Cavs vs. New Jersey 4/9/08

[TheAdmin]

Cleveland Cavaliers VS New Jersey Nets

Wednesday, April 9th, 2008
7:00pm ET
Quicken Loans Arena
TV: Fox Sports Ohio
Radio : WTAM 1100

Head Coaches

Lawrence Frank / Mike Brown

Starters

Devin Harris / Delonte West

Vince Carter / Devin Brown

Richard Jefferson / LeBron James

Nened Krstic / Ben Wallace

Josh Boone / Zydrunas Ilguaskas

Cleveland Cavaliers Bench

Wally/Smith/Boobie/Varejao

Nets Bench

Nachbar/Williams/Swift/Hassell
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*Game Notes*​

· In his last nine games against New Jersey, LeBron James has averaged 32.0 points, 7.9 rebounds and 6.6 assists per game. He has scored over 30 points in six of the nine games including a 42-point, 11-rebound, seven-assist game in the last meeting between the two teams on March 12 at New Jersey.

· Zydrunas Ilgauskas has scored in double figures in each of the last nine games. Over that stretch, he has averaged 18.6 points on .518 shooting and 8.9 rebounds per game. It marks his longest stretch of double-figure scoring games since he did it in 14 consecutive games from March 5-April 2, 2006.

· Over his last four games, Delonte West has averaged 14.5 points on .537 shooting and has hit on 7-16 (.438) from three-point range. He has also averaged 6.8 assists and 3.5 rebounds per game.

· The Cavaliers are 17-6 at home this season against Eastern Conference opponents.

· Over his last three games, Devin Brown has averaged 13.7 points, 6.0 assists and 5.0 rebounds per game. In 17 games as a starter this season, he has averaged 9.2 points, 3.5 assists and 3.2 rebounds per game.

· Cleveland has dished out an average of 25.8 assists per game in its last four outings. Since March 30, Cleveland ranks third among Eastern Conference teams in assists per game.

 

[Karma]

Another bogey team. Need a win, otherwise this forum will be unbearable.

 

[Splitz]

no reason to expect that this won't go down to the wire and we will have to play guys big minutes that we would rather not. Here is to hoping that history won't repeat itself tonight.

 

[pl4tinum]

Boone is questionable for tonight, I think Swift will get some minutes which is awesome, because I love his dunks.

 

[Green Lantern]

HECK I say use everyone..give James a rest..play it like Hockey..throw every freaking player out there..it'll be one of those games anyway

 

[TheAdmin]

James has been cleared to play tonight and Mike Brown says he will not limit his minutes.

 

[chiefwahoo]

James has been cleared to play tonight and Mike Brown says he will not limit his minutes.

:yay:

 

[GottiLand]

did any1 really expect bron to sit out? he already said he was going to finish the season.

mike brown has no control over lebron's minutes at all, but thats for another thread.

 

[PIP]

Coach Brown has to be working for some other organization.. :detective

 

[GottiLand]

^^^^the way bron ignores him in timeouts, u'd think he actually does work for the other team.

 

[Wally World]

Very good news that LBJ will play....So lets see some real Cavs tonight and grab another win....

 

[CavsRules]

So we wont limit his minutes... Even though he is having back problems? OR, is he healthy enough and good to go?

All well, should be a win, but I expect us to suck in the second half and blow whatever lead we may have come third quarter. :l

 

[Houston RZ34]

Maaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaan - LeBron needs to sit his ass down, we can't risk the King right before the Playoffs.

 

[samtheman67]

Maaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaan - LeBron needs to sit his ass down, we can't risk the King right before the Playoffs.

REST HIM holy shit . I bet our guys can beat nj without bron, unlike the old cavs we actaully have people who can score the goddamn ball now. I bet if we played wally and joe heavy minutes they could carry the scoring load along with z. I want lebron to seriously not play another minute till his back is PERFECT

 

[Houston RZ34]

REST HIM holy shit . I bet our guys can beat nj without bron, unlike the old cavs we actaully have people who can score the goddamn ball now. I bet if we played wally and joe heavy minutes they could carry the scoring load along with z. I want lebron to seriously not play another minute till his back is PERFECT

Yeah f'real if LeBron is out, We're out - Simple as that.

I wanna at least wanna make it to the 2nd round this year - no reason we shouldn't.