LyXo
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Cleveland Cavaliers (41-40) @ Toronto Raptors (33-48)
Wednesday, April 20, 2005
7:00 pm ET
TV: WUAB
Radio: WKNR 1100
Head Coaches
Brendan Malone / Sam Mitchell
Probable Starters
Eric Snow / Rafer Alston
Ira Newble / Jalen Rose
LeBron James / Morris Peterson
Drew Gooden / Chris Bosh
Zydrunas Ilgauskas / Pape Sow
6th Man
Robert Traylor / Milt Palacio
Players to Watch
LeBron James / Chris Bosh
Injury List
Toronto Raptors
No injuries
Cleveland Cavaliers
Luke Jackson
Dajuan Wagner
Scott Williams
lyXo's Keys
* Perimeter defense. We can't be lazy and let shots go for free. Jalen Rose and Morris Peterson are dangerous from the arc. Prevent those open looks.
* In addition to those perimeter threats, stop Chris Bosh. He's a major post presence and will take advantage of lazy defense and rebounding.
* There is nobody on Toronto that has the possible chance of guarding LeBron. Just attack the basket constantly. If double-teams come, pass out of them. Jacking up shots is not the key, attacking the basket is.
* Give Z the ball a bit. Let him adjust more to his finger. Our post can be strong because they pretty much have a no-name at the 5.
Final Thoughts
The last game of the season. Unfortunately it doesn't all come down to this. If it did, I'd be happy. But we have to rely on NJN to lose while we come out with a win. Last year, Toronto knocked us out of playoff contention. This year the destiny lies with our rival, Boston. Perhaps this year we can celebrate in Toronto.
Cavs win.