Game #52 - New York Knicks at Cleveland Cavaliers Game Night Thread
by John Bena (aka CavsBlogger) on Feb 6, 2010 6:00 PM CST
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2009/2010 NBA Regular Season
VS
19-30 40-11
February 6, 2010
Quicken Loans Arena
7:30 PM et
Radio - WTAM 1100 / FSNOhio HD
Probable starters:
Nate Robinson
PG
Daniel Gibson
Wilson Chandler
SG
Anthony Parker
Danilo Gallinari
SF
LeBron James
Jared Jeffries
PF
J.J. Hickson
David Lee
C
Shaquille O'Neal
Ahh yes...Good times. The New York Knicks are in town - and their media - and you knows what that means. Well, tonight, not a lot. LeBron James did not speak to the media before the game, standing fast to his pledge of not talking about this summer during the season.
Ok, no Free Agency talk, how about the return of Larry Hughes? That should be fun, right? Nope - Hughes is out of the game with turf toe.
Anything else? Sure there is. There is another chance to remind LeBron that Cleveland is HOME and where he belongs. It is also another chance for LeBron to see just how bad the Knicks are - or, more importantly, just how far away they are from being a contender.
GO CAVS!
3-in the Key
1. The Cavaliers are off to their 2nd best 51-game start in team history(40-11). The team record, set last year, is 41-10. The Cavaliers are 28-6 in their last 34 games, best in the NBA.
2. Along with having the most wins in the NBA, the Cavaliers also lead the NBA in point differential(+7.4)
3. The Cavaliers have held their last 4 opponents under 90 points. The Cavs defense leads the NBA in defensive field goal percentage(.430) and opponent scoring(93.7)
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I got a message for the Associated Parker and Boobie
This game is about you guys. It’s not about LeBron, it’s about you two. Both of you were snubbed by the NBA from the 3 point competition, and look who’s in the starting lineup for the Knicks…it’s one of the guys the NBA favored over you. Use that incentive as extra fuel. Use this game as an opportunity to hit threes that Danilo Gallinari never would or could. Embarrass him. Make a statement to the NBA and the Knicks.
5 threes a piece for Boobie and Parker..
That would be nice…
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by John Bena (aka CavsBlogger) on Feb 6, 2010 6:29 PM CST reply actions
Given the Cavs recent history
I wonder what is in store for us tonight? A new record for three pointers? Been there,done that. LeBron with 15 assists and playing the point? Ditto.
Might be an ordinary win over one of the dreggs of the NBA or, something else?
In any event,….I’ll watch just to be a “WITNESS”
So I told her," I'll be nicer if you try to be smarter!'..That was a mistake.
I just got done watch a bunch of re-runs of the past couple years’ Dunk Contests.
Nate Robinson of course was there, but personally I think Gerald Green’s Blow Out the Candle Dunk was just amazing. That, and the Dwight’s dunk while behind the backboard, literally. All in all, the scoring is very skewed, inconsistent, and somewhat incomprensible.
Dammit fox sports ohio high Def isn’t working…gotta watch it regular…
"I don’t dance too much." --Mike Holmgren
I have cox cable and HD fox all black…regular works though
"I don’t dance too much." --Mike Holmgren
by johnnyphoenix on Feb 6, 2010 6:44 PM CST up reply actions
did anyone else get any pleasure from watching the Nuggets beat the snot out of the Lakers last night…I almost enjoyed that more than seeing the Cavs crush someone
You bet I did
At this point, the better question is, can the LAKERS take the NUGGETS to seven games?
if the playoffs started today…NO…if they get healthy it will be an interesting matchup
by cavslandrocks on Feb 6, 2010 6:46 PM CST up reply actions
we get to find out just how much first game back after the break, too
by cavslandrocks on Feb 6, 2010 6:50 PM CST up reply actions
nice…starting off where the left off.
Every game I see the less and less I like losing Hickson.
"I don’t dance too much." --Mike Holmgren
I really think they can afford to stand pat this year
by cavslandrocks on Feb 6, 2010 6:54 PM CST up reply actions
not just afford…they might be better off. We’re just a buzz saw right now from the opening jump. Hitting open 3s…dominant in points in the paint…
"I don’t dance too much." --Mike Holmgren
by johnnyphoenix on Feb 6, 2010 6:57 PM CST up reply actions
I agree...
I say stand pat…
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by John Bena (aka CavsBlogger) on Feb 6, 2010 6:58 PM CST up reply actions
Damn...
People call Cleveland a 1-man team? Lee has 12 of 14 points for NY
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by John Bena (aka CavsBlogger) on Feb 6, 2010 6:53 PM CST reply actions
I think I would characterize what goes on on other boards as a bit stronger than “teasing”
by cavslandrocks on Feb 6, 2010 6:59 PM CST up reply actions
hey, the worse it gets the better we’re doing…so I’m ok with it.
"I don’t dance too much." --Mike Holmgren
by johnnyphoenix on Feb 6, 2010 7:00 PM CST up reply actions
pretty much, so am I, until it gets to steroids (stupidity, I know) and attacking his Mom and girlfriend…some of the “people” posting on yahoo, ESPN, etc have zero class
by cavslandrocks on Feb 6, 2010 7:03 PM CST up reply actions
eh…it’s sports. You’ll have that. Nothing to get too bent about.
It’s all crap anyways given that any one of them would piss down their legs to have him, and then become Lebron ‘apologists’ after that.
"I don’t dance too much." --Mike Holmgren
by johnnyphoenix on Feb 6, 2010 7:08 PM CST up reply actions
Lebron has 14 points
Our defense hasn’t been an A+, but it’s not going to matter if the Knicks can’t stop us
Almost identical to the Clippers game last Sunday -
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by John Bena (aka CavsBlogger) on Feb 6, 2010 7:07 PM CST reply actions
it’s never boring…maybe a bit ho-hum…but NEVER boring
by cavslandrocks on Feb 6, 2010 7:10 PM CST up reply actions
LeBron scored the last 16 points for the Cavs…
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by John Bena (aka CavsBlogger) on Feb 6, 2010 7:08 PM CST reply actions
25 straight points for LeBron
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by John Bena (aka CavsBlogger) on Feb 6, 2010 7:12 PM CST reply actions
Make it 24
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by John Bena (aka CavsBlogger) on Feb 6, 2010 7:13 PM CST up reply actions
lol. “Alright guys. I’m goin to Chili’s. I think I earned my paycheck tonight.” (Scary thing is…he’s right.)
"I don’t dance too much." --Mike Holmgren
by johnnyphoenix on Feb 6, 2010 7:16 PM CST up reply actions
Is LeBron Pissed...
that he did’nt get an invite to the 3 point contest?
I'm Polish...what's your excuse?
As far as Im concerned…the fewer mins. the better. …
"I don’t dance too much." --Mike Holmgren
by johnnyphoenix on Feb 6, 2010 7:15 PM CST up reply actions
im not saying he should do that regularly, or ever again, but just once at the age of 25 wont hurt
by CavsLebronFan on Feb 6, 2010 7:18 PM CST up reply actions
Is it imperative that the Cavs have home court advantage throughout the playoffs?
I don’t think it’s as necessary this year.
Well, anything’s possible. I don’t discount the Lakers conceivably doing so, regardless of their struggles of late. Either way, I feel confident that the Cavs can beat any team on any floor in a series this year. Something I did not feel last year. I felt home court was imperative last year.
"I don’t dance too much." --Mike Holmgren
by johnnyphoenix on Feb 6, 2010 7:19 PM CST up reply actions
Not really…I almost never have to sign in even after I restart…weird
by cavslandrocks on Feb 6, 2010 7:28 PM CST up reply actions
he and LeBron get to sit the second half if they want to
by cavslandrocks on Feb 6, 2010 7:28 PM CST up reply actions
New Cavaliers Record...
35 points by LeBron in first half…
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by John Bena (aka CavsBlogger) on Feb 6, 2010 7:37 PM CST reply actions
I would like to see his first 60 point game
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by John Bena (aka CavsBlogger) on Feb 6, 2010 7:41 PM CST up reply actions
I dont get this…some knick fans posting…“If lebron can win with this team…why not the knicks?”
Huh? Apparently no one else has noticed any of the other Cavs players/additions this year?
"I don’t dance too much." --Mike Holmgren
That is the only hope they have...
Other that David Lee, they have ZERO
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by John Bena (aka CavsBlogger) on Feb 6, 2010 7:41 PM CST up reply actions
Well, I just don’t get how anyone who follows the NBA even remotely can not see just how this team is different than years past. Much bigger, much stronger, different lineups, matchups…Lebron is Lebron, but now he has much, much more freedom to do what he does, and teams have alot more to worry about precisely so they CAN’T just focus on Lebron. If you focus on him our other players can and will beat you…it’s been proven time and time again. And with the return of West, Williams, and Powe they’re only going to bet better.
"I don’t dance too much." --Mike Holmgren
by johnnyphoenix on Feb 6, 2010 7:48 PM CST up reply actions
they aren’t real BASKETBALL fans……same with all the others who make such ignorant statements…
by cavslandrocks on Feb 6, 2010 7:47 PM CST up reply actions
Many of the Knicks fans are deluded...
on several levels….thinking that all they need is LeBron…that they will get Wade as well as the King and for thinking that anyone would want to live in that cesspool in the first place
I'm Polish...what's your excuse?
Well, other than the ‘big market’ theory…which is clearly untrue…what other reasons does Lebron have to go to NY? If you want to use that argument he has just as much chance of heading to the Nets or the Clippers…
"I don’t dance too much." --Mike Holmgren
by johnnyphoenix on Feb 6, 2010 7:52 PM CST up reply actions
I can't watch the second half
I have some guests arriving. I’ll try to write a fanpost recap afterwards.
BS..you’re headin over to SS&R. I see you over there…lol
"I don’t dance too much." --Mike Holmgren
by johnnyphoenix on Feb 6, 2010 7:49 PM CST up reply actions
Later Wave!
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by John Bena (aka CavsBlogger) on Feb 6, 2010 7:50 PM CST up reply actions
Yeah i gotta keep better track of those for the drinking game.
"I don’t dance too much." --Mike Holmgren
by johnnyphoenix on Feb 6, 2010 7:57 PM CST up reply actions
Drink when:
“Deep In the QQQQ!!”
“Optimus Priiiiime!”
“Throws the hammer down!”
Z makes a jumper from just inside the 3 pt. line (2 ft. or less)
Boobie ends up on the floor
Varajao scores
Any 3 pointer
"I don’t dance too much." --Mike Holmgren
by johnnyphoenix on Feb 6, 2010 8:28 PM CST up reply actions
I wish somebody on the Knicks..
w.ould piss LeBron off. He dosent look very motivated to score right now
I'm Polish...what's your excuse?
yeah New York low balled him this year at 7M
by cavslandrocks on Feb 6, 2010 8:08 PM CST up reply actions
He was restricted too, which didn’t really help, though it would have been doubtful that the Knicks would have matched a more lucrative offer. He suffered because too many teams were so paranoid about taking on contracts that would effect those teams chances at this year’s free agent class (which I think when its all said and done will look like a terrible strategy for most of these teams). I’d take Lee at the 10 million a year he asked over Bosh at his max contract without a doubt.
You are a cavs fan…you’re not allowed to criticize the refs.
"I don’t dance too much." --Mike Holmgren
by johnnyphoenix on Feb 6, 2010 8:16 PM CST up reply actions
The only possibility of a foul would have been if Lebron’s left hand was “hand-checking” but Robinson looked to be jumping into Lebron so I don’t think that call gets made period.
Awful call
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by John Bena (aka CavsBlogger) on Feb 6, 2010 8:16 PM CST up reply actions
Lakers in Portland tonight, they always have trouble there, man would be nice to see them lose there, plus the blow out at home against Denver
What’s the latest on Delonte West? I’m guessing he hasn’t played today (didn’t see the beginning of this game) is he supposed to return for our next game or is it still up in the air?
This is not one of the better defensive efforts for the Cavaliers…
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by John Bena (aka CavsBlogger) on Feb 6, 2010 8:22 PM CST reply actions
the Cavs definitely need to keep them inside the arc
by cavslandrocks on Feb 6, 2010 8:23 PM CST up reply actions
4 years of college...
I think the offensive part of the game is the biggest positive for the guys that get a lot of college action.
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by John Bena (aka CavsBlogger) on Feb 6, 2010 8:26 PM CST up reply actions
Too Many Threes
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by John Bena (aka CavsBlogger) on Feb 6, 2010 8:28 PM CST reply actions
The Cavaliers have done everything in the 2nd half that the naysayers say they do – 1-on-5 basketball; too many jumpshots; NO OFFENSIVE SYSTEM
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by John Bena (aka CavsBlogger) on Feb 6, 2010 8:33 PM CST reply actions
I understand to a degree that with Mo Williams and West out, that Lebron will run the point in the closing minutes, but to not run plays, at least pick and rolls with Andy or going down to Shaq in the post is unacceptable.
For some reason..
They are not running the offense through Shaq….
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by John Bena (aka CavsBlogger) on Feb 6, 2010 8:37 PM CST up reply actions
Eh…lebron dribbling around at the top of the key 1 on 3…we’ve seen that before..never a good thing. This going to sleep in the 3rd and 4th off has been a trend, though. We’ve seen it quite a few times and it’s troublesome…
"I don’t dance too much." --Mike Holmgren
I even told the knicks fans early on to just wait…cavs will lose interest in the second half. Hoping I would be wrong about that…
"I don’t dance too much." --Mike Holmgren
by johnnyphoenix on Feb 6, 2010 8:38 PM CST up reply actions
I hope this isn’t where the loss of Mo and Delonte finally catchs up with us
I'm Polish...what's your excuse?
I dunno. I just dont like him basically telling everyone to ‘stand there so I can shoot and win this’ on offense. This team is much, much better than that.
"I don’t dance too much." --Mike Holmgren
by johnnyphoenix on Feb 6, 2010 8:44 PM CST up reply actions
…sometimes, I sit there and think……. why do we do this…. then he makes it, and I think, ah yes that’s why.
Anyone else ever have that feeling?
Like: “What the f*$% are we doing?” The we hit a crazy shot. And it’s like. “Oh, ok.”
its unsettling even if they win. Because the offense becomes less “efficient” and they would simply be better to continue to run the offense. Now I don’t mind spreading the floor and running pick and roles with Andy or pick and pops with Z or Mo, but the Lebron pounding the ball with the rest of the team standing around is not an efficient offense no matter how much Lebron believes that he can score “at will” (though I love the fact that he believes that about himself).
All team’s play ugly ones like this(Ask Orlando), the diff is, the Cavaliers win these games too(ask Orlando about Wasington last night)
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by John Bena (aka CavsBlogger) on Feb 6, 2010 8:47 PM CST reply actions
this was two games by two different teams…The first half they were the team that can win the Championship…the second half they were the team Orlando beat last year…that can’t even start again
by cavslandrocks on Feb 6, 2010 8:51 PM CST up reply actions
come on….they lost their mojo in the second half….that was a defensive letdown and offensive shutdown….I would not read into it anything more than that.
I'm Polish...what's your excuse?
true, although the ole’ Lebron on 5 is pretty rare these days…hate seein it again…flashback to last years playoffs and San Antonio…even when we coast/lose interest this year it never really resorts to that again…
"I don’t dance too much." --Mike Holmgren
by johnnyphoenix on Feb 6, 2010 9:00 PM CST up reply actions
ball movement stopped completely..JJ (was he even in in the 4th?) was non existent (JOe Smith last year)…their three point gunners were wide open…THAT was why Orlando beat the Cavs and THAT was the game the Cavs played for about 15 min of the third and fourth quarters tonight
by cavslandrocks on Feb 6, 2010 9:06 PM CST up reply actions
…the second half they were the team Orlando beat last year…that can’t even start again
Hell, not even that…it was 2006 Detroit and San Antonio in the playoffs.
"I don’t dance too much." --Mike Holmgren
by johnnyphoenix on Feb 6, 2010 10:05 PM CST up reply actions
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