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crazybuckfan40 said:
LOL, it is a like a 50 cent little snack and they act like it is their supper.

I was dissapointed tho in the game I went to against the sixers that they didnt get 100 pts, tho, I figured that would be an easy game to reach the century mark.
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At least you went to a game, man ive never been to a Cavs game. Ill probably make it out there sometime either this year or next year.

Lebron started out cold, but finished on fire. Its always great hearing MVP chants, it has to do alot for his confidence. He had some amazing assists tonight. Gooden and Z also both had good games.

I tell you what though, if I could take another young player and put him on the Cavs, it might be Dwight Howard. Hes leading the NBA in rebounds in only his second year, that kid has a future and is already pretty damn good.
 
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ABJ

2/22/06

Cavaliers dispatch Magic

By Brian Windhorst

Beacon Journal sportswriter

<!-- begin body-content -->CLEVELAND - For winning teams, bashing an inferior opponent at home is a routine night's work in the NBA. The Cavaliers are indeed a winning team, but when scuffling squads like Orlando Magic have swung through town this season, there've been very few ho-hum wins.
Heading into their first game since the All-Star break Tuesday, the Cavs were a lethargic 5-5 against sub-.500 teams at home.
This fact was not so proudly displayed on a board in the Cavs' locker room before the game.
Considering all that, the Cavs' 105-92 win must be slipped into the ``impressive'' category. Against a team that likes to slow the pace and keep the score down, the Cavs were effective and efficient on offense and were bruising enough to basically control it from start to finish.
It was the seventh consecutive loss for the Magic (19-33) and their sixth in a row to the Cavs. The Cavs (32-21), winners of three in a row, are 11 games over .500 for the first time since 1998. And for the first time they edged above .500 in LeBron James' career, now 109-108 since drafting him.
James, as logic properly dictates, had a significant influence on the outcome. For the 16th consecutive game, a building franchise record, he led the team in scoring with 26 points.
But his best highlights of the night came on a series of laser-like passes from all angles. With deliveries forward, backward, behind the back and off the deck, he picked up nine assists.
His best offense came in a stretch late in the fourth quarter, when he squashed a Magic mini-rally with three consecutive baskets to salt it away.
``We just wanted to put them away,'' James said. ``Overall we played pretty well after four days off.''
Indeed, in fact the Cavs all looked quite rested. None more so than Zydrunas Ilgauskas, whom some considered an All-Star snub. After resting for a weekend, Ilgauskas' legs looked fresher than ever, especially on a spinning dunk in the first half. He had 24 points and 13 rebounds on 11-of-17 shooting.
``I don't know what he did over the All-Star break,'' Cavs coach Mike Brown said. ``But whatever he did I'm going to thank his wife because I know she had something to do with it.''
Sasha Pavlovic was also crisp and aggressive, mixing in jumpers with drives to put up a career-high 21 points.
``We're a good team when Sasha shoots the ball like that,'' James said. ``He tends to second guess sometimes, which hurts him; when he goes with his mind and catches and shoots, it helps us.''
Drew Gooden always plays well against his former team. Despite going up against one of the league's best in Dwight Howard, Gooden had 16 points and 11 rebounds. The Cavs shot 52 percent.
Gooden's best work came in the second half while keeping the Magic away from the glass. Living on offensive rebounds, most of them from Howard, Orlando kept it close in the first half. In the second half, the Cavs won that battle and limited Howard, who still had 23 points and 14 rebounds.
``Drew comes to play every night,'' Brown said. ``I don't call a single play for him but he works his tail off.''
Usher sighting
For the first time all season, Cavs part-owner and recording artist Usher Raymond IV attended the game and sat at center court. Usher and the Cavs ownership group had not been on good terms for what insiders said was Usher's failure to fulfill his investment agreement. It is unclear if his appearance was a sign of mending fences. Unlike the games he attended last season, Usher was not acknowledged on the video board, and the season-long ban on his music was not lifted.
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Canton

2/22/06

Cavaliers at 76ers

Wednesday, February 22, 2006


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Cavaliers at 76ers
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TV FSN Ohio RADIO WHBC-AM 1480, WAKR-AM 1590, WTAM-AM 1100, WJER-AM 1450 FAST BREAKS The Cavaliers and Sixers have picked up come-from-behind wins on the other’s home court this season. Allen Iverson and Chris Webber combined for 60 points as the Sixers rallied from a 14-point deficit to beat the Cavs 100-95 on Feb. 4 at The Q. Cleveland came back from a 16-point deficit to beat the Sixers 123-20 at Philadelphia on Nov. 19. LeBron James scored 13 of his 36 points in the fourth quarter.
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I would have liked to see the Cavs bench be able to close out the game last night so that Lebron and Z could rest for the last 7 minutes. Instead Brown had to put them back in with 5 left when the big lead got knocked down to 7. Lebron hits a bunch of clutch shots in a row and it's an easy win again. I hope the Cavs can find a way to contain AI tonight. They need to get up on them early and not let them back in the game. If the Sixers can keep it close until the end AI will kill anyone. Unfortunately the Cavs don't really have anyone who can cover AI, but I didn't think they could cover Tony Parker either and Lebron was able to shut him down. We'll see tonight.
 
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exhawg said:
I would have liked to see the Cavs bench be able to close out the game last night so that Lebron and Z could rest for the last 7 minutes. Instead Brown had to put them back in with 5 left when the big lead got knocked down to 7. Lebron hits a bunch of clutch shots in a row and it's an easy win again. I hope the Cavs can find a way to contain AI tonight. They need to get up on them early and not let them back in the game. If the Sixers can keep it close until the end AI will kill anyone. Unfortunately the Cavs don't really have anyone who can cover AI, but I didn't think they could cover Tony Parker either and Lebron was able to shut him down. We'll see tonight.
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Well the last game against the Sixers they put LBJ up against AI and he shut him down late in the game, but no one could shut down Webber and they couldnt find the bucket in the second half.

It will be a tough on one the road on a back to back nite, but I think we can pull it off.
 
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scarletngrey77 said:
I love how the crowd chants chalupas when we almost have 100 points.
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Actually, I hate it. The fans at the Q (and just about anywhere else I might add) seem to get into the game more for free shit than anything else. It's like "so what if I paid $40 for ticket, $10 for parking, $5.50 for a beer." They gotta have that losing lottery ticket, the .50 cent t-shirt, or the $1.29 Chalupa. And that is what they get the most excited for. It's pathetic.

Me? I save my ticket stub. It's worth more than a freakin' Chalupa to me.
 
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StadiumDorm said:
Actually, I hate it. The fans at the Q (and just about anywhere else I might add) seem to get into the game more for free shit than anything else. It's like "so what if I paid $40 for ticket, $10 for parking, $5.50 for a beer." They gotta have that losing lottery ticket, the .50 cent t-shirt, or the $1.29 Chalupa. And that is what they get the most excited for. It's pathetic.

Me? I save my ticket stub. It's worth more than a freakin' Chalupa to me.
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LOL, well I guess some people are just hungry.

But honestly that is one of the only times where the crowd has an organized chant. THere arent people to orchastrate it like in college.

I like the MVP chants they have been chanting lately.
 
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