Game #65 - San Antonio Spurs at Cleveland Cavaliers Game Night Open Thread
by John Bena (aka CavsBlogger) on Mar 8, 2010 5:30 PM CST
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San Antonio Spurs at Cleveland Cavaliers, Mar 8, 2010 6:00 PM CST
2009/2010 NBA Regular Season
VS
36-24 49-15
March 8, 2010
Quicken Loans Arena
7:00 PM et
Radio - WTAM 1100 / FSOhio
Probable starters:
George Hill
PG
Mo Williams
Roger Mason
SG
Anthony Parker
Keith Bogans
SF
Jawad Williams
Tim Duncan
PF
Antawn Jamison
Antonio McDyess
C
J.J. Hickson
The Cavaliers are in full playoff prep mode. They sat LeBron James in Milwaukee on Saturday night to give his aching body a rest and by the sounds of Mike Brown earlier today that are likely to do it again tonight. That would give LeBron a full week's worth of rest, well deserved and much needed this time of year. James did not participate in the team's shoot-around this morning, another indication he will likely take the night off.
All that said, the Cavaliers didn't lose to Milwaukee because LeBron James was in jeans on the bench. Antawn Jamison(30 points) and Delonte West(27 points) more than made up for James' absence. It was the rest of the team combining for just 28 points that did the Cavs in. Sure, it is a lot easier with James in the lineup, but the Cavaliers have good enough players - I'm talking to you Mo Williams - to be able to win a game without him. Too bad it hasn't happened in three seasons - the Cavs are 0-7 without James the past 3 years.
3-in the Key
1. At 49-15 (.766), Cleveland owns the NBA's best record and leads the league with highest point differential at +7.2. The team is 23-7 (.767) in 2010, which is the best mark in that span. With a win versus San Antonio, the Cavaliers will become the NBA's first team to win 50 games this season.
2. With 10 of the team's remaining 18 games at The Q, the Cavaliers own the NBA's best home record at 27-4 (.871). The Cavs have won 25 of their last 27 home games and are averaging 105.7 points on .515 shooting, while holding their opponents to just 95.1 points on .439 shooting during that span. This season, Cleveland has had two streaks of double-digit home winning streaks after winning 11 straight games at The Q from Nov. 14 - Dec. 30 and Jan. 6 - Feb. 11.
3. Since the start of the 2008-09 season, the Cavaliers are 66-6 (.917) at home, which is also an NBA-best. After having the best home record last season at 39-2 (.951), the team is trying to hold the best home record in consecutive seasons for only the 14th time in NBA history and seventh time (5 teams) in the last 35 years: (Boston Celtics (twice): 1985-86 & 1986-87 & 1987-88, Utah Jazz - 1990-91 & 1991-92, Chicago Bulls - 1995-96 & 1996-97, Sacramento Kings (twice): 2000-01 & 2001-02 & 2002-03).
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oh man. I thought LBJ was gonna be out for just one game…Im getting a little nervous about giving up these games at this point in the season. Of course I’m aware that it doesn’t guarantee a loss, but the way we came out against Milwaukee we’re gonna get woodshedded by SA.
Looks like he might have been a little more banged up than I first thought.
Im not worried about LBJ
Give the man some rest, let him heal the thigh bruise and the ankle.
He’ll be at full strength for Philly and Boston on Fri/Sun
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I know…I know…I think sometimes we take it for granted that’s he’s healthy because of how strong he is…but when you think about how he plays the game, how many times he drives hard to the basket and takes hard fouls, etc., the man’s gotta be playing dinged up and sore pretty much every game from midseason on.
by johnnyphoenix on Mar 8, 2010 5:58 PM CST up reply actions
He's leaving for sure
He’s DYING to go play for a team that loses by 20 points to the Nets…..
/sarcasm
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by Jeff at the BBC on Mar 8, 2010 5:58 PM CST up reply actions
The Lakers have the "soft" label,
The Cavs have the “2010” label,
The Cetlics have the “declining” label,
And the Spurs? They have the “old, boring, slow” label.
Mo Williams has a lot to prove tonight
Im publishing an article tomorrow on how he can live up to his Tweeted apology…
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There’s a little Point Guard whose fingers made a curl,
Right in the middle of his forehead;
When he was good, he was very, very, good,
But when he was bad, he was horrid.
by johnnyphoenix on Mar 8, 2010 6:04 PM CST up reply actions
Anybody watching the pre-game on Foxsports HD?
the sound is way way off. Fred and Campy talk but their lips don’t move.
I'm Polish...what's your excuse?
No powder toss at home
That makes me sad
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I was at the game Manu scored 46
I wanted to punch him sooooo bad
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Hickson needs to do two things
1) practice getting the ball while moving
2) learn to love the paint
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like that
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by Jeff at the BBC on Mar 8, 2010 6:17 PM CST up reply actions
There it is, Mo....
You’re off to the right start
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well, then never mind....4 in a row now
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by Jeff at the BBC on Mar 8, 2010 6:25 PM CST up reply actions
The ball hurt him
how ironic
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by Jeff at the BBC on Mar 8, 2010 6:27 PM CST up reply actions
Its Varejao
They probably wanted to call a technical on him as soon as he touched the ball
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by Jeff at the BBC on Mar 8, 2010 6:33 PM CST up reply actions
whats the score?
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by Ian_InsideTheShoe on Mar 8, 2010 6:36 PM CST reply actions
us or them?
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by Ian_InsideTheShoe on Mar 8, 2010 6:38 PM CST up reply actions
K thanks
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by Ian_InsideTheShoe on Mar 8, 2010 6:38 PM CST up reply actions
Hey guys, lebron’s the only one who can do the crab dribble. Not Kobe, not Wade, not Carmelo, and not any of you.
Agreed.
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by Ian_InsideTheShoe on Mar 8, 2010 6:42 PM CST up reply actions
He's just and akward player overall.
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by Ian_InsideTheShoe on Mar 8, 2010 6:44 PM CST up reply actions
In other news, water is wet
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by Jeff at the BBC on Mar 8, 2010 6:44 PM CST up reply actions
Mo Williams
6 points
5 rebounds
3 assists
so far….so good
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He's a solid player
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by Ian_InsideTheShoe on Mar 8, 2010 6:46 PM CST up reply actions
I'll be turning on the tv here in a minute
Then the thread can take off. ;)
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by Ian_InsideTheShoe on Mar 8, 2010 6:51 PM CST up reply actions
Alright, got the tv on
Lets get it started.
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by Ian_InsideTheShoe on Mar 8, 2010 6:54 PM CST reply actions
Jamison is a good addition to the team
Regardless of what you all think
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by Ian_InsideTheShoe on Mar 8, 2010 6:55 PM CST reply actions
Of course
Ginobli is a regular doucher
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by Ian_InsideTheShoe on Mar 8, 2010 6:55 PM CST reply actions
Good effort by JJ
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by Ian_InsideTheShoe on Mar 8, 2010 6:55 PM CST reply actions
It seems like we stay away from Ginobli..
Not smart.
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by Ian_InsideTheShoe on Mar 8, 2010 6:56 PM CST reply actions
Wow..
Ginobli is having a great year period.
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by Ian_InsideTheShoe on Mar 8, 2010 6:57 PM CST reply actions
Tied game
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by Ian_InsideTheShoe on Mar 8, 2010 6:57 PM CST reply actions
I like delonte. He's a good player
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by Ian_InsideTheShoe on Mar 8, 2010 6:58 PM CST reply actions
No?
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by Ian_InsideTheShoe on Mar 8, 2010 7:26 PM CST up reply actions
WOW
That was a fast play
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by Ian_InsideTheShoe on Mar 8, 2010 6:58 PM CST reply actions
Jamison has the ugliest sweet shot
But it works
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He has a real smooth 3 shot though
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by Ian_InsideTheShoe on Mar 8, 2010 7:01 PM CST up reply actions
HA! Without Lebron, they move to this.
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by Ian_InsideTheShoe on Mar 8, 2010 7:01 PM CST reply actions
Jeff, Might want to tell Eric
Evan Turner is POY for the Big Ten and Coach Matta shares Coach of the Year honors.
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by Ian_InsideTheShoe on Mar 8, 2010 7:09 PM CST up reply actions
were on it
thanks
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by Jeff at the BBC on Mar 8, 2010 7:12 PM CST up reply actions
Who the fuck is George Hill
and why aren’t you getting between him and the basket on breakaways?
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Sorry
Had to get a post up on my blog.
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by Ian_InsideTheShoe on Mar 8, 2010 7:31 PM CST up reply actions
BTW
I know you meant the cavs
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by Ian_InsideTheShoe on Mar 8, 2010 7:31 PM CST up reply actions
Nice play!
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by Ian_InsideTheShoe on Mar 8, 2010 7:32 PM CST reply actions
Mo is having the game he should be having
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stiffened injury on his leg
no major concern
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by Jeff at the BBC on Mar 8, 2010 7:54 PM CST up reply actions
Come on Cavs! Prove that you're not a one-man team!
Bay Area -- Golden State Warriors for Life.
LeBron James -- Greatest player in the game. MVP!
only Shaq on LeBron were out against the Bucks
and the Cavs have proved they can win without shaq
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jeez, this is ugly
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Mo with 17-8-8, hopefully we look back at this game as the moment he switched on and become a great contributor for the rest of the season. Once we get Lebron, Shaq, Mo, Jamison all on the court at the same time and with each one of them playing well at the same time we will be unstoppable.
P.s. just realised we’re the first team to 50 wins, nice feeling.
by CavsLebronFan on Mar 8, 2010 8:40 PM CST up reply actions
What a way to lose to NBDL team
could not have asked for a better look at it. we have just lost to the equivalent of the LA Clippers.
Some post game SA fan posts.
Unbelievable.
Yes they are, apparantely their fans, are not.
by johnnyphoenix on Mar 8, 2010 8:44 PM CST up reply actions
Oh, don’t forget the ‘refs are against us they always hate us’ circus.
(facepalm)
by johnnyphoenix on Mar 8, 2010 8:48 PM CST up reply actions
…the best thing about this is they don’t have the ‘refs favor Lebron’ conspiracy to whine about.
by johnnyphoenix on Mar 8, 2010 8:50 PM CST up reply actions
anyways, that’s fine. Let them be well coached, poised, and, might I add, ushered to the door early on in the playoffs.
by johnnyphoenix on Mar 8, 2010 8:47 PM CST up reply actions
Announcer: "Mike Brown is now 7-2 vs the spurs" but he’s 0-4 against us in the FINALS MOTHERFUCKERS
I hate these Cavs
wtf. Actually I thought SpursFan was pretty objective. I was gonna tell them what a good game it wa, but I’m sure at this point it wouldn’t be appreciated and after these kind of posts, fuck ’em.
by johnnyphoenix on Mar 8, 2010 8:43 PM CST up reply actions
I just gotta say ...
that Delonte was beast tonight and JJ was good despite his stone hands at times
I'm Polish...what's your excuse?
Told all of you that i liked delonte..
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by Ian_InsideTheShoe on Mar 9, 2010 7:13 AM CST up reply actions
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