National Basketball Association
Cleveland 114, Brooklyn 85
When: 8:00 PM ET, Wednesday, April 16, 2014
Where: Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, Ohio
Officials:
#44 Eli Roe, #28 Zach Zarba, #24 Mike Callahan
Attendance:
19842
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Cavaliers 114, Nets 85: Tyler Zeller collected 22 points and 11 rebounds and Dion Waiters scored 19 points as Cleveland closed out its season by crushing visiting Brooklyn.
Kyrie Irving scored 15 points and Tristan Thompson collected 11 points and 10 rebounds for the Cavaliers, who finished with a 19-22 mark at home. Spencer Hawes contributed 10 points and seven rebounds for Cleveland.
The Nets were more concerned with staying healthy than going all out in the final game and left all of the starters out while going with a seven-man rotation. Marcus Thornton scored 20 points and Andray Blatche added 20 points and 12 boards for Brooklyn, which will be the No. 6 seed in the Eastern Conference and will begin the playoffs Saturday at the Toronto Raptors.
The Cavaliers took a 51-49 lead into the half but pulled away easily after the break. Hawes knocked down a 3-pointer to kick off a 15-4 surge beginning the period and Irving’s jumper spread the lead out to 74-59 lead with 4:13 left in the quarter.
Waiters closed the third with a 3-pointer to send Cleveland into the fourth with a 17-point cushion and Matthew Dellavedova’s 3-pointer with 6:41 remaining made it 99-74. Blatche hit a rare 3-pointer to provide a fourth-quarter highlight for Brooklyn, which finished 16-25 on the road.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Nets C Jason Collins, who last reached double figures in scoring in the final game of the 2010 season, started and finished with eight points in 39 minutes. … Brooklyn C Mason Plumlee handed out a career-high six assists to go with eight points and six rebounds. … Cleveland opened and closed the regular season by beating Brooklyn at home.
Top Game Performances
Brooklyn |
|
Cleveland |
Andray Blatche 20 |
Scoring |
Tyler Zeller 22 |
Mason Plumlee 6 |
Assists |
Jarrett Jack 9 |
Andray Blatche 12 |
Rebounds |
Tyler Zeller 11 |
Andrei Kirilenko 5 |
Free Throws Made |
Tyler Zeller 4 |
Andray Blatche 2 |
Steals |
Kyrie Irving 3 |
Andrei Kirilenko 1 |
Blocks |
Spencer Hawes 2 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Brooklyn
|
85 |
38.0 |
8-25 |
17-23 |
21 |
36 |
1 |
9 |
16 |
Cleveland
|
114 |
52.9 |
8-20 |
14-17 |
32 |
51 |
7 |
10 |
12 |
Upcoming Games
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Brooklyn will play their next game on the road against Toronto. The Nets have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.