National Basketball Association
Brooklyn 89, Cleveland 82
When: 7:30 PM ET, Saturday, January 4, 2014
Where: Barclays Center, Brooklyn, New York
Officials:
#45 Brian Forte, #60 James Williams, #23 Jason Phillips
Attendance:
17732
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Nets 89, Cavaliers 82: Deron Williams scored 21 points and Paul Pierce added 17 as host Brooklyn won a see-saw affair.
Andray Blatche chipped in 12 points off the bench for the Nets, who have won two straight following a 1-6 stretch. Reggie Evans contributed eight points and 11 rebounds while Joe Johnson - the hero with a buzzer-beater at Oklahoma City on Thursday - finished with two points on 1-of-7 shooting.
Dion Waiters came off the bench to score 26 points and C.J. Miles had 19 for the Cavaliers, who played their second straight game without All-Star guard Kyrie Irving (knee). Cleveland was 10-for-22 from 3-point range but made only 19-of-57 shots inside the arc.
Pierce had a 3-pointer early in the second quarter and then a layup to start an 8-0 burst that helped the Nets go up 51-38 at the break. He drained another 3-pointer just over a minute into the third before Cleveland took over, holding the hosts without a field goal for over seven minutes and taking a 65-62 lead on Waiters' basket in the closing moments of the period.
Mirza Teletovic hit one of his three 3-pointers to close the quarter and then added another with just over eight minutes left to give Brooklyn a 72-67 edge. Blatche scored three times in the ensuing three-plus minutes and added two free throws with 3:05 left to make it 82-74 as the Nets survived for their fourth straight home win over Cleveland.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Nets F Kevin Garnett (rest) was given the night off. ... Pierce hit a layup early in the second to move past Allen Iverson and into 19th-place on the NBA's all-time scoring list. ... Cleveland is an NBA-worst 2-15 on the road.
Top Game Performances
| Cleveland |
|
Brooklyn |
|
Dion Waiters 26 |
Scoring |
Deron Williams 21 |
|
Jarrett Jack 7 |
Assists |
Deron Williams 6 |
|
Anderson Varejao 12 |
Rebounds |
Reggie Evans 11 |
|
C.J. Miles 5 |
Free Throws Made |
Deron Williams 6 |
|
C.J. Miles 2 |
Steals |
Andray Blatche 1 |
|
Anderson Varejao 2 |
Blocks |
Paul Pierce 3 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Cleveland
|
82 |
36.7 |
10-22 |
14-20 |
14 |
45 |
3 |
4 |
14 |
| Brooklyn
|
89 |
43.7 |
8-24 |
19-22 |
24 |
33 |
4 |
4 |
9 |
Upcoming Games
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Brooklyn will play their next game at home against Atlanta. The Nets have a W/L % of .250 after a win and .429 after a loss.
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Cleveland will play their next game at home against Indiana. The Cavaliers have a W/L % of .273 after a win and .364 after a loss.
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