Recap: Cleveland vs. Golden State
Sports Network | November 28, 2008
Cleveland, OH (Sports Network) - LeBron James scored 23 points, grabbed seven rebounds and doled out eight assists to keep the Cavaliers unbeaten at home with a 112-97 victory over the Golden State Warriors.
Zydrunas Ilgauskas poured in 21 points for Cleveland, which has won four straight overall and improved to 13-3 on the season and 9-0 as the host. Mo Williams and Daniel Gibson scored 16 points apiece in the win.
C.J. Watson scored 17 points for the Warriors, who have lost five straight and fell to 0-4 on a five-game road trip. Jamal Crawford had 15 points and six assists, while Stephen Jackson and Corey Maggette dropped in 11 points apiece.
A late Crawford three-pointer gave the Warriors a 32-29 lead after the first quarter.
A James coast-to-coast steal and dunk highlighted a second stanza that saw Cleveland take a 58-52 lead into the break.
Three points from Maggette brought Golden State within eight points, but Cleveland responded with seven straight points to open a 72-57 advantage.
Maggette interjected with a jumper, but the Cavs then rattled off six consecutive points for a 78-59 lead with 4:20 left in the third frame.
Moments later, Anderson Varejao's jumper gave the home team a 26-point lead, which was the differential heading into the fourth quarter, 94-68.
Cleveland took a 28-point lead following a J.J. Hickson tip-in early in the fourth and was never seriously threatened down the stretch.
Golden State shot 39.8 percent from the floor and Cleveland was 46.7 percent...The Cavs outrebounded the Warriors, 52-42...The Warriors will also visit Al Harrington and the New York Knicks on the current trek. The Warriors dealt Harrington to the Knicks for Crawford last week...The 36 third-quarter points were a season-high for the third stanza for the Cavs...Cleveland is 17-4 in the past 21 games as the host in this series.
