A sloppy performance by Memphis cost them this afternoon against Cleveland. "You play like that, and you're going to get beaten," said Memphis coach Bob after the game. "Doesn't matter who you're playing - we proved that today." Poor play all afternoon, especially in clutch situations, proved costly for Memphis and negated a solid outing by Maxwell.

Cleveland was led by Martin (23 points, 8 boards, 0 assists, 2 blocks), Powell (20 points, 12 boards, 3 assists, a block), Stubbs (8 points, 15 boards, 3 assists, a block). Memphis was led by Maxwell (23 points, 3 assists, a steal), Adams (5 points, 11 assists, 2 steals, a block), Jensen (14 points, 2 assists, 2 steals, 2 blocks).

With this victory, Cleveland are now 8-8 and 6-2 at home. They remain at #3 in the Central and improve to #5 overall in the Eastern Conference. After this defeat, Memphis are now 12-3. They drop to #2 in the Southwest and drop to #4 overall in the Western Conference.

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