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NBA FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL --- --- --- --- ----- MINNESOTA 32 25 23 22 102 CLEVELAND 32 22 12 25 91 FINAL HIGH SCORERS: MIN - KEVIN GARNETT 26, WALLY SZCZERBIAK 18, KENDALL GILL 16 CLE - RICKY DAVIS 26, JUMAINE JONES 18, MILT PALACIO 12 HIGH REBOUND: MIN - KEVIN GARNETT 17, KENDALL GILL 7, RADOSLAV NESTEROVIC 7 CLE - RICKY DAVIS 9, ZYDRUNAS ILGAUSKAS 6, JUMAINE JONES 6 HIGH ASSISTS: MIN - TROY HUDSON 10, KEVIN GARNETT 4, WALLY SZCZERBIAK 4 CLE - ZYDRUNAS ILGAUSKAS 5, MILT PALACIO 4, DARIUS MILES 4 ATT: 9,190Box ScoreMINNESOTA (102) fg ft rb min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp W Szczerbiak 36 7-12 3-3 1-2 4 3 18 K Garnett 38 10-17 6-7 4-17 4 1 26 R Nesterovic 28 4-8 0-0 2-7 2 1 8 T Hudson 39 3-9 4-4 0-2 10 1 11 A Peeler 24 2-8 0-0 0-1 2 2 4 K Gill 32 6-15 4-4 2-7 3 2 16 M Jackson 19 1-3 2-2 0-4 0 2 4 I Rakocevic 9 2-2 0-0 0-0 0 1 5 G Trent 13 4-6 2-2 2-6 0 1 10 M Wilks 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 L Woods 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 J Smith DNP - SPRAINED RIGHT ANKLE _____________________________________________________ TOTALS 240 39-80 21-22 11-46 25 14 102 _____________________________________________________ Percentages: FG-.488, FT-.955. 3-Point Goals: 3-7, .429 (W Szczerbiak 1-1, K Garnett 0-1, T Hudson 1-2, A Peeler 0-1, K Gill 0-1, I Rakocevic 1-1). Team Rebounds: 6. Blocked Shots:6 (R Nesterovic 3, K Garnett 2, W Szczerbiak). Turnovers:17 (K Garnett 5, T Hudson 5, I Rakocevic 3, A Peeler 2, W Szczerbiak 2). Steals: 10 (K Gill 3, W Szczerbiak 2, A Peeler, K Garnett, M Jackson, T Hudson, R Nesterovic). CLEVELAND (91) fg ft rb min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp D Miles 30 2-6 0-0 0-4 4 0 4 C Boozer 33 4-13 1-1 4-5 2 4 9 Z Ilgauskas 29 2-10 1-2 2-6 5 5 5 M Palacio 24 6-9 0-0 2-4 4 3 12 R Davis 37 9-20 4-4 2-9 2 0 26 D Diop 6 0-3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 D Wagner 19 2-7 1-1 1-3 3 3 6 J Jones 26 6-15 3-3 2-6 2 1 18 B Coles 16 1-2 1-1 0-1 2 1 3 C Mihm 15 3-4 2-2 1-2 0 4 8 M Stewart 5 0-1 0-0 1-2 0 1 0 T Hill DNP - LOWER BACK CONTUSION _____________________________________________________ TOTALS 240 35-90 13-14 15-42 24 22 91 _____________________________________________________ Percentages: FG-.389, FT-.929. 3-Point Goals: 8-19, .421 (R Davis 4-7, D Wagner 1-2, J Jones 3-9, B Coles 0-1). Team Rebounds: 4. Blocked Shots:12 (Z Ilgauskas 3, R Davis 2, J Jones 2, D Miles 2, C Mihm, D Diop, C Boozer). Turnovers:19 (R Davis 3, M Palacio 3, Z Ilgauskas 2, C Mihm 2, D Wagner 2, C Boozer 2, D Miles 2, J Jones 2, B Coles). Steals: 8 (C Boozer 3, B Coles 2, R Davis, M Palacio, D Diop). -------------------------------------------- MINNESOTA 32 25 23 22 - 102 CLEVELAND 32 22 12 25 - 91 -------------------------------------------- Technical fouls: Minnesota - 2 (Defensive Three, 2:32 2nd; M Jackson, 5:40 2nd). Cleveland - 1 (D Diop, 10:24 2nd). Flagrant fouls: None. A: 9,190. T: 2:06. Officials: Ed Mallory, Mark Wunderlich, Sean Corbin.
Extended BoxMINNESOTA (102) AT CLEVELAND (91) MINNESOTA REBOUNDS PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS ====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == === W SZCZERBIAK F 36 7-12 3-3 1 1 2 4 3 2 2 18 K GARNETT F 38 10-17 6-7 4 13 17 4 1 1 5 26 R NESTEROVIC C 28 4-8 0-0 2 5 7 2 1 1 0 8 T HUDSON G 39 3-9 4-4 0 2 2 10 1 1 5 11 A PEELER G 24 2-8 0-0 0 1 1 2 2 1 2 4 K GILL 32 6-15 4-4 2 5 7 3 2 3 0 16 M JACKSON 19 1-3 2-2 0 4 4 0 2 1 0 4 I RAKOCEVIC 9 2-2 0-0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 5 G TRENT 13 4-6 2-2 2 4 6 0 1 0 0 10 M WILKS 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L WOODS 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J SMITH DNP - SPRAINED RIGHT ANKLE TOTALS 240 39-80 21-22 11 35 46 25 14 10 17 102 (.488) (.955) TEAM REBS: 6 TOTAL TO: 18 (19 PTS) CLEVELAND REBOUNDS PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS ====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == === D MILES F 30 2-6 0-0 0 4 4 4 0 0 2 4 C BOOZER F 33 4-13 1-1 4 1 5 2 4 3 2 9 Z ILGAUSKAS C 29 2-10 1-2 2 4 6 5 5 0 2 5 M PALACIO G 24 6-9 0-0 2 2 4 4 3 1 3 12 R DAVIS G 37 9-20 4-4 2 7 9 2 0 1 3 26 D DIOP 6 0-3 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 D WAGNER 19 2-7 1-1 1 2 3 3 3 0 2 6 J JONES 26 6-15 3-3 2 4 6 2 1 0 2 18 B COLES 16 1-2 1-1 0 1 1 2 1 2 1 3 C MIHM 15 3-4 2-2 1 1 2 0 4 0 2 8 M STEWART 5 0-1 0-0 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 T HILL DNP - LOWER BACK CONTUSION TOTALS 240 35-90 13-14 15 27 42 24 22 8 19 91 (.389) (.929) TEAM REBS: 4 TOTAL TO: 19 (21 PTS) MINNESOTA 32 25 23 22 - 102 CLEVELAND 32 22 12 25 - 91 BLOCKED SHOTS: MINNESOTA - R NESTEROVIC 3, K GARNETT 2, W SZCZERBIAK. CLEVELAND - Z ILGAUSKAS 3, R DAVIS 2, J JONES 2, D MILES 2, C MIHM, D DIOP, C BOOZER. 3-PT. FIELD GOALS: MINNESOTA 3-7 (.429), W SZCZERBIAK 1-1, K GARNETT 0- 1, T HUDSON 1-2, A PEELER 0-1, K GILL 0-1, I RAKOCEVIC 1-1. CLEVELAND 8- 19 (.421), R DAVIS 4-7, D WAGNER 1-2, J JONES 3-9, B COLES 0-1. TECHNICAL FOULS: MINNESOTA - DEFENSIVE THREE, M JACKSON. CLEVELAND - D DIOP. FLAGRANT FOULS: NONE. OFFICIALS: ED MALLORY, MARK WUNDERLICH, SEAN CORBIN. A - 9,190. T - 2:06.
Game StoryCLEVELAND (Ticker) -- The Cleveland Cavaliers became the latest team to have great difficulty stopping Kevin Garnett. Garnett, who was named the All-Star Game's Most Valuable Player on Sunday, collected 26 points and 17 rebounds as the Minnesota Timberwolves coasted to a 102-91 triumph over the Cavaliers. "When you get an opportunity to go play in the All-Star Game with all the great stars and he's the star of all of them, that sums it up right there," Cleveland coach Keith Smart said. Wally Szczerbiak added 18 points and reserve Kendall Gill 16 for the Timberwolves, who recorded their fourth straight victory and 10th in 12 games. "We got a great contribution (35 points) from the bench," Szczerbiak said. "Kendall's contribution was huge. We're coming together as a team." The Timberwolves' performance was especially impressive considering that they did not arrive in Cleveland until 1 p.m. Wednesday. "The day trip was hell, but you can't give excuses, you have to go out and play," said Garnett, whose squad edged league-leading Dallas at home on Tuesday, 100-98. "For the most part, in the first half, we were basically trying to find our rhythm." Minnesota trailed by 10 points midway through the first quarter before evening the score entering the second period, 32-32. The Timberwolves took the lead for good, 51-49, on a jumper by Anthony Peeler with 3:01 left in the first half. "It's not a time to sit back and nit-pick and talk about what could have been - you've got to play," Garnett said. "We were under some hectic situations, but sometimes it's going to be like that. Tonight, I think the team showed a lot of character in going out and playing the game without, to me, not 100 percent energy." The edge was just 57-54 entering the third quarter, but the Wolves limited the Cavs to 24 percent shooting (5-of-21) in the period to open an 80-66 advantage. Minnesota led by at least nine points and as many as 19 in the fourth quarter. "We started executing our sets and playing through KG (Garnett)," Minnesota coach and Cleveland native Flip Saunders said of the team's second-half performance. Ricky Davis scored 26 points and Jumaine Jones added 18 for Cleveland, which lost for the sixth time in seven contests. All-Star Cavs center Zydrunas Ilgauskas, who had 18 points and 12 rebounds in a 107-96 loss at Indiana on Tuesday, was held to just five points on 2-of-10 shooting. "Z just had one of those nights," Smart said. "He's played very, very well the last several games and you're just going to have those nights." "We wanted to be aggressive early and got after it," Saunders said. "We doubled and fronted (Ilgauskas). We didn't want them to dictate the tempo. We tried to cut off one of their main guys." The Cavs had won 15 of their previous 20 contests against the Timberwolves.
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