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| All Games | 10-18 | -7.6 | 11-17 | 15-13 | 96.5 | 46.3 | 42.8% | 52.6 | 102.6 | 51.5 | 45.4% | 53.0 | | Road Games | 2-12 | -9.9 | 4-10 | 8-6 | 92.2 | 44.1 | 42.1% | 48.9 | 103.8 | 54.6 | 47.8% | 52.6 | | Last 5 Games | 1-4 | -3.2 | 2-3 | 4-1 | 106.2 | 47.4 | 43.5% | 52.0 | 114.4 | 54.0 | 46.7% | 60.2 |
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| Team Stats (All Games) | 96.5 | 46.3 | 37-86 | 42.8% | 7-20 | 35.1% | 16-21 | 75.3% | 53 | 12 | 19 | 19 | 7 | 15 | 5 | | vs opponents surrendering | 99.4 | 49.5 | 37-83 | 45.0% | 8-21 | 36.3% | 17-22 | 75.1% | 51 | 11 | 22 | 21 | 8 | 15 | 5 | | Team Stats (Road Games) | 92.2 | 44.1 | 36-85 | 42.1% | 6-20 | 32.5% | 14-19 | 74.8% | 49 | 11 | 17 | 20 | 8 | 14 | 3 | | Stats Against (All Games) | 102.6 | 51.5 | 39-85 | 45.4% | 9-24 | 36.9% | 17-21 | 77.7% | 53 | 11 | 26 | 19 | 8 | 15 | 6 | | vs opponents averaging | 99.3 | 49.4 | 37-83 | 44.7% | 7-21 | 35.7% | 17-23 | 75.3% | 51 | 11 | 22 | 20 | 8 | 15 | 5 | | Stats Against (Road Games) | 103.8 | 54.6 | 39-81 | 47.8% | 9-21 | 41.3% | 18-23 | 76.4% | 53 | 10 | 25 | 19 | 7 | 15 | 6 |
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| All Games | 12-17 | -2.4 | 15-14 | 11-18 | 95.0 | 49.4 | 45.2% | 49.1 | 96.9 | 47.7 | 44.9% | 50.7 | | Home Games | 7-8 | -2.3 | 7-8 | 8-7 | 98.0 | 52.2 | 47.3% | 49.2 | 97.9 | 45.8 | 43.6% | 50.6 | | Last 5 Games | 2-3 | -1.3 | 2-3 | 2-3 | 95.0 | 51.2 | 45.6% | 50.4 | 100.4 | 49.2 | 44.0% | 54.0 |
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| Team Stats (All Games) | 95.0 | 49.4 | 37-81 | 45.2% | 7-18 | 35.3% | 15-20 | 76.3% | 49 | 10 | 19 | 21 | 7 | 15 | 5 | | vs opponents surrendering | 99.1 | 49.3 | 37-82 | 45.0% | 8-21 | 36.1% | 17-23 | 76.0% | 51 | 11 | 21 | 21 | 7 | 15 | 5 | | Team Stats (Home Games) | 98.0 | 52.2 | 38-80 | 47.3% | 7-19 | 35.5% | 15-21 | 74.6% | 49 | 10 | 20 | 21 | 6 | 15 | 4 | | Stats Against (All Games) | 96.9 | 47.7 | 36-81 | 44.9% | 6-18 | 33.3% | 18-24 | 75.1% | 51 | 11 | 20 | 19 | 8 | 14 | 4 | | vs opponents averaging | 98.6 | 48.7 | 37-83 | 44.4% | 7-21 | 35.4% | 17-23 | 75.2% | 51 | 11 | 21 | 20 | 8 | 14 | 5 | | Stats Against (Home Games) | 97.9 | 45.8 | 36-83 | 43.6% | 6-18 | 32.7% | 19-25 | 78.1% | 51 | 12 | 19 | 19 | 8 | 13 | 4 |
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| 11/20/2013 | WASHINGTON | 91-98 | L | -3 | L | 191 | U | 32-77 | 41.6% | 46 | 15 | 38-84 | 45.2% | 48 | 14 | | 11/22/2013 | @ NEW ORLEANS | 100-104 | L | 6.5 | W | 195.5 | O | 41-77 | 53.2% | 47 | 19 | 36-88 | 40.9% | 54 | 12 | | 11/23/2013 | @ SAN ANTONIO | 96-126 | L | 13 | L | 192 | O | 39-83 | 47.0% | 44 | 17 | 46-80 | 57.5% | 45 | 15 | | 11/27/2013 | MIAMI | 84-95 | L | 9 | L | 197.5 | U | 29-83 | 34.9% | 57 | 18 | 35-72 | 48.6% | 46 | 14 | | 11/29/2013 | @ BOSTON | 86-103 | L | 4 | L | 189.5 | U | 32-86 | 37.2% | 57 | 17 | 38-76 | 50.0% | 54 | 17 | | 11/30/2013 | CHICAGO | 97-93 | W | 5 | W | 182 | O | 37-78 | 47.4% | 48 | 10 | 39-82 | 47.6% | 45 | 9 | | 12/4/2013 | DENVER | 98-88 | W | 3.5 | W | 201 | U | 37-91 | 40.7% | 70 | 12 | 36-92 | 39.1% | 48 | 11 | | 12/6/2013 | @ ATLANTA | 89-108 | L | 6 | L | 195.5 | O | 38-94 | 40.4% | 57 | 11 | 47-91 | 51.6% | 57 | 12 | | 12/7/2013 | LA CLIPPERS | 88-82 | W | 6 | W | 199 | U | 31-83 | 37.3% | 68 | 15 | 28-87 | 32.2% | 58 | 13 | | 12/10/2013 | NEW YORK | 109-94 | W | -2.5 | W | 190.5 | O | 42-74 | 56.8% | 48 | 12 | 40-87 | 46.0% | 38 | 13 | | 12/13/2013 | @ ORLANDO | 109-100 | W | 2 | W | 195 | O | 42-87 | 48.3% | 48 | 10 | 37-85 | 43.5% | 49 | 12 | | 12/14/2013 | @ MIAMI | 107-114 | L | 13 | W | 199.5 | O | 39-84 | 46.4% | 46 | 15 | 42-76 | 55.3% | 47 | 14 | | 12/17/2013 | PORTLAND | 116-119 | L | 4.5 | W | 205.5 | O | 48-102 | 47.1% | 51 | 6 | 41-92 | 44.6% | 62 | 14 | | 12/20/2013 | MILWAUKEE | 114-111 | W | -8 | L | 191.5 | O | 39-100 | 39.0% | 63 | 12 | 40-100 | 40.0% | 64 | 11 | | 12/21/2013 | @ CHICAGO | 84-100 | L | 3 | L | 187 | U | 36-90 | 40.0% | 40 | 9 | 37-69 | 53.6% | 55 | 21 | | 12/23/2013 | DETROIT | 92-115 | L | -1 | L | 204 | O | 34-88 | 38.6% | 53 | 19 | 46-96 | 47.9% | 64 | 14 | | 12/26/2013 | ATLANTA | 125-127 | L | 3.5 | W | 205 | O | 49-94 | 52.1% | 53 | 22 | 51-103 | 49.5% | 56 | 21 | | 12/28/2013 | @ BOSTON | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12/29/2013 | GOLDEN STATE | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12/31/2013 | @ INDIANA | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1/2/2014 | ORLANDO | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1/4/2014 | @ BROOKLYN | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1/5/2014 | INDIANA | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1/7/2014 | PHILADELPHIA | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1/10/2014 | @ UTAH | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1/12/2014 | @ SACRAMENTO | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| 11/19/2013 | @ HOUSTON | 85-109 | L | 10.5 | L | 205.5 | U | 32-99 | 32.3% | 53 | 12 | 41-72 | 56.9% | 57 | 19 | | 11/20/2013 | @ SAN ANTONIO | 93-104 | L | 14.5 | W | 193 | O | 39-86 | 45.3% | 49 | 17 | 39-81 | 48.1% | 47 | 11 | | 11/22/2013 | INDIANA | 82-97 | L | 7.5 | L | 186 | U | 35-69 | 50.7% | 35 | 21 | 38-81 | 46.9% | 47 | 15 | | 11/23/2013 | @ ATLANTA | 94-87 | W | 9 | W | 194.5 | U | 33-72 | 45.8% | 60 | 17 | 36-93 | 38.7% | 45 | 8 | | 11/25/2013 | @ CHARLOTTE | 96-86 | W | 3 | W | 185.5 | U | 35-80 | 43.7% | 46 | 11 | 33-74 | 44.6% | 47 | 16 | | 11/27/2013 | MEMPHIS | 93-100 | L | 2 | L | 182 | O | 38-89 | 42.7% | 54 | 15 | 36-80 | 45.0% | 50 | 8 | | 11/29/2013 | CLEVELAND | 103-86 | W | -4 | W | 189.5 | U | 38-76 | 50.0% | 54 | 17 | 32-86 | 37.2% | 57 | 17 | | 11/30/2013 | @ MILWAUKEE | 85-92 | L | -2.5 | L | 185.5 | U | 35-84 | 41.7% | 45 | 10 | 36-78 | 46.2% | 58 | 13 | | 12/3/2013 | MILWAUKEE | 108-100 | W | -7.5 | W | 185.5 | O | 38-77 | 49.4% | 49 | 12 | 37-78 | 47.4% | 40 | 12 | | 12/6/2013 | DENVER | 106-98 | W | 4 | W | 200.5 | O | 43-83 | 51.8% | 43 | 9 | 34-77 | 44.2% | 49 | 14 | | 12/8/2013 | @ NEW YORK | 114-73 | W | 6 | W | 192 | U | 39-72 | 54.2% | 57 | 16 | 25-73 | 34.2% | 35 | 14 | | 12/10/2013 | @ BROOKLYN | 96-104 | L | 2 | L | 192.5 | O | 35-80 | 43.7% | 41 | 9 | 39-70 | 55.7% | 46 | 13 | | 12/11/2013 | LA CLIPPERS | 88-96 | L | 5 | L | 194.5 | U | 33-80 | 41.2% | 54 | 16 | 34-76 | 44.7% | 50 | 13 | | 12/13/2013 | NEW YORK | 90-86 | W | -3 | W | 190 | U | 33-68 | 48.5% | 52 | 15 | 32-80 | 40.0% | 41 | 6 | | 12/16/2013 | MINNESOTA | 101-97 | W | 1 | W | 200 | U | 38-86 | 44.2% | 58 | 12 | 37-98 | 37.8% | 67 | 7 | | 12/18/2013 | DETROIT | 106-107 | L | 0 | L | 195 | O | 40-81 | 49.4% | 49 | 18 | 41-88 | 46.6% | 46 | 16 | | 12/21/2013 | WASHINGTON | 99-106 | L | -1.5 | L | 193 | O | 42-87 | 48.3% | 46 | 12 | 41-87 | 47.1% | 58 | 11 | | 12/22/2013 | @ INDIANA | 79-106 | L | 12 | L | 189.5 | U | 32-84 | 38.1% | 47 | 16 | 41-83 | 49.4% | 58 | 13 | | 12/28/2013 | CLEVELAND | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12/31/2013 | ATLANTA | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1/2/2014 | @ CHICAGO | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1/3/2014 | NEW ORLEANS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1/5/2014 | @ OKLAHOMA CITY | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1/7/2014 | @ DENVER | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1/8/2014 | @ LA CLIPPERS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1/10/2014 | @ GOLDEN STATE | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1/11/2014 | @ PORTLAND | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1/13/2014 | HOUSTON | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| |  | CLEVELAND: GUARDS: There are some durability concerns, but KYRIE IRVING is on the verge of stardom. He should benefit from the arrival of Anthony Bennett, the kind of pick-and-roll weapon Cleveland has lacked . . . DION WAITERS is still a work-in-progress defensively, and this will likely be another developmental year. He might end up settling in as the leader of the second unit . . . JARRETT JACK seems likely to close out games, even if he doesn't technically start. He's a creative shot-maker who will play close to starter's minutes . . . C.J. MILES is more of a situational three-point threat. SERGEY KARASEV, a polished Euro import, could push him for that role . . . CARRICK FELIX doesn't figure to crack this rotation. FORWARDS: No. 1 overall pick ANTHONY BENNETT will see time at both forward spots, and he'll be a pick-and-pop weapon no matter where he's playing. The question is whether he'll defend well enough to stay on the court for 30 minutes . . . There should also be enough minutes for TRISTAN THOMPSON, who hasn't quite put it together. The 22-year-old has upside though, and is a bigger part of Cleveland's future than Anderson Varejao . . . EARL CLARK gives the Cavs a quality second unit player who can play extended minutes if Bennett is overmatched defensively . . . A starter last year, ALONZO GEE figures to be a second-unit glue guy, but might be looking at a lot of DNP-CDs. CENTERS: ANDERSON VAREJAO is once again healthy and once again trade bait. No matter what the starting lineup looks like, he'll play major minutes at the four and five . . . The Cavs are taking a flier on ANDREW BYNUM. With his knee problems, it'd be surprising if he could give them 20-plus good minutes per night . . . TYLER ZELLER is likely the odd man out until Varejao is dealt or Bynum gets injured. | | BOSTON: GUARDS: RAJON RONDO is the last man standing in Boston. Coming off a torn ACL and with a weakened supporting cast, it's going to be a long year . . . AVERY BRADLEY is the favorite to start alongside Rondo. He's still lost on offense, but his defense will be much needed . . . COURTNEY LEE continues to tease with flashes of talent, but hasn't shown consistency and is no longer 'young' . . . JORDAN CRAWFORD will hoist a lot of shots . . . MARSHON BROOKS fell out of favor in Brooklyn and is just hanging on to an NBA roster spot . . . KEITH BOGANS is in Boston because a new deal made the numbers work on the Nets trade . . . Local product PHIL PRESSEY, an undersized point guard, will try to stick as a back-up. FORWARDS: Suddenly, JEFF GREEN is Boston's first option on offense. He showed an ability to score with 20.1 PPG over 17 starts last season, but he'll be in for a whole new world of attention as the only legitimate scorer on this team . . . BRANDON BASS should continue to hold down the power forward spot, and he'll get to take more shots with the team rebuilding . . . Durability is a major issue for JARED SULLINGER, but he has a chance to play big minutes for a team in need of his offensive skill set . . . A washed-up vet with arguably the worst contract in the NBA, GERALD WALLACE is of little use to the Celtics (or any other team) . . . KRIS HUMPHRIES is also dead weight, but is a more enticing trade chip due to an expiring contract. CENTERS: Rookie KELLY OLYNYK is going to get pushed around, but he has some rare shooting and ball-handling skills for a 7-footer. Boston has little to lose by letting him learn on the job . . . VITOR FAVERANI is a tough-nosed Euro import who gives them insurance behind Olynyk. |
| | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PA SPORTSTICKER PRO BASKETBALL PREVIEW (CLEVELAND-BOSTON) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
(CORRECTS day of Washington loss to last Saturday)
*Cavaliers-Celtics Preview* ===========================
By BRETT HUSTON STATS Editor
Cleveland (10-18) at Boston (12-17), 1:00 p.m. EDT
The Boston Celtics went into their lengthy holiday break with three losses in five nights, leaving them grateful for a chance to regroup.
The Cleveland Cavaliers figure to be happy they won't have to wait very long to put their latest defeat behind them.
Both the Celtics and Cavaliers will try to avoid a fourth consecutive loss Saturday at TD Garden, with Boston playing for the first time in six days and Cleveland trying to recover from a considerably more recent heartbreaker.
The Celtics (12-17) blew a 27-point lead in a 107-106 loss to Detroit on Dec. 18, then coughed up an 18-point cushion in falling to Washington 106-99 last Saturday. They were blown out 106-79 at Indiana a night later.
A five-day layoff after Boston's most lopsided loss of the season was exactly what forward Jared Sullinger thought his team needed.
"I thought it helped us out big time because we got to put it in the rear-view mirror," Sullinger told the team's official Twitter feed Friday.
Brad Stevens doesn't think rust will be an issue.
"I've had 13 straight years of this break," the former Butler coach said. "I kind of know how to manage the days leading up to the first game."
The Cavaliers (10-18) have lost five of six, two of which came in particularly grueling fashion. Portland's Damian Lillard hit a 3-pointer with 0.4 seconds left to hand Cleveland a 119-116 loss Dec. 17, then Atlanta's Jeff Teague knocked down a 20-footer as time expired Thursday to give the Hawks a 127-125 double-overtime win at Quicken Loans Arena.
"He made a tough play," said Kyrie Irving, who finished with 40 points and nine assists but also six of the Cavaliers' season high-tying 24 turnovers. "It's definitely a heartbreaker."
Irving has accounted for four of the 13 games this season in which a player has put up at least 39 points - no one else has more than two - but his last two trips to Boston haven't gone well. He missed 16 of 20 shots in a 97-91 Cavaliers win April 5, then had two of his 18 points after halftime in a 103-86 loss Nov. 29.
Cleveland is 5-1 this season when Irving scores more than 30 points and 5-17 when he doesn't.
Conversely, big scoring efforts from Dion Waiters have meant little. The second-year guard returned from a three-game absence Thursday to put up 20 points off the bench, but the Cavaliers fell to 4-13 when Waiters cracks double figures - including a 21-point performance in Boston last month.
They're 6-5 when he's been held to fewer than 10 or hasn't played.
Regardless of the results, Irving's and Waiters' ability to score has Stevens' attention.
"I think they've figured out what they do best, and they have a couple of guards who can get wherever they want," Stevens said.
Boston's Jeff Green has struggled recently, averaging 10.6 points on 37.7 percent shooting over his last five games, but he's been a huge problem for a Cleveland team with a revolving door at the small forward position. Green has averaged 25.0 points in his last three against the Cavaliers, including a season-high 31 last month.
While the Celtics wait for Rajon Rondo to recover, their current starting backcourt has made some strides. Avery Bradley has averaged 17.0 points and 51.4 percent shooting in his last five games while Jordan Crawford has had four 20-point games this month.
Crawford had his third career triple-double (11 points, 11 rebounds, 10 assists) while Bradley had 21 points on 9-of-11 shooting last month against Cleveland.
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