Charge Fall in Austin to Red Hot Spurs
December 19, 2014 - NBA G League (G League)
Cleveland Charge News Release
The Canton Charge (8-6), presented by SecureData 365 and powered by the Cleveland Cavaliers, were defeated on the road by the Austin Spurs (9-3), 115-105, at the Cedar Park Center on Friday night. The win was Austin's ninth-straight, while despite the loss Canton has still won seven of their last ten games.
Canton dominated the their high-percentage opportunities in the paint in the first, outscoring Austin 18-4 in the lane, and pulled ahead 28-25 after the game's opening quarter. The Spurs bounced back in the second with a strong team scoring effort, hitting 12-of-21 shots (57%) and 5-of-8 from three-point range, to outscore the Charge 33-23 and take a 58-51 lead into intermission.
Austin's collective hot hand kept firing to start the third, as the hosts rolled off a 16-0 run to begin the penultimate period over the first 6:10 to take their largest lead of the night at 74-51. Canton showed their resolve by fighting to get back in the game via the free-throw line, hitting 10-of-11 freebees and cutting into the deficit to trail 86-73 heading into the final 12 minutes.
The Charge cut the deficit to single digits on five different occasions in the fourth, but the Spurs responded with a bucket each time to keep the game out of reach. Austin spaced the floor well for 26 assists on their 38 made field goals, and also hit 12-of-19 attempts from three-point range (63%).
Brandon Paul led Canton with a season-high 19 points on 8-of-10 from the free-throw line and two steals in 26 minutes. Cleveland Cavaliers assignment Alex Kirk scored 15 points and grabbed five boards in 30 minutes. Arinze Onuaku scored 13 points on 5-of-7 shooting with nine rebounds and a season-high two steals in 24 minutes. Michael Dunigan added 13 points, five rebounds, a steal and two blocks in 27 minutes.
Austin was paced by JaMychal Green's 25 points on 10-of-15 shooting with three blocks in 36 minutes. Jonathan Simmons added 20 points, eight assists and two steals in 44 minutes. Bryce Cotton scored 23 points on 8-of-13 shooting with seven assists in 37 minutes. Erik Murphy came off the bench to provide 16 points and seven boards in 27 minutes for the Spurs.
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