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12/29 22:02 CST Allen's 27 points, 10 rebounds help Cavaliers overcome
Wembanyama, Spurs 113-101
Allen's 27 points, 10 rebounds help Cavaliers overcome Wembanyama, Spurs 113-101
By RAUL DOMINGUEZ
Associated Press
SAN ANTONIO (AP) --- Jarrett Allen had 27 points and 10 rebounds and the
Cleveland Cavaliers held on to beat Victor Wembanyama and the San Antonio Spurs
113-101 on Monday night.
Cleveland had seven players score in double figures. Evan Mobley scored 16
points and Darius Garland added 15 points and 11 assists.
Wembanyama had 26 points and 14 rebounds for his 10th double-double of the
season for the Spurs, who have lost two straight after winning eight
consecutive games.
Stephon Castle scored 15 points for the Spurs and De'Aaron Fox 14 added points
after a one-game absence due to tightness in his left adductor.
Both teams were coming off disappointing losses on Saturday, but the Cavaliers
responded by snapping a two-game skid.
San Antonio had an eight-game winning streak ended in a 127-114 loss to Utah.
Cleveland fell behind by 37 points on the way to a 117-100 loss to Houston.
The Cavaliers trailed by eight points in the third quarter before rallying in
the fourth quarter against the Spurs.
Jaylen Tyson hit consecutive 3-pointers to give Cleveland an 87-82 lead two
minutes into the final quarter. The lead swelled to 94-84 and the Spurs failed
to rally as they did in the first half.
Cleveland took its first double-digit lead at 22-12 on a four-point play by
De'Andre Hunter following a Luke Kornet foul on his 3-pointer in the right
corner.
Hunter finished with 11 points and Kornet had 10.
Allen shot 6 for 12 while scoring 12 points in the first half, including a pair
of buckets he blindly tossed behind him and off the backboard.
The Cavaliers held an early lead, but Wembanyama dazzled the sell-out crowd.
Castle threw the ball off the backboard and Wembanyama came flying through the
lane to throw down a two-handed dunk three minutes into the game. Wembanyama
later drained a 25-foot, 3-pointer off one foot in the final minute of the
first quarter to give San Antonio a 26-25 lead.
Up next
Cavaliers: Host Phoenix on Wednesday.
Spurs: Host New York on Wednesday.
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