Game 74 | Cavaliers vs. Kings | March 28th, 2010 | 3:00 PM (EST)

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Date: Sunday, March 26, 2010
Where: The Z
Time: 3:00 pm [EST]

Coaches

Paul Westphal

Mike Brown

Starting Lineups


Kings Starters

Beno Udrih

Dominic McGuire

Donté Greene

Carl Landry

Jason Thompson




Cavs Starters

Mo Williams

Anthony Parker

LeBron James

Antawn Jamison

J.J. Hickson



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Reserves​

Kings Reserves
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Omri Casspi

Joey Dorsey

Andres Nocioni

Ime Udoka

Cavs Reserves
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Daniel Gibson

Daniel Green

Zydrunas Ilgauskas

Jamario Moon

Leon Powe

Delonte West

Jawad Williams
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Injuries

Kings

Jon Brockman
Tyreke Evans
Francisco Garcia
Spencer Hawes


Cavs

Anderson Varejao
Shaq
Sebastian Telfair



Previews​

Windhorst:

CLEVELAND -- Pregame from The Z:

Projected starting lineups

Kings: Beno Udrih, Donte Green, Dominic McGuire, Carl Landry, Jason Thompson

Cavs: Mo Williams, Anthony Parker, LeBron James, Antawn Jamison, JJ Hickson

Officials
Ken Mauer, Tony Brown, Garl Zielinski

* Kings are shutting down half their team today. Tyreke Evans (concussion) and Jon Brockman (knee) are out and, ironically two of my favorite rookies in the league. Evans is a poor man's LeBron and Brockman is a poor man's Andy Varejao. Also the Kings are going to hold Francisco Garcia (wrist), Spencer Hawes (back) and Sean May (knee) out. That means just nine bodies for Sac.

Varejao is out for the Cavs and day-to-day with the hamstring. Not serious but sore hamstrings turn into pulled hamstrings pretty easily. Might sit Wednesday vs. the Bucks, too. We'll see.

* It is hard to handicap the Kings with the injured mess they are. But in general they are a big team. Green is 6-11 and plays shooting, Omri Casspi is 6-9 and comes off the bench. Also, Thompson and Landry are active bigs. So not having Varejao will make some impact. They do score because they have a bunch of guys who can get hot from the outside. But they are often a poor defensive team.

* Without Varejao, look for Zydrunas Ilgauskas to get into the game soon, about six minutes or so in. Should be quite a scene.

Sacramento Bee:

Kings: Today's game
Published: Sunday, Mar. 28, 2010 - 12:00 am
Kings (24-49) at Cavaliers (57-16)

Kings update: The Kings have lost three in a row and five of their last six. Tyreke Evans has missed the last four games, leaving the Kings short on ballhandlers. To make things worse, their depth in the frontcourt has been tested lately. If Spencer Hawes continues to be bothered by a lower back strain, Sean May will see more action. With Jon Brockman also out, the Kings might have to play Joey Dorsey, too. Another option would be to give Donté Greene some minutes at power forward.

STATS LLC:

Although the Cleveland Cavaliers have beaten the Sacramento Kings seven straight times, the last five meetings have been very competitive.

That could change Sunday afternoon with Tyreke Evans unavailable for the lowly Kings when they visit the league-leading Cavaliers.

Cleveland (57-16) has won by an average of 5.8 points in its last five matchups with Sacramento (24-49), and that figure is skewed a bit by the Cavaliers' 117-104 overtime victory Dec. 23 in which the Kings were outscored 13-0 after regulation. LeBron James had 34 points, 16 rebounds and 10 assists in that game and scored 51 in the previous meeting, a 126-123 victory that also went overtime March 13, 2009.

The Kings, though, could struggle to compete without Evans, who leads all rookies with a team-high 20.3 scoring average. He will miss his fifth straight game with a concussion and Sacramento has struggled offensively in losing the last three, averaging 83.3 points on 39.7 percent shooting.
Sacramento could also be without second-leading rebounder Spencer Hawes, who left Friday's 94-86 loss at Boston with a lower back strain in the third quarter and did not return.

All of that should be bad news against a Cleveland team that has a magic number of four to clinch the top seed in the Eastern Conference. The Cavaliers also may be motivated after their eight-game win streak ended with a 102-97 loss at San Antonio on Friday.

Sacramento's Finest, thanks to Randolphkeys's preview​

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[blazenmp]

Reported as only thewuck can report... bravo bravo...

EDIT: I'm talking about Sacramento's finest of course...

 

[Dirk Gently]

Pregame Z.

 

[MikeSwim07]

Zeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

 

[theSTEREO.]

J.J. Hickson
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[blank964]

Today, tomorrow, and forever I love seeing the Kings cheerleaders

 

[wuck]

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fixed that - tnx.

 

[NorthCoastBias]

Andy out for today's game:

Anderson Varejao (hamstring) out vs. Kings and day-to-day.

 

[NorthCoastBias]

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[wuck]

Other Kings are out:

Spencer Hawes and Francisco Garcia out for Kings. Tyreke Evans & Jon Brockman already out.

 

[moohead]

http://realcavsfans.com/showthread.php?t=25930

The RZF Postgame show is back. Right after Z game

Mooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

 

[CardiacCavs]

The Kings' best player is out? This will be close til the end.

 

[MoFlo]

Here is your NumbersDon't game preview:

Game Preview – Sunday March 28, 2010 – Sacramento Kings @ Cleveland Cavaliers

All good things must come to an end, and the Cavaliers’ latest win streak did just that on Friday night. For just the 2nd time in the past 16 games, we can say the Cavaliers lost a game, as for just the 2nd time in the past 13 games, they let a team hit the century mark. BUT, all is well, as the “Z” will be rockin’ on Sunday afternoon, welcoming the big Lithuanian back where he belongs.

The Cavaliers are coming off a little bump in the road in San Antonio, falling to the Spurs, 102-97, getting outscored 63-51 after Andy Varejao left the game late in the 2nd quarter. LeBron James paced the Cavaliers with 27 points on 11-21 shooting, to go along with his 5 rebounds & 10 assists, while Antawn Jamison had his 3rd 20 point game as a Cavalier, finishing with 24 points, 9 boards, & 3 steals. J.J Hickson had another terrific game against the Spurs, going 9-16 for 20 points with 8 rebounds.

The Kings are coming off their 3rd straight loss, a 94-86 affair in Boston. Carl Landry had a big day, finishing 10-16 for 30 points, his 2nd 30 point game of the season & 1st for Sacramento, to go along with his 8 boards. Beno Udrih chipped in 16 points, dishing out 12 assists & grabbing 5 steals in the process, while Donte Greene came up with 9 points & 8 boards on just 4-12 shooting. Jason Thompson & Sean May combined for 21 points (12 & 9 respectively), 10 rebounds (5, 5), & 3 blocks (1, 2) on 7-11 shooting off the bench in the loss.​

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[JJ Smooth]

So, anybody want to do a virtual cheer when Z gets into the game for the first time? :uhh:

Should be pretty emotional for the big fella and I'm hoping the excitement doesn't get the best of him a'la Jamison against Charlotte.

As for everything else, I'm hoping to see Delonte continue his golden panther ways, some Gibson playing time, Mo to hit double digits, and Lebron to put some effort in a little longer than the last five minutes of the 4th. Our team is so ready for the playoffs to begin that I fear unless its an elite opponent they'll continue their sleepwalking ways to half-hearted victories. Cavs get the win, but not by a large margin.

 

[mAo_mAo]

Another coast game for the cavs.