Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Boston Celtics

Nov 7, 1997

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
CLE	26	21	17	32	96
BOS	28	13	26	25	92

Player Stats

CAVALIERS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
1Wesley PersonSF	41	7-17	5-12	7-8	3	3	3	0	2	1	+10	26
4Shawn KempPF	38	8-13	0-0	12-13	15	2	1	0	5	4	+9	28
11Zydrunas IlgauskasC	14	1-5	0-0	0-1	3	0	1	0	0	5	+6	2
12Brevin KnightSG	32	2-6	0-0	5-8	0	11	3	0	3	3	+15	9
23Derek AndersonPG	42	5-11	0-2	7-10	6	4	1	0	2	4	+3	17
6Mitchell Butler	20	1-2	0-1	0-0	1	0	0	0	1	1	-10	2
35Danny Ferry	26	1-6	0-2	4-4	5	0	0	0	1	1	-1	6
52Vitaly Potapenko	10	0-2	0-0	0-0	5	0	0	0	2	3	-9	0
45Cedric Henderson	12	3-5	0-0	0-2	0	0	0	1	2	3	-3	6
32Henry James	— did not play —												— did not play —
44Shawnelle Scott	— did not play —												— did not play —
3Bob Sura	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	28-6741.8%	5-1729.4%	35-4676.1%	38	20	9	1	18	25	-	96

CELTICS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
0Walter McCartySF	42	4-11	0-1	5-6	6	4	4	2	3	3	+5	13
8Antoine WalkerPF	41	9-23	0-3	4-8	11	3	0	1	4	3	-9	22
40Travis KnightC	25	4-8	1-2	0-0	9	3	1	2	2	4	-5	9
4Chauncey BillupsSG	24	4-8	1-4	5-5	3	3	1	0	1	5	-1	14
5Ron MercerPG	23	5-11	0-1	6-8	3	0	1	1	2	5	+1	16
12Bruce Bowen	9	1-4	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	4	-6	2
11Dana Barros	23	3-7	0-2	0-0	5	2	1	0	0	4	-1	6
29Pervis Ellison	16	1-1	0-0	2-4	3	2	1	1	1	5	-2	4
Dee Brown	26	3-8	0-4	0-0	1	4	1	0	2	2	-5	6
45Andrew DeClercq	5	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	+1	0
55John Thomas	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	+2	0
13Dontae' Jones	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	34-8142.0%	2-1711.8%	22-3171.0%	41	21	10	7	16	36	-	92

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterCLEBOS

(12:00) Jump Ball Knight vs. Ilgauskas: Tip to Kemp
+2 (11:41) Kemp 17' Jump Shot (2 PTS)
20
(11:19) Billups Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T1)
(11:19) Knight STEAL (1 STL)
(11:10) MISS Anderson Layup
(11:10) Walker BLOCK (1 BLK)
(11:07) Walker REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:04) Walker Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T2)
(11:04) Person STEAL (1 STL)
(10:50) MISS Anderson 14' Jump Shot
(10:50) Mercer BLOCK (1 BLK)
(10:46) Knight REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:26) Knight S.FOUL (P1.T1)
(10:26) MISS Walker Free Throw 1 of 2
(10:26) CELTICS Rebound
+1 (10:26) Walker Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)
21
+2 (10:08) Anderson 17' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Person 1 AST)
41
(9:52) MISS Knight 19' Jump Shot
(9:50) Person REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(9:38) MISS Ilgauskas 2' Layup
(9:35) Walker REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(9:33) Knight P.FOUL (P2.T2)
(9:26) MISS McCarty 14' Jump Shot
(9:22) Mercer REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (9:10) Billups 5' Driving Layup (2 PTS) (McCarty 1 AST)
43
(9:10) Kemp S.FOUL (P1.T3)
+1 (9:10) Billups Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)
44
(9:05) Billups P.FOUL (P1.T1)
(8:53) Kemp Traveling Turnover (P1.T1)
+3 (8:43) Billups 24' 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (McCarty 2 AST)
47
+2 (8:31) Ilgauskas 2' Driving Layup (2 PTS) (Person 2 AST)
67
(8:31) Mercer S.FOUL (P1.T2)
(8:31) MISS Ilgauskas Free Throw 1 of 1
(8:31) Walker REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
+2 (8:13) McCarty 20' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Billups 1 AST)
69
(7:50) MISS Kemp 2' Layup
(7:50) Knight BLOCK (1 BLK)
(7:46) Ilgauskas REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(7:42) MISS Ilgauskas 1' Layup
(7:40) Kemp REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (7:40) Kemp 2' Layup (4 PTS)
89
(7:36) Ilgauskas S.FOUL (P1.T4)
+1 (7:36) Billups Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)
810
+1 (7:36) Billups Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)
811
(7:27) Bowen P.FOUL (P1.T3)
+2 (7:07) Butler 21' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Anderson 1 AST)
1011
(6:54) Knight OFF.Foul (P1)
(6:54) Knight Foul Turnover (P1.T3)
(6:54) CELTICS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
(6:49) MISS Ilgauskas 2' Layup
(6:49) McCarty BLOCK (1 BLK)
(6:46) Ilgauskas REBOUND (Off:2 Def:0)
(6:42) MISS Ilgauskas 2' Layup
(6:39) Billups REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(6:34) MISS Bowen 18' Jump Shot
(6:29) McCarty REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (6:26) McCarty 2' Tip Shot (4 PTS)
1013
(6:23) Bowen Violation:Double Lane
(6:16) Butler Traveling Turnover (P1.T2)
(6:02) MISS McCarty 8' Jump Shot
(5:54) Anderson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(5:53) Billups P.FOUL (P2.T4)
(5:53) MISS Anderson Free Throw 1 of 2
(5:53) Cavaliers Rebound
+1 (5:53) Anderson Free Throw 2 of 2 (3 PTS)
1113
+2 (5:36) Bowen 1' Layup (2 PTS) (Walker 1 AST)
1115
(5:27) Walker P.FOUL (P1.PN)
+1 (5:27) Kemp Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)
1215
+1 (5:27) Kemp Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)
1315
+2 (5:14) Walker 1' Slam Dunk (3 PTS) (Knight 1 AST)
1317
(5:12) Bowen P.FOUL (P2.PN)
+1 (5:12) Person Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
1417
+1 (5:12) Person Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
1517
(5:02) Butler P.FOUL (P1.PN)
+1 (5:02) Mercer Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
1518
+1 (5:02) Mercer Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
1519
+2 (4:41) Kemp 1' Layup (8 PTS) (Anderson 2 AST)
1719
(4:41) Ellison S.FOUL (P1.PN)
+1 (4:41) Kemp Free Throw 1 of 1 (9 PTS)
1819
+2 (4:24) Walker 4' Driving Layup (5 PTS) (Brown 1 AST)
1821
+2 (4:08) Kemp 1' Driving Dunk (11 PTS)
2021
(3:35) MISS Walker 15' Jump Shot
(3:32) Person REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(3:16) MISS Anderson 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(3:13) Barros REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(3:03) MISS Brown 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(3:00) Kemp REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (2:56) Person 2' Driving Layup (4 PTS) (Anderson 3 AST)
2221
+2 (2:39) Brown 1' Driving Layup (2 PTS)
2223
(2:33) MISS Person 5' Jump Shot
(2:33) Ellison BLOCK (1 BLK)
(2:28) Anderson REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (2:26) Anderson 1' Layup (5 PTS)
2423
+2 (2:19) Brown 13' Jump Shot (4 PTS)
2425
(2:06) MISS Ferry 15' Jump Shot
(2:03) Walker REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
(1:57) MISS Barros 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(1:54) Kemp REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(1:37) MISS Person 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(1:35) Ellison REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(1:26) MISS Walker 3' Layup
(1:23) Kemp REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
(1:22) Ellison P.FOUL (P2.PN)
(1:22) Cavaliers Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
+1 (1:22) Anderson Free Throw 1 of 2 (6 PTS)
2525
+1 (1:22) Anderson Free Throw 2 of 2 (7 PTS)
2625
(1:08) MISS Mercer 14' Jump Shot
(1:04) Potapenko REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(0:55) MISS Potapenko 6' Jump Shot
(0:53) Potapenko REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(0:34) Potapenko OFF.Foul (P1)
(0:34) Potapenko Foul Turnover (P1.T3)
+2 (0:12) Mercer 20' Jump Shot (4 PTS)
2627
(0:08) Anderson Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T4)
(0:08) Mercer STEAL (1 STL)
(0:08) Henderson P.FOUL (P1.PN)
(0:08) MISS Mercer Free Throw 1 of 2
(0:08) CELTICS Rebound
+1 (0:08) Mercer Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)
2628

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

CLE

BOS

96Points92

28-67(41.8%)Field Goal(%)34-81(42.0%)

5-17(29.4%)3-Point(%)2-17(11.8%)

35-46(76.1%)Free Throw(%)22-31(71.0%)

38(12)Rebounds(Offensive)41(16)

20Assists21

9Steals10

1Blocks7

18Turnovers16

25Fouls36

36Pts In The Paint46

22Fast Break Pts14

0Pts Off Turnovers0

96Bench Pts92

8Largest Lead5

Game Details

Friday, November 7, 1997 · 7:00 PM

TD Garden · Boston, MA

attendance: 16,967 (86.7%)