Los Angeles Clippers vs Cleveland Cavaliers Match Player Stats On Nov 17, 2017

The Sports Xchange
Nov 17, 2017

CLEVELAND -- LeBron James scored 19 of his 39 points in the second half and overtime and the Cavaliers came back to beat the Los Angeles Clippers 118-113 on Friday night.

Kevin Love added 25 points and Dwyane Wade scored 23 points with a season-high 11 rebounds for the Cavs, who didn't lead until overtime and trailed by as many as 15.

The Clippers have lost seven straight. Blake Griffin led them with 23 points but shot 8-of-25. DeAndre Jordan added 20 points and 22 rebounds. Jordan went over 7,000 rebounds for his career, becoming the eighth youngest player (29 years, 119 days) to do it since 1985-86, according to the Clippers.

James' free throw with 4:41 left in overtime gave the Cavs' their first lead of the game at 106-105. The Clippers didn't score in the extra session until there was 1:57 left, and the Cavs took a 114-107 lead on Love's second consecutive 3-pointer.

James scored 16 in the fourth quarter, including eight in a row, to forge a 105-105 tie. His 3-pointer with 47 seconds left tied the game, and followed an offensive rebound from Love on James' missed 3-point shot. Cleveland trailed by 15 with 3:14 left in the third quarter and by eight with 4:55 to go in regulation after Rivers' 3-pointer.

Rivers scored 14 in the fourth.

Cavs point guard Iman Shumpert left the game at halftime with left knee soreness. Jose Calderon, who hadn't played in five games, took his place at the start of the second half. Wade, who logged 37 minutes, was the Cavs' primary point guard in this game.

The Cavs shook off a terrible start to forge a 56-56 tie by halftime. After falling behind by 12, the Cavs made their last eight shots and trailed 27-24 after one quarter. James' jumper with .8 seconds left forged the halftime tie.

Cleveland made 17-of-20 free throws in the first half. The Clippers connected on the only two foul shots they took.

NOTES: The Cavs missed their first 10 shots and trailed 12-0 in the first quarter. A possible culprit? Cleveland canceled shootaround Friday morning. ... Cavs G Derrick Rose missed his fifth consecutive game due to recurring soreness in his left ankle, and the team announced he would miss at least another two to three weeks. Rose was examined Friday by Cleveland Clinic physicians and will wear a boot to immobilize the ankle. He originally suffered the injury Oct. 20 and returned to the court Oct. 29. ... Clippers coach Doc Rivers said G Patrick Beverley (sore right knee) has a chance to play at some point during their current five-game road trip. Beverley missed his fifth consecutive game Friday. Rivers said G Danilo Gallinari (strained left glute) and F Milos Teodosic (plantar fascia, left foot) probably would not play on the trip.