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Game #18
Wednesday December 2, 2009
7:00 PM EST
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The Venue:
How to Listen:
WTAM 1100
With the voice of the Cavaliers, Joe Tait:
How to Watch:
FSN Ohio
With the faces of the Cavaliers, Freddie Mac & Mr. Cavalier, Austin Carr:
The Coaches:
Alvin Gentry
Mike Brown
The Lineups:
vs.
Amar'e Stoudemire vs J.J
vs.
Grant Hill vs The King
vs.
Channing "I have a small" Frye vs Shaq
vs.
Jason Richardson vs A.P
vs.
Steve Nash vs Mooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo Williams
The Benches:
Phoenix:
Louis Amundson
Earl Clark
Jarron "I wish my brother was good at basketball" Collins
Goran Dragic
Jared Dudley
Taylor "I'm definitely no Blake" Griffin
Robin "I'm definitely no Brook" Lopez
Alando Tucker
Cavaliers:
The Wild Thing
Big Zeeeeee
Jamario Moooooooooooooooon
D West
Boobie
D.J
Danny Green
Jawad Williams
Coby Karl
Injury Report:
Leandro Barbosa
Leon Powe
The Suns Dancers:
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Keys to the Game:
-Feed Shaq early & often: Let him get what he wants against the smaller front line while he's in there. As the game goes on, he either won't be in often or will be winded.
-Defend the pick & roll: Nash is terrific at the pick & roll, and will run it to death, even if we are able to somewhat contain it. So we must keep our intensity up in this aspect of the game.
-Control the tempo: The Suns will run regardless, but as long as we don't get sucked into playing their style, we'll be ok.
-Transition D: We must must must get back on defense. No bullshitting with the refs, no 'mental lapses'. It'll be a loong night if we can't get back on D.
-Control the glass: No 2nd chance points. They'll be shooting a lot, so leave them at 1 & done.
Sum of the Numbers:
-In 32 career games vs the Cavaliers, Grant Hill is averaging 16.9 ppg; 6.7 rpg; 4.6 apg; 1.3 spg on 46% shooting.
-Steve Nash is averaging 16.6 ppg (2nd most vs any 1 team) & 8.0 apg on 53.5% shooting (51.9% on 3's) in 23 career games vs the Cavs
-Jason Richardson averages 21.3 ppg on 46% shooting (45% on 3's) in his career vs Cleveland.
-Amar'e Stoudemire is averaging 20.4 points & 8.5 boards per game in his career vs the Cavs, but is shooting just 45% (worst vs any team).
-In 2 games vs the Suns last season, Mo Williams averaged 37.0 PPG; 2.5 RPG; 5.0 APG; 2.5 SPG while shooting 57.1% from the field & an astonishing 68.4% from 3 point land.
-In 12 career games vs the Suns, LeBron James is averaging 31.3 PPG (most career ppg vs any 1 team); 7.3 RPG; 7.0 APG; 1.9 SPG; 1.2 BPG; 48.6% FG; 39.7% 3pt.
-Jamario Moon is averaging 10.5 ppg & 5.0 rpg on 59% shooting (54% on 3's) in 4 career games vs Phoenix.
-Shaq has career averages of 26.2 ppg; 11.6 rpg; 2.8 apg; 2.0 bpg on 58% FG shooting vs Phoenix.
-Anthony Parker averages 13.1 points (most vs any 1 team); 3.6 boards on 51% shooting (50% on 3's) in 7 career games vs the Suns.
What to watch for:
-Phoenix & Cleveland are #s 1 & 2 in 3 point shooting at .445 & .438 respectively. The difference that the Cavaliers hold their opponents to a .316 clip from behind the arc, while Phoenix lets opponents shoot over 36% from 3.
-Even though the Cavaliers are dead last in the league in offensive rebounds (8.5 per game), Phoenix allows the most offensive rebounds in the league at 13.4 per game.
-Phoenix leads the league in scoring, but the Cavaliers allow the 6th fewest ppg in the league at 94.6
Inside the game:
-Dating back to last season (As of Monday 11/30), Phoenix has scored 100+ points in 20 straight games, posting a record of 17-3 (Will update if they fail to score 100 in the next game before Cleveland)
-2 of the 3 Phoenix losses this season have come when Steve Nash has gotten single digit assists (5 & 4 respectively.. the 3rd loss, he dished out exactly 10)
-After winning only 2 of 4 games, Phoenix has won 4 in a row with an average margin of victory of 21.5.
-Grant Hill is 29-49 from the field in his last 6 games.
-In his last 6 games, Jason Richardson is averaging 19.5 ppg on 55% shooting (51% 3's)
-Over his last 7, Amar'e is averaging 22.1 points on 67.4% shooting
-The Cavs are 9-0 when scoring 100+ points
-In his last 10 games, Jamario Moon is averaging 7.4 ppg; 5.1 rpg; .8 spg; .5 bpg while shooting 29-51 (56.9%) from the field & 12-26 (46.2%) from beyond the arc. (Side note: After starting off just 1-9, Jamario has now made 12 of 21 from 3 point land)
-After allowing 100+ points in 4 straight games, the Cavaliers have now held opponents under 100 in 5 straight.
-And, of course, if Z finds the court tonight, he will play in his 724th game as a Cavalier, which would break Danny Ferry's team record.
Side note: I kept it very basic, as this is my 1st preview (yep, that's the reason :chuckles
Wednesday December 2, 2009
7:00 PM EST
@
The Venue:
How to Listen:
WTAM 1100
With the voice of the Cavaliers, Joe Tait:
How to Watch:
FSN Ohio
With the faces of the Cavaliers, Freddie Mac & Mr. Cavalier, Austin Carr:
The Coaches:
Alvin Gentry
Mike Brown
The Lineups:
Amar'e Stoudemire vs J.J
Grant Hill vs The King
Channing "I have a small" Frye vs Shaq
Jason Richardson vs A.P
Steve Nash vs Mooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo Williams
The Benches:
Phoenix:
Louis Amundson
Earl Clark
Jarron "I wish my brother was good at basketball" Collins
Goran Dragic
Jared Dudley
Taylor "I'm definitely no Blake" Griffin
Robin "I'm definitely no Brook" Lopez
Alando Tucker
Cavaliers:
The Wild Thing
Big Zeeeeee
Jamario Moooooooooooooooon
D West
Boobie
D.J
Danny Green
Jawad Williams
Coby Karl
Injury Report:
Leandro Barbosa
Leon Powe
The Suns Dancers:
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Keys to the Game:
-Feed Shaq early & often: Let him get what he wants against the smaller front line while he's in there. As the game goes on, he either won't be in often or will be winded.
-Defend the pick & roll: Nash is terrific at the pick & roll, and will run it to death, even if we are able to somewhat contain it. So we must keep our intensity up in this aspect of the game.
-Control the tempo: The Suns will run regardless, but as long as we don't get sucked into playing their style, we'll be ok.
-Transition D: We must must must get back on defense. No bullshitting with the refs, no 'mental lapses'. It'll be a loong night if we can't get back on D.
-Control the glass: No 2nd chance points. They'll be shooting a lot, so leave them at 1 & done.
Sum of the Numbers:
-In 32 career games vs the Cavaliers, Grant Hill is averaging 16.9 ppg; 6.7 rpg; 4.6 apg; 1.3 spg on 46% shooting.
-Steve Nash is averaging 16.6 ppg (2nd most vs any 1 team) & 8.0 apg on 53.5% shooting (51.9% on 3's) in 23 career games vs the Cavs
-Jason Richardson averages 21.3 ppg on 46% shooting (45% on 3's) in his career vs Cleveland.
-Amar'e Stoudemire is averaging 20.4 points & 8.5 boards per game in his career vs the Cavs, but is shooting just 45% (worst vs any team).
-In 2 games vs the Suns last season, Mo Williams averaged 37.0 PPG; 2.5 RPG; 5.0 APG; 2.5 SPG while shooting 57.1% from the field & an astonishing 68.4% from 3 point land.
-In 12 career games vs the Suns, LeBron James is averaging 31.3 PPG (most career ppg vs any 1 team); 7.3 RPG; 7.0 APG; 1.9 SPG; 1.2 BPG; 48.6% FG; 39.7% 3pt.
-Jamario Moon is averaging 10.5 ppg & 5.0 rpg on 59% shooting (54% on 3's) in 4 career games vs Phoenix.
-Shaq has career averages of 26.2 ppg; 11.6 rpg; 2.8 apg; 2.0 bpg on 58% FG shooting vs Phoenix.
-Anthony Parker averages 13.1 points (most vs any 1 team); 3.6 boards on 51% shooting (50% on 3's) in 7 career games vs the Suns.
What to watch for:
-Phoenix & Cleveland are #s 1 & 2 in 3 point shooting at .445 & .438 respectively. The difference that the Cavaliers hold their opponents to a .316 clip from behind the arc, while Phoenix lets opponents shoot over 36% from 3.
-Even though the Cavaliers are dead last in the league in offensive rebounds (8.5 per game), Phoenix allows the most offensive rebounds in the league at 13.4 per game.
-Phoenix leads the league in scoring, but the Cavaliers allow the 6th fewest ppg in the league at 94.6
Inside the game:
-Dating back to last season (As of Monday 11/30), Phoenix has scored 100+ points in 20 straight games, posting a record of 17-3 (Will update if they fail to score 100 in the next game before Cleveland)
-2 of the 3 Phoenix losses this season have come when Steve Nash has gotten single digit assists (5 & 4 respectively.. the 3rd loss, he dished out exactly 10)
-After winning only 2 of 4 games, Phoenix has won 4 in a row with an average margin of victory of 21.5.
-Grant Hill is 29-49 from the field in his last 6 games.
-In his last 6 games, Jason Richardson is averaging 19.5 ppg on 55% shooting (51% 3's)
-Over his last 7, Amar'e is averaging 22.1 points on 67.4% shooting
-The Cavs are 9-0 when scoring 100+ points
-In his last 10 games, Jamario Moon is averaging 7.4 ppg; 5.1 rpg; .8 spg; .5 bpg while shooting 29-51 (56.9%) from the field & 12-26 (46.2%) from beyond the arc. (Side note: After starting off just 1-9, Jamario has now made 12 of 21 from 3 point land)
-After allowing 100+ points in 4 straight games, the Cavaliers have now held opponents under 100 in 5 straight.
-And, of course, if Z finds the court tonight, he will play in his 724th game as a Cavalier, which would break Danny Ferry's team record.
Side note: I kept it very basic, as this is my 1st preview (yep, that's the reason :chuckles
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