Both teams shot 56 percent from the floor in the half, but it was Cleveland that took a second half 59-55 advantage after a 10-of-20 performance from beyond the arc in the third and fourth quarters. Up next the Cavaliers host Kobe Bryant and the Lakers for the final time on Wednesday night on ESPN. Cole had six assists to go with 10 points.
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The Cleveland Cavaliers dealt the Sacramento Kings a 120-100 loss, snapping a two-game losing skid for the defending Eastern Conference champs. “The Cavs controlled the game Monday from the opening tip”.
Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James (23) is defended by New Orleans Pelicans forward Dante Cunningham (44) during the first half of a game at the Smoothie King Center.
JAZZ 98, SUNS 89: Rodney Hood scored 25 points, Gordon Hayward added 22 and the Utah Jazz stretched their seasonlong winning streak to six games with a 98-89 victory over the reeling Phoenix Suns on Saturday night. Looking at the record over the last few seasons, though, each of the last five has been won by the home team, with the Kings taking the last win on the road between the teams back in 2013.
The Kings need to find momentum going into the All-Star break and a win tonight will help lead them in that direction. Anthony Davis is averaging 23.4 points and 10.3 rebounds while Ryan Anderson is averaging 17.2 points and 6.1 rebounds.
The Pelicans shot just.
And hey, LeBron made a three!
Cleveland jumped out to a 16-point lead at halftime thanks to a combined 42 points from LeBron James, Kyrie Irving and JR Smith.
Terrence Ross added 18 points for the Raptors, who recovered quickly after Detroit’s Andre Drummond made a shot from about 80 feet to end the third quarter.
Rudy Gay missed the Kings previous game with a sprained left ankle, but he fought through pain to put up 16 points on 6-for-12 shooting.
James capped his triple-double with his 10th rebound in the final minute of the third period. You still want to play consistent basketball for as close to 48 minutes as possible.
Even though the Kings usually play better against high-caliber opponents, comparing when they play against inferior ones, the Cavaliers are a good team and have two top playmakers in James and Kyrie Irving that can carve up the Kings defense if it struggles, which is most likely to happen.
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MAVERICKS 114, GRIZZLIES 110, OT: Chandler Parsons scored 26 points, including a pair of 3-pointers in overtime, to lead the Dallas Mavericks to a 114-110 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies on Saturday night. “One thing I knew, you were going to have a guy that was going to compete on every possession, and playing against him for two years or a year before I became his teammate, I knew he was going to compete, and you can never take that away from someone who competes as hard as he does, no matter if it’s 12 minutes or four”. He had his midrange game working and finished with a solid shooting line: 11-of-21 overall, 3-of-9 from deep, 4-of-4 from the line. Alonzo Gee’s first three-point attempt missed everything.
