National Basketball Association
Brooklyn 98, Cleveland 94
When: 7:00 PM ET, Wednesday, March 23, 2011
Where: Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, Ohio
Officials:
#34 Marc Davis, # Josh Tiven, #65 Sean Wright
Attendance:
18923
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Kris Humphries had 18 points and a career-high 23 rebounds and the New Jersey Nets made 11 of 13 free throws in overtime to escape Cleveland with a 98-94 victory over the Cavaliers.
The Nets made just two baskets in overtime, but did the rest of their work at the line. Brook Lopez had 18 points and five rebounds before fouling out in the extra session, Sasha Vujacic had 18 points and the Nets ended a four-game losing streak by beating the league’s worst team.
J.J. Hickson had 17 points and 17 rebounds and Ramon Sessions scored 21 points for the Cavs, who have dropped four straight and 10 of their last 12.
Anthony Parker had a chance to win it at the end of regulation, but his turnaround jumper was off the mark. Parker briefly gave the Cavs an 82-80 lead late in the fourth, but Lopez tipped in his own miss for the Nets to tie the game and ultimately force overtime.
Top Game Performances
Brooklyn |
|
Cleveland |
Kris Humphries 18 |
Scoring |
Ramon Sessions 21 |
Jordan Farmar 10 |
Assists |
Anthony Parker 4 |
Kris Humphries 23 |
Rebounds |
J.J. Hickson 17 |
Jordan Farmar 6 |
Free Throws Made |
J.J. Hickson 7 |
Jordan Farmar 4 |
Steals |
J.J. Hickson 3 |
Kris Humphries 2 |
Blocks |
Alonzo Gee 2 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Brooklyn
|
98 |
34.0 |
6-19 |
28-37 |
20 |
56 |
5 |
8 |
13 |
Cleveland
|
94 |
37.4 |
2-12 |
24-35 |
15 |
58 |
7 |
10 |
16 |
Upcoming Games
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Cleveland will play their next game at home against Detroit. The Cavaliers have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.
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Brooklyn will play their next game on the road against Orlando. The Nets have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.