6:00 - LeBron is overpowering Carmelo early. I switch Perkins on him. WE are tied at 12.
5:32 - LeBron and Perkins get their legs tangled up.. LeBron goes down. It looks serious
Hate to see a star player leave that way...
Embiid and Perkins get a breather.
3:30 - Early report is LeBron has a broken ankle... We are tied at 16.
A big burst of offense by Cowen to finish the quarter. We lead 28-22.
5:30 - NO!!! Delladova dives into Perkins legs for a loose ball and Perkins is hurt. It looks bad!
We lead 42-36.
4:45 - Cowen comes down awkwardly and he is hurt! WTF!!! Cowen had 24 points and 5 assists and was on track for a career night.
WE go with MCW, Butler, Carmelo, Robinson, and Embiid. We lead 46-38.
With the injuries, Embiid becomes our true #1 scoring option. We go to him down the stretch. Carmelo also should become a bigger scoring option.
Halftime: We lead 59-47.
Cowen leads us with 24 points. He is definitely done for the night with an ankle injury. We'll have to get more tests done to know how serious it is....
Our next leading scorer is Embiid and Carmelo with 8.
Noel has 8 boards to lead the team.
The news on Perkins is much worse. We believe he has a torn ligament in his knee.
6:39 - Turner is going to have to play with his back injury. We also give Rod Cowens his first PT in a while at PF... We lead 68-58.
45 seconds: GF to Grant for a powerful dunk on the fast break... fun seeing them run together. We lead 78-64.
At the end of 3, we are up 78-66.
8:00 - They have had a strong run to start the quarter. We are up 85-81 as I call time and bring back a rested MCW, Butler, Carmelo, Robinson, and Embiid.
Kyrie going insane in the 4th and he gets a traditional 3 point play to give them a 93-92 lead with 4:20 to go.
Carmelo responds with a 3.
Kyrie ties it back up and Carmelo gets the traditional 3 point play. 98-95 lead.
Embiid with a block... MCW to Butler... to Carmelo for a layup and the foul!
6 point lead now.
We hold that 6 point lead on a basket by Embiid and they have to foul down the stretch. Carmelo and Butler hit FT's and we win the game, 114-107.
Cowen was the player of the game even though he only played 19 minutes before getting injured. 24 points, 5 assists, 2 boards, and 1 steal.
Carmelo with 21 points, 7 boards, 4 assists, and 1 block.
Butler with 15 points, 5 boards, 5 assists, and 2 steals.
Embiid with 15 points, 11 boards, and 3 blocks.
Noel with 9 points, 12 boards, and 2 blocks.
MCW with 8 points, 3 boards, and 2 assists in 23 minutes.
Robinson with 6 points, 5 boards, and 3 assists.
Rod Cowens with 3 points and 3 boards in 12 minutes.
GF with 5 points, 6 boards, and 2 assists. He shot 2 of 10.
Grant with 5 points in 9 minutes.
Turner with 3 boards and 3 assists in 14 minutes. He played some PG and SF for us.
Kyrie led them in the loss with 39 points and 5 assists. he shot 12 of 28, 3 of 9, and 12 of 13.
Now, to see how badly guys are hurt....