Phoenix Suns vs. Cleveland Cavaliers

Dec 16, 1997

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
PHX	22	28	19	21	90
CLE	27	28	18	30	103

Player Stats

SUNS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
1Cedric CeballosSF	17	3-5	0-0	0-0	3	0	2	0	2	2	+1	6
34Antonio McDyessPF	28	8-12	0-0	5-7	9	1	2	1	1	5	-9	21
18Hot Rod WilliamsC	16	0-3	0-0	0-0	3	1	1	0	0	2	+10	0
32Jason KiddSG	38	1-5	1-2	0-0	2	12	2	0	6	2	-6	3
3Rex ChapmanPG	40	5-14	1-5	4-5	3	5	0	0	2	3	-3	15
13Steve Nash	26	6-10	3-4	3-3	0	7	2	1	1	2	-21	18
15Danny Manning	26	5-11	0-0	2-2	4	0	0	1	4	5	-18	12
30Clifford Robinson	29	5-9	0-0	2-4	3	1	2	2	1	3	-9	12
2Mark Bryant	6	0-0	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	0	1	3	-4	0
21George McCloud	10	1-5	1-3	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	3	-6	3
20Marko Milic	— did not play —												— did not play —
4Brooks Thompson	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	34-7445.9%	6-1442.9%	16-2176.2%	30	27	11	5	18	30	-	90

CAVALIERS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
45Cedric HendersonSF	20	3-5	0-0	0-0	4	1	0	0	1	2	-6	6
4Shawn KempPF	34	6-17	0-0	9-14	11	3	0	0	6	4	+19	21
11Zydrunas IlgauskasC	23	5-12	0-0	0-0	9	2	2	3	0	3	-12	10
12Brevin KnightSG	33	6-7	0-0	4-4	2	12	4	0	2	4	+20	16
1Wesley PersonPG	42	5-11	3-5	0-0	4	2	4	0	3	1	-4	13
23Derek Anderson	36	8-13	0-1	3-3	4	6	4	0	4	3	+18	19
35Danny Ferry	17	0-2	0-1	2-3	1	1	0	0	1	1	+12	2
32Henry James	10	1-2	1-1	3-3	1	1	0	0	1	1	+11	6
52Vitaly Potapenko	20	3-4	0-0	4-8	4	2	0	1	0	3	+7	10
2Scott Brooks	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
44Shawnelle Scott	— did not play —												— did not play —

TOTAL	-	37-7350.7%	4-850.0%	25-3571.4%	40	30	14	4	18	22	-	103

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterPHXCLE

(12:00) Jump Ball Ilgauskas vs. McDyess: Tip to Knight
(11:40) MISS Kemp 11' Jump Shot
(11:38) Ceballos REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:22) MISS Ceballos 3' Layup
(11:19) Ilgauskas REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (11:12) Knight 14' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Kemp 1 AST)
02
(10:44) MISS Ceballos 19' Jump Shot
(10:41) Kemp REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:32) Person Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(10:32) Ceballos STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (10:27) Chapman 15' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Kidd 1 AST)
22
(10:07) MISS Ilgauskas 8' Jump Shot
(10:04) Henderson REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(9:54) Kemp Traveling Turnover (P1.T2)
(9:46) Ceballos Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(9:46) Person STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (9:31) Ilgauskas 4' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Knight 1 AST)
24
+2 (9:14) McDyess 10' Jump Shot (2 PTS)
44
(9:00) MISS Person 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(8:57) Kidd REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (8:54) McDyess 2' Slam Dunk (4 PTS) (Chapman 1 AST)
64
(8:31) Kemp Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T3)
(8:31) McDyess STEAL (1 STL)
(8:22) Henderson S.FOUL (P1.T1)
(8:22) MISS McDyess Free Throw 1 of 2
(8:22) Suns Rebound
(8:22) MISS McDyess Free Throw 2 of 2
(8:22) Ilgauskas REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(8:01) Kemp Lost Ball Turnover (P3.T4)
(8:01) Williams STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (7:56) McDyess 1' Slam Dunk (6 PTS) (Kidd 2 AST)
84
+2 (7:39) Henderson 3' Driving Layup (2 PTS) (Knight 2 AST)
86
(7:31) MISS McDyess 3' Jump Shot
(7:31) Ilgauskas BLOCK (1 BLK)
(7:27) McDyess REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (7:22) Ceballos 2' Layup (2 PTS) (Kidd 3 AST)
106
(7:18) CAVALIERS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
+2 (7:07) Person 15' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Henderson 1 AST)
108
(6:52) Kidd Backcourt Turnover (P1.T2)
(6:30) Kemp Lost Ball Turnover (P4.T5)
(6:30) McDyess STEAL (2 STL)
+2 (6:17) McDyess 13' Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Kidd 4 AST)
128
(5:55) MISS Kemp 7' Jump Shot
(5:50) Ilgauskas REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(5:48) MISS Ilgauskas 4' Jump Shot
(5:48) McDyess BLOCK (1 BLK)
(5:45) Ceballos REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(5:45) Henderson P.FOUL (P2.T2)
+2 (5:36) Chapman 11' Jump Shot (4 PTS) (Kidd 5 AST)
148
+2 (5:21) Ilgauskas 6' Jump Shot (4 PTS) (Anderson 1 AST)
1410
(5:09) Kemp S.FOUL (P1.T3)
+1 (5:09) McDyess Free Throw 1 of 2 (9 PTS)
1510
+1 (5:09) McDyess Free Throw 2 of 2 (10 PTS)
1610
(4:56) McDyess P.FOUL (P1.T1)
(4:50) MISS Kemp 5' Driving Layup
(4:45) McDyess REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(4:43) Kidd OFF.Foul (P1)
(4:43) Kidd Foul Turnover (P2.T3)
(4:32) Knight Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T6)
(4:18) MISS Williams 3' Driving Layup
(4:14) Ilgauskas REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
(4:11) Ceballos S.FOUL (P1.T2)
(4:11) MISS Kemp Free Throw 1 of 2
(4:11) CAVALIERS Rebound
+1 (4:11) Kemp Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)
1611
(4:02) Nash Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T4)
(4:02) Anderson STEAL (1 STL)
(3:55) Anderson Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T7)
(3:55) Ceballos STEAL (2 STL)
(3:41) MISS Manning 12' Jump Shot
(3:38) Ceballos REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
+2 (3:35) Ceballos 2' Layup (4 PTS)
1811
+2 (3:23) Anderson 14' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Knight 3 AST)
1813
(3:13) Ceballos Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T5)
(3:13) Knight STEAL (1 STL)
(3:07) Ceballos Violation:Lane
+2 (3:07) Anderson 3' Jump Shot (4 PTS) (Knight 4 AST)
1815
(2:51) Manning Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T6)
(2:51) Person STEAL (2 STL)
+2 (2:47) Person 3' Layup (4 PTS) (Knight 5 AST)
1817
(2:44) Suns Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
(2:28) Kidd Lost Ball Turnover (P3.T7)
(2:28) Knight STEAL (2 STL)
+2 (2:22) Anderson 2' Slam Dunk (6 PTS) (Knight 6 AST)
1819
(2:03) Manning Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T8)
(2:03) Person STEAL (3 STL)
(1:59) Person Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T8)
(1:59) Kidd STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (1:55) McDyess 2' Slam Dunk (12 PTS) (Nash 1 AST)
2019
(1:35) Nash Violation:Double Lane
(1:17) Robinson S.FOUL (P1.T3)
+1 (1:17) James Free Throw 1 of 3 (1 PTS)
2020
+1 (1:17) James Free Throw 2 of 3 (2 PTS)
2021
+1 (1:17) James Free Throw 3 of 3 (3 PTS)
2022
(0:56) MISS Kidd 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(0:53) McDyess REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)
(0:51) MISS Nash 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(0:49) CAVALIERS Rebound
+3 (0:36) James 26' 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Knight 7 AST)
2025
+2 (0:21) Robinson 19' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Nash 2 AST)
2225
+2 (0:01) Knight 5' Jump Shot (4 PTS)
2227

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

PHX

CLE

90Points103

34-74(45.9%)Field Goal(%)37-73(50.7%)

6-14(42.9%)3-Point(%)4-8(50.0%)

16-21(76.2%)Free Throw(%)25-35(71.4%)

30(9)Rebounds(Offensive)40(11)

27Assists30

11Steals14

5Blocks4

18Turnovers18

30Fouls22

36Pts In The Paint58

13Fast Break Pts18

0Pts Off Turnovers0

90Bench Pts103

7Largest Lead14

Game Details

Tuesday, December 16, 1997 · 7:30 PM

Dodger Stadium · Los Angeles, CA

attendance: 13,511 (24.1%)