NBA Basketball Box Scores

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BOXSCORE | RECAP

Cleveland 117, Chicago 92

When: 7:30 PM ET, Friday, January 2, 2009
Where: Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, Ohio
Officials: #24 Mike Callahan, #42 Eric Lewis, #73 Ed Malloy
Attendance: 20562

Final Scoring Summary

Final	1	2	3	4	T
Chicago	17	30	25	20	92
Cleveland	32	29	28	28	117

Team Records

Team	W/L	Home	Away	Streak
Chicago	14-19	10-4	4-15	L2
Cleveland	27-5	17-0	10-5	W1

Recap Quick Hits

With this win, the Cleveland Cavaliers have a 17-0 record at home this season. The Chicago Bulls are 4-15 while on the road this season.

Cleveland has a streak of 1 straight up win. The Cavaliers have won 8 of their last 10 games.

Chicago has a streak of 2 straight up losses. The Bulls have won 3 of their last 10 games.

Anderson Varejao played 31:09 minutes and scored 26 points. He shot 64.3% from the field and has averaged 11.8 points over the last five games.

Ben Gordon played 34:18 minutes and scored 22 points. He shot 53.8% from the field and has averaged 22.4 points over the last five games.

Following this game the Cleveland Cavaliers average 101.9 points per game and hold opponents to 89.7 points per game. The Chicago Bulls average 99.8 points per game and hold opponents to 103.3 points per game.

Top Game Performances

Chicago		Cleveland
Ben Gordon 22	Scoring	Anderson Varejao 26
Ben Gordon 4	Assists	LeBron James 11
Joakim Noah 10	Rebounds	LeBron James 10
Ben Gordon 8	Free Throws Made	LeBron James 8
Tyrus Thomas 3	Steals	Anderson Varejao 3
Thabo Sefolosha 1	Blocks	LeBron James 3

Team Stats Summary

Team	Points	FG%	3PM-3PA	FTM-FTA	Assists	Rebounds	Blocks	Steals	Turnovers
Chicago	92	36.6	5-18	27-33	16	42	1	10	16
Cleveland	117	50.6	7-15	30-40	25	51	8	12	15

Upcoming Games

Cleveland will play their next game on the road against Washington. The Cavaliers have a W/L % of .846 after a win and 1.000 after a loss.

Chicago will play their next game at home against Minnesota. The Bulls have a W/L % of .143 after a win and .611 after a loss.