Cleveland Cavaliers @ New Orleans Hornets

22-50, 9-27 Away

Final

	1	2	3	4	T
Cavaliers CLE	21	28	24	19	92
Hornets NO	23	25	36	28	112

New Orleans HornetsHornetsNO

26-48, 16-23 Home

112

26-48, 16-23 Home

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Matchups

CLE

Season tied

1-1

105

Game 1@ CLE

Final

100

Game 2@ NO

Final

112

Game Information

New Orleans, LA

Referee:Kevin Cutler

Referee:Tony Brown

Referee:Mike Callahan

Eastern Conference

Central	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Detroit	60	22	.732	-	W3
Cleveland	52	30	.634	8	W1
Milwaukee	32	50	.390	28	L1
Chicago	31	51	.378	29	L2
Indiana	19	63	.232	41	L2

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