2009 Game Day Thread

Game #13 - Cleveland Cavaliers at Indiana Pacers

by John Bena (aka CavsBlogger) on Nov 20, 2009 5:30 PM CST in 2009 Game Day Thread Comment 20 comments

2009/2010 NBA Regular Season
	VS
5-4		8-4
November 20, 2009
Conseco Fieldhouse
7:00 PM et
Radio - WTAM 1100 / TV - FSOhio HD
Probable starters:
T.J. Ford	PG	Mo Williams
Brandon Rush	SG	Anthony Parker
Dahntay Jones	SF	LeBron James
Danny Granger	PF	J.J. Hickson
Roy Hibbert	C	Zydrunas Ilgauskas

I just need to get that horrible taste out of my mouth left by the result of the Wizards game. Hopefully the Cavaliers can do just that tonight in Indiana against the Pacers. Danny Granger is one of the most explosive scorers in the NBA, and he especially loves to get up for LeBron.

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Game #12 - Cleveland Cavaliers at Washington Wizards

by John Bena (aka CavsBlogger) on Nov 18, 2009 5:30 PM CST in 2009 Game Day Thread Comment 19 comments

2009/2010 NBA Regular Season
	VS
6-1		5-3
November 18, 2009
Verizon Center
7:00 PM
Radio - WTAM 1100 / TV - FSOhio HD / ESPN
Probable starters:
Gilbert Arenas	PG	Mo Williams
Mike Miller	SG	Anthony Parker
Caron Butler	SF	LeBron James
Antawn Jamison	PF	J.J. Hickson
Brendan Haywood	C	Shaquille O'Neal

The Cavaliers, minus two very important parts of their front-court, head to Washington D.C. to face the Wizards, a matchup that is always fun to watch. These two teams just don;t like each other very much, and after the Cavaliers erased a 17-point deficit earlier this season at The Q, you can bet the Wizards will be looking, once again, for revenge.

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Game #10 - Utah Jazz at Cleveland Cavaliers

by John Bena (aka CavsBlogger) on Nov 14, 2009 6:45 PM CST in 2009 Game Day Thread Comment 65 comments

2009/2010 NBA Regular Season
	VS
4-5		6-3
November 14, 2009
Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, OH
7:30 PM
Radio - WTAM 1100 / FSOhio HD
Probable starters:
Eric Maynor	PG	Mo Williams
Wesley Matthews	SG	Anthony Parker
Ronnie Brewer	SF	LeBron James
Carlos Boozer	PF	J.J. Hickson
Mehmet Okur	C	Shaquille O'Neal

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Game #9 - Cleveland Cavaliers at Miami Heat

by John Bena (aka CavsBlogger) on Nov 12, 2009 6:30 PM CST in 2009 Game Day Thread Comment 88 comments

2009/2010 NBA Regular Season
	VS
6-1		5-3
November 12, 2009
Miami, FL
8:00 PM
Radio - WTAM 1100 / TV - TNT HD
Probable starters:
Mario Chalmers	PG	Mo Williams
Dwyane Wade	SG	Anthony Parker
Quentin Richardson	SF	LeBron James
Michael Beasley	PF	J.J. Hickson
Jermaine O'Neal	C	Shaquille O'Neal

Hopefully the site problems that have plagued me for the last day are resolved and I can get back to basketball. The Cavaliers were impressive in their early-season test against Orlando last night, but the task might be even harder tonight when the Wine and Gold take on the Miami Heat.

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Game #8 - Cleveland Cavaliers at Orlando Magic Game Night Open Thread

by John Bena (aka CavsBlogger) on Nov 11, 2009 6:00 PM CST in 2009 Game Day Thread Comment 84 comments

2009/2010 NBA Regular Season
	VS
6-2		4-3
November 11, 2009
Orlando, FL
7:00 PM
Radio - WTAM 1100 / TV - ESPN HD / FSOhio
Probable starters:
Jameer Nelson	PG	Mo Williams
Vince Carter	SG	Anthony Parker
Matt Barnes	SF	LeBron James
Brandon Bass	PF	J.J. Hickson
Dwight Howard	C	Shaquille O'Neal

I'm sure many of you have had this game circled on the calendar for a while. Just keep in mind that neither team is a finished product and no matter what happens tonight - good or bad - there is A LOT more basketball to be played. Enjoy it for what it is.

Oh yea, it might be a good idea to keep an eye on Shaq V. Howard. This is what Shaq was brought here for.

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Game # 7 - Cleveland Cavaliers at New York Knicks

by John Bena (aka CavsBlogger) on Nov 6, 2009 6:15 PM CST in 2009 Game Day Thread Comment 61 comments

2009/2010 NBA Regular Season
	VS
1-4		3-3
November 6, 2009
Madison Square Garden, New York, NY
8:00 PM
Radio - WTAM 1100 / TV - ESPN HD / FSOhio
Probable starters:
Chris Duhon	PG	Mo Williams
Larry Hughes	SG	Anthony Parker
Danilo Galinari	SF	LeBron James
Wilson Chandler	PF	Anderson Varejao
David Lee	C	Shaquille O'Neal

The bad news? The Cavaliers have stumbled a bit to a 3-3 record. The Good news? A 1-4 Knicks team is up next. The Knicks are on cruise control - wishing to hop in a time machine to July 1, 2010. They want LeBron and in a lot of ways LeBron wants New York. He loves the attention, and loves the 'love' from the fans and media alike. Will all of that be more important than winning? That's the big question.

This is the only trip to New York for the Cavaliers this season - thanks NBA - so we only have to deal with the Knicks-side of things one time. Get ready.....

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Game #6 - Chicago Bulls at Cleveland Cavaliers Game Night Open Therad

by John Bena (aka CavsBlogger) on Nov 5, 2009 6:31 PM CST in 2009 Game Day Thread Comment 7 comments

2009/2010 NBA Regular Season
	VS
2-2		3-2
November 5, 2009
Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, OH
8:00 PM
Radio - WTAM 1100 / TV - TNT
Probable starters:
Derrick Rose	PG	Mo Williams
John Salmons	SG	Anthony Parker
Taj Gibson	SF	LeBron James
Luol Deng	PF	Anderson Varejao
Joakim Noah	C	Shaquille O'Neal

There's just something about the Bulls that sparks my interest when the Cavaliers face them. What once seemed to be a budding rivalry never materialized after the Bulls fell far below expectations a few years ago. then came the Larry Hughes/Ben Wallace trade. After pushing the Celtics to the limit in the First Round of the Playoffs last season, the Bulls lost Ben Gordon and once again seem to be a team in flux.

Derrick Rose is one of the most talented PG's in the NBA already which should make Cavs-Bulls games exciting for the next decade.

The Bulls will be without F Tyrus Thomas tonight who is suffering from the dreaded 'Flu-like Symptoms'.

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Game #5 - Washington Wizards at Cleveland Cavaliers Game Night Discussion Thread

by John Bena (aka CavsBlogger) on Nov 3, 2009 5:00 PM CST in 2009 Game Day Thread Comment 77 comments

2009/2010 NBA Regular Season
	VS
2-1		2-2
November 3, 2009
Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, OH
7:00 PM
Radio - WTAM 1100 / TV - FSOhio HD
Probable starters:
Gilbert Arenas	PG	Mo Williams
Mike Miller	SG	Anthony Parker
Caron Butler	SF	LeBron James
Fabricio Oberto	PF	Anderson Varejao
Brendan Haywood	C	Shaquille O'Neal

First things first. These two teams don't like each other too much - stemming from 3-straight playoffs defeats at the hands of the Cavaliers for the Wizards. Of course, it takes two for there to be a rivalry and in all honesty, the Cavaliers just don't care all that much about the Wizards - at least as much as Washington seems to be concerned with them.

The Cavaliers will likely see a spirited group tonight - but that shouldn't be different than any game this season. When you win 66 games teams are going to be gunning for ya. The Cavaliers are still working out the kinks in their new roster as well.

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