The Cavaliers raced out to a 54-36 lead at halftime, but the Grizzlies roared out of the locker-room and outscored the Cavs 58-43 in the second half to make a game of it.

Drew Gooden had a fantastic game with 22 points and 15 rebounds. Damon Jones was lighting up the arena off the bench with 21 points (5 of 8 3-pointers) and 4 assists. LeBron had an off game shooting (7 of 21), but he still finished with 15 points and 9 assists. Zydrunas Ilgauskas only played 26 minutes but he scored 12 points, snatched 8 rebounds and blocked 2 shots.

The Cavs improved to 8-3 with their win last night.