LyXo
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GAME #79
New Jersey Nets (36-40) @ Cleveland Cavaliers (46-32)
Thursday, April 12, 2007
8:00pm ET
TV: TNT, FSOhio
Radio : WTAM 1100
Head Coaches
Lawrence Frank / Mike Brown
Probable Starters
Jason Kidd / Larry Hughes
Vince Carter / Sasha Pavlovic
Richard Jefferson / LeBron James
Mikki Moore / Drew Gooden
Jason Collins / Zydrunas Ilgauskas
Cleveland Cavaliers Bench
Gibson / Marshall / Brown / Varejao / Newble / Snow
Nets Bench
Boone / Nachbar / Robinson / Williams / Wright / Adams
-- ## -- NOTES -- ## --
* Playoff fever..... Upsets. Should have wons. Must-wins. Rest? Never. Throw all regret out the window, all the bad losses and all the nailbiters. There are 4 games left in the regular season, and we shall take them one by one.
* The picture: With a Cavalier loss grouped with the Piston's win, and Bulls' loss to Toronto... Detroit all but runs away with the #1 seed, while the Bulls and Cavs are left fighting over the 2nd and 5th seeds. New Jersey, on the other side of the bracket, are fighting for their playoff life, clinging onto the 7th ahead (as of 4/9/2007) of Orlando (35), Indiana (34), New York (32) and Philly (31). With 6 games left, every game & win counts.
-: lyXo's Keys to the Game :-
* We need answers... yes. Answers for Jason Kidd, Vince Carter, who both had triple doubles on Sunday.. even for Richard Jefferson. But before we find answers, we should ask some questions of our own. Who can guard Ilguaskas? Nobody on the Nets. Who will stop LeBron? Three Nets... leaving 2 guys wide open. The bottom line: Take all of our advantages and slam them down before the other team has a chance to breath.
* Harness the anger. Bottle up the frustration. You lost the game to Detroit, yes, but it is one game, and one seed. You have four games left to redeem yourself and plunge full force into the playoffs. This is your spotlight game on national television, and arguably your most important game of the season. Here's to LeBron dropping 50 points on the limping Nets.
* Four days off means four days of preparation. We better be rested, prepared, and ready to demolish NJ, a potential first round opponent. Be prepared to make Vince Carter settle for jumpers, ready to swarm Jason Kidd so he can't operate.
* No more Donyell. Even though he matches up perfectly with Clifford Robinson... NO MORE DONYELL. He does nothing but hurt the team, and he has lost any type of "game" that he might have had earlier in his career. Say NO to Hot Donny, because he and his ungodly large posterior have no business on the court jacking up worthless 3's that don't hit the rim.
* Use the energy of the crowd... it's going to be sold out, it's going to be wild, and everyone's itching for a win. Don't disappoint them.
Cavaliers win a close one, 106-103