Cavs miss tying NBA mark

Posted at 04/16/2009 12:52 PM

CLEVELAND, Ohio – With superstar LeBron James and other regulars benched to rest for the playoffs, the Cleveland Cavaliers failed in their bid to match the greatest home record in NBA history.

Andre Miller scored 30 points and Andre Iguodala added 24 as the Philadelphia 76ers defeated Cleveland 111-110 in over-time, snapping a six-game losing streak to claim the sixth seed in the Eastern Conference playoffs.

The Cavaliers would have matched the 1985-1986 Boston Celtics for the best regular-season home mark in NBA history at 40-1 with a victory.

Instead, the team with the best overall record in the NBA at 66-16 settled for a 39-2 home mark. The Cavaliers' other home loss came to the Los Angeles Lakers, who led the Western Conference at 65-17.

Daniel Gibson scored 28 points and Wally Szczerbiak added 21 for the Cavaliers, who will face Detroit in the first round of the Eastern Conference playoffs. The 76ers will meet third seed Orlando in round one.


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