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Without McGrady, Rockets lose again
(AP)
Updated: 2005-11-23 14:42
Meanwhile, Utah received significant contributions from its bench while
rookie point guard Deron Williams suffered through a miserable shooting
performance. Coming off consecutive double-doubles, Williams went 0-for-8,
managing just four points. He did have seven assists and six rebounds.
Cleveland Cavaliers' LeBron James (23) shoots
over Boston Celtics' Dan Dickau (20) in the fourth quarter of the
Cavaliers' 115-93 win Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2005, in Cleveland.
[Reuters] | Milt Palacio and Devin Brown combined for 26 points off the bench — Palacio
scoring 12 in 25 minutes and Brown adding 14 in 30 minutes. Utah's bench
outscored Seattle's 36-20.
The Jazz led by as many as 15 in the fourth quarter, but Seattle made one
final rally. Down 84-71 with 5:10 left, Lewis made a 3-pointer, igniting a 10-2
run by the SuperSonics and pulling them to 86-81 with 2:35 left.
Reggie Evans got the rebound and scored after missing two free throws with
1:41 left, but Okur made just his second basket of the quarter, a 3-pointer with
1:26 left to give the Jazz an 89-83 lead.
Lewis scored and Allen made two free throws to get Seattle within 89-87, but
Utah's Jarron Collins got an offensive rebound and drew a foul on Collison with
19.5 seconds. He made both free throws to put the Jazz up 91-87, and Allen
missed a 3, ending Seattle's hopes.
Utah's largest lead was 17, early in the third quarter.
Utah's Andrei Kirilenko, Matt Harpring and Keith McLeod all were out with
injuries. Harpring scored 12 points Monday night against Milwaukee, but has been
told he cannot play in back-to-back games because of offseason surgery on his
right knee.
James leads Cavaliers to eighth straight
win
CLEVELAND - LeBron James has never been better in his three
years as a pro, and neither has his team. James scored 36 points for the second
game in a row, Larry Hughes added 25 and the Cleveland Cavaliers stayed the
NBA's hottest team with their eighth straight win, 115-93 over the Boston
Celtics on Tuesday night.
The Cavaliers (9-2) improved to 6-0 at home,
where they're not just winning but dominating. Cleveland has won by an average
of 21 points per game at the revamped and renamed Quicken Loans Arena.
But the Cavs' improvement on the floor has been the biggest change. Cleveland
last won eight straight games in 1997 when James was in middle school, long
before he became an Akron high school legend and eventual superstar.
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