Cavaliers Flex Muscle, Beat Bobcats 96-79
by John Bena (aka CavsBlogger) on Oct 31, 2008 7:36 AM CDT
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FIELD GOALS REBOUNDS
POS MIN FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A +/- OFF DEF TOT AST PF ST TO BS BA PTS
M.Williams
G
32:37
7-14
1-6
2-2
+11
2
2
4
7
4
1
1
0
0
17
D.West
G
30:00
3-8
2-6
1-2
0
1
5
6
2
2
2
1
1
1
9
L.James
F
30:16
7-15
0-2
8-12
+10
2
7
9
9
3
0
5
1
0
22
B.Wallace
F
24:18
1-2
0-0
0-0
+11
2
8
10
0
1
1
0
5
0
2
Z.Ilgauskas
C
30:11
4-9
0-1
3-4
+13
0
3
3
0
2
2
1
2
0
11
D.Gibson
30:57
10-14
4-6
1-5
+32
3
1
4
2
2
0
2
0
2
25
A.Varejao
20:34
1-2
0-0
0-0
+12
1
2
3
2
2
0
0
0
0
2
A.Pavlovic
18:02
0-1
0-0
2-2
+7
1
2
3
1
2
1
1
0
0
2
J.Hickson
10:27
1-4
0-0
2-2
-2
1
1
2
0
2
0
1
1
1
4
W.Szczerbiak
06:39
0-1
0-1
0-0
+1
0
0
0
0
3
0
2
0
0
0
L.Wright
03:11
1-2
0-0
0-0
-4
0
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
0
2
T.Kinsey
02:48
0-0
0-0
0-0
-6
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
TOTAL 240 35-72 7-22 19-29 13 33 46 23 23 7 15 11 4 96
48.6% 31.8% 65.5% TEAM REBS: 11 TOTAL TO: 15
Cavaliers Thoughts
- Early on we are seeing the way Mike Brown would like to use LeBron James. I think. In Boston, during a close game, Brown was able to limit James to 36 minutes. Of course, LeBron was in a bit of foul trouble. It had to be encouraging, however, that the Cavs remained competitive with the Celtics with LeBron off the floor for extended periods. Last night, the Cavaliers were able to give LeBron even more rest, with James playing only 30 minutes. For a guy who averaged over 40 minutes per game last season, only playing around 33 minutes has to be like a vacation.
- Can we just eliminate the 3rd quarter? I mean, really, the Cavs don't need it. In fact, it hurts them. After being outscored 24-13 in the 3rd against Boston, it appeared the Cavaliers were going to give back a big lead to the Bobcats last night, watching a 17-point halftime lead shrink to 5. Fortunately, the Cavs were able to pump it back to 9 by the end of the quarter. Still, the Cavs gave up 26 points, while shotting 4/14 in the quarter(0-6 from distance). Through two games, the Cavaliers have been outscored 50-31 in the 3rd quarter. Not a good way to get the 2nd half going.
- Daniel Gibson was on fire, giving the Cavaliers a huge lift off the bench. Gibson scored 20 points in the first half, shot 10/14 from the field and was everywhere on defense as well. Inexplicably, Gibson was 1-5 from the free throw line, including missing all 3 attempts in the 4th quarter after being fouled on a 3-point attempt. Gibson also missed a free throw after Larry Brown was called for a technical. I'll let it slide because I know Gibson is a good free throw shooter and the rest of his night was so good. If the Cavaliers get that type of production from Gibson on a consistent basis they are going to be very tough. The Cavaliers were an amazing +32 when Gibson was on the floor.
- Wally Szczerbiak looks completely lost on the field. After playing 16 worthless minutes against Boston, Wally World played just 7 minutes last night, missing his only shot and collecting 3 fouls. Can someone send out a search party for Wally's game?
- I like J.J. Hickson alot. The energy he brings into the game is addicting and the dude can jump out of the gym. I know Mike Brown like veterans and he has little patience for the mistakes rookies make, especially on defense(though, M.B. will allow vets to make those same mistakes....go figure). Hickson has to get playing time, however. He reminds me of Anderson Varejao with a much better offensive game. He may not be the defender that Varejao is right now, but the pure hustle will win over teammates and fans alike, much like Andy did his rookie season.
FIELD GOALS REBOUNDS
POS MIN FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A +/- OFF DEF TOT AST PF ST TO BS BA PTS
R.Felton
G
33:33
1-10
1-2
2-3
-11
2
0
2
5
4
1
2
1
3
5
J.Richardson
G
29:00
8-18
2-4
6-6
+1
1
3
4
4
4
1
2
1
0
24
G.Wallace
F
30:14
4-10
0-1
5-5
-11
0
5
5
1
6
2
1
1
1
13
S.May
F
15:11
0-6
0-0
2-2
-5
2
1
3
0
0
0
0
0
3
2
E.Okafor
C
36:35
2-6
0-0
3-4
-7
5
7
12
1
1
0
3
1
2
7
D.Augustin
25:09
3-8
0-3
6-6
-20
0
0
0
2
4
0
4
0
0
12
A.Morrison
23:14
4-9
0-2
1-1
-13
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
9
M.Carroll
12:59
0-2
0-0
0-0
-11
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
N.Mohammed
12:37
2-3
0-0
0-0
-6
0
1
1
0
2
0
0
0
0
4
L.Johnson
09:50
0-0
0-0
0-0
-2
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
J.Dudley
08:27
1-1
0-0
1-4
-4
3
1
4
0
1
0
0
0
0
3
A.Ajinca
03:11
0-1
0-0
0-0
+4
1
1
2
0
0
2
1
0
1
0
TOTAL 240 25-74 3-12 26-31 14 20 34 16 24 6 13 4 11 79
33.8% 25.0% 83.9% TEAM REBS: 10 TOTAL TO: 13
BOBCATS THOUGHTS
- Bust Alert! Bust Alert! Sean May might be the most disappointing high draft pick ever to come out of North Carolina. May, when he isn't injured, has done very little on the NBA level and last nigth he was downright awful -- 15 minutes, 0-6 shooting, 3 rebounds, 2 points. Larry Brown isn't very fond of May from what has been said in NBA circles, and if May continues to play that way he did last night it won;t take long for Brown to do what he does best, publically humiliate him.
- I wonder if L.B. longs for his days in Detroit. Think about it, with the Pistons he had a great team that was going to be in Championship contention every season. Too bad Brown's ego couldn't let him realize what he had. Now, trips to New York and now Charlotte have Brown's legacy in serious doubt. Oh yea, and there was that Olympic debacle.
- Did Adam Morrison's shot disappear like the mullet he shaved off this week? Morrison is a nice player, but will never be anywhere close to being worth where he was drafted.
- Anyone else think Gerald Wallace would look good in a Cavaliers uniform??
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Actually, I was actually impressed with the way Adam Morrison played compared to the way I’d seen him play in the past…
Overall, it was nice to see the Cavs not play down to a lesser team.
Exactly. These are the kind of teams that the Cavs need to dominate. I’m so impressed with our depth this year; hopefully Brown will continued to use that to keep LeBron’s minutes around 35 a game. That is especially important this year after he played in the Olympics.
The best thing probably is to hit [Grady] 2nd -- Jay
by Buckeye Brad on Oct 31, 2008 10:37 AM CDT up reply actions
this 3Q issue is serious. it’s been at least 3 years in the making now, and there’s obviously no answer in sight. wouldn’t it make some sense, if we’re really interested in doing some running this year, to come out of the locker room sprinting? legs are fresh, players want to get a quick start to the second half, and it could get us some easy buckets…cure that 4/14 we had last night.
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