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Game 36 of the 2008/09 Season
vs.
All Eyes on The Prize
RECORDS
Cavs: 29-6 (1st in Central)
Grizzlies: 11-26 (5th in SouthWest)
8:00 PM EST
AT
INSIDE
Tickets Available at:
HEAD COACHES
Mike Brown | Marc Iavaroni
Cavs Starting 5
Mo Williams|D West | James |Big Ben |AV
vs.
Lowry| Mayo |Gay| Arthur | Gasol
Grizzlies Starting 5
Cavaliers Rotation
Wally World | Beast | Boobie
Cavaliers Bench
Wright | Kinsey | Pavs| Jackson | Money Shot
Cavaliers Injuries
E Snow | Big Z
· Eric Snow (Left Knee) is out.
· Zadrunas Ilgauskas (Left ankle) is out.
Grizz Rotation
Warrick | Ross | Conley | Buckner
Grizz Bench
Jaric | The Franchise | Haddadi | Miles
Grizz Injuries
• Darko Milicic is out (fractured right hand) 4-6 weeks.
• OJ Mayo is day-to-day (hip pointer).
Cavalier Notes
All Eyes on The Prize
RECORDS
Cavs: 29-6 (1st in Central)
Grizzlies: 11-26 (5th in SouthWest)
8:00 PM EST
AT
INSIDE
Tickets Available at:
HEAD COACHES
Mike Brown | Marc Iavaroni
Cavs Starting 5
Mo Williams|D West | James |Big Ben |AV
vs.
Lowry| Mayo |Gay| Arthur | Gasol
Grizzlies Starting 5
Cavaliers Rotation
Wally World | Beast | Boobie
Cavaliers Bench
Wright | Kinsey | Pavs| Jackson | Money Shot
Cavaliers Injuries
E Snow | Big Z
· Eric Snow (Left Knee) is out.
· Zadrunas Ilgauskas (Left ankle) is out.
Grizz Rotation
Warrick | Ross | Conley | Buckner
Grizz Bench
Jaric | The Franchise | Haddadi | Miles
Grizz Injuries
• Darko Milicic is out (fractured right hand) 4-6 weeks.
• OJ Mayo is day-to-day (hip pointer).
Cavalier Notes
• Cleveland has gone 28-4 (.875) in their last 32 games and at 29-6, leads the Eastern Conference and 2nd in the NBA (Los Angeles Lakers, 30-6) for the best record in the league.
• The team ranks 1st in overall opponent points allowed per game, allowing only 89.0 and is the only team to average under 90.0 points.
• Cleveland ranks 1st in defensive field goal percentage, allowing opponents to only shoot .420 from the field.
• Cleveland ranks 2nd in the NBA (Milwaukee) at forcing turnovers at 16.0 per game and in converting points off turnovers, averaging 19.4 per game (Los Angeles).
• The Cavs rank 3rd in the NBA (Portland, Boston) in opponent rebounding, holding teams to only 38.1 rebounds per game.
• The team ranks 2nd in the NBA (Phoenix) in offensive field goal percentage at .480.
• The team ranks 3rd in the NBA (New Orleans, Boston) in least points allowed in the paint at 34.7 points per game.
• LeBron James is currently shooting career-bests .508 from the field and .788 from the free throw line.
• Anderson Varejao scored 14 points and grabbed nine rebounds on Friday. In his last seven games, Varejao is averaging 13.0 points on .586 (34-58) and 9.4 rebounds per game. In seven starts this season, Varejao is averaging 15.0 points on .569 (41-72) and 8.4 rebounds per game.
• The remainder of the team’s January schedule includes eight of 10 games against Western Conference opponents and six of the next seven games on the road. The Cavaliers have won nine of their first 10 games against Western Conference teams this season. The last time the
franchise achieved this was the 1996-97 season. The team is currently 10-6 on the road, which is tied for 5th in the NBA.
Grizzlies Notes
• Memphis has lost seven of the last eight meetings, including the last five, to the Cavaliers after winning five of six.
• The Grizz are 6-8 vs. Cleveland since moving to Memphis, including a 4-3 home record.
• The Grizzlies’ last win against the Cavs came on Nov. 5, 2005, while the club has not won in Cleveland since a double-overtime victory (122-115) on Nov. 29, 2003.
• Last season, LeBron James scored 51 points on Jan. 15, 2008 at Memphis, the third-highest total ever posted against the Grizzlies.
• Grizzlies Head Coach Marc Iavaroni was an assistant coach for the Cleveland Cavaliers under former Grizzlies Head Coach Mike Fratello for two seasons (1997-99).
• Grizzlies Assistant Head Coach Johnny Davis played two seasons for the Cavaliers (1984-86) for the Cavaliers, averaging 10.6 points and 4.6 assists in 115 games for Cleveland… Davis attended the University of Dayton (OH) and was inducted into the school’s Basketball Hall of Fame in 1993.
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