Once again the Cavs played to the level of the competition and barely beat the Bobcats. LeBron James had a rough shooting night (6 of 17) but he still wound up with 22 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists. Drew Gooden played well around the basket with 16 points and 7 rebounds. Larry Hughes returned to the starting line-up and scored 16 points and snatched up 4 steals. Anderson Varejao had a great game off the bench with 16 points and 10 rebounds. Damon Jones added 11 points.

The Cavs improved to 13-8 with this victory.