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Video: Mike Brown on Being Named Coach of the Year

April 20, 2009
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Gameblog: Cavs vs. Boston Celtics

April 12, 2009

Game: Cavs (64-15) vs. Boston Celtics (60-19)
Broadcast:  TV: ABC (WEWS Channel 5).  Radio: WAKR (1590 AM); WTAM (1100 AM), WHBC (1480 AM)
Starters: Cavs:  LeBron James (F); Ben Wallace (F); Zydrunas Ilguaskas (C); Delonte West (G); Mo Williams (G).  Celtics:  Paul Pierce (F); Glen Davis (F); Kendrick Perkins (C); Ray Allen (G); Rajon Rondo (G).
Injured and [...]

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Gameblog: Cavs vs. 76ers

April 10, 2009

Game:  Cavs vs. Philadelphia 76ers
Broadcast:  TV: FSOhio. Radio:  WAKR (1590 AM); WTAM (1100 AM), WHBC (1480 AM).
Starters:  Cavs:  LeBron James (F); Ben Wallace (F); Zydrunas Ilguaskas (C); Delonte West (G); Mo Williams (G).  76ers: Andre Iguodala (F); Reggie Evans (F); Samuel Delembert (C); Willie Green (G); Andre Miller (G).
Injured and inactive:  Cavs:  J.J. Hickson (back); [...]

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Cavs: Hickson out 2-3 Weeks

April 8, 2009

Cavaliers rookie J.J. Hickson will miss the next 2-3 weeks with a stress-related back injury, it was revealed today.
The Cavs decided to shut down the rookie, who had a flare up approximately three months ago, after he began suffering symptoms 7-10 days ago.  More details will be revealed later today.
Hickson averaged four points and 2.7 rebounds [...]

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Cavs: Z’s Milestone Ball Missing

March 30, 2009

Cavs’ center Zydrunas Ilgauskas  is willing to make a trade.
A Plain Dealer report revealed this morning that the ball that Z used to enter the Cavs’ 10,000 point club walked out of The Quicken Loans Arena after the Atlanta Hawks game.  The ball was tossed in the crowd and the individual who caught it, never [...]

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Gameblog: Cavs vs. Timberwolves

March 27, 2009

Post-mortem:  Cavs 107, Timberwolves 85
Two things won this for the Cavaliers – crashing the boards and shooting:

The Cavaliers outrebounded the Twolves 47-26, crashing the boards all night and with relative ease.  They beat them in second chance points 16-7 .  James led the way with 12, but Anderson Varejao proved extremely effective on the glass [...]

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Playoffs: Who Do You Want to See?

March 27, 2009

If you’ve been following the NBA playoff race at the bottom rung of the Eastern Conference, you’ll notice a small, albeit significant chance to standings. The Chicago Bulls, by virtue of a win last night over the Miami Heat, have inched into the seventh seed.  And Detroit, currently on a three-game losing skid, has slipped [...]

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Gameblog – Cavs vs. Nets

March 25, 2009

Post-mortem: Cavs 98, Nets 87

The record’s behind them, this is officially the best team in Cavs hisotry as they won their 58th.  I don’t even think they believe it’s enough and they shouldn’t because there’s still plenty to work on:
Offensively, the Cavs, after opening up with tremendous momentum, looked sloppy for the rest of the [...]

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Gameblog: Cavs vs. Portland Trail Blazers

March 19, 2009

Post mortem:  Cavs 97, Trail Blazers 92
Observations:

The Cavaliers showed some semblance of an inside offensive game in the second half, actually getting Zydrunas Ilgauskas established in the paint.  Ilgauskas took advantage of the opportunity scoring 12 points in the third quarter and adding another five between the fourth quarter and the first overtime.
The team played [...]

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Cavs: Jackson Returns; Brown Shuffles Rotation

March 19, 2009

Wally Szczerbiak’s left knee strain that will keep him out for much of the rest of the regular season will require Mike Brown to shift his rotation once again.  In Szczerbiak the team lost some flexibility.
Brown said after Thursday’s morning shootaround that Sasha Pavlovic, because of his size, will see his minutes increase.  Some may [...]

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