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LeBron finishes with 11 boards and 8 assists .

Ricky finishes with 29 shots, so it looks like we were all a little high on the Ricky shot watch.

Great win on the road. I can't wait for Hughes to get back.


Nice, nice win.


Snow still stinks. He's a great guy, but he just can't play anymore.
 
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Brutus1 said:
LeBron finishes with 11 boards and 8 assists .

Ricky finishes with 29 shots, so it looks like we were all a little high on the Ricky shot watch.

Great win on the road. I can't wait for Hughes to get back.


Nice, nice win.


Snow still stinks. He's a great guy, but he just can't play anymore.
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They said Hughes is getting close, which is very good news.

As for Snow, I think that is the main reason why LBJ is getting a lot of time at the point lately.
 
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crazybuckfan40 said:
He took more shots than James. Put up 29. I don't think that is a secret to success for the Twolves but that is just MHO.
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Actually, according to CBS Sportsline, James was 11-33 from the field, while Davis was 12-29. The important difference lies in the rest of the boxscore. James finished 35-12-8. Davis 33-7-3. Those three assists must have been completely by accident.
 
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You missed a game that sucked and was great.

Down 15 early, then come back.

Down 10 early in the 3rd.

Up 9 in the 4th, and lost almost all of it.

Finally, good job holding on at the end.


C'mon Cavs, gotta make it happen.
 
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jlb1705 said:
Actually, according to CBS Sportsline, James was 11-33 from the field, while Davis was 12-29. The important difference lies in the rest of the boxscore. James finished 35-12-8. Davis 33-7-3. Those three assists must have been completely by accident.
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Well I guess I didnt think James took that many shots. Thanks for the correctino.

Also who cares how pretty it is, a road win is a road win no matter how it happens.
 
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BeaconJournal

2/9/06

Cavs' character shines on road

James tough in clutch, scores 35 points. Zone defense keys late rally

By Brian Windhorst

Beacon Journal sportswriter

<!-- begin body-content -->MINNEAPOLIS - At times this season, it has been hard to chart the Cavaliers' growth.
They might've had a little positive spurt in that area Wednesday in a telling performance against the Minnesota Timberwolves.
The Cavs battled significant adversity and, for a second consecutive game, found themselves delivering in the clutch. Rallying from a huge early deficit, the Cavs gutted out a 97-91 victory, their first in the Target Center since November 2001.
Akin to what happened Monday back in Cleveland against the Milwaukee Bucks, it was far from a portrait. But not playing well and winning, especially on the road, requires no beauty.
The Cavs (29-19) used a lanky zone defense and their ``rescue me'' offense to turn back the Wolves (22-26), who aren't a great team but looked pretty determined in this one. In other words, coach Mike Brown played three big men at one time within a rare zone setup and LeBron James tugged on his playmaker hat in crunch time.
It wasn't one of those magical nights for James. In fact, he needed 34 shots to get his 35 points. But his 11 rebounds and eights assists were quite workmanlike. In addition, he again stared down a clutch situation and made the requisite play.
His long 3-pointer with three minutes left gave the Cavs a 90-81 lead, virtually breaking the Wolves' spirit. But his driving right-handed layup with 24 seconds left really sealed it.
Zydrunas Ilgauskas, who had 21 points, also made two key free throws with eight seconds left.
No, it wasn't technically a game-winner like James' driving left-hander with 18 seconds left vs. the Bucks, but the whole ``LeBron doesn't come through in the clutch'' philosophy is sure taking a beating.
His wide smile when he strolled by the press table said it all. ``It is because of you guys that I make big shots now,'' he said, mocking the media's portrayal of his recent late-game troubles.
Those were just part of his contribution. He played point guard much of the second half, rallying the Cavs from a 15-point deficit. He got help from his shooters, which is when the Cavs truly are at their best. Damon Jones nailed two 3-pointers and scored 11 points. Sasha Pavlovic hit three and scored 11.
Donyell Marshall made a pair and scored 10 points, but his gold star didn't come on that end.
After the Wolves got hot early and jumped to the fat lead, the Cavs slipped into a 2-3 zone and stayed in it the rest of the game. It was the most zone they've played all season, but it wasn't the same as they've played all season.
Brown played Drew Gooden, Zydrunas Ilgauskas, Anderson Varejao and Marshall in groups of three. The result was lots of long arms and legs, plugging up holes. It really limited the effectiveness of Wolves star Kevin Garnett, who still had 21 points and 18 rebounds, and forced Minnesota to settle for jumpers.
After the first quarter, the Wolves shot just 34 percent from the field, allowing the Cavs an extended chance to get back into it. Old friend Ricky Davis did his best to bust it, scoring 33 points, but he needed a horde of jumpers (29 shots) to do so.
Marshall's efforts were key. He grabbed 13 rebounds playing in the middle of the zone as the Cavs won the board battle 51-41, a commendable task when not playing standard man-to-man.
``That's a good character win; we could've folded easily,'' Brown said. ``Our guys continued to fight and found a way to win.''
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On the bright side the Cavs were able to start winning games again without a long losing streak even if the last 2 wins were ugly. They are 8-2 over the last 10 games. There are 4 more games before the All-Star break: at Washington, Golden State, San Antonio, and at Boston. I would love to see the Cavs go 3-1 over that stretch and if they could somehow go 4-0 I would be really impressed. Regardless, I want to see them go into the break on a strong note.
On the bright side I don't dread them playing Boston now that Ricky Davis is gone. The Cavs are done with him for the rest of the season. The Wolves looked like they played pretty well last night and still couldn't beat the Cavs on an average night. How much do you think KG hates playing on that team right now?
Reports say Larry Hughes might be ready to pay when the AS break is over. I know he's pissed he can't play Friday against the Wizards, but hopefully he can be a good locker room and bench presence to get the Cavs hyped up for the game.
 
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If Hughes had the bad finger all season, It will be interesting to see how the team plays, once he's back for a month or so. As long as they keep playing decent without him in there, I'll be happy.

Ultimately, the lack of a pg will come back and bite them in the ass, unless they moved LeBron to the point. I'd still rather have a true point to run the offense and be able to penetrate.

I'd like to see Z move a little away from the basket (depending on opponent), to hit open j's and open up the penetration a little. Once Z hits a couple 12-15 footers, they would have to move out to him.
 
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