Chicago 115, Cleveland 86
Friday, November 2, 2012 7:30 PM
Location -
Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, Ohio
Officials -
#61 Courtney Kirkland, #13 Monty McCutchen, #37 Lauren Holtkamp
Attendance -
20562
Final Scoring Summary
Team Records
Recap
Bulls 115, Cavaliers 86: Carlos Boozer and Richard Hamilton scored 19 points apiece and visiting Chicago led wire-to-wire in extending its domination of Cleveland.
Backup point guard Nate Robinson added 16 points and 12 assists and Luol Deng chipped in 14 points as the Bulls extended their winning streak over the Cavaliers to eight games.
Chicago shot a blistering 63.8 percent (44 of 69) for the game and hit 14 of its first 19 shots from the field in its fourth consecutive blowout of Cleveland, which was denied in its bid to win its first two games for the first time since the 2006-07 season.
Kyrie Irving scored 15 points and was joined in double figures by Anderson Varejao and Alonzo Gee with 12 points apiece for the Cavaliers, who were 14 of 27 from the free-throw line.
The Bulls took command in the final 4 1/2 minutes of the opening quarter, getting seven points from Deng in an 11-1 spurt to take a 32-16 lead. Robinson pumped in 12 points in the second quarter and Chicago led by as many as 28 points en route to a 60-35 advantage at halftime.
GAME NOTEBOOK: The Bulls have beaten the Cavaliers by an average of 30.3 points in their last four meetings dating to last season and continued their habit of starting fast against Cleveland, putting up at least 30 first-quarter points for the third time in those four matchups. ... Hamilton had his second straight 19-point game, scoring 14 in the third quarter. ... The Cavaliers have surrendered an average of 112 points to the Bulls since the start of the 2011-12 season.
Top Game Performances
| Chicago |
|
Cleveland |
|
Carlos Boozer 19 |
Scoring |
Kyrie Irving 15 |
|
Nate Robinson 12 |
Assists |
Donald Sloan 5 |
|
Carlos Boozer 7 |
Rebounds |
Samardo Samuels 5 |
|
Carlos Boozer 5 |
Free Throws Made |
Kyrie Irving 3 |
|
Joakim Noah 2 |
Steals |
Tyler Zeller 2 |
|
Luol Deng 2 |
Blocks |
Dion Waiters 1 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Chicago
|
115 |
63.8 |
4-10 |
23-30 |
34 |
41 |
4 |
7 |
17 |
| Cleveland
|
86 |
40.5 |
8-20 |
14-27 |
23 |
33 |
1 |
7 |
17 |
Upcoming Games
-
Cleveland
will play their next game on the road against
Milwaukee.
The
Cavaliers
have a W/L % of
.000
after a win and
1.000
after a loss.
-
Chicago
will play their next game at home against
New Orleans.
The
Bulls
have a W/L % of
1.000
after a win and
.000
after a loss.