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James, Cavs hold off Towns, Wolves, 111-104
MINNEAPOLIS -- LeBron James spent the morning sending a crystal clear message to the Cleveland Cavaliers: things will be just fine as long as James is on the court.

He spent the night backing that up against the Minnesota Timberwolves, as if anyone doubted him in the first place.

James had 31 points, nine assists and eight rebounds to lead the Cavaliers to a 111-104 victory over the Timberwolves on Tuesday night.

Kyrie Irving had 22 points and Kevin Love a double-double of 21 points and 10 rebounds against the franchise that drafted him.

Karl-Anthony Towns did everything he could to keep the Timberwolves in the game despite playing the entire fourth quarter with 5 fouls.

Towns finished with 35 points, 18 rebounds, and blocked 2 shots, but Andrew Wiggins absence was noticeable.

Wiggins was chosen by the Cavs No. 1 overall three years ago, but that was before James made his surprising return to Cleveland. The Cavs traded Wiggins to Minnesota for Love. Wiggins is currently sidelined with a broken jaw that he suffered in the team matchup on February 1st.

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Cavaliers: Cleveland heads back home to face Indiana on Wednesday for its final game before the All-Star break.

Cleveland Cavaliers (42-12) at Minnesota Timberwolves (25-31)
Feb 14, 2017 1 2 3 4 Final Cleveland 27 27 27 30 111 Minnesota 18 36 28 22 104 Top Performers Cleveland Cavaliers LeBron James - 31 pts, 8 reb, 9 ast, 2 stl Kevin Love - 21 pts, 10 reb Minnesota Timberwolves Karl-Anthony Towns - 35 pts, 18 reb, 2 blk Gorgui Dieng - 10 pts, 12 reb	Team Stats Comparison CLE MIN FG Made-Att 41-96 43-95 3PT Made-Att 11-32 8-32 FT Made-Att 18-23 10-14 Rebounds 50 56 Assists 22 28 Turnovers 7 14 Steals 9 6 Blocks 5 4
Cleveland Cavaliers STARTERS MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS LeBron James, SF 37 12-22 0-2 7-7 8 9 2 0 2 31 Kevin Love, PF 33 7-18 3-5 4-4 10 2 1 1 0 21 Tristan Thompson, C 22 2-3 0-0 0-0 6 0 1 0 0 4 J.R. Smith, SG 25 3-6 2-5 1-2 2 2 1 0 0 9 Kyrie Irving, PG 34 8-20 2-6 4-7 4 5 1 2 1 22 BENCH MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Iman Shumpert, SG 25 3-9 0-3 2-3 3 2 1 0 2 8 Channing Frye, C 20 2-8 2-6 0-0 8 1 0 0 0 6 Kyle Korver, SG 19 2-7 1-3 0-0 0 0 1 2 0 5 Richard Jefferson, SF 10 1-1 1-1 0-0 2 0 0 0 1 3 Derrick Williams, PF 15 1-2 0-1 0-0 7 1 1 0 1 2 DeAndre Liggins, SG D N P Jordan McRae, SG D N P Chris Andersen, C D N P
Minnesota Timberwolves STARTERS MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Shabazz Muhammad, SF 35 6-21 1-6 1-1 2 3 1 1 2 14 Gorgui Dieng, PF 31 5-6 0-0 0-1 12 1 0 1 1 10 Karl-Anthony Towns, C 33 15-24 1-3 4-4 18 2 1 2 1 35 Zach LaVine, SG 34 5-13 4-11 0-0 5 4 1 0 3 14 Ricky Rubio, PG 31 0-6 0-3 1-2 4 12 0 0 5 1 BENCH MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Adreian Payne, PF 18 5-7 0-0 1-2 5 1 1 0 0 11 Cole Aldrich, C 14 4-5 0-0 1-1 6 1 1 0 0 9 Kris Dunn, PG 21 2-9 2-8 0-0 2 2 1 0 1 6 Lance Stephenson, SG 23 1-4 0-1 2-3 2 2 0 0 1 4 Brandon Rush, SG D N P Jordan Hill, C D N P Tyus Jones, PG D N P Nemanja Bjelica, PF D N P

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Matchup Preview | February 15, 2017
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Indiana Pacers (32-23, 14-12 Away)		Cleveland Cavaliers (42-12, 26-2 Home)
Stats Comparison 105.4 Points Per Game 110.3 101.1 PPG Allowed 102.6 .468 Field Goal % .485 .358 3-Point % .351 .811 Free Throw % .778 49.0 Rebounds 51.1 8.2 Steals 6.4 7.5 Blocks 3.4 13.9 Turnovers 8.4 Projected Starters Jeff Teague Point Guard Kyrie Irving C.J. Miles Shooting Guard J.R. Smith Paul George Small Forward LeBron James Thaddeus Young Power Forward Kevin Love Myles Turner Center Tristan Thompson Injury Report Kevin Love - Broken Nose Hurt: 1-2 weeks Game Notes The teams have split the first two meetings this season with the Pacers winning the first meeting 108-94, Cleveland got revenge with a 121-95 win one week ago.

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Cavs comeback to beat Pacers 121-118
CLEVELAND -- It appeared like the Indiana Pacers would send the defending champions into the All-Star break on a losing note.

The Cleveland Cavaliers hadn't held the lead all night.

Even with the score tied a 118 it seemed like the Pacers where still in control.

It all changed in a matter of seconds, 21 scones on the clock LeBron James stripped Paul George on defense and on the ensuing possession James found a wide open J.R. Smith for a corner three that proved to be the game winner after C.J. Miles clanged a 3 at the buzzer.

James finished with 32 points, 6 rebounds, and 7 assists, Kyrie Irving added 25 and Kevin Love had another double-double with 15 points and 10 rebounds.

"This is the way we wanted to play coming into February and the guys are excellent so far in this month," James said. "It sucks because we have a great rhythm right now and you hate to have the break. But the break is going to be good for everybody. It gives guys an opportunity -- if they have some nicks and bruises and things of that nature. Just get away and decompress for a little bit, but we've been playing some good basketball."

And while his teammates will relax over the next few days, James and Irving are headed to New Orleans for Sunday's All-Star game.

At 42-12, and winners of five straight, Cleveland leads the Eastern Conference at the unofficial halfway point, and holds a half game lead over the Golden State Warriors for the best record the league.

Miles scored 17 for Indiana, which lost its third straight. Pacers All-Star Paul George scored 16.

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Cavaliers: Following the break, they'll host the New York Knicks on Feb. 23.

Indiana Pacers (32-24) at Cleveland Cavaliers (43-12)
Feb 15, 2017 1 2 3 4 Final Indiana 34 28 29 27 118 Cleveland 28 27 30 36 121 Top Performers Indiana Pacers Paul George - 16 pts, 6 reb, 5 ast Thaddeus Young - 13 pts, 12 reb, 2 stl Cleveland Cavaliers LeBron James - 32 pts, 6 reb, 7 ast Kyrie Irving - 25 pts, 8 reb, 2 stl	Team Stats Comparison IND CLE FG Made-Att 42-91 41-88 3PT Made-Att 11-31 12-38 FT Made-Att 23-29 27-39 Rebounds 48 50 Assists 22 26 Turnovers 9 6 Steals 5 8 Blocks 3 4
Indiana Pacers STARTERS MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Paul George, SF 34 5-17 2-6 4-4 6 5 1 1 1 16 Thaddeus Young, PF 35 5-11 2-4 1-4 12 2 2 1 1 13 Myles Turner, C 32 4-7 0-0 2-3 12 4 0 0 2 10 C.J. Miles, SF 31 6-15 2-7 3-3 4 0 0 0 0 17 Jeff Teague, PG 29 6-13 1-6 2-2 1 4 1 1 5 15 BENCH MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Aaron Brooks, PG 15 6-11 1-3 0-0 2 4 0 0 0 13 Monta Ellis, SG 23 2-5 2-3 5-6 1 1 0 0 0 11 Al Jefferson, C 15 4-6 0-0 3-3 7 0 1 0 0 11 Glenn Robinson III, SF 16 3-5 1-2 2-2 0 1 0 0 0 9 Lavoy Allen, PF 10 1-1 0-0 1-2 3 1 0 0 0 3 Rodney Stuckey, PG D N P James Young, SG D N P Kevin Seraphin, PF D N P
Cleveland Cavaliers STARTERS MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS LeBron James, SF 37 13-24 1-1 5-9 6 7 1 0 2 32 Kevin Love, PF 32 5-11 1-4 4-4 10 0 1 3 0 15 Tristan Thompson, C 28 4-5 0-1 0-3 8 0 0 1 2 8 J.R. Smith, SG 28 4-13 3-10 3-4 4 0 0 0 0 14 Kyrie Irving, PG 35 7-17 4-10 7-10 4 8 2 0 0 25 BENCH MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Channing Frye, C 17 4-8 3-6 4-5 4 2 1 0 0 15 Iman Shumpert, SG 25 2-4 0-2 4-4 5 8 1 0 1 8 Kyle Korver, SG 14 1-3 0-2 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 2 Derrick Williams, PF 16 1-1 0-0 0-0 6 0 2 0 0 2 Richard Jefferson, SF 8 0-2 0-2 0-0 3 0 0 0 1 0 DeAndre Liggins, SG D N P Jordan McRae, SG D N P Chris Andersen, C D N P

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All-Star Weekend Wrap-up
New Orleans -- The 2017 NBA All-Star Weekend festivities took place in the New Orleans Louisiana this year.

As usual the events were tipped off Friday night with a game between teams of the leagues up and coming players.

Karl-Anthony Towns won the game MVP leading his team of "Stars" to a 82-75 win over the "Elites."

Towns scored 20 points and grabbed 14 rebounds, Kristaps Porzingis added 16 for the "Stars."

Nikola Jokic led all players with 23 points for the "Elites" and Joel Embiid added 22.

The following night kicked off with the three-point contest featuring Stephen Curry, Kevin Durant, C.J. McCollum, James Harden, Damian Lillard, and Bradley Beal.

Curry, Durant, and McCollum advanced to the finals with McCollum pulling off the upset and taking the crown over the pair of Warriors.

Wrapping up the night was the dunk contest featuring a highly anticipated rematch between 2 time champion Zach LaVine and Aaron Gordon, with many feeling Gordon should have won last years contest.

However, LaVine reasserted his command taking home a record third straight title.

As for the All-Star game itself, things were rather lackluster to say the least.

With the Western Conference having a clear size advantage and 5 of the 6 three point contest participants the outcome was never really in doubt with the West taking an easy 169-148 win.

Anthony Davis took home MVP honors in front of his home crowd with 27 points, 6 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Stephen Curry led all scorers with 29 points.

Russell Westbrook, DeMarcus Cousins and Karl-Anthony Towns all had double-doubles.

Paul George filled in the East starting lineup after LeBron James decided to sit-out the game after tweaking an ankle against George and the Pacers on Wednesday. George led the East with 22 points. Carmelo Anthony took James spot on the roster.

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NBA Standings - Updated: Feb 22, 2017
EAST PLAYOFF RACE	W	L	GB	DIV	CONF
Cleveland Cavaliers	43	12	--	6-4	24-7
Chicago Bulls	36	21	8.0	8-3	23-12
Milwaukee Bucks	35	20	8.0	8-3	28-10
Toronto Raptors	32	25	12.0	9-3	20-12
Indiana Pacers	32	25	12.0	4-8	20-14
New York Knicks	31	26	13.0	5-3	17-16
Boston Celtics	28	29	16.0	7-4	17-17
Washington Wizards	26	29	17.0	6-4	17-20
Atlanta Hawks	26	30	17.5	5-6	14-19
Charlotte Hornets	23	33	20.5	7-1	17-18
Detroit Pistons	22	35	22.0	1-9	14-19
Philadelphia 76ers	20	36	23.5	2-7	11-22
Brooklyn Nets	20	36	23.5	2-8	11-25
Miami Heat	19	38	25.0	3-7	12-21
Orlando Magic	18	40	26.5	4-7	10-23
WEST PLAYOFF RACE	W	L	GB	DIV	CONF
Golden State Warriors	43	13	--	11-1	28-9
Portland Trail Blazers	37	19	6.0	6-2	26-10
Dallas Mavericks	36	20	7.0	8-2	23-12
San Antonio Spurs	35	21	8.0	3-7	17-13
Houston Rockets	34	24	10.0	6-5	17-15
Memphis Grizzlies	33	25	11.0	4-4	19-18
Utah Jazz	30	27	13.5	4-6	14-22
Los Angeles Clippers	29	27	14.0	4-6	17-18
Denver Nuggets	28	28	15.0	6-7	17-19
New Orleans Pelicans	26	31	17.5	3-6	15-17
Minnesota Timberwolves	25	32	18.5	4-6	14-18
Los Angeles Lakers	24	34	20.0	6-5	13-21
Sacramento Kings	22	35	21.5	3-7	14-18
Phoenix Suns	20	37	23.5	3-8	14-25
Oklahoma City Thunder	16	41	27.5	5-4	10-23

NBA League Leaders - Updated: Feb 22, 2017
Points Per Game		PPG	Rebounds Per Game		RPG
	1. James Harden - HOU	28.8		1. Hassan Whiteside - MIA	15.6
	2. Anthony Davis - NOR	27.1		2. Andre Drummond - DET	14.2
	3. Damian Lillard - POR	26.7		3. DeAndre Jordan - LAC	13.8
	4. LeBron James - CLE	26.1		4. Karl-Anthony Towns - MIN	13.4
	5. Russell Westbrook - OKC	25.8		5. Anthony Davis - NOR	12.9
Assists Per Game		APG	Steals Per Game		SPG
	1. Russell Westbrook - OKC	10.7		1. John Wall - WAS	3.2
	2. Chris Paul - LAC	9.1		2. Kawhi Leonard - SAS	2.6
	3. John Wall - WAS	8.7		3. Russell Westbrook - OKC	2.5
	4. Kyle Lowry - TOR	8.6		4. Paul George - IND	2.1
	5. Jeff Teague - IND	8.5		5. Chris Paul - LAC	2.0
Blocks Per Game		BPG	Minutes Per Game		MPG
	1. Anthony Davis - NOR	2.5		1. Russell Westbrook - OKC	38.2
	2. DeAndre Jordan - LAC	2.4		2. LeBron James - CLE	36.9
	3. Serge Ibaka - TOR	2.3		3. Kevin Durant - OKC	36.6
	4. Hassan Whiteside - MIA	2.3		4. Zach LaVine - MIN	36.3
	5. Rudy Gobert, C	2.1		5. Damian Lillard - POR	35.9
Field Goal Percentage		FG%	Three-Point Percentage		3P%
	1. DeAndre Jordan - LAC	.652		1. Kevin Durant - GSW	.491
	2. Mason Plumlee - DEN	.593		2. Stephen Curry - GSW	.484
	3. Rudy Gobert - UTA	.570		3. Bradley Beal - WAS	.468
	4. Andre Drummond - DET	.567		4. Seth Curry - DAL	.450
	5. LeBron James - CLE	.552		5. James Harden - HOU	.448

NBA Injury Report - Feb. 22, 2017
Pos	Player	Injury Note
SG	Courtney Lee - NYK	Dislocated Left Patella - Out: Season
PF	Josh McRoberts - MIA	Dislocated Left Patella - Out: Season
SG	E'Twaun Moore - NOR	Fractured Left Leg - Out: 2-4 months
SG	Gerald Henderson - PHI	Broken Vertebrae - Out: 8-10 weeks
C	Dwight Howard - ATL	Torn Left Labrum - Out: 6-8 weeks
C	Robin Lopez - CHI	Torn Left Hamstring - Out: 6-8 weeks
PG	George Hill - UTA	Left Knee Tendinitis - Out: 2-4 weeks
C	Tyler Zeller - BOS	Fractured Left Leg - Out: 2-4 weeks
C	Cristiano Felicio - CHI	Broken Left Leg - Out: 2-4 weeks
PG	Marcus Smart - BOS	Broken Left Leg - Out: Day-to-Day

Cleveland Cavaliers Stats - 2016-17
Player	GP	MIN	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TPG	FPG
LeBron James, SF	55	36.9	26.1	7.1	5.9	0.9	0.4	2.0	1.7
Kyrie Irving, PG	55	35.7	25.1	3.1	7.1	1.0	0.2	2.0	1.5
Kevin Love, PF	55	33.7	17.7	9.3	1.9	0.9	0.5	0.8	2.3
Iman Shumpert, SG	55	23.7	9.9	2.6	2.7	0.6	0.2	0.8	1.1
J.R. Smith, SG	55	28.3	9.3	2.6	2.0	0.6	0.2	0.5	1.2
Kyle Korver, SG	56	21.5	8.6	2.3	1.7	0.4	0.4	0.8	1.4
Derrick Williams, PF	55	20.4	6.9	4.0	0.4	0.4	0.5	1.0	1.1
Channing Frye, C	55	18.5	6.9	5.9	0.8	0.4	0.8	0.3	1.5
Tristan Thompson, C	55	25.5	6.0	9.5	0.8	0.9	0.7	0.3	1.9
Richard Jefferson, SF	55	14.1	3.2	2.1	0.9	0.3	0.1	0.3	0.5
DeAndre Liggins, SG	28	4.5	1.8	0.5	0.5	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.2
Chris Andersen, C	25	4.8	1.7	2.0	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.2
Jordan McRae, SG	12	2.8	1.5	0.2	0.9	0.3	0.0	0.2	0.0
Kay Felder, PG	19	6.3	1.3	0.5	1.3	0.2	0.0	0.3	0.8
James Jones, SF	16	2.6	0.7	0.5	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.2

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Matchup Preview | February 23, 2017
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New York Knicks (31-26, 11-17 Away)		Cleveland Cavaliers (43-12, 27-2 Home)
Stats Comparison 104.2 Points Per Game 110.5 100.0 PPG Allowed 102.9 .442 Field Goal % .485 .342 3-Point % .350 .766 Free Throw % .776 54.1 Rebounds 51.2 6.7 Steals 6.4 7.7 Blocks 3.4 14.1 Turnovers 8.4 Projected Starters Derrick Rose Point Guard Kyrie Irving Justin Holiday Shooting Guard J.R. Smith Carmelo Anthony Small Forward LeBron James Kristaps Porzingis Power Forward Kevin Love Kyle O'Quinn Center Tristan Thompson Injury Report Courtney Lee - Dislocated Patella Out: Season Kevin Love - Broken Nose Hurt: Day-to-Day Game Notes New York signed veteran free agent Kevin Martin with Courtney Lee out for the season. Martin will make his Knicks debut against the Cavs.

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Irving, James lead Cavaliers past Knicks 114-101
CLEVELAND -- Unable to secure a shooting guard at the trade-deadline the New York Knicks signed free-agent veteran Kevin Martin in hopes of replacing Courtney Lee, who is out for the season with a knee injury.

They also had Joakim Noah back in the lineup and rested coming off the All-Star break.

In the end neither could help New York get past the Cleveland Cavaliers as they lost for the third time this season to the defending champs 114-100.

LeBron James and Kyrie Irving carried the Cavs. Irving scored 25 and had 10 assists and James had 24 with 12 helpers and 3 steals.

Tristan Thompson made it a trio of Cavs with double-doubles by scoring 10 points an grabbing 12 rebounds.

James took the All-Star game off and looked rested in his return.

"The rest paid dividends for us," James said. "A couple of possessions guys got a little tired because we hadn't played in a week, but it was a good start for us after the break."

Carmelo Anthony, who replaced James on the Eastern Conference team, led the game with 31 points. Derrick Rose added 16 points and Matin had 13 in his Knicks debut.

Former Knicks forward Charles Oakley watched his former team in his hometown. Oakley sat next to Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert in a front row seat adjacent to Cleveland's bench.

Oakley attended his first Knicks game since being arrested after getting into an altercation with security guards at Madison Square Garden earlier this month.

"It's always great to see him," James said. "He's like an uncle of mine."

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Cavaliers: Host Chicago on Saturday night.

New York Knicks (31-27) at Cleveland Cavaliers (44-12)
Feb 23, 2017 1 2 3 4 Final New York 31 21 22 27 101 Cleveland 26 23 34 31 114 Top Performers New York Knicks Carmelo Anthony - 31 pts, 4 reb Derrick Rose - 16 pts, 8 ast Cleveland Cavaliers Kyrie Irving - 25 pts, 10 ast LeBron James - 24 pts, 5 reb, 12 ast, 3 stl	Team Stats Comparison NYK CLE FG Made-Att 44-92 44-93 3PT Made-Att 7-21 14-37 FT Made-Att 6-7 12-14 Rebounds 49 46 Assists 29 32 Turnovers 11 5 Steals 3 8 Blocks 1 4
New York Knicks STARTERS MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Carmelo Anthony, SF 34 14-27 3-8 0-0 2 4 1 0 3 31 Kristaps Porzingis, PF 33 4-7 0-0 2-2 6 2 1 1 0 10 Joakim Noah, C 30 4-5 0-0 1-1 11 9 0 1 0 9 Justin Holiday, SG 26 1-7 1-4 0-0 3 3 0 0 1 3 Derrick Rose, PG 33 8-17 0-1 0-0 5 8 0 0 3 16 BENCH MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Kevin Martin, SG 21 6-10 1-2 0-0 3 4 0 0 1 13 Willy Hernangomez, C 15 4-6 0-0 2-2 0 1 0 0 0 10 Kyle O'Quinn, PF 17 2-6 1-1 0-0 10 1 0 0 0 5 Mindaugas Kuzminskas, SF 14 1-4 1-3 1-2 8 4 0 0 2 4 Brandon Jennings, PG 15 0-3 0-2 0-0 1 2 0 0 1 0 Sasha Vujacic, SG 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Lance Thomas, PF 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Maurice Ndour, PF D N P
Cleveland Cavaliers STARTERS MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS LeBron James, SF 39 11-21 1-3 1-3 5 12 3 0 3 24 Kevin Love, PF 35 7-14 1-2 3-3 9 3 0 0 1 18 Tristan Thompson, C 27 4-4 0-0 2-2 12 1 0 0 1 10 J.R. Smith, SG 27 3-11 2-8 2-2 3 1 0 0 0 10 Kyrie Irving, PG 37 10-20 3-8 2-2 2 10 0 1 0 25 BENCH MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Channing Frye, C 19 5-9 4-6 0-0 4 1 2 1 0 14 Kyle Korver, SG 24 3-10 2-7 0-0 3 1 1 0 0 8 Iman Shumpert, SG 20 1-2 1-2 0-0 6 3 2 0 0 3 Richard Jefferson, SF 6 0-2 0-1 2-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 Derrick Williams, PF 6 0-0 0-0 0-0 2 0 0 2 0 0 DeAndre Liggins, SG D N P Jordan McRae, SG D N P Chris Andersen, C D N P

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Matchup Preview | February 25, 2017
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Chicago Bulls (37-21, 14-15 Away)		Cleveland Cavaliers (44-12, 28-2 Home)
Stats Comparison 102.8 Points Per Game 110.6 98.3 PPG Allowed 102.9 .453 Field Goal % .485 .345 3-Point % .351 .784 Free Throw % .777 51.5 Rebounds 51.2 8.8 Steals 6.4 7.0 Blocks 3.4 14.1 Turnovers 8.3 Projected Starters Rajon Rondo Point Guard Kyrie Irving Dwyane Wade Shooting Guard J.R. Smith Jimmy Butler Small Forward LeBron James Taj Gibson Power Forward Kevin Love Jared Sullinger Center Tristan Thompson Injury Report Robin Lopez - Torn Hamstring Out: 6-8 weeks Cristiano Felicio - Broken Leg Out: 1-2 weeks Game Notes The teams have split the first two meetings this season with Chicago taking the first 94-91 and Cleveland the second 120-98. Cleveland currently holds an eight game lead over Chicago for the top spot in the East.