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National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Philadelphia 95, Cleveland 92
When: 7:00 PM ET, Monday, January 5, 2015
Where: Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Officials: #29 Mark Lindsay, #55 Bill Kennedy, #53 Gediminas Petraitis
Attendance: 17771


76ers 95, Cavaliers 92: Tony Wroten nine of his 20 points in the final four minutes, including a key layup with nine seconds left, and host Philadelphia rallied to beat shorthanded Cleveland.

Michael Carter-Williams added 18 points and 13 assists and Robert Covington scored 16 for the 76ers, who trailed by 17 points midway through the third quarter. K.J. McDaniels and Henry Sims contributed 12 points apiece for Philadelphia, which ended a five-game losing streak.

Cleveland played its fifth straight game without leading scorer LeBron James (lower back/left knee strains), second-leading scorer Kyrie Irving (back tightness) didn’t travel with the team and fourth-leading scorer Dion Waiters was lifted from the starting lineup because he was reportedly involved in a three-team trade. That left Kevin Love as the only opening-night starter in the starting lineup against the 76ers and he finished with 28 points while matching his season-high with 19 rebounds.

Cleveland still led by 10 with six minutes left in the game but the 76ers found some footing and Wroten tied the score with an eight-foot runner with 1:59 remaining. Matthew Dellavedova, playing point guard in place if Irving, missed two free throws with 20 seconds remaining, Wroten cashed in on the other end and Dellavedova missed a potential game-winner with two seconds left before Covington sealed the win with two free throws.

The Cavaliers led by 17 on Dellavedova’s 3-pointer with 6:48 left in the third quarter, but that would be their final field goal of the quarter. The 76ers trimmed the deficit to eight entering the fourth and pulled within four on Wroten’s basket with 3:47 left

GAME NOTEBOOK: The starting backcourt for the Cavaliers was the second-year pro Dellavedova and rookie SG Joe Harris, who made his first career start when Waiters was lifted and finished with a season-high 16 points. … McDaniels was drafted 32nd overall last June and Harris was drafted 33rd. … Wroten, who came in leading Philadelphia in scoring at 17.3, shot 0-for-6 from 3-point range and is 10-for-44 in the last seven games.
Top Game Performances
 
Cleveland   Philadelphia
Kevin Love 28 Scoring Tony Wroten 20
Matthew Dellavedova 8 Assists Michael Carter-Williams 13
Kevin Love 19 Rebounds Furkan Aldemir 10
Kevin Love 11 Free Throws Made Robert Covington 4
Kevin Love 2 Steals Michael Carter-Williams 2
Shawn Marion 1 Blocks Jerami Grant 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Cleveland 92 38.8 11-30 15-22 23 43 1 8 13
Philadelphia 95 48.1 7-23 12-15 31 43 8 5 17
Upcoming Games
  • Philadelphia will play their next game at home against Milwaukee. The 76ers have a W/L % of .250 after a win and .138 after a loss.
  • Cleveland will play their next game at home against Houston. The Cavaliers have a W/L % of .632 after a win and .438 after a loss.