RISE UP! A Cleveland Cavaliers Dynasty (RETIRED)

[homicide1550]

3rd Quarter Intervention
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February 8, 2008

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Redd Heads Cavs’ Balanced Attack

The Cavaliers made quick work on the struggling Atlanta Hawks who has now dropped their seventh straight game.
Cleveland never trailed in the game and led by as much as 20 points despite being the visiting team.

Michael Redd had a game-high 22 points to go along with 6 rebounds and four assists. LeBron James added 15 points
and 8 rebounds in just 27 minutes of action because of foul trouble. All in all, the Cavaliers had six players scoring 10
points or more including Gerald Green with 10 points off-the-bench.

"This is nice win for us since this is the second game of a back-to-back," Cavaliers coach Mike Brown said. "The boys
started the game with great energy and we were able to build on that as the game progressed."

Joe Johnson led the Hawks with 20 points followed by 15 points from his backcourt mate, Mike Bibby.

"This is another tough year for the organization, I just hope that our fans would continue to show their support,"
said Josh Smith, who tallied just 8 points on 4-of-13 shooting.

The Cavaliers heads back home to meet the dynamic duo of Allen Iverson and Carmelo Anthony.

Notes:
- Atlanta is now 9-17 on their home games.
- Rookie G Ramon Sessions was the only Cavs player who failed to score.

<Game Photos>

Player of the Game
Michael Redd - 22 pts | 6 reb | 4 ast

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February 10, 2008

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James Leads Cleveland to Another OT Win

In a battle against the Northwest division leading Denver Nuggets, the Cavaliers was able to come back from a
poor start and get their second straight victory. The Cavaliers duo of LeBron James and Michael Redd outscored
Denver's Carmelo Anthony and Allen Iverson, 67-47.

Redd led all scorers with 34 points on a blistering 11-of-17 shooting performance. While his partner LeBron James
toyed with another triple-double with 33 points, 11 assists and 8 rebounds.

"This is the first time I won a season series against Melo and I gotta say it, feels really good," said James.

Allen Iverson had the hot hand for the Nuggets finishing with 31 points and 11 assists. Carmelo Anthony did put up
16 points but struggled finding his range and shot only 33% from the field. Kenyon Martin had a double-double with
16 points and eleven rebounds.

Nuggets C Marcus Camby who is averaging a career-best 17.7 points per game this season was held down to just 8
points.

"I wasn't aggressive enough on the offensive boards today so I didn't get easy putbacks that I usually get," Camby
explained. "I need to get my groove back in our next game."

Cleveland was down by 10 when the final quarter started. They outscored the Nuggets 33-23 in the fourth to force
an extra period. With momentum on their side, the Cavs took control of overtime and won the game, 113-106.

Notes:
- Allen Iverson fouled out with 2:52 left in overtime.
- Carmelo Anthony still leads the head-to-head battle with LeBron James, 5-4.

<Game Photos>

Player of the Game
LeBron James - 33 pts | 8 reb | 11 ast

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Next Game Recaps: Feb. 11 at Orlando Magic | Feb 13 vs San Antonio Spurs

[XpLosibo]

Individual fouls will be kept, but a player will not foul out. <-- is it also applicable in real all-star games? :
Awesome game versus denver, both of ur stars played really great, especially "the phenom" LBJ23 hope u hav video highlights of that game in ur espn top 5

[Mandich]

dang LeBron is really the man, can't wait for the ASW

[homicide1550]

XplosivE22, the no foul out rule only applies to the rookie challenge coz they only have 9 players on a team compared to the all-star game which has a full 12-man lineup...

mandich, yeah Bron is a beast... watch out for the ASW... I'll be posting video highlights of it....

[homicide1550]

2008 NBA All-Stars Announced

February 11, 2008 -- The NBA announced today the players who will participate in Sunday's main event, the 56th Annual All-Star game which pits the best players from the East against the best players from the West. The starters for both teams were chosen via fan ballots and the reserves were chosen by the head coaches of each squad's particular conference.

There are 6 first-time all-stars this year with four of them playing for the Western Conference. This year's top vote getter was the Los Angeles Lakers' Kobe Bryant with 1,756,251 votes; followed by Dwyane Wade with 1,564,974 votes.

The East will be coached by the Detroit Pistons' Flip Saunders while the West will be headed by the Spurs' Gregg Popovich.

The All-Star game will be played under normal NBA rules; 12-minute quarters, players will foul out with 6 personals, etc. The game will be played at the New Orleans Arena.

C Dwight Howard - 20.1 ppg | 11.4 rpg (2)
PF Rashard Lewis - 22.9 ppg | 8.5 rpg (2)
SF Andre Iguodala - 25.4 ppg | 8.2 apg (1)
SG Dwyane Wade - 25.9 ppg | 7.7 apg (4)
PG Gilbert Arenas - 26.4 ppg | 9.3 apg (4)
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CF Rasheed Wallace - 24.0 ppg | 12.0 rpg (4)
F Kevin Garnett - 27.4 ppg | 12.0 rpg (11) 2003 ASG MVP
F LeBron James - 29.3 ppg | 8.4 apg (4) 2006 ASG MVP
G Jamal Crawford - 22.5 ppg | 7.6 apg (1)
G Chauncey Billups - 24.7 ppg | 5.8 apg (3)
FC Chris Bosh - 25.2 ppg | 9.9 rpg (3)
FC Jermaine O'Neal - 21.7 ppg | 11.1 rpg (7)

C Marcus Camby - 17.1 ppg | 11.9 rpg (1)
PF Tim Duncan - 24.2 ppg | 14.0 rpg (10) 2000 ASG MVP
SF Corey Maggette - 22.8 ppg | 8.6 apg (1)
SG Kobe Bryant - 27.5 ppg | 10.7 apg (10) 2002 & 2007 ASG MVP
PG Steve Nash - 24.2 ppg | 10.1 apg (6)
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C Mehmet Okur - 13.6 ppg | 10.2 rpg (2)
FC Amare Stoudemire - 22.0 ppg | 10.8 rpg (3)
F Andrei Kirilenko - 18.8 ppg | 5.4 rpg (2)
GF Tracy McGrady - 24.3 ppg | 8.4 apg (8)
G Deron Williams - 22.8 ppg | 8.3 apg (1)
G Kevin Martin - 24.6 ppg | 7.9 apg (1)
G Baron Davis - 23.4 ppg | 8.3 apg (3)

Note: # inside parenthesis shows number of All-Star selections

[Skills]

Those East lineups are effed up. LeBron and KG coming off the bench? Seriously?! Same with the West. Yao will be an all-star starter for the rest of his career, so it's shocking he didn't even make the team. (Unless he's injured, haha) McGrady should probably start over Maggette, but that's Live for ya, which is prolly why CP3 ain't on the West team.

[C-77]

what????????????!!!!!!!!!!!!!,Lebron off the bench anyways goodluck to him on winning another mvp award but this time offf the bench!

[Mandich]

Like what the...EA ripped you off. Lebron and KG should start, not come off the bench

[Jackie Kong]

Marco20, ill be glad to help if you need it... anyways, I just use Windows Movie Maker to do those videos...


Thanks for the comments guys, Recap against the Rockets will be uploaded shortly... And watch out for the All-Star Weekend...

what format are you using?

save your movie file with 1 Mbps setting, that way it will have a high quality option once you upload it on youtube...

Man, thanks. http://ubl.ipbfree.com/index.php?showtopic=437

[Bryan_C.]

C-77, mandich, i agree with ya,those guys must be playing as starters!!!

[XpLosibo]

kobe leading the votes, nice! i think he will get his 3rd all-star mvp.. no luv for cp3, i think the jazz hav alot of fans

[Sacramento-kings]

In my opinion the best dynasty around here. Kevin Martin for MVP

[Fresh8]

Kobe's averaging a double double... imrpessive. And yeah! LeBron on the bench.

And Homicide, did you have a look at the story about you?

[Valor]

blah, all star starters always have some that are unrealistic, but at least most of them, if not all, are all star caliber players.
looking forward to the recap, and Merry X'Mas

[homicide1550]

Whoah.. Christmas Holidays are over so I will be back updating this... Thanks for the comments guys and keep following..

[homicide1550]

A F***ed Up Morning...

It was about 8 AM, only six hours after the team arrived at the hotel and everyone on the team was sleeping except for one. Damon Jones was already up and surfing the net checking out some stuff...

"Oh Shit! Dawg take a look at this crap," Jones was shouting while he was trying to wake up his roommate LeBron James.

"Come on man, I'm trying to get some rest here, my body is still aching after last night's banging with Melo." James said. "And tonight we have Dwight man, I don't want to get dunked on again."

"Just take look at this for awhile man. You'll be damned surprised about this, man I am completely shocked! This is a travesty."

"Okay, man. what's this all about?" James said while clearing up his eyes and coming towards Damon's laptop.

"Take a look at this years All-Stars man, its fucked up man." Jones said with a grimace on his face.

James looked at the webpage, and said "Hmmm... Well, the good thing is I was voted by the coaches dawg. Nothing to worry about that. I am cool with it."

"But man this is crap. I am telling you Iggy paid someone to get him in the All-Star game or maybe he is David Stern's boyfriend or something."

James was laughing, "Come on man, give the man his due, he is having a career season but his team still sucks though.. hahaha.."

"Exactly my point man, and how in the hell is he in the three-point shootout and not me? I could beat him with my eyes closed. Just telling the truth bro."

"So is there anything else you wanna show me, still gotta rest man and you should too. We have a shoot around at 2 PM."

"Yeah there is one last thing, look at DeShawn's blog. The fool is acting like he is big or something."

LeBron read the blog while biting of his fingernails.

"Im too hot! I cant feel my face!"

Hey guys, DeShawn here... You all know I will be in my second dunk contest on Saturday right? (I was robbed by Desmond Mason in 2001) Well people have been saying that LeBron James will run away with the title. I doubt he will since yours truly is there. Man why are everybody so hyped up about the guy? He has no CREATIVITY, gotta admit he has power but man I am getting tired of his dunks, that one handed shit that
he calls a dunk, it is all the same people! Wake up, Seriously! It is plain and simple, that dude is OVERRATED!

Watch the dunk competition and see me wow everyone with my dunks including the so called KING!

P.S.
I know you are reading this LeBron! Good Luck! You are gonna need it...

-Peace Out

"Wow! Damn he truly is something DJ, he even got my picture, how sweet! haha," James said. "You still got that video we taped last week when I was practicing? Post it on youtube and let DeShawn see what creativity truly is. Im gonna whoop his butt on Saturday."

"Gladly dawg, rest up and ill take care of everything. Coach doesnt even give me playing time nowadays so I might as well get busy with these."

phpBB [video]

[Iggy]

As Cavs fans say : DeShawn " Not Even Rated " Stevenson ... And is really Iguodala Stern's boyfriend? I have to say - DJ have some creativity . Anyway, good luck with your dynasty

[Skills]

Aha, much more than I expected! I love how you included the video with the audio from Jamario Moon's dunk contest vid. Nice touch. Though, it would have looked cooler if you didn't show the dunk at the end. But nevertheless, great work.

My body is still aching after last night's banging with Melo.

[Mandich]

Hahaha that banging with Melo quote, nice job Skillmatic =)

Also, I think u misunderstood why DeShawn does that infront of his face waving. Its cause he can't feel his fingers, not his face
Anyways, the most creative update from you so far, great work man

[homicide1550]

3rd Quarter Intervention
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February 11, 2008

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Monster Game From Howard Lifts Magic Over Cavs

All-Star starter Dwight Howard was 2 assists shy of a triple-double as his Orlando Magic continued their mastery
over the Cavaliers.

Howard had a monster game with 29 points and 18 boards. Hedo Turkoglu added 21 points and 3 blocks despite
fouling out. Meanwhile, Rashard Lewis, who was named as one of the East's starters posted 10 points and six
rebounds.

"I wanted to get that triple-double man," a jolly Howard said. "I was really close on getting it but I guess it'll have
to wait. The good thing is we had the win."

Delonte West led all Cavs in scoring with 21 points to go along with six rebounds. LeBron James tallied 17 points,
11 assists and six rebounds in 30 minutes of action.

"We just haven't figured out yet how to stop Dwight. It is a tough matchup for our big guys and hopefully we can
solve the problem the next time we meet them," West explained.

Meanwhile, the ongoing rivalry between LeBron James and DeShawn Stevenson have caught the media's attention.
Stevenson criticized James' creativity in his dunks and then it was countered by LeBron's infamous youtube video.

"Y'all would have to wait for Saturday night," James replied. "All I know is that once its been all said and done,
DeShawn will eat his words and become a believer."

Cleveland heads back home to defend their home turf against the San Antonio Spurs before they head to the All-
Star break.

Notes:
- The Magic has now won 4 straight games over the Cavs including two preseason games in China.
- Magic C Dwight Howard set a new career high in assists with 8.

<Game Photos>

Player of the Game
Dwight Howard - 29 pts | 18 reb | 8 ast

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February 13, 2008

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Cavs Win Over Spurs in a Low Scoring Affair

It might have been ugly but still, a win is a win, as Cleveland snapped the Spurs' 10-game winning streak Wednesday
night at the Q Arena with a score of 83-75.

Cleveland was magnificent in the first quarter, scoring 28 points while allowing the Spurs a mere 7 points. But their
field goal percentage went downhill as they finished the game hitting only 38% of their shots which really allowed the
Spurs to inch back into the game.

"This is what good teams do," coach Mike Brown said. "Good teams win the ugly ones no matter what, our defense
got us this win."

LeBron James and Michael Redd both had 21 points for the Cavaliers. James was huge on the defensive end with a
career-high 7 blocks. While Delonte West had another strong outing with 17 points and two steals.

Tim Duncan finished with a double-double with 15 points and 15 rebounds. Brent Barry came off the bench to score
14 points on 6-of-13 shooting.

"It is tough to see that 10-game winning streak end but hey, you cant win all your games. We need to fine tune some
things in our offense and work on another streak," Popovich said in the post-game interview.

Notes:
- Cavs F LeBron James recorded 7 blocks, which is a new career-high.
- The Cavs and Spurs split their season-series with 1 game apiece.
- Spurs G Manu Ginobili hurt his foot with 3:09 left in the 4th and did not return.

<Game Photos>

Player of the Game
LeBron James - 21 pts | 8 ast | 7 blk

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Next Recaps: Feb. 15-17 All Star Weekend 2008

[homicide1550]

Iggy, thanks for commenting dude. I guess Iguoadala being in the 3 pt shootout and starting the all-star game over LeBron is proof that he is Stern's boyfriend...

Skillmatic, Thanks buddy! And I thought no one will notice that banging thing...

mandich, Actually DeShawn calls it the "I cant feel my face" taunt... I did some searching before I wrote that and here is proof,

http://blog.washingtonpost.com/dcsports ... preta.html

anyways Rookie Challenge recap will be next...

[jonthefon]

Nice win over the Spurs: how many games do you have till the All-Star break? I guess Damon Jones should've added his "best shooter in the league" comment.

[john26]

I would like to ask where to get the psd/template for the news. Did you make it yourself?

[Mandich]

can't wait for the ASW to begin

[homicide1550]

jonthefon, All-Star Weekend is up next dude...

john26, what news? the newspaper? got the base from another dynasty but I kinda forgot the name of it... I just edited it to fit my dynasty...

mandich, dont worry bro i will be doing the recaps ASAP...