National Basketball Association
Cleveland 98, Minnesota 87
When: 8:00 PM ET, Friday, January 6, 2012
Where: Target Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Officials:
#24 Mike Callahan, #71 Rodney Mott, #28 Tommy Nunez Jr.
Attendance:
16943
By SportsDirect Inc.
Antawn Jamison had 22 points and Kyrie Irving had 14 points, five assists and five rebounds as the Cavaliers beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 98-87 Friday to take the initial matchup between phenom rookie point guards.
The night was supposed to feature Irving and Ricky Rubio, the only two rookies to make the All-Star ballot, but the two rarely squared off because Irving is a starter and Rubio comes off the bench.
Rubio had 10 points and five assists and four fouls -- three of which Irving drew in a matter of minutes in the second quarter.
The Cavs shot 8 of 17 on 3-pointers and limited the Timberwolves to 4 of 20 from outside.
Kevin Love had 29 points and 14 rebounds, but shot just 8 of 19 for the Timberwolves.
Derrick Williams, selected No. 2 overall behind Irving in last summer's NBA Draft, added 12 points and four rebounds in defeat.
Top Game Performances
| Cleveland |
|
Minnesota |
|
Antawn Jamison 22 |
Scoring |
Kevin Love 29 |
|
Ramon Sessions 6 |
Assists |
Luke Ridnour 6 |
|
Anderson Varejao 12 |
Rebounds |
Kevin Love 14 |
|
Ramon Sessions 5 |
Free Throws Made |
Kevin Love 10 |
|
Anderson Varejao 4 |
Steals |
Ricky Rubio 3 |
|
Antawn Jamison 2 |
Blocks |
Derrick Williams 2 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Cleveland
|
98 |
46.2 |
8-17 |
16-22 |
20 |
45 |
7 |
11 |
15 |
| Minnesota
|
87 |
39.2 |
4-20 |
21-31 |
15 |
43 |
4 |
8 |
16 |
Upcoming Games
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Minnesota will play their next game on the road against Washington. The Timberwolves have a W/L % of .333 after a win and .250 after a loss.
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Cleveland will play their next game on the road against Portland. The Cavaliers have a W/L % of .333 after a win and .750 after a loss.