Game 72 | Cavaliers @ Hornets | March 24th, 2010 | 8:00 PM (EST)

[dreamingof1964]

Prior to the Game, at Cleveland Hopkins:

Head Coaches:


Mike Brown

Jeff Bower (Interim)

Cleveland Cavaliers Starting Lineup:


PG- Mo Williams

SG- Anthony Parker

SF- LeBron James

PF- Antawn Jamison

C- J.J. Hickson

Cavalier's Projected Bench

Danny Green | Zydrunas Ilgauskas | Jamario Moon | Jawad Williams | Anderson Varejao | Leon Powe | Delonte West | Daniel Gibson


New Orleans Hornets Starting Lineup


PG- Chris Paul

SG- Marcus Thornton

SF- Morris Peterson

PF- David West

C- Emeka Okafor

Hornet's Projected Bench

Darren Collison | Ike Diogu | Aaron Gray | Sean Marks | James Posey | Darius Songaila | Julian Wright

Cavaliers:
Shaquille O'Neal- Thumb Surgery
Sebastian Telfair- Let's be serious, he's not playing
Hornets:
Peja Stojakovic- Abdominal Strain



Here is your NumbersDon't preview:

He’s back! The Cavaliers welcome back Zydrunas Ilgauskas, and it couldn’t be better timing for the big fella. The Cavaliers are at 7 wins in a row, and it’s their 3rd such streak of the season & their 6th of the past 2 seasons. The Cavaliers have now won 13 of their past 14 games, and are now 53-12 since starting the season 3-3. Out of their last 11 opponents, 1 has hit the century mark and only 3 have reached 95 points, with the Cavaliers allowing just 91.9 points per game over that span.

The Clevelanders are coming off of a 25 point route of the Detroit Pistons in the Q, leading by 14 at the break & not letting up in the 2nd half. Eleven Cavaliers scored in the game, 9 of them at least 6 points. They were led by Leon Powe’s big night off the bench, as he delivered 16 points & 7 rebounds on 5-8 shooting, while Delonte West also came off the bench for 15 of his own points to go along with 4 rebounds & 3 assists. LeBron James played just 31 minutes, and added 15 points, 7 assists, and a couple of 3 point hits, while J.J Hickson delivered 13 points & 8 boards on 6-10 shooting. The starting back court of Mo Williams & Anthony Parker combined for 23 points, 6 rebounds (4 by Mo), 13 assists (8 by Mo), & 4 triple hits (2 each), while Andy Varejao brought down 9 boards in just 17 minutes off the bench.

New Orleans, meanwhile, is coming off of their 2nd biggest win of the season, a 115-99 victory over Dallas. Chris Paul returned to action after missing 25 games, and scored 11 points, but played just 21 minutes as they ease him back into play. Rookie Marcus Thornton (name sound familiar?) led the way for the Hornets with 28 points on 12-22 shooting (4-9 from downtown) to go with 4 rebounds, while David West had a big night, shooting 10-17 for 25 points, 6 rebounds, & 10 assists, his 19th double double of the season. Morris Peterson went 8-11 for his 20 points, as he added 4 3 point makes & 5 rebounds, while Darren Collison dropped in 16 off the bench, to go with 4 boards & 8 assists in the 1st Hornets victory in the past 4 games.

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Hornet's Dancers:

Song of the Game:
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[udilicious42584]

Great preview! I love the J.J. Hickson small hands Burger King guy. Nice touch!

About the game, this should be an interesting one. Last time we could hardly handle Darren Collison and Marcus Thornton, now tonight throw Chris Paul into the mix, let's see how our backcourt responds.

I do expect the Cavs to continue to display that "edge" that Mike Brown talked about prior to the last Pistons game. Let's hope we see 48 quality minutes of basketball, and we should also come out with added intensity and energy given the return of Big Z.

 

[dreamingof1964]

Thank you udilicious! Yes Z should give our team a morale boost. I had to get a new copy of Photoshop for this, so hopefully the Photoshop experts aren't too critical :x.

 

[amurderofcrows]

Very NICE!

WTH is Danny thinking? I can't make it out. Anyway, here's to a game where the Cavs can give Z some extended PT with a substantial lead, so if he goes AJ with a 0-12 it won't effect the final result. Welcome back Z and I hope you get more than a cup of coffee in PT.

 

[Dr. Gymbo]

Leon Power, eh? :chuckles:

Great preview though.

 

[dreamingof1964]

Woops I'll have to fix once I get back from class at 11 lol

 

[Backstage]

Woops I'll have to fix once I get back from class at 11 lol

What's to fix? It's quite fitting as of late.

 

[Green Lantern]

Should be a good game..

 

[texascavsfan]

Jeff Bower (Interim)

Holy shit! Does Jeff Bower even have a neck?...:chuckles: Great job on the preview

 

[daytripper]

Good job.
Boobie is so overlooked these days he doesn't even get a mention in the game threads. I think even Mike Brown has forgotten about him.

 

[jlj3184]

I'm excited for the return of fadeaway 8-footers and 4 offensive rebounds in 2 seconds from the center position.

Oh, nice preview, btw.

 

[Mike Manifesto]

Z's name is up there, but picture is not. And no mention of Boobie...you gotta have the complete team!


"If I would've left and the team won a championship without me, I don't think I could've ever forgave myself."
-Z

 

[rabman_gold]

I'm excited for the return of fadeaway 8-footers and 4 offensive rebounds in 2 seconds from the center position.

Oh, nice preview, btw.

I'm sure you'd rather see a jiggly fat guy sitting on the bench all game instead ...

And what he said: nice preview.

 

[jlj3184]

Jeff Bower (Interim)

Holy shit! Does Jeff Bower even have a neck?...:chuckles: Great job on the preview

He looks some horrible breeding experiment between a Wire Fox Terrier:

and The Undertaker's manager, Paul Bearer:

 

[Powerslave]

Sweet thread.

The window on "JJ Hickson jumpshot watch" is quickly closing.