National Basketball Association
Cleveland 111, Philadelphia 93
When: 7:00 PM ET, Tuesday, January 7, 2014
Where: Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, Ohio
Officials:
#54 Nick Buchert, #30 John Goble, #6 Tony Brown
Attendance:
13344
By SportsDirect Inc.
Cavaliers 111, 76ers 93: C.J. Miles hit a franchise-record 10 3-pointers in 14 attempts and scored a season-high 34 points as new-look Cleveland pounded visiting Philadelphia.
A day after trading away center Andrew Bynum to Chicago for All-Star swingman Luol Deng, the Cavaliers also welcomed back All-Star guard Kyrie Irving, who had 16 points and eight assists after missing three games with a knee injury. Miles stole the show, tying the team mark and matching his personal high for 3-pointers with eight before the break as Cleveland cruised to its largest win of the season.
Rookie Michael Carter-Williams led the 76ers with a season-high 33 points. His fellow starters were 6-for-29 from the floor as Philadelphia was crushed for the second straight night following a four-game winning streak.
Miles' first 3 gave Cleveland a 9-8 lead and it never trailed again, pulling ahead 36-18 after he hit four triples in a span of under two minutes late in the first quarter. Miles hit his first six tries from beyond the arc, missed the next two, and then buried two more late in the first half to make it 64-38.
Miles' only points of the third quarter came on a free throw and then a conventional three-point play and Dion Waiters was good from 3-point range as part of a 6-0 run that pushed the advantage to 29 points late in the period. Miles drained his final two from outside on consecutive possessions early in the fourth, falling two shy of the NBA record held by Kobe Bryant and Donyell Marshall.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Deng was not active for Cleveland, which got 18 points and 14 rebounds from C Anderson Varejao. ... The old Cavaliers mark for made 3s was set by three others, the last being LeBron James on Feb. 20, 2009. ... Philadelphia opponents are 29-for-54 from long range in the last two games.
Top Game Performances
Philadelphia |
|
Cleveland |
Michael Carter-Williams 33 |
Scoring |
CJ Miles 34 |
Michael Carter-Williams 5 |
Assists |
Kyrie Irving 8 |
Michael Carter-Williams 6 |
Rebounds |
Anderson Varejao 14 |
Michael Carter-Williams 5 |
Free Throws Made |
Kyrie Irving 2 |
James Anderson 3 |
Steals |
CJ Miles 2 |
James Anderson 2 |
Blocks |
Kyrie Irving 3 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Philadelphia
|
93 |
39.5 |
4-19 |
21-27 |
21 |
38 |
6 |
9 |
10 |
Cleveland
|
111 |
49.4 |
13-28 |
10-18 |
29 |
58 |
9 |
5 |
18 |
Upcoming Games
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Cleveland will play their next game on the road against Utah. The Cavaliers have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.
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Philadelphia will play their next game at home against Detroit. The 76ers have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.