Final

Series (Game 1 of 3)

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Series starts 12/15

Game 1: Saturday, December 15th
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Game 2: Monday, March 4th
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Game 3: Friday, April 12th
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Cavaliers 102

(5-20, 2-13 away)

Knicks 103

(18-5, 10-0 home)

7:30 PM ET, December 15, 2012

Madison Square Garden, New York, NY

1 2 3 4 T
CLE 28 17 28 29102
NY 27 21 30 25103

Top Performers

Cleveland: K. Irving 41 Pts, 5 Reb, 5 Ast, 1 Stl

New York: R. Felton 25 Pts, 5 Reb, 7 Ast, 2 Blk

1st Qtr Play-By-Play

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1st Quarter Summary

TIMECLEVELANDSCORENEW YORK
12:00 0-0Tristan Thompson vs. Tyson Chandler (Anderson Varejao gains possession)
11:40C.J. Miles makes 16-foot two point shot2-0 
11:22 2-0Jason Kidd misses 25-foot three point jumper
11:21 2-0Ronnie Brewer offensive rebound
11:15 2-2Ronnie Brewer makes 10-foot jumper
11:04C.J. Miles misses 25-foot three point jumper 2-2 
11:03 2-2Ronnie Brewer defensive rebound
10:51 2-2Tyson Chandler misses driving layup
10:48Tristan Thompson defensive rebound2-2 
10:42Alonzo Gee misses 23-foot three point jumper 2-2 
10:41 2-2Tyson Chandler defensive rebound
10:29 2-4Raymond Felton makes 16-foot jumper
10:03Tristan Thompson makes 1-foot two point shot4-4 
9:45 4-4Jason Kidd misses 24-foot three point jumper
9:44Tristan Thompson defensive rebound4-4 
9:30Kyrie Irving makes 14-foot two point shot6-4 
9:18 6-7Chris Copeland makes three point jumper (Jason Kidd assists)
9:06Tristan Thompson makes driving layup8-7 
8:48 8-9Raymond Felton makes 22-foot jumper (Ronnie Brewer assists)
8:40 8-9Tyson Chandler personal foul (Anderson Varejao draws the foul)
8:33C.J. Miles makes 22-foot jumper (Kyrie Irving assists)10-9 
8:08 10-9Jason Kidd misses 25-foot three point jumper
8:07Tristan Thompson defensive rebound10-9 
8:00C.J. Miles misses 25-foot three point jumper 10-9 
7:58 10-9Raymond Felton defensive rebound
7:48 10-9Ronnie Brewer misses 18-foot jumper
7:48Anderson Varejao defensive rebound10-9 
7:35Kyrie Irving makes 26-foot three pointer 13-9 
7:24 13-11Tyson Chandler makes two point shot (Raymond Felton assists)
7:07Kyrie Irving makes 19-foot jumper15-11 
6:56 15-13Raymond Felton makes driving layup
6:39Alonzo Gee misses 25-foot three point jumper 15-13 
6:37Cavaliers offensive team rebound15-13 
6:37 15-13J.R. Smith enters the game for Jason Kidd
6:35Kyrie Irving misses 18-foot jumper15-13 
6:33Alonzo Gee offensive rebound15-13 
6:26 15-13Chris Copeland personal foul (Tristan Thompson draws the foul)
6:18Kyrie Irving misses driving layup15-13 
6:16 15-13Raymond Felton defensive rebound
6:07 15-15Chris Copeland makes 22-foot jumper (Ronnie Brewer assists)
5:50Anderson Varejao misses two point shot15-15 
5:50 15-15Tyson Chandler defensive rebound
5:37 15-17Chris Copeland makes jumper (J.R. Smith assists)
5:22C.J. Miles makes 15-foot jumper17-17 
5:01 17-17J.R. Smith misses 23-foot jumper
5:01Anderson Varejao defensive rebound17-17 
4:48Tristan Thompson makes 2-foot two point shot (Anderson Varejao assists)19-17 
4:37 19-17Raymond Felton misses 20-foot jumper
4:37C.J. Miles defensive rebound19-17 
4:30Tristan Thompson makes two point shot21-17 
4:05Kyrie Irving shooting foul (Chris Copeland draws the foul)21-17 
4:05Knicks Full timeout
4:05Daniel Gibson enters the game for Tristan Thompson21-17 
4:05Tyler Zeller enters the game for C.J. Miles21-17 
4:05 21-17Steve Novak enters the game for Ronnie Brewer
4:05 21-17Chris Copeland misses free throw 1 of 2
4:05 21-17Knicks offensive team rebound
4:05 21-18Chris Copeland makes free throw 2 of 2
3:42Tyler Zeller makes 7-foot two point shot (Daniel Gibson assists)23-18 
3:17 23-18Chris Copeland bad pass
2:55Daniel Gibson misses 22-foot jumper23-18 
2:54 23-18Steve Novak defensive rebound
2:41Tyler Zeller shooting foul (J.R. Smith draws the foul)23-18 
2:41Cavaliers Full timeout
2:41 23-19J.R. Smith makes free throw 1 of 2
2:41 23-20J.R. Smith makes free throw 2 of 2
2:28Alonzo Gee makes driving layup (Kyrie Irving assists)25-20 
2:28 25-20Tyson Chandler shooting foul (Alonzo Gee draws the foul)
2:28 25-20Kurt Thomas enters the game for Tyson Chandler
2:28Alonzo Gee makes free throw 1 of 126-20 
2:06 26-20Raymond Felton misses 26-foot three point jumper
2:05 26-20Chris Copeland offensive rebound
1:57 26-20J.R. Smith misses 6-foot
1:55Tyler Zeller defensive rebound26-20 
1:49Daniel Gibson makes driving layup28-20 
1:35 28-22Raymond Felton makes driving layup
1:17Alonzo Gee misses 5-foot jumper28-22 
1:16 28-22Knicks defensive team rebound
1:16Kevin Jones enters the game for Anderson Varejao28-22 
1:16 28-22Jason Kidd enters the game for Chris Copeland
1:07 28-22Jason Kidd misses 24-foot three point jumper
1:05 28-22Knicks offensive team rebound
1:00 28-24J.R. Smith makes 22-foot jumper (Steve Novak assists)
0:46Kyrie Irving misses 25-foot three point jumper 28-24 
0:45 28-24Jason Kidd defensive rebound
0:41 28-24Raymond Felton misses driving layup
0:40 28-24Kurt Thomas offensive rebound
0:35 28-27Steve Novak makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jason Kidd assists)
0:20Jason Kidd blocks Daniel Gibson 's 9-foot jumper28-27 
0:18 28-27Raymond Felton defensive rebound
0:14 28-27Raymond Felton lost ball turnover (Alonzo Gee steals)
0:10Kyrie Irving lost ball turnover (J.R. Smith steals)28-27 
0:02 28-27J.R. Smith misses 26-foot three point jumper
0:00Tyler Zeller defensive rebound28-27 
0:00End of the 1st Quarter