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scarletngrey77 said:
Sorry for being pretty confident that we could kill the Knicks when they are without Marbury, Frye, Rose, and Richardson. :shake:

Didnt realize it was a mortal sin.
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I was kidding, but eventually you'll learn not to be confident before they play the game. This game is a prime example of why they play the game. I'm amazed how much the Cavs are missing Z tonight. They can't stop the Knicks inside and they can't hit any shots. I will be shocked if the Cavs can come back from this.
 
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This is easily the worst that the Cavs have looked this year.

I feel like throwing up. The lack of hustle, carless turnovers, and horrible defense is disgusting.

Maybe this can be a Lebron moment, where he absolutely takes over the game and dominates. Oh well... at least the Tribe won today...
 
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Damn...furious comeback attempt, but dug too much of a hole early. Oh well, all win streaks must come to an end, lets hope we don't fall back into that old habit of following up a nice run with a couple of losses in a row.
 
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Why oh why do you let Larry Hughes shoot a game ending 3 right now? Murray, Jones, Lebron ok, but Hughes? He hasn't been able to hit a shot since he's been back and they let him shoot to end the game? Don't get me wrong I'm glad he's back, but LH is forcing everything too much rather than playing the team game that he should be. I think he is threatened by how well Murray is playing and he wants to show that he is better to the detriment of the rest of the team.
That was one shot Lebron should have taken to the hoop an tried to make a play himself. Great comeback, but they should have played for OT. The Cavs had the momentum all they had to do was play 5 more minutes and win the game. Crawford was on fire the 4th quarter, I don't think he missed a shot. I hope Z can play on Saturday.
 
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exhawg said:
Why oh why do you let Larry Hughes shoot a game ending 3 right now? Murray, Jones, Lebron ok, but Hughes?
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If I remember correctly, the D completely collapsed on LeBron - Hughes was the man that was open. Besides, it's not as if they had time to be picky about their shot. Even though he's rusty, you can't ask for much more than an open shot like that at the end of the game. It just didn't fall.
 
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ABJ

4/6/06

Cavaliers notebook

Cleared Jones feels vindicated

Guard was investigated for sexual misconduct

By Brian Windhorst

Beacon Journal sportswriter

<!-- begin body-content -->NEW YORK - After an investigation, the Westlake Police Department will not charge Cavaliers guard Damon Jones after a sexual misconduct complaint was filed against him last month.
A 23-year-old woman from Chandler, Ariz., claimed that Jones had committed a sexual offense against her when she visited his Westlake home on March 3. Jones cooperated with police while he said from the start that he was innocent.
``I've always said I was innocent. I understand the process of the investigation, I was fully cooperative,'' Jones said before the Cavs took on the New York Knicks on Wednesday. ``I've been vindicated like I said I would.''
The Associated Press reported that the Arizona Department of Public Safety analyzed evidence and did not find male DNA. Also, the woman did not describe any sexual activity, where it might have happened or who was involved.
One day after the woman's claim became public, Jones hit a game-winning shot against the Raptors in Toronto. He then played his best month all season. Heading into Wednesday's game, Jones had made 19 of his past 34 3-pointers, an indication that the issue was not affecting him on the court.
``I knew I hadn't done anything wrong, so I was able to go along with my job as normal,'' Jones said. ``I want to thank my family and friends who supported me until the process was over.''
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Center Zydrunas Ilgauskas had a walking boot on his left ankle Wednesday as he missed just his second game of the season. He sprained it after landing on Philadelphia 76ers center Samuel Dalembert's foot in the Cavs' victory Tuesday, causing it to swell up. The team isn't sure what his status will be for Saturday's game at New Jersey.
``We're going to take it day-by-day, hopefully it will feel better tomorrow,'' Ilgauskas said. ``A sharp pain just shot through my foot, then it got real stiff and painful.''
Hearing Ilgauskas say ``pain'' and ``foot'' in the same sentence worried the Cavs' doctors enough that they immediately took X-rays and had him undergo an MRI, all of which showed no serious damage.
``I know I wouldn't break a bone just spraining an ankle,'' Ilgauskas said. ``The doctors were concerned, but they said all the parts were intact.''
Anderson Varejao started in place of Ilgauskas.
At the Garden
LeBron James hadn't played a game at Madison Square Garden since November 2004 until Wednesday, so the country's largest media contingent was eager to ask him some questions. Of course, he was asked about his thoughts on re-signing with the Cavs this summer.
``It makes a difference when you are winning; you're going to take that into consideration to stay,'' James said. ``I'm very excited about what's going on right now.''
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ABJ

4/6/06

Cold chills Cavs

Hot streak comes to end against frosty Knicks. James still gets 36

By Brian Windhorst

Beacon Journal sportswriter

<!-- begin body-content -->NEW YORK - There were blizzard-like conditions Wednesday morning in the Big Apple, but by the afternoon, it was warm and sunny.
At Madison Square Garden, the Cavaliers arrived with puffed chests while on a nine-game win streak, and their New York Knick counterparts limped in on a nine-game losing streak with a mass of ugly tabloid headlines in their wake.
Sometimes you can't predict the weather.
It was the Knicks, down four key players due to injury, who behaved like the favorites, and the Cavs who were reduced to the scrappy-looking underdogs. The bipolar streaks were both snapped as the Knicks held on for a 96-94 win.
The end provided plenty of drama as Jamal Crawford sank the winning, 15-foot jumper over the outstretched arms of Larry Hughes with just 6.4 seconds left to play.
Hughes attempted to answer with what would've been a winning 3-pointer at the final buzzer, but it hit off the rim.
It thwarted another impressive LeBron James fourth quarter as he scored a season-high 21 points to put the Cavs in position to win. He finished with 36 points and seven assists, his eighth consecutive game of 35 points or more. Yet, Crawford bested him with 37 points and the last hoop.
Saying the game came down to those final minutes is too simplistic. The Cavs had dug their graves long before the closing moments didn't go their way for the first time in a while. They'd won eight of the past nine games decided by four points or less, and three times made 3-pointers in the closing seconds for victory or to force overtime.
The Cavs (45-30) allowed New York, the team with the NBA's worst record and third-worst defense, to hold them to 57 points through three quarters just a game after they'd put up 99 points in three quarters on the equally poor defense of the Philadelphia 76ers.
``I was disappointed in our effort,'' Cavs coach Mike Brown said. ``I thought our guys felt they could show up in this building and win the basketball game whenever they wanted to.''
That was a symptom that first showed up Sunday in Charlotte, where the Cavs got lazy and loose several times but were able to hang on to victory against another of the NBA's dregs, the Bobcats.
Yes, the Cavs were playing their fourth game in five days and were without center Zydrunas Ilgauskas, who sat out with a sprained ankle. But the Knicks (20-54) were playing back-to-back games, too, and were missing Stephon Marbury, Quentin Richardson, Jalen Rose and Channing Frye. Yet, they maintained a double-digit lead for much of the game.
The Knicks took advantage of Ilgauskas' absence as Eddy Curry scored 16 points in 20 minutes and Jackie Butler had 12 points and nine rebounds in 21 minutes in the middle.
Things did get interesting when the Cavs finally found some energy and got aggressive at the offensive end. Brown employed a unit of Hughes, James and Flip Murray playing together for the first time, and it led to instant offense. Murray scored 10 points in the fourth, James made 7-of-10 shots and Hughes was key at the defensive end.
No one could stop Crawford, though, as he scored 11 of his points down the stretch. The Cavs piled up 37 points in the fourth, but down by so many due to their poor start, they couldn't overcome it.
``We're disappointed with the way we started. It is unfortunate we didn't play to the level we know we can play,'' James said. ``We have to learn and grow.''
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I agree with exhawg, why the hell does Hughes shoot that 3?

His jump shot isnt what it used to be because of the injury, and it will take a few games to get back to where it was.

I wouldve put the ball in Lebrons hands and have him pull up for a jumper or drive to the rim.
 
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Yep, in Hughes' 2nd game back, there's no way he should be taking that shot with the game on the line. It was a great comeback, but I cannot understand why we have so much trouble with the Knicks. Why can every other team in the NBA crush the Knicks except us, especially when we can consistently beat the best teams the NBA has to offer?
 
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Brutus1 said:
Sickening effort.

As down as they were for the Knicks, I hope they're equally up for
the Nets game.
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Luckily that's the way they've played this whole season. I just hope Z can play some because they will need his inside scoring. If he can't play the Nets don't have the inside players to push around Varejao and Gooden like the Knicks did. IMO if Z had played last night the Cavs wouldn't have gotten down by as much, and would have been able to win the game at the end.
 
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