A solid outing by Courtney led Cleveland to a 99-94 win over Miami. "Take away Courtney, and we'd have won this thing," said Miami coach Bob. "It was a very close game most of the way, and he was the one that put Cleveland over the top. I thought we had the right game plan and executed well. What's sad is that I don't know what we'd do differently next time, except for hoping for a more mortal performance by him."

Cleveland coach Bob was happy for the win, but concerned about the team's play. "I didn't think this was a very good team win. Our players seemed tempted to sit around and watch Courtney do his stuff. That was enough for the win today, but on another day maybe Courtney will be injured or our opponents can counter him, and we'll need the rest of the players to step up as well."

Cleveland was led by Courtney (22 points, 2 steals), Cummings (31 points, 1 assists, a block), Obryant (11 points, 6 boards, 0 assists, 4 blocks). Miami was led by Jackson (44 points, 7 boards, 1 assists, 2 blocks), Romero (12 points, 9 boards, 0 assists, a steal), Brooks (11 points, 2 assists, 2 steals).

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