Top Performers
Points
21
Gill
NJN
Rebounds
13
Ilgauskas
CLE
Assists
10
Knight
CLE
Threes
3
Person
CLE
30-75 (40.0%)
FG%
41-82 (50.0%)
2-14 (14.3%)
3PM
4-10 (40.0%)
19-22 (86.4%)
FTM
9-14 (64.3%)
32
Rebounds
43
8
Offensive Rebounds
12
24
Defensive Rebounds
31
18
Assists
30
11
Steals
7
6
Blocks
11
19
Turnovers
20
Points Off Turnovers
Fastbreak Points
Points In Paint
Second Chance Points
15
Fouls
20
Technical Fouls
Flagrant Fouls
0
Biggest Lead
0
0
Longest Unanswered Run
0
Lead Changes
0
Ties
0
1997-98 Eastern Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Bulls - z | 62 | 20 | .756 | |
| 2 |  Heat - y | 55 | 27 | .671 | 7.0 |
| 3 |  Pacers - x | 58 | 24 | .707 | 4.0 |
| 4 |  Hornets - x | 51 | 31 | .622 | 11.0 |
| 5 |  Hawks - x | 50 | 32 | .610 | 12.0 |
| 6 |  Cavaliers - x | 47 | 35 | .573 | 15.0 |
| 7 |  Knicks - x | 43 | 39 | .524 | 19.0 |
| 8 |  Nets - x | 43 | 39 | .524 | 19.0 |
| 9 |  Wizards - e | 42 | 40 | .512 | 20.0 |
| 10 |  Magic - e | 41 | 41 | .500 | 21.0 |
| 11 |  Pistons - e | 37 | 45 | .451 | 25.0 |
| 12 |  Celtics - e | 36 | 46 | .439 | 26.0 |
| 13 |  Bucks - e | 36 | 46 | .439 | 26.0 |
| 14 |  76ers - e | 31 | 51 | .378 | 31.0 |
| 15 |  Raptors - e | 16 | 66 | .195 | 46.0 |
Game Summary
The Cleveland Cavaliers decisively defeated the New Jersey Nets, 95 to 81, on January 3, 1998.
Game Info
January 2, 1998
| Starters | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
K. Van Horn #44 | 45 | 15 | 6 (2) | 1 | 0 | 1 | -11 | 3 | 2 | 5-16 | 0-4 | 5-6 | 40.2 |
J. Williams #55 | 21 | 4 | 7 (2) | 0 | 1 | 2 | -14 | 2 | 3 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 33.3 |
K. Gill #13 | 39 | 21 | 6 (2) | 2 | 3 | 1 | -9 | 2 | 3 | 8-13 | 1-2 | 4-4 | 71.1 |
K. Kittles #30 | 44 | 15 | 4 (1) | 6 | 4 | 0 | -15 | 3 | 0 | 6-16 | 0-2 | 3-4 | 42.2 |
S. Douglas #20 | 45 | 20 | 2 (0) | 9 | 1 | 1 | -16 | 3 | 3 | 7-16 | 0-1 | 6-6 | 53.6 |
| Bench | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Cage #44 | 25 | 0 | 3 (0) | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | |
D. Benoit #21 | 17 | 5 | 3 (1) | 0 | 1 | 1 | -4 | 3 | 1 | 2-8 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 31.3 |
J. Haley #54 | 2 | 1 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 56.8 |
X. McDaniel #34 | 2 | 0 | 1 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Team | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FG | 3P | FT | TS% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | NJN | 0 (0) | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Starters | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Henderson #45 | 38 | 17 | 2 (0) | 4 | 1 | 1 | +16 | 6 | 1 | 8-14 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 57.1 |
S. Kemp #40 | 35 | 21 | 10 (2) | 2 | 1 | 5 | +15 | 4 | 3 | 10-14 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 68.5 |
Z. Ilgauskas #11 | 26 | 8 | 13 (4) | 0 | 0 | 2 | +19 | 2 | 2 | 4-11 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 36.4 |
W. Person #1 | 45 | 13 | 4 (1) | 4 | 1 | 1 | +14 | 1 | 1 | 5-19 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 34.2 |
B. Knight #22 | 27 | 7 | 4 (1) | 10 | 2 | 1 | +9 | 3 | 5 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 50.9 |
| Bench | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Anderson #1 | 30 | 18 | 6 (2) | 7 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 1 | 2 | 6-9 | 0-1 | 6-7 | 74.5 |
D. Ferry #35 | 19 | 4 | 1 (0) | 2 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 3 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 50.0 |
V. Potapenko #52 | 14 | 4 | 3 (2) | 1 | 1 | 0 | -5 | 1 | 2 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 66.7 |
T. Dumas #7 | 5 | 3 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 0 | 1 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 75.0 |
S. Brooks #1 | 1 | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Team | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FG | 3P | FT | TS% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | CLE | 0 (0) | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
All
1Q
2Q
3Q
4Q
Scoring Plays
All Plays
S. Kemp makes 1' 2PT shot
1Q
C. Henderson makes 2' 2PT shot
1Q
C. Henderson makes 2' 2PT shot
1Q
C. Henderson makes 2' 2PT shot
1Q
K. Van Horn makes 17' 2PT shot
1Q
Z. Ilgauskas makes 1' 2PT shot
1Q
S. Kemp makes 2' 2PT shot
1Q
J. Williams makes 2' 2PT shot
1Q
C. Henderson makes 2' 2PT shot
1Q
J. Williams makes 16' 2PT shot
1Q
K. Kittles makes 2' 2PT shot
1Q
Z. Ilgauskas makes 2' 2PT shot
1Q
S. Kemp makes 2' 2PT shot
1Q
B. Knight makes 7' 2PT shot
1Q
D. Benoit makes 2' 2PT shot
1Q
D. Anderson makes 2' 2PT shot
1Q
K. Kittles makes 20' 2PT shot
1Q
C. Henderson makes 2' 2PT shot
1Q
S. Douglas makes 1' 2PT shot
1Q
V. Potapenko makes 4' 2PT shot
1Q
K. Gill makes 2' 2PT shot
1Q
W. Person makes 20' 2PT shot
1Q
S. Douglas makes 4' 2PT shot
1Q
K. Gill makes 16' 2PT shot
2Q
B. Knight makes 15' 2PT shot
2Q
K. Gill makes 16' 2PT shot
2Q
K. Kittles makes 1' 2PT shot
2Q
K. Kittles makes 2' 2PT shot
2Q
B. Knight makes 2' 2PT shot
2Q
K. Gill makes 17' 2PT shot
2Q
D. Anderson makes 2PT shot
2Q
D. Benoit makes 24' 3PT shot
2Q
W. Person makes 25' 3PT shot
2Q
W. Person makes 24' 3PT shot
2Q
S. Kemp makes 2' 2PT shot
2Q
K. Gill makes 2' 2PT shot
2Q
S. Kemp makes 7' 2PT shot
3Q
K. Kittles makes 2' 2PT shot
3Q
S. Douglas makes 1' 2PT shot
3Q
C. Henderson makes 2' 2PT shot
3Q
K. Gill makes 7' 2PT shot
3Q
S. Kemp makes 1' 2PT shot
3Q
K. Van Horn makes 4' 2PT shot
3Q
Z. Ilgauskas makes 5' 2PT shot
3Q
K. Kittles makes 17' 2PT shot
3Q
D. Ferry makes 19' 2PT shot
3Q
S. Kemp makes 1' 2PT shot
3Q
S. Kemp makes 2' 2PT shot
3Q
S. Kemp makes 1' 2PT shot
3Q
Z. Ilgauskas makes 2' 2PT shot
3Q
S. Douglas makes 1' 2PT shot
3Q
W. Person makes 3' 2PT shot
3Q
S. Douglas makes 6' 2PT shot
3Q
V. Potapenko makes 1' 2PT shot
4Q
D. Anderson makes 20' 2PT shot
4Q
D. Anderson makes 20' 2PT shot
4Q
K. Van Horn makes 8' 2PT shot
4Q
T. Dumas makes 24' 3PT shot
4Q
K. Van Horn makes 18' 2PT shot
4Q
W. Person makes 23' 3PT shot
4Q
K. Gill makes 24' 3PT shot
4Q
S. Douglas makes 3' 2PT shot
4Q
D. Ferry makes 19' 2PT shot
4Q
C. Henderson makes 8' 2PT shot
4Q
S. Douglas makes 19' 2PT shot
4Q
S. Kemp makes 1' 2PT shot
4Q
K. Gill makes 14' 2PT shot
4Q
C. Henderson makes 2' 2PT shot
4Q
D. Anderson makes 1' 2PT shot
4Q
K. Van Horn makes 6' 2PT shot
4Q
D. Anderson makes 2PT shot
4Q
30-75 (40.0%)
FG%
41-82 (50.0%)
2-14 (14.3%)
3PM
4-10 (40.0%)
19-22 (86.4%)
FTM
9-14 (64.3%)
32
Rebounds
43
8
Offensive Rebounds
12
24
Defensive Rebounds
31
18
Assists
30
11
Steals
7
6
Blocks
11
19
Turnovers
20
Points Off Turnovers
Fastbreak Points
Points In Paint
Second Chance Points
15
Fouls
20
Technical Fouls
Flagrant Fouls
0
Biggest Lead
0
0
Longest Unanswered Run
0
Lead Changes
0
Ties
0