Thank you all.
Thank you all for joining us in this intense duel with an exciting ending, it has been a pleasure to be with all of you, see you all again!
CLEVELAND CAVALIERS VICTORY
Sochan had a chance at the buzzer to win the game for the Spurs, but his three-pointer did not go in.
4Q | 00:41 Spurs 115-117 Cavaliers
Wembanyama scores, and the SPURS GET TWO POINTS AWAY. The San Antonio team can make the comeback. 41 frantic seconds
Johnson's three-pointer keeps Spurs alive
let's goooo https://t.co/2Rdx0QwXER pic.twitter.com/BT8zL4GXcL — San Antonio Spurs (@spurs) January 7, 2024
4Q | 1:02 Spurs 111-117 Cavaliers
Johnson's three-pointer to bring the Spurs within six points. The Cavaliers call a timeout. Not all is said, the Spurs have not thrown in the towel yet.
4Q | 2:05 Spurs 106-117 Cavaliers
Wembanyama hits both free throws, but Spurs run out of time
4Q | 3:05 Spurs 104-115 Cavaliers
Vassell's three-pointer to put the Spurs back in the game. Just over 3 minutes and they are within nine points.
4Q | 9:52 Spurs 93-107 Cavaliers
Mitchell scores both points for Cleveland to go up to 17 points
4Q | 9:52 Spurs 91-93 Cavaliers
Osman basket and Cleveland Cavaliers call timeout
4Q | 12:00 Spurs 84-88 Cavaliers
The last quarter begins
Levert's triple at the buzzer
¡Hola, cari!
¡Te quiero, cari! #NBASundays pic.twitter.com/aEGM2sQ7wJ — NBA en Movistar Plus+ (@MovistarNBA) January 7, 2024
3Q | 00:00 Spurs 84-88 Cavaliers
LE VERT'S THREE-POINTER AT THE BUZZER. Cleveland leaves with a four-point lead
3Q | 3:25 Spurs 79-81 Cavaliers
Johnson hits one of two free throws
3Q | 6:37 Spurs 69-73 Cavaliers
LeVert's dunk brings Cleveland back to within four
3Q | 9:28 Spurs 63-64 Cavaliers
Wembanyama basket, which leaves the Spurs just one point behind
3Q |12:00 Spurs 56-62 Cavaliers
The third quarter begins after the locker room break.
Counter-attack that ends with Sam Merrill's triple.
The 27-year-old shooting guard is the leading scorer at halftime with 18 points;
GREEN LIGHT. @smerrill05 | #LetEmKnow pic.twitter.com/kNRN7ojWx5
— Cleveland Cavaliers (@cavs) January 7, 2024
2Q |00:00 Spurs 56-62 Cavaliers
Vassell tried on the buzzer, but the ball didn't go in. The Cavaliers have been in control in the second quarter and go to halftime with a six-point lead. A very exciting second half awaits us.
2Q |3:15 Spurs 52-58 Cavaliers
Basket by Mitchell to put Cleveland six up. The dynamic has changed in this game, now Cleveland is in charge.
2Q |6:31 Spurs 43-44 Cavaliers
Basket by Merrill to put the Cavaliers ahead on the scoreboard.
2Q |9:45 Spurs 38.-30 Cavaliers
Niang loses the ball, who also commits a foul.
2Q |11:44 Spurs 35-28 Cavaliers
Johnson's three-pointer on the first possession of the second quarter
1Q |00:00 Spurs 32-28 Cavaliers
LeVert's three-pointer at the buzzer to pull Cleveland Cavaliers to within four points
1Q |3:29 Spurs 26-14 Cavaliers
Niang basket to pull Cleveland Cavaliers to within 12 points
Jones Tray!
Tre Jones pushes the lead to 9! 🔥#PorVida | @Spurs | @BallySports 📺 pic.twitter.com/yj3HRckjn1 — Bally Sports San Antonio (@BallySportsSA) January 7, 2024
1Q |6:26 Spurs 16-10 Cavaliers
Missed three-pointer Wade missed, took the rebound Okoro, who shot a three-pointer, but also missed.
1Q |9:47 Spurs 6-2 Cavaliers
Vassell's basket, the Spurs player has already made four.
1Q |12:00 Spurs 0-0 Cavaliers
Mitchell wins the jump shot and the first possession of the game goes to the Cleveland Cavaliers.
ALL READY
Both teams finalize details prior to the start of the game
Face to face
Cavaliers with better averages in points, rebounds and steals, while the Spurs win in assists and blocks.
Departures of both teams
Cleveland Cavaliers: Darius Garland, Ty Jerome and Evan Mobley
San Antonio Spurs: Sidy Cissoko, Charles Bassey and Zach Collins
San Antonio Spurs Starting Fiva
Tre Jones
Devin Vassell
Julian Champagnie
Jeremy Sochan
Victor Wembanyama
Cleveland Cavaliers Starting Five
Donovan Mitchell
Max Strus
Isaac Okoro
Dean Wade
Jarrett Allen
They have already arrived
Cleveland Cavaliers players are already in their home stadium, the Rocket Mortage Fieldhouse.
Look who’s back in town. 🥹 #LetEmKnow pic.twitter.com/BhLDK5GaqN
— Cleveland Cavaliers (@cavs) January 7, 2024
WE RETURN
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Ricky Rubio says goodbye to the Cleveland Cavaliers
Ricky Rubio has reached an agreement to terminate his contract with the Cleveland Cavaliers and has said goodbye to the NBA to continue his struggle with a mental health problem. He already missed the last World Cup for this reason.
Ricky is going to continue fighting and for now he does not rule out the possibility of playing basketball again, although he will not do it in the NBA.
After Cleveland communicated this rescission agreement he issued in his social networks a letter where he begins with: "July 30 was one of the hardest nights of my life. My mind went to a dark place. In a way I knew I was going in that direction, but I never thought I was not in control of the situation. The next day I decided to quit my professional career." "I wanted to post this message today because my NBA career has come to an end. It all started in June 2009, the night of the draft in New York. What a dream. After playing 12 years in the league, with all its ups and downs, I have accumulated many good memories and great relationships. Minnesota, Utah, Phoenix and Cleveland. Wow, thank you! Special mention to Cleveland. My last home. I know the way things ended has been difficult," he added.
A pillar of leadership and mentorship.
— Cleveland Cavaliers (@cavs) January 5, 2024
Thank you, Ricky, for everything. ❤️💛 pic.twitter.com/ysk4Ahdm98
Watch out for this Cleveland Cavaliers player
The 27-year-old American shooting guard, Donovan Mitchell, is the eighth player with the best average this season with 27.6 points per game. He also has 5.4 rebounds and 5.6 assists per game. His shooting percentage from the field is 45.7%. In his last game he contributed to his team's victory with 26 points, four assists and two rebounds. In addition to one rebound in his 26 minutes in which he participated. He scored five of eight three-point attempts he made.
Watch out for this San Antonio Spurs player
Victor Wembanyama, the 20-year-old French center is the great reference of the Spurs, despite his youth. His average this season is 19.2 points, 10.1 rebounds and 2.8 assists per game. In his last game he had nine rebounds, one assist, 27 points, one steal and five blocks. Some good numbers that did not prevent the defeat of his team.
News - Cleveland Cavaliers
They are coming off two straight wins, both of which have come at home against the Washington Wizards. Four wins in the last six games. They are seventh in the Eastern Conference with 20 wins and 15 losses, very close to the Playoffs. While they are third in the Central Division
News - San Antonio Spurs
They are coming off a loss at home against the Milwaukee Bucks and with this loss they have now lost four in a row. They have won only one game out of the last ten they have played. They are last in the Western Conference with five wins and 29 losses. They also occupy the last position in the Southeast Division.
Background
Los Cleveland Cavaliers han ganado cinco de los últimos seis veces que se han enfrentado contra los San Antonio Spurs. La última vez que se enfrentaron fue en febrero de 2023 precisamente aquí en el Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse donde vencieron los de Clevenad por 117-109 en el marcador
The Stadium
The game will be played at the Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse, a stadium located in the city of Cleveland. It was inaugurated in October 1994 and has a capacity for 19432 spectators.
Preview of the match
San Antonio Spurs and Cleveland Cavaliers will meet this Sunday, January 7, 2024 in the 2023/24 NBA regular season game.
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