Bulls stop Cavs' win streak at 3
Bulls stop Cavs' win streak at 3
CLEVELAND - Luol Deng scored 15 points and helped stop LeBron James on a drive in the final seconds as the Chicago Bulls ended Cleveland's three-game winning streak with an 86-85 win over the Cavaliers last night.
Derrick Rose had 14 points and 11 assists, and John Salmons added 14 points for the Bulls, who handed the Cavs their second loss at home. Cleveland, which lost to Boston in its opener, only lost two regular-season games and went 45-3 at Quicken Loans Arena last season.
Chicago 25 21 17 23 – 86
Cleveland 27 16 22 20 – 85
FG FT Reb
CHICAGO Min M-A M-A O-T A PF Pts
Deng 38:48 6-16 2-2 0-7 3 0 15
TGibson 33:47 5-12 1-2 2-7 0 1 11
Noah 27:23 2-5 3-4 2-11 1 2 7
Rose 32:33 6-15 2-2 1-2 11 1 14
Salmons 37:06 6-13 1-1 1-4 2 1 14
Hinrich 24:35 4-8 0-1 0-6 4 2 9
Miller 22:21 4-9 2-2 0-3 1 5 10
Thomas 12:25 3-6 0-0 0-1 0 2 6
Pargo 11:02 0-4 0-0 0-2 1 1 0
Totals 240:00 36-88 11-14 6-43 23 15 86
Percentages: FG .409, FT .786. 3-Point Goals: 3-10, .300 (Deng 1-1, Hinrich 1-1, Salmons 1-4, Pargo 0-2, Rose 0-2). Team Rebounds: 8. Team Turnovers: 7 (10 Pts). Blocked Shots: 4 (Deng, T.Gibson, Salmons, Thomas). Turnovers: 6 (Hinrich 4, Rose 2). Steals: 8 (Miller 2, Salmons 2, T.Gibson, Hinrich, Noah, Rose). Technical Fouls: Defensive three second, 3:49 first.
FG FT Reb
CLEVELAND Min M-A M-A O-T A PF Pts
LJames 38:13 9-17 6-9 0-7 6 0 25
Varejao 34:46 5-7 2-4 1-13 0 3 12
O'Neal 31:12 7-13 0-0 0-10 1 2 14
MWilliams 33:02 4-13 2-3 0-2 6 3 11
Parker 35:10 4-9 0-0 1-4 3 2 11
West 26:38 1-5 0-0 0-2 5 1 2
Ilgauskas 21:09 0-9 2-4 6-8 0 4 2
DGibson 16:31 3-4 0-0 0-1 0 2 8
Hickson 3:18 0-4 0-0 1-2 0 0 0
Totals 239:59 33-81 12-20 9-49 21 17 85
Percentages: FG .407, FT .600. 3-Point Goals: 7-18, .389 (Parker 3-3, D.Gibson 2-3, L.James 1-4, M.Williams 1-7, West 0-1). Team Rebounds: 11. Team Turnovers: 12 (12 Pts). Blocked Shots: 8 (O'Neal 5, Ilgauskas, L.James, Parker). Turnovers: 12 (L.James 3, O'Neal 3, Hickson, Ilgauskas, Parker, Varejao, West, M.Williams). Steals: 4 (Parker 2, L.James, Varejao). Technical Fouls: Defensive three second, 5:58 third.
A: 20,562 (20,562). T: 2:32. Officials: Ron Garretson, Michael Smith, Eli Roe.
