National Basketball Association
Cleveland 101, Sacramento 90
When: 7:30 PM ET, Friday, January 30, 2015
Where: Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, Ohio
Officials:
#18 Matt Boland, #30 John Goble, #76 Steven Anderson
Attendance:
20562
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Cavaliers 101, Kings 90: Kevin Love had 23 points and 10 rebounds to lead host Cleveland to its season-high ninth straight win.
Kyrie Irving scored 21 points for the Cavaliers and LeBron James had 19 and a game-high seven assists in his return from a one-game layoff due to a sprained wrist. J.R. Smith added 16 points for Cleveland, which has also won six in a row against Western Conference teams.
DeMarcus Cousins had 21 points on 5-of-17 shooting while grabbing 13 rebounds and a season-high five steals for Sacramento, which has lost eight in a row. Rudy Gay chipped in 20 points - 14 in the first half - and nine rebounds as the Kings shot 35.7 percent and made only 3-of-18 3-pointers.
Love scored the final 12 points of the first quarter for the Cavaliers to help them claim a 30-20 advantage and the lead grew as high as 16 in the second. Tristan Thompson missed an alley-oop for Cleveland in the closing seconds before Darren Collison went the other way and canned a halfcourt shot at the buzzer to get Sacramento within 55-44.
Irving scored eight points during a 15-6 burst in a third quarter that put Cleveland up 70-52 and James drilled a 3-pointer in the closing seconds of the stanza to make it 86-65. Sacramento pulled as close as 12 points with five minutes to go before Irving made a pair at the line and Smith hit his fourth 3-pointer to help the Cavaliers cruise to the finish line.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Cousins was named to the Western Conference All-Star team as a replacement for injured Kobe Bryant. ... Cleveland's winning streak is its longest since a 13-game run during the 2009-10 season. ... F Omri Casspi scored 15 points off the bench for Sacramento while Thompson had six points and nine boards in a reserve role for Cleveland.
Top Game Performances
Sacramento |
|
Cleveland |
DeMarcus Cousins 21 |
Scoring |
Kevin Love 23 |
Darren Collison 4 |
Assists |
LeBron James 7 |
DeMarcus Cousins 13 |
Rebounds |
Kevin Love 10 |
DeMarcus Cousins 11 |
Free Throws Made |
LeBron James 4 |
DeMarcus Cousins 5 |
Steals |
LeBron James 4 |
Darren Collison 1 |
Blocks |
Timofey Mozgov 3 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Sacramento
|
90 |
35.7 |
3-18 |
27-32 |
15 |
50 |
3 |
10 |
16 |
Cleveland
|
101 |
47.5 |
11-31 |
14-22 |
22 |
44 |
5 |
11 |
17 |
Upcoming Games
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Cleveland will play their next game on the road against Minnesota. The Cavaliers have a W/L % of .741 after a win and .381 after a loss.
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Sacramento will play their next game on the road against Indiana. The Kings have a W/L % of .353 after a win and .357 after a loss.