Charlotte Bobcats @ Cleveland Cavaliers

[cdt]

Game #67

Cleveland Cavaliers (38-29) VS Charlotte Bobcats(19-49)

Wednesday, March 22nd, 2006
7:00pm ET
Radio : WTAM 1100
Television: WUAB 43


Head Coaches

Mike Brown / Bernie Bickerstaff

Probable Staters

Eric Snow / Raymond Felton

Ronald Murray / Bernard Robinson

LeBron James / Gerald Wallace

Drew Gooden / Melvin Ely

Zydrunas Ilgauskas / Primoz Brezec

Cleveland Cavaliers Bench

Damon Jones / Sasha Pavlovic / Anderson Varejao / Donyell Marshall / Alan Henderson

Charlotte Bobcat's Bench

Brevin Knight / Jumaine Jones / Kevin Burleson / Matt Carrol / Alan Anderson

CDT's Keys To Vic-Tor-Y

* Attack them in the paint, this is a team made of guards they lack size. Brezec is their only shot to win this game, if he gets in foul trouble against Z early look for this one to be over.

* Play good transition defense. Like I said this team is all guards and forwards, they will want to get out and run. Brevin Knight and Raymon Felton are good distributors so watch out for them leading the fast breaks.

* Take advantage of their in-experience. I counted 13 total players with 5 years or less experience on this team. Execute on offense don't just play 1 on 5 with LeBron and Z, good ball movemement will destroy this team.

* Ride the "positive" waves from the Laker comeback win and take an easier win against a sub .500 team. We can't afford to let one of these slip away. That's for you HPD!

CDT Prediction: Cavaliers 109 Bobcats 88​

 

[highplainsdrifter]

Very strong preview mighty CDT!!! Yes the Cavs need to ride the positive waves they have going and destroy this inferior team! The 21 point margin of victory was a nice touch!

Should/Must win this game. There's just no excuse for a loss if the Cavs are serious about the playoffs!!! Nuff said.

 

[Dungong]

Absolutely a should win game. This is a pretty bad team without its best player and without any size. I don't think anyone in their starting 5 would crack the starting 5 on Cleveland. Theres no reason not to get a win here.

 

[PIP]

Game Time !!!

 

[Kypus]

Anyone watching?

 

[Kypus]

I love this 2 slowest centers in the league matchup!

 

[Kypus]

Sweet bounce pass from Gooden to a cutting Z. Wow if we could have that all the time...

 

[Kypus]

Brezec doing his best Z impression, 6 pts already on jump shots, tied 10-10

 

[Kypus]

Looks like Charlotte doesn't want to play defense tonight. Lebron with a casual lob to Snow by himself under the basket.

 

[Kypus]

Charlotte makes our defensive rotations look pretty good :chuckles:

Snow shreds to the bucket with a spin move, basket and hits the foul shot. 7-0 Cavs run. 22-18 CLE

 

[Kypus]

Drew aggressive in the post tonight. Getting to the line a lot. Going to check his FT% lately. 24-20, Gooden with 8.

He's at 71% for March, up from 65%, 65%, 61% for the past 3 months.

 

[Kypus]

Jones, Marshall and AV in. Snow and Lebron still in. Snow with an unrealistic lob to Lebron, but gets fouled and hits the FT. 28-22 CLE

 

[Kypus]

I can't believe and small and light this Charlotte team is. If we don't outrebound them by 20 it will be disappointing.

 

[Kypus]

Pavs in, been getting some spot minutes recently. Looks aggressive on defense so far.
Marshall pulls an old spin move out of his bag and scores. Up by 10.
Flip Murray with a nice move to make it 34-22.

 

[Kypus]

Ugh, this no name Alan Anderson hits his 3rd bucket.
Varejao with an ugly miss.