulting in two free throws that made it 96-93. Smith buried a 3 with 10.8 seconds remaining, but Rose landed the final blow.

TIP-INS

Cavaliers: Iman Shumpert started again after injuring his groin during Game 2. He finished with eight points on 3-of-9 shooting.

Bulls: The NBA fined C Joakim Noah $25,000 for pushing a fan at halftime of the Bulls' loss to Cleveland in Game 2 on Wednesday night.

HEATED EXCHANGE

The rivalry between James and Noah took another turn over some trash talk that James felt went too far.

Noah fouled him on a non-shooting play in the third and, according to James, made some offensive comments.

"I'm a father with three kids. It got very disrespectful," James said. "I'm OK with competing against Jo. I love the competitive nature, but we should leave it there. The disrespectful words that he said to me were uncalled for."

Moments after that foul, James spun around Butler and dunked on Noah. James got a technical for taunting. Noah responded, resulting in a technical for him.

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• Cavaliers: Love, Varejao
• Bulls: Bairstow

• Cavaliers: James
• Bulls: Brooks, Noah

• Lead Changes: 19
• Times Tied: 17

• Arena: United Center, Chicago, IL
• Officials: #24 Mike Callahan, #25 Tony Brothers, #42 Eric Lewis
• Attendance: 22246
• Duration: 2:30

Cleveland Cavaliers (53-30)		Chicago Bulls (51-32)
Start of 1st Quarter
(12:00) Jump Ball Gasol vs Mozgov (James gains possession)
James Jump Shot: Missed	11:34
	11:32	Noah Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	11:14	Butler Jump Shot: Missed
	11:13	Noah Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	11:11	Noah Running Layup Shot: Missed
Mozgov Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	11:10
Mozgov Layup Shot: Missed Block: Noah (1 BLK)	10:49
James Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	10:46
Shumpert 3pt Shot: Missed	10:43
	10:41	Rose Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	10:28	Noah Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Irving (1 ST)
Thompson Jump Shot: Missed Block: Dunleavy (1 BLK)	10:12
	10:10	Dunleavy Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	10:04	Butler Jump Shot: Missed
	10:02	Noah Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)
	09:59	Noah Layup Shot: Missed
	09:57	Gasol Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	09:57	Gasol Tip Shot: Missed
Mozgov Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	09:56
	09:49	Noah Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA) (T Brothers)
James Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)	09:49 [CLE 1-0]
James Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)	09:49 [CLE 2-0]
	09:27	Gasol Jump Shot: Missed
	09:27	Noah Rebound (Off:3 Def:1)
Mozgov Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA) (T Brothers)	09:27
	09:27 [CHI 1-2]	Noah Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
	09:27 [CHI 2-2]	Noah Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
Irving Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Butler (1 ST)	09:19
	09:13 [CHI 4-2]	Butler Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Shumpert Jump Shot: Missed Block: Gasol (1 BLK)	08:50
Team Rebound	08:50
Team Turnover : Shot Clock Turnover	08:50
	08:40	Rose Jump Shot: Missed
Irving Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	08:39
James 3pt Shot: Missed	08:18
	08:17	Noah Rebound (Off:3 Def:2)
	08:09	Dunleavy Layup Shot: Missed Block: Mozgov (1 BLK)
	08:09	Team Rebound
	08:05	Noah Layup Shot: Missed Block: Mozgov (2 BLK)
Thompson Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	08:03
Shumpert 3pt Shot: Missed	07:53
	07:53	Rose Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	07:43 [CHI 6-2]	Rose Floating Jump shot: Made (2 PTS)
Shumpert Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)	07:26 [CLE 4-6]
	07:13	Rose Running Layup Shot: Missed
Thompson Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	07:12
Irving 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: James (1 AST)	07:06 [CLE 7-6]
	06:47 [CHI 8-7]	Gasol Hook Shot: Made (2 PTS)
	06:34	Dunleavy Foul: Personal (1 PF) (T Brothers)
James Jump Shot: Missed	06:22
Mozgov Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	06:21
Mozgov Layup Shot: Missed Block: Gasol (2 BLK)	06:18
	06:16	Butler Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	06:10 [CHI 11-7]	Dunleavy 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Butler (1 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	06:03
Shumpert Substitution replaced by Smith	06:03
James Jump Shot: Missed	05:50
	05:49	Gasol Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	05:34	Butler Layup Shot: Missed
Thompson Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	05:33
Mozgov Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: James (2 AST)	05:27 [CLE 9-11]
	05:10	Noah Layup Shot: Missed
Thompson Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	05:09
Smith Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: James (3 AST)	05:03 [CLE 11-11]
	04:45	Noah Layup Shot: Missed
	04:44	Gasol Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)
	04:42 [CHI 13-11]	Gasol Fadeaway Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS)
Thompson Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: James (4 AST)	04:18 [CLE 13-13]
	04:09	Butler Layup Shot: Missed
Mozgov Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	04:08
Smith 3pt Shot: Missed	04:02
	04:01	Butler Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
James Foul: Personal (1 PF) (M Callahan)	04:01
	04:01	Noah Substitution replaced by Gibson
Irving Substitution replaced by Dellavedova	04:01
	03:49 [CHI 15-13]	Gibson Dunk Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Rose (1 AST)
James 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Dellavedova (1 AST)	03:24 [CLE 16-15]
Dellavedova Foul: Personal (1 PF) (T Brothers)	03:12
	03:12	Rose Substitution replaced by Brooks
	03:00	Butler Jump Shot: Missed
Thompson Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)	02:59
Mozgov Alley Oop Dunk Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: James (5 AST)	02:55 [CLE 18-15]
Smith Foul: Personal (1 PF) (M Callahan)	02:40
	02:40	Team Timeout : Regular
Mozgov Substitution replaced by Jones	02:40
	02:26	Butler Running Bank shot: Missed
James Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	02:25
James Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Butler (2 ST)	02:08
Smith Foul: Personal (2 PF) (2 FTA) (M Callahan)	02:08
	02:08	Butler Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	02:08	Team Rebound
Smith Substitution replaced by Shumpert	02:08
	02:08	Dunleavy Substitution replaced by Hinrich
	02:08 [CHI 16-18]	Butler Free Throw 2 of 2 (3 PTS)
Dellavedova 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: James (6 AST)	01:56 [CLE 21-16]
	01:30	Brooks Driving Layup Shot: Missed
Dellavedova Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	01:28
Jones 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: James (7 AST)	01:17 [CLE 24-16]
	01:01	Brooks Foul: Offensive Charge (1 PF) (E Lewis)
	01:01	Brooks Turnover : Foul (1 TO)
Shumpert 3pt Shot: Missed	00:48.9
	00:46.9	Butler Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	00:25.9	Gasol Jump Shot: Missed
Thompson Rebound (Off:0 Def:6)	00:24.6
James Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Butler (3 ST)	00:05.9
	00:00.9	Butler Layup Shot: Missed
	00:00.2	Gibson Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	00:00.2 [CHI 18-24]	Gibson Putback Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)
End of 1st Quarter
Cleveland Cavaliers (53-30)		Chicago Bulls (51-32)
Start of 2nd QuarterBack to Top
	11:41	Brooks Layup Shot: Missed Block: Mozgov (3 BLK)
James Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	11:40
James Layup Shot: Missed Block: Noah (2 BLK)	11:34
	11:32	Mirotic Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	11:24	Brooks 3pt Shot: Missed
	11:24	Mirotic Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
Mozgov Foul: Shooting (2 PF) (2 FTA) (T Brothers)	11:24
	11:24 [CHI 19-24]	Mirotic Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
	11:24 [CHI 20-24]	Mirotic Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
James Layup Shot: Missed	11:09
Mozgov Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)	11:08
Dellavedova Jump Bank Shot: Made (5 PTS)	11:00 [CLE 26-20]
	10:36	Noah Layup Shot: Missed
	10:35	Noah Rebound (Off:4 Def:2)
	10:33	Noah Jump Shot: Missed
	10:33	Team Rebound
	10:33	Team Turnover : Shot Clock Turnover
Jones 3pt Shot: Missed	10:22
	10:21	Hinrich Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	10:03	Butler Jump Shot: Missed
	10:01	Noah Rebound (Off:5 Def:2)
	09:56 [CHI 22-26]	Brooks Driving Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Mozgov Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Dellavedova (2 AST)	09:40 [CLE 28-22]
	09:20 [CHI 24-28]	Mirotic Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Hinrich (1 AST)
James Turnover : Lost Ball (3 TO) Steal:Butler (4 ST)	09:07
	09:01	Brooks 3pt Shot: Missed
Jones Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	08:58
James Driving Layup Shot: Missed	08:51
	08:51	Team Rebound
	08:51
James Substitution replaced by Thompson	08:51
Mozgov Substitution replaced by Smith	08:51
Dellavedova Substitution replaced by Irving	08:51
	08:51	Butler Substitution replaced by Rose
	08:51	Brooks Substitution replaced by Dunleavy
	08:37 [CHI 26-28]	Mirotic Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Rose (2 AST)
	08:14	Mirotic Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA) (E Lewis)
Jones Free Throw 1 of 2 (4 PTS)	08:14 [CLE 29-26]
Jones Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)	08:14 [CLE 30-26]
	08:01	Rose 3pt Shot: Missed
	08:01	Team Rebound
	07:52	Mirotic Jump Shot: Missed Block: Thompson (1 BLK)
Smith Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	07:50
Jones 3pt Shot: Missed	07:42
	07:41	Noah Rebound (Off:5 Def:3)
	07:28	Rose Jump Shot: Missed
	07:26	Noah Rebound (Off:6 Def:3)
	07:14	Mirotic Layup Shot: Missed
	07:13	Mirotic Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)
	07:12	Mirotic Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Jones (1 ST)
Shumpert Foul: Offensive Charge (1 PF) (M Callahan)	07:01
Shumpert Turnover : Foul (1 TO)	07:01
Jones Substitution replaced by James	07:01
	07:01	Hinrich Substitution replaced by Butler
Shumpert Foul: Shooting (2 PF) (2 FTA) (E Lewis)	06:45
	06:45 [CHI 27-30]	Mirotic Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)
	06:45 [CHI 28-30]	Mirotic Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)
James Driving Layup Shot: Made (7 PTS)	06:23 [CLE 32-28]
	06:06	Rose Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Shumpert (1 ST)
Irving 3pt Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Smith (1 AST)	05:55 [CLE 35-28]
	05:34	Dunleavy Layup Shot: Missed Block: James (1 BLK)
	05:33	Dunleavy Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	05:32 [CHI 30-35]	Dunleavy Layup Shot: Made (5 PTS)
James Jump Shot: Missed	05:13
	05:12	Rose Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	05:06	Team Timeout : Regular
Shumpert Substitution replaced by Dellavedova	05:06
	05:06	Noah Substitution replaced by Gasol
	04:54 [CHI 32-35]	Rose Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)
James Turnover : Bad Pass (4 TO) Steal:Rose (1 ST)	04:32
	04:27 [CHI 35-35]	Dunleavy 3pt Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Rose (3 AST)
James 3pt Shot: Missed	04:00
	03:59	Rose Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
	03:50	Rose Jump Bank Shot: Missed
Thompson Rebound (Off:0 Def:7)	03:49
James Layup Shot: Made (9 PTS)	03:45 [CLE 37-35]
	03:45	Mirotic Foul: Shooting (2 PF) (1 FTA) (T Brothers)
James Free Throw 1 of 1 (10 PTS)	03:45 [CLE 38-35]
	03:27 [CHI 38-38]	Mirotic 3pt Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Gasol (1 AST)
Thompson Alley Oop Dunk Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Dellavedova (3 AST)	03:14 [CLE 40-38]
	02:55 [CHI 40-40]	Rose Driving Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Gasol (2 AST)
Thompson Layup Shot: Missed	02:40
James Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)	02:39
James Tip Shot: Missed	02:39
	02:39	Butler Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
James Foul: Personal (2 PF) (M Callahan)	02:39
Team Timeout : Regular	02:39
Dellavedova Substitution replaced by Shumpert	02:39
	02:25 [CHI 42-40]	Dunleavy Running Layup Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Rose (4 AST)
Shumpert 3pt Shot: Missed	02:09
	02:08	Gasol Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)
	02:04 [CHI 44-40]	Gasol Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Butler (2 AST)
Smith 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: James (8 AST)	01:43 [CLE 43-44]
	01:28	Rose Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Irving (2 ST)
James Driving Layup Shot: Made (12 PTS)	01:25 [CLE 45-44]
	01:25	Rose Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (1 FTA) (M Callahan)
James Free Throw 1 of 1 (13 PTS)	01:25 [CLE 46-44]
	01:05	Rose Jump Shot: Missed
Shumpert Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	01:04
Smith 3pt Shot: Missed	00:58.9
	00:57.5	Mirotic Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)
	00:51.3 [CHI 46-46]	Dunleavy Driving Layup Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Rose (5 AST)
Smith Foul: Shooting (3 PF) (1 FTA) (M Callahan)	00:51.3
Smith Substitution replaced by Dellavedova	00:51.3
	00:51.3 [CHI 47-46]	Dunleavy Free Throw 1 of 1 (13 PTS)
Dellavedova 3pt Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Shumpert (1 AST)	00:36.9 [CLE 49-47]
	00:28.9	Mirotic 3pt Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	00:28.2
Team Timeout : Short	00:28.2
	00:28.2	Gasol Substitution replaced by Snell
	00:28.2	Mirotic Substitution replaced by Noah
	00:28.2	Dunleavy Substitution replaced by Hinrich
Shumpert Substitution replaced by Jones	00:28.2
Thompson Layup Shot: Missed Block: Noah (3 BLK)	00:05.9
	00:02.9	Noah Rebound (Off:6 Def:4)
	00:01.0	Snell Layup Shot: Missed
James Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)	00:00.1
End of 2nd Quarter
Cleveland Cavaliers (53-30)		Chicago Bulls (51-32)
Start of 3rd QuarterBack to Top
	11:44 [CHI 49-49]	Noah Driving Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Gasol (3 AST)
	11:27	Rose Foul: Shooting (2 PF) (2 FTA) (E Lewis)
Irving Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)	11:27 [CLE 50-49]
Irving Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)	11:27 [CLE 51-49]
	11:03	Team Turnover : Shot Clock Turnover
Irving Jump Shot: Missed	10:53
Thompson Rebound (Off:1 Def:7)	10:52
Thompson Layup Shot: Missed	10:52
	10:50	Noah Rebound (Off:6 Def:5)
	10:43 [CHI 51-51]	Rose Driving Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS)
Shumpert 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: James (9 AST)	10:25 [CLE 54-51]
Mozgov Foul: Shooting (3 PF) (2 FTA) (E Lewis)	10:12
	10:12 [CHI 52-54]	Rose Free Throw 1 of 2 (9 PTS)
	10:12 [CHI 53-54]	Rose Free Throw 2 of 2 (10 PTS)
James Jump Shot: Missed	10:02
	10:01	Dunleavy Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	09:47 [CHI 55-54]	Rose Driving Layup Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Gasol (4 AST)
Irving Layup Shot: Missed	09:18
Irving Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	09:17
Mozgov Layup Shot: Missed Block: Gasol (3 BLK)	09:08
	09:07	Butler Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)
	08:55	Rose 3pt Shot: Missed
Mozgov Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)	08:54
	08:43	Noah Foul: Personal (2 PF) (E Lewis)
James Driving Dunk Shot: Made (15 PTS)	08:34 [CLE 56-55]
Double Technical - James, Noah (T Brothers)	08:33
	08:21	Rose Layup Shot: Missed Block: Irving (1 BLK)
	08:19	Dunleavy Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)
	08:16	Dunleavy 3pt Shot: Missed
	08:16	Rose Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)
	08:11	Rose Layup Shot: Missed Block: Thompson (2 BLK)
	08:08	Butler Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)
	08:06 [CHI 57-56]	Butler Jump Shot: Made (5 PTS)
Irving 3pt Shot: Made (11 PTS)	07:48 [CLE 59-57]
	07:37	Noah Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:James (1 ST)
Mozgov Dunk Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: James (10 AST)	07:31 [CLE 61-57]
	07:31	Team Timeout : Regular
	07:12	Gasol Jump Shot: Missed
James Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)	07:11
Mozgov Jump Shot: Missed	07:01
Thompson Rebound (Off:2 Def:7)	07:00
Irving Layup Shot: Missed Block: Rose (1 BLK)	06:56
	06:52	Rose Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)
Thompson Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA) (E Lewis)	06:49
	06:49 [CHI 58-61]	Rose Free Throw 1 of 2 (13 PTS)
	06:49	Gasol Substitution replaced by Gibson
	06:49 [CHI 59-61]	Rose Free Throw 2 of 2 (14 PTS)
Shumpert 3pt Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Mozgov (1 AST)	06:33 [CLE 64-59]
	06:14	Butler 3pt Shot: Missed
Mozgov Rebound (Off:2 Def:5)	06:11
Mozgov Jump Shot: Missed	05:59
Team Rebound	05:59
	05:59	Gibson Foul: Loose Ball (1 PF) (E Lewis)
James 3pt Shot: Missed	05:49
Thompson Rebound (Off:3 Def:7)	05:48
	05:48	Noah Foul: Personal (3 PF) (M Callahan)
	05:48	Noah Substitution replaced by Mirotic
Mozgov Substitution replaced by Jones	05:48
	05:32	Butler Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA) (E Lewis)
James Free Throw 1 of 2 (16 PTS)	05:32 [CLE 65-59]
James Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	05:32
	05:31	Mirotic Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)
	05:15	Rose Jump Shot: Missed
	05:13	Team Rebound
	05:08	Team Timeout : Short
	04:55 [CHI 61-65]	Butler Jump Shot: Made (7 PTS)
Irving Running Layup Shot: Missed	04:40
	04:39	Gibson Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	04:33 [CHI 63-65]	Butler Driving Layup Shot: Made (9 PTS)
James Turnover : Bad Pass (5 TO) Steal:Mirotic (1 ST)	04:17
Jones Foul: Personal (1 PF) (E Lewis)	04:17
	04:13 [CHI 65-65]	Rose Driving Layup Shot: Made (16 PTS) Assist: Dunleavy (1 AST)
James 3pt Shot: Missed	03:55
	03:54	Gibson Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
Irving Foul: Personal (1 PF) (E Lewis)	03:37
Irving Substitution replaced by Dellavedova	03:37
Shumpert Foul: Shooting (3 PF) (2 FTA) (T Brothers)	03:31
	03:31 [CHI 66-65]	Gibson Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)
	03:31	Rose Substitution replaced by Brooks
	03:31	Gibson Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Jones Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	03:30
Jones 3pt Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: James (11 AST)	03:10 [CLE 68-66]
	02:48	Gibson Layup Shot: Missed Block: Shumpert (1 BLK)
Team Rebound	02:47
Team Timeout : Regular	02:47
Shumpert Substitution replaced by Smith	02:47
Dellavedova 3pt Shot: Missed	02:23
	02:22	Mirotic Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)
	01:57	Brooks 3pt Shot: Missed
	01:56	Gibson Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)
	01:56 [CHI 68-68]	Gibson Putback Slam Dunk Shot: Made (7 PTS)
James Jump Shot: Missed Block: Butler (1 BLK)	01:30
	01:29	Butler Rebound (Off:1 Def:6)
James Foul: Personal (3 PF) (2 FTA) (T Brothers)	01:29
	01:29 [CHI 69-68]	Butler Free Throw 1 of 2 (10 PTS)
	01:29 [CHI 70-68]	Butler Free Throw 2 of 2 (11 PTS)
	01:15	Butler Foul: Personal (2 PF) (2 FTA) (M Callahan)
	01:15	Brooks Technical (M Callahan)
James Free Throw Technical (17 PTS)	01:15 [CLE 69-70]
Dellavedova Free Throw 1 of 2 (9 PTS)	01:15 [CLE 70-70]
James Substitution replaced by Irving	01:15
Dellavedova Free Throw 2 of 2 (10 PTS)	01:15 [CLE 71-70]
	01:00	Brooks 3pt Shot: Missed
Dellavedova Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	00:59.5
Thompson Alley Oop Dunk Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Dellavedova (4 AST)	00:44.9 [CLE 73-70]
Jones Foul: Personal (2 PF) (2 FTA) (M Callahan)	00:35.3
	00:35.3	Mirotic Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	00:35.3	Team Rebound
	00:35.3	Brooks Substitution replaced by Rose
	00:35.3	Butler Substitution replaced by Hinrich
	00:35.3 [CHI 71-73]	Mirotic Free Throw 2 of 2 (12 PTS)
Irving Jump Shot: Missed	00:19.9
	00:18.4	Gibson Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)
	00:07.9 [CHI 74-73]	Dunleavy 3pt Shot: Made (16 PTS) Assist: Hinrich (2 AST)
Dellavedova Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Dunleavy (1 ST)	00:01.9
	00:00.1	Dunleavy 3pt Shot: Missed
	00:00.0	Team Rebound
End of 3rd Quarter
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Irving Running Layup Shot: Missed	11:45
	11:44	Mirotic Rebound (Off:2 Def:5)
	11:35	Dunleavy 3pt Shot: Missed
Smith Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	11:34
Irving Layup Shot: Missed	11:24
	11:23	Dunleavy Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)
Irving Foul: Personal (2 PF) (E Lewis)	11:23
	11:06	Rose Layup Shot: Missed
	11:05	Gibson Rebound (Off:3 Def:3)
	11:00	Mirotic 3pt Shot: Missed
Irving Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	10:58
Jones 3pt Shot: Missed Block: Gibson (1 BLK)	10:49
	10:47	Mirotic Rebound (Off:2 Def:6)
Dellavedova Foul: Shooting (2 PF) (2 FTA) (T Brothers)	10:44
	10:44 [CHI 75-73]	Rose Free Throw 1 of 2 (17 PTS)
Jones Substitution replaced by James	10:44
	10:44	Dunleavy Substitution replaced by Butler
	10:44 [CHI 76-73]	Rose Free Throw 2 of 2 (18 PTS)
Smith 3pt Shot: Missed	10:32
	10:31	Rose Rebound (Off:1 Def:6)
	10:20	Mirotic 3pt Shot: Missed
James Rebound (Off:2 Def:5)	10:19
	10:08	Butler Foul: Shooting (3 PF) (2 FTA) (T Brothers)
James Free Throw 1 of 2 (18 PTS)	10:08 [CLE 74-76]
Dellavedova Substitution replaced by Shumpert	10:08
James Free Throw 2 of 2 (19 PTS)	10:08 [CLE 75-76]
	09:54 [CHI 78-75]	Rose Step Back Jump shot: Made (20 PTS)
James Turnover : Bad Pass (6 TO) Steal:Mirotic (2 ST)	09:28
	09:16	Rose Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO) Steal:Mozgov (1 ST)
	09:16	Mirotic Foul: Personal (3 PF) (E Lewis)
James Slam Dunk Shot: Made (21 PTS) Assist: Mozgov (2 AST)	09:04 [CLE 77-78]
	08:42 [CHI 80-77]	Rose Jump Shot: Made (22 PTS)
Irving Layup Shot: Missed	08:25
	08:25	Team Rebound
Mozgov Foul: Loose Ball (4 PF) (M Callahan)	08:25
	08:25
Mozgov Substitution replaced by Thompson	08:25
	08:08	Rose Jump Shot: Missed
Thompson Rebound (Off:3 Def:8)	08:06
	08:00	Mirotic Foul: Personal (4 PF) (M Callahan)
James Turnover : Lost Ball (7 TO) Steal:Butler (5 ST)	07:55
Smith Foul: Shooting (4 PF) (2 FTA) (E Lewis)	07:52
	07:52 [CHI 81-77]	Butler Free Throw 1 of 2 (12 PTS)
	07:52 [CHI 82-77]	Butler Free Throw 2 of 2 (13 PTS)
	07:33	Mirotic Foul: Personal (5 PF) (E Lewis)
	07:33	Mirotic Substitution replaced by Dunleavy
James 3pt Shot: Missed	07:19
Thompson Rebound (Off:4 Def:8)	07:18
Team Timeout : Regular	06:59
	06:56	Gibson Violation:Defensive Goaltending (E Lewis)
Thompson Jump Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: James (12 AST)	06:56 [CLE 79-82]
	06:43	Dunleavy 3pt Shot: Missed
Irving Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	06:42
Smith 3pt Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Thompson (1 AST)	06:28 [CLE 82-82]
	06:08 [CHI 84-82]	Butler Fadeaway Bank shot: Made (15 PTS) Assist: Rose (6 AST)
Shumpert 3pt Shot: Missed	05:47
Team Rebound	05:47
	05:47	Butler Foul: Loose Ball (4 PF) (2 FTA) (M Callahan)
Thompson Free Throw 1 of 2 (9 PTS)	05:47 [CLE 83-84]
Thompson Free Throw 2 of 2 (10 PTS)	05:47 [CLE 84-84]
	05:32 [CHI 87-84]	Butler 3pt Shot: Made (18 PTS) Assist: Rose (7 AST)
James 3pt Shot: Missed	05:16
	05:16	Team Rebound
	05:05 [CHI 89-84]	Rose Driving Reverse Layup Shot: Made (24 PTS)
Irving Turnover : Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (2 TO)	04:52
	04:39	Rose Jump Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	04:38
James Jump Shot: Made (23 PTS)	04:18 [CLE 86-89]
	03:52	Team Turnover : Shot Clock Turnover
James Jump Shot: Made (25 PTS)	03:32 [CLE 88-89]
Shumpert Foul: Shooting (4 PF) (2 FTA) (E Lewis)	03:15
	03:15 [CHI 90-88]	Rose Free Throw 1 of 2 (25 PTS)
	03:15 [CHI 91-88]	Rose Free Throw 2 of 2 (26 PTS)
Irving 3pt Shot: Missed	03:06
	03:05	Gibson Rebound (Off:3 Def:4)
	02:45	Rose Layup Shot: Missed
James Rebound (Off:2 Def:6)	02:45
Smith 3pt Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: James (13 AST)	02:24 [CLE 91-91]
	02:15	Team Timeout : Regular
Irving Foul: Personal (3 PF) (2 FTA) (T Brothers)	02:09
	02:09	Rose Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	02:09	Team Rebound
	02:09 [CHI 92-91]	Rose Free Throw 2 of 2 (27 PTS)
Irving Driving Layup Shot: Missed	01:48
	01:47	Butler Rebound (Off:1 Def:7)
	01:31	Rose Layup Shot: Missed
Thompson Rebound (Off:4 Def:9)	01:30
Smith 3pt Shot: Missed	01:16
	01:15	Dunleavy Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)
	00:57.9	Rose Layup Shot: Missed Block: Thompson (3 BLK)
	00:55.9	Gibson Rebound (Off:4 Def:4)
	00:52.0	Butler 3pt Shot: Missed
	00:52.0	Team Rebound
	00:52.0	Team Turnover : Shot Clock Turnover
Team Timeout : Regular	00:52.0
	00:41.5	Butler Foul: Shooting (5 PF) (2 FTA) (T Brothers)
James Free Throw 1 of 2 (26 PTS)	00:41.5 [CLE 92-92]
James Free Throw 2 of 2 (27 PTS)	00:41.5 [CLE 93-92]
	00:41.5	Team Timeout : Regular
	00:41.5	Hinrich Substitution replaced by Mirotic
	00:33.9 [CHI 94-93]	Butler Layup Shot: Made (20 PTS)
Team Timeout : Short	00:33.6
	00:33.6	Mirotic Substitution replaced by Hinrich
James Layup Shot: Missed	00:23.9
	00:23.5	Gibson Rebound (Off:4 Def:5)
James Foul: Personal Take (4 PF) (2 FTA) (T Brothers)	00:23.5
	00:23.5 [CHI 95-93]	Gibson Free Throw 1 of 2 (8 PTS)
	00:23.5 [CHI 96-93]	Gibson Free Throw 2 of 2 (9 PTS)
Smith 3pt Shot: Made (14 PTS) Assist: James (14 AST)	00:10.8 [CLE 96-96]
	00:03.0	Team Timeout : Short
	00:03.0	Hinrich Substitution replaced by Mirotic
	00:00.0 [CHI 99-96]	Rose 3pt Shot: Made (30 PTS) Assist: Dunleavy (2 AST)
End of 4th Quarter