*CaVaLiEr PRiDe* Cleveland Cavaliers Dynasty :::4-1:::

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Playoff Length- 7-7-7-7
Sim Injuries- Yes
Sim Type- Intervention
Level- Superstar
Quarter Length- 12 minutes
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HEAD COACH- Paul Silas (College-Creighton '64)

ASSISTANT COACHES- Stephen Silas (College-Brown '96)
Brendan Malone (College-Iowa '62)
Kenny Natt (College-Northeast Louisiana '80)

Strength-and-Conditioning Coach- Stan Kellers (College-Cleveland State '85)

Athletic Trainer- Max Benton(College-Colorado '95)

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Cleveland Cavaliers 2004-05 Roster


#52 DeSagana Diop
Position: C
Born: 01/30/82
Height: 7-0 / 2,13
Weight: 280 lbs. / 127,0 kg.
High School: Oak Hill Academy HS (VA)


#90 Drew Gooden
Position: F
Born: 09/24/81
Height: 6-10 / 2,08
Weight: 242 lbs. / 109,8 kg.
College: Kansas '03


#12 Lucious Harris
Position: G
Born: 12/18/70
Height: 6-5 / 1,96
Weight: 205 lbs. / 93,0 kg.
College: Long Beach State '93


#11 Zydrunas Ilgauskas
Position: C
Born: 06/05/75
Height: 7-3 / 2,21
Weight: 260 lbs. / 117,9 kg.
From: Lithuania


#33 Luke Jackson
Position: F-G
Born: 11/06/81
Height: 6-7 / 2,01
Weight: 215 lbs. / 97,5 kg.
College: Oregon


#23 Lebron James
Position: F
Born: 12/30/84
Height: 6-8 / 2,03
Weight: 240 lbs. / 108,9 kg.
High School: St. Vincent-St. Mary HS (OH)


#0 Jeff McInnis
Position: G
Born: 10/22/74
Height: 6-4 / 1,93
Weight: 179 lbs. / 81,2 kg.
College: North Carolina '97


#14 Ira Newble
Position: G-F
Born: 01/20/75
Height: 6-7 / 2,01
Weight: 220 lbs. / 99,8 kg.
College: Miami (Ohio) '97


#3 Aleksandar Pavlovic
Position: F
Born: 11/15/83
Height: 6-7 / 2,01
Weight: 210 lbs. / 95,3 kg.
From: Serbia-Montenegro


#20 Eric Snow
Position: G
Born: 04/24/73
Height: 6-3 / 1,91
Weight: 205 lbs. / 93,0 kg.
College: Michigan State '95


#32 Robert Traylor
Position: F-C
Born: 02/01/77
Height: 6-8 / 2,03
Weight: 284 lbs. / 128,8 kg.
College: Michigan '99


#17 Anderson Varejao
Position: F
Born: 09/28/82
Height: 6-10 / 2,08
Weight: 230 lbs. / 104,3 kg.
From: Brazil


#2 DaJuan Wagner
Position: G
Born: 02/04/83
Height: 6-2 / 1,88
Weight: 200 lbs. / 90,7 kg.
College: Memphis '05


#47 Scott Williams
Position: F-C
Born: 03/21/68
Height: 6-10 / 2,08
Weight: 260 lbs. / 117,9 kg.
College: North Carolina '90

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2004-05 Conference Standings


EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Divison
Boston Celtics 0-0 .000
New Jersey Nets 0-0 .000
New York Knicks 0-0 .000
Philadelphia 76ers 0-0 .000
Toronto Raptors 0-0 .000

Central Divison
Chicago Bulls 0-0 .000
Cleveland Cavaliers 0-0 .000
Detroit Pistons 0-0 .000
Indiana Pacers 0-0 .000
Milwaukee Bucks 0-0 .000

Southeast Division
Atlanta Hawks 0-0 .000
Charlotte Bobcats 0-0 .000
Miami Heat 0-0 .000
Orlando Magic 0-0 .000
Washington Wizards 0-0 .000




WESTERN CONFERENCE

Southwest Division
Dallas Mavericks 0-0 .000
Houston Rockets 0-0 .000
Memphis Grizzlies 0-0 .000
New Orleans Hornets 0-0 .000
San Antonio Spurs 0-0 .000

Northwest Division
Denver Nuggets 0-0 .000
Minnesota Timberwolves 0-0 .000
Portland Trailblazers 0-0 .000
Seattle Supersonics 0-0 .000
Utah Jazz 0-0 .000

Pacific Division
Golden State Warriors 0-0 .000
Los Angeles Clippers 0-0 .000
Los Angeles Lakers 0-0 .000
Phoenix Suns 0-0 .000
Sacramento Kings 0-0 .000

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NBA League News

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Team News


Injury Report: DeSagana Diop


Cleveland-Nov.10--Cleveland's backup center DeSagana Diop was injured late in the game vs. the Atlanta Hawks yesterday. He has sustained a sore finger. He will be available for game action against the Phoenix Suns tonight. Diop averages 4.0ppg and 1.5rpg in the two games he has played for the Cavaliers this season.
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Cavaliers Activate Pavlovic; Place Wagner on Injured List


Cleveland-Nov.7--The Cleveland Cavaliers have activated forward Aleksandar Pavlovic and placed guard Dajuan Wagner on the Injured List, Cavaliers President and General Manager of Basketball Operations Jim Paxson announced today.

Pavloic was placed on the Injured List at the beginning of the season, with left knee patella tendinitis. He hasn't pllayed at all this season. Wagner has been placed on the Injured List with left knee patella tendinitis. He has played in all 3 of the Cavaliers games averaging 1.7ppg in 7.6 minutes a game.

The Cavaliers roster stands at 12.

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Schedule and Scores

Nov Opponent Score W-L High Pts High Reb
Wed 3 Indiana W 105-95 |1-0|L. James 34|D. Gooden 11
Thu 4 @ Miami 8:00pm W 117-116 |2-0|L. James 30|2 Tied 14
Sat 6 @ Milwaukee W 95-84 |3-0|L. James 28|D. Gooden 14
Tue 9 @ Atlanta W 98-92 |4-0|D. Gooden 24|D. Gooden 17
Wed 10 Phoenix L 118-98 |4-1|D. Gooden 25|Z. Ilgauskas 11
Sat 13 Washington 7:00pm WUAB NBALP
Mon 15 Golden State 7:00pm WUAB NBALP
Thu 18 @ Charlotte 7:00pm WUAB NBALP
Sat 20 Charlotte 7:00pm WUAB NBALP
Sun 21 @ New York 6:00pm WUAB NBALP
Wed 24 Detroit 7:00pm WUAB ESPN
Fri 26 @ Boston 6:30pm WUAB NBALP
Sat 27 Chicago 7:00pm WUAB NBALP
Mon 29 @ L.A. Clippers 10:30pm WUAB NBALP

Dec Opponent Time* Local TV National TV
Wed 1 @ Phoenix 9:00pm WUAB NBALP
Thu 2 @ Denver 10:30pm -- TNT
Sat 4 Toronto 7:30pm FSOhio NBALP, SCORE
Tue 7 New Jersey 7:00pm FSOhio NBATV
Wed 8 @ Chicago 8:30pm FSOhio NBALP
Sat 11 @ San Antonio 8:30pm WUAB NBALP
Mon 13 @ Memphis 8:00pm WUAB NBATV
Wed 15 Portland 7:00pm FSOhio NBALP
Thu 16 @ Detroit 8:00pm -- TNT
Sat 18 Boston 7:30pm WUAB NBALP
Tue 21 Minnesota 7:00pm FSOhio NBATV
Wed 22 @ New Jersey 7:30pm FSOhio NBALP
Sun 26 New Orleans 7:00pm FSOhio NBALP
Tue 28 @ Atlanta 7:30pm WUAB NBALP
Wed 29 Houston 7:00pm FSOhio NBALP

Jan Opponent Time* Local TV National TV
Mon 3 @ Charlotte 7:00pm WUAB NBALP
Wed 5 Atlanta 7:00pm FSOhio NBALP
Sat 8 New York 1:30pm -- ABC
Tue 11 Charlotte 7:00pm FSOhio NBALP
Thu 13 @ L.A. Lakers 10:30pm WUAB TNT
Sat 15 @ Utah 9:00pm FSOhio NBALP
Sun 16 @ Seattle 9:00pm WUAB NBATV
Wed 19 @ Portland 10:00pm WUAB NBALP
Thu 20 @ Sacramento 10:30pm WUAB TNT
Sat 22 @ Golden State 10:30pm WUAB NBALP
Mon 24 Washington 7:00pm FSOhio NBALP
Wed 26 Memphis 7:00pm FSOhio NBALP
Fri 28 @ New York 7:00pm FSOhio ESPN
Sun 30 Milwaukee 6:30pm WUAB ESPN

Feb Opponent Time* Local TV National TV
Tue 1 @ Orlando 7:00pm -- NBALP
Thu 3 @ Miami 8:00pm -- TNT
Sat 5 Orlando 7:30pm WUAB NBALP
Tue 8 Toronto 7:00pm FSOhio NBALP, SCORE
Fri 11 Denver 8:00pm FSOhio ESPN
Sun 13 L.A. Lakers 3:30pm -- ABC
Wed 16 Atlanta 7:00pm FSOhio NBALP
Thu 17 @ Minnesota 8:00pm -- TNT
Fri 18 got milk? Rookie Challenge
Sat 19 footlocker 3-pt Shootout & Sprite Rising Stars Slam Dunk
Sun 20 2005 NBA All-Star Game
Wed 23 Chicago 7:00pm FSOhio NBALP
Fri 25 @ Indiana 8:00pm FSOhio ESPN
Sun 27 @ New Jersey 1:00pm WUAB NBALP
Mon 28 San Antonio 7:00pm FSOhio NBALP

Mar Opponent Time* Local TV National TV
Wed 2 Seattle 7:00pm FSOhio NBALP
Fri 4 @ Philadelphia 7:00pm FSOhio NBALP
Sun 6 Miami 7:30pm WUAB ESPN
Tue 8 Orlando 7:00pm FSOhio NBALP
Sun 13 Indiana 7:00pm WUAB NBATV
Tue 15 Utah 7:00pm FSOhio NBALP
Wed 16 @ Milwaukee 8:00pm FSOhio NBALP
Fri 18 Philadelphia 7:30pm FSOhio NBALP
Sun 20 @ Toronto 1:00pm WUAB Telemundo, TSN
Tue 22 Detroit 7:00pm -- TNT
Thu 24 @ Houston 8:30pm FSOhio NBALP
Sat 26 @ Dallas 8:30pm WUAB NBATV
Mon 28 @ New Orleans 8:00pm WUAB NBALP
Tue 29 L.A. Clippers 7:00pm FSOhio NBALP
Thu 31 @ Chicago 8:30pm FSOhio NBALP

Apr Opponent Time* Local TV National TV
Fri 1 Sacramento 8:00pm FSOhio ESPN
Sun 3 Dallas 1:00pm -- ABC
Tue 5 New Jersey 7:00pm WUAB NBALP
Wed 6 @ Indiana 7:00pm -- ESPN
Fri 8 @ Philadelphia 7:00pm WUAB NBALP
Sat 9 Milwaukee 7:30pm FSOhio NBATV
Mon 11 @ Orlando 7:00pm WUAB NBALP
Thu 14 New York 8:00pm -- TNT
Fri 15 @ Washington 7:00pm WUAB NBALP
Sun 17 @ Detroit 1:00pm -- ABC
Tue 19 Boston 7:00pm FSOhio NBALP
Wed 20 @ Toronto 7:00pm WUAB NBALP, RSN

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Pre-Game Newspapers and Articles


When: November 10, 2004
Time: 7:00 EST
Where: Gund Arena
Records: Suns, 3-1;Cavaliers, 4-0.
Television:




Amare Stoudemire and the Phoenix Suns take on the Cleveland Cavaliers on ESPN tonight.

CLEVELAND, Ohio (AP) -- The Cavaliers face their first Western Conference team of the season. The Suns are 3-1 and are leading the Pacific division. Phoenix's only lost came from the Atlanta Hawks, who the Cavaliers beat last night after a thrilling come from behind victory. The Suns are coming off a 107-76 blowout win over the Chicago Bulls.

The addition of Steve Nash made the Suns an immediate playoff contender in the Western Conference. Many thought since having no big man made them an average team, but they are proving people wrong. Nash averages a team-high 21.0ppg and 8.3apg. Joe Johnson has improved himself since last season averaging 20.0ppg, 4apg and 4rpg.

The Cavaliers have a 4-0 start which is the best start in franchise history. "The players are really having fun and we are just taking one game at a time," Coach Silas said. The Cavaliers are back home after finishing their 3 game road trip. Tonight's game won't be on local television because ESPN is televising the game.

PROBABLE STARTERS

C-Amare Stoudemire
PF-Shawn Marion
SF-Quentin Richardson
SG-Joe Johnson
PG-Steve Nash


C-Zydrunas Ilgauskas
PF-Drew Gooden
SF-Ira Newble
SG-Lebron James
PG-Jeff McInnis
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When: November 9, 2004
Time: 7:30 EST
Where: Phillips Arena
Records: Cavaliers, 3-0;Hawks, 1-2.
Television: WUAB




Al Harrington and the Atlanta Hawks will go against the Cavaliers tonight in Phillips Arena

CLEVELAND, Ohio (AP) -- The Cavaliers will finish out their 3 game road trip tonight against the Atlanta Hawks who are 1-2 in the season. Cleveland is 2-0 on the road trip and 3-0 overall.

Atlanta's 1-2 combo of Al Harrington and Antoine Walker has led them in each game this season. Walker is playing all-star basketball with 23.3ppg, 10.7rpg and 4.3apg, while Hiarrington averages 19.3ppg and 11.7rpg for the Hawks. Cleveland overall as a team can stop those two players from going off. They can also lock the other players down and force those two to do everything.

Lebron James, Jeff McInnis, Drew Gooden and Zydrunas Ilgauskas are all averaging double figures for the Cavaliers through three games. The team activated forward Aleksandar Pavlovic to give them a better outside shooting threat.

PROBABLE STARTERS

C-Zydrunas Ilgauskas
PF-Drew Gooden
SF-Ira Newble
SG-Lebron James
PG-Jeff McInnis


C-Kevin Willis
PF-Antoine Walker
SF-Al Harrington
SG-Boris Diaw
PG-Kenny Anderson
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When: November 6, 2004
Time: 7:30 EST
Where: The Bradley Center
Records: Cavaliers, 2-0;Bucks, 1-0.
Television: WUAB




Michael Redd scored 41 points in his first game of the season

CLEVELAND, Ohio (AP) -- The Cleveland Cavaliers take on the 1-0 Bucks tonight in the Bradley Center. After taking a day off from playing back-to-back games, Cleveland will have to play a Bucks team who ahd two days off. Milwaukee won their season opener on November 3rd verse the Orlando magic. Michael Redd scored a game-high 41 points and also had 4 assists in the game.

The Cavaliers are 2-0 and sophmore G/F Lebron James is playing extremely well. He is averaging 32ppg, 10.5apg and 9rpg in two games for the Cavaliers. Drew Gooden is also playing well averaging a double-double wtih 19.5ppg and 12.5rpg. Michael Redd will have to guard Lebron tonight and they will battle it out at the Bradley Center.

This will be the Cavaliers 2nd game of their 3 game road trip. "The players have really been in shape. Coming into training camp they looked great and that's a good sign showing that everyone is ready to work hard," Paul Silas said. Tonight will the Bucks first game at home this season.

PROBABLE STARTERS

C-Zydrunas Ilgauskas
PF-Drew Gooden
SF-Ira Newble
SG-Lebron James
PG-Jeff McInnis


C-Dan Gadzuric
PF-Joe Smith
SF-Keith Van Horn
SG-MIchael Redd
PG-T.J. Ford_____________________________________________________________

When: November 4, 2004
Time: 8:00 EST
Where: American Airlines Arena
Records: Cavaliers, 1-0;Heat, 0-1.
Television: WUAB/




The two sophmores will go at it tonight on TNT

CLEVELAND, Ohio (AP) -- The Cavaliers are coming off a 105-95 win over the Indiana Pacers. They are playing back-to-back games already in the 1st games of the season. The Miami Heat is coming off a heartbreaking loss to the New Jersey Nets losing 98-94. Lebron James almost had a triple double in the Cavs win with 34 points, 9 rebounds and 9 assists. Shaquille O'neal dominated against New Jersey with 35 points, 10 rebounds, 5 assists and 4 blocks.

This will be the first game of a 3 game road trip for the Cavaliers. The other two teams they play are the Milwaukee Bucks and the Atlanta Hawks.

The Cavaliers will use Ilgauskas, Diop and Traylor tonight on O'neal. Diop did not play last night, so he will get the majority of the minutes off the bench behind Ilgauskas. "We know what Shaq is very capable of doing," Cavs coach Paul Silas said. "We will try and front him as much as possible in the post, while having someone else standing behind him." The Heat havep lenty of shooters who can make their shots, but Silas would rather take a chance on jump shots than easy shots in the lane.

PROBABLE STARTERS

C-Zydrunas Ilgauskas
PF-Drew Gooden
SF-Ira Newble
SG-Lebron James
PG-Jeff McInnis


C-Shaquille O'neal
PF-Udonis Haslem
SF-Rasual Butler
SG-Eddie Jones
PG-Dwyane Wade

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When: November 3, 2004
Time: 7:00 EST
Where: Gund Arena
Records: Pacers 0-0; Cavaliers, 0-0.
Television: WUAB




Jermaine O'neal (left) and Lebron James (right) will battle tonight against each other

CLEVELAND, Ohio (AP) -- The Cleveland Cavaliers will open up their season against the Indiana Pacers. INdiana was tied for the league's best record holding a 61-21 record during the 2003-04 season. Cleveland is coming off a 35-47 season with rookie Lebron James earning Rookie of the Year honors.

Lebron averaged 20.9ppg, 5.9apg and 5.5rpg for the Cavaliers last season. Jermaine O'neal was a top 5 MVP canidate from last season as he averaged 20.1ppg, 10rpg and 2.5bpg for the Pacers.

Tonight's matchup should be a close one. Drew Gooden has became a rebounding machine and Lebron is turning into a more mature player. Lebron will have to watch out for Ron Artest who is a headache to deal with on the defensive end.

After speaking to Cavs coach Paul Silas about the season opener he said, "This is an exciting night for the Cavalier fans and the team. We must come out with alot of intensity and finish with alot of intensity in order for us to win. The Pacers are an elite team in the league and it won't be an easy task for us to beat them. I want the players to go out and have fun tonight, but at the same time I want them to get the win as well," Silas said.

PROBABLE STARTERS

C-Jeff Foster
PF-Jermaine O'neal
SF-Ron Artest
SG-Reggie Miller
PG-Jamaal Tinsley


C-Zydrunas Ilgauskas
PF-Drew Gooden
SF-Ira Newble
SG-Lebron James
PG-Jeff McInnis

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Game-by-Game Recaps

Cavaliers Lose Their First Game
The Suns shooting put the Cavaliers in deep water tonight

Suns-118

Cavaliers-98


Shawn Marion catching the alley-oop from Steve Nash

CLEVELAND, Ohio Nov.10 (Ticker) -- Cleveland's shooting woes continued throughout this game. If there is anything that the Cavs need to improve, it's their shooting. Phoenix shot 52% from the field in the game, while the Cavs shot only 42% and 2-13 from 3 point range.

At the end of the first quarter, the Cavaliers trailed 28-22. Amare Stoudemire was dominating the quarter with 9 points on 4/5 shooting from the field, along with 7 rebounds. Drew Gooden led the way for the Cavaliers with 6 points and 3 rebounds. Cleveland just shot 37% from the field as their shooting woes continued. Phoenix was hsooting an amazingly 50% from the field.

Lebron was able to cut the lead down to 6 points after a layup with 6:37 left in the first half. Luke Jackson made a 3 with 4:57 left in the period to make the score 44-39 and the 3 also ended a drought for the Cavaliers of missing 10 straight 3 pointers, since last night against the Atlanta Hawks. Joe Johnson's jumper put the Suns back up 50-43. The pick and roll between Steve Nash and Johnson was deadly thoughout the game against Cleveland. At the end of the first half, Cleveland trailed 53-49. Lebron James scored 10 of his 13 points in the 2nd quarter and he also had 4 assists. Nash led the Suns with 10 points. Cleveland was able to shoot 50% from the field in the 2nd quarter and outscored the Suns 27-25 in the period.

The Suns lead was trimmed to 60-59 after Lebron was able to get a breakaway dunk with 8:30 left in the 3rd quarter, but Ilgauskas ended up drawing his 4th foul with 8:19 left in the 3rd and he had to sit out the rest of the quarter. Steve Nash's 3 put the Suns up double digits with a 75-65 lead with 4:19 left in the 3rd. The 3 gave Nash 28 points for the game. Steve Nash committed his 4th foul on Eric Snow and had to sit out for the remainder of the quarter and never came back in the game as he finished with 30 points for the Suns. At the end of the 3rd quarter, Cleveland trailed 91-77 and things looked worse than they did at first. Phoenix scored a season-high 38 points in the 3rd quarter, while shooting 63% from the field.

The Cavaliers started the 4th quarter on an 8-2 run and Gooden's two hand slam pulled the Cavs within' 8 points with 9:11 left in the quarter. The Suns were forced to call a timeout. Phoenix scored six unanswered points after the run by Cleveland and led 99-85 with just over 8 minutes left in the period. Phoenix went up 109-88 with 4:42 left in the 4th quarter and nothing was going right for the Cavs. Paul Silas took out all the starters with 2:17 left in the game and let the younger players get some experience for the rest of the game. Cleveland was down 113-95 and there wasn't enough time to comeback.

Photos from the Game:
Ilgauskas had a double-double with 17 points and 11 rebounds
Lebron with the dunk that cut the lead within' 1 point
Stoudemire posting up Ilgauskas in the post
Nash making one of his many jumpers in the game
McInnis was one of the five players to score in double figures for the Cavs
Johnson kept his hot stroke going in the game
Gooden led the Cavaliers with 25 points in the game

Box Score



November 10, 2004 Scores
75
92
P. Pierce-17pts, 8asts

106
99
A. Mourning-21pts, 6rebs

117
94
G. Hill-34pts, 7rebs, 6asts

107
114
R. Artest-35pts, 8rebs

86
90
M. Redd-29pts, 11rebs

98
89
K. Bryant-19pts, 6rebs

91
94
C. Boozer-16pts, 13rebs

90
102
M. Ginobili-26pts, 11asts

117
87
P. Stojakovic-25pts, 10rebs
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Dramatic 2nd Half Comeback for the Cavs
Cleveland did the unbelievable against the Hawks

Cavaliers-98

Hawks-92


Drew Gooden had a season-high 24 points, 17 rebounds and 4 blocks against the Atlanta Hawks

ATLANTA, Ga. Nov.9 (Ticker) -- The Atlanta Hawks were unstoppable in the first half as they led by as many as 22 points against the Cavaliers. Cleveland was down six points at the end of the first quarter and things got worse in the 2nd quarter as the Hawks outscored them 27-16.

Heading into the 3rd quarter, the Cavaliers were down 52-35. Gooden had a team-high 12 points and 8 rebounds. Lebron was 1/7 from the field with just 6 points. Al Harrington had a double-double with 10 points and 11 rebounds for the Hawks. Cleveland was shooting 30% from the field in the first half.

The Cavaliers started the 3rd quarter on a 7-0 run that cut the lead to 52-42. Kenny Anderson's layup put the Hawks back up 16 points with a 58-42 lead. Antonie Walker who had 5 fouls in the first half, fouled out wtih 4:25 left in the 3rd after Drew Gooden went inside to draw contact. Walker fouled out with 11 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists. Ilgauskas fouled out for Cleveland later on with 3:07 left in the 3rd quarter. He finished with 8 points and 7 rebounds in 24 minutes of play. At the end of the quarter, the Cavs trailed 63-76. Boris Diaw scored 8 of his 16 points in the 3rd quarter.

With 8:09 left in the period, Diop injured his left arm after going for a foul on Drobnjak. Later on in the game, the commentators indicated that Diop had a strained left finger and would not return to action. Drew gooden dunked the ball with 7:44 left in the game to cut the Hawks lead to 84-75. On Cleveland's next drive, Lebron passed the ball inside to Traylor who got the layup to cut the Hawks lead to 7 points with 7:03 left in the 4th. James made a key jumper with 5:23 left that made the game a two possession game and the shot gave him 19 points for the game after only scoring 6 points in the first half. After Al Harrington missed a jumper, Lebron got the rebound and was able to find Traylor again under the basket for the easy two points. The score was 89-85 with 4:54 left in the quarter. Cleveland were outscoring the Hawks 22-13 in the quarter.

Atlanta committed a turnover on their next possession with 4:32 left in teh game. McInnis blew past Harrington on the mismatch and made the game a one possession game as the Hawks led 89-87. Robert Traylor tied the game after overpowering Harrington in the paint. Cleveland's comeback was complete as they overcame a 17 point deficit at the beginning of the 2nd half and teh Hawks were forced to call a timeout. "We played as a team and with alot of heart tonight. There's no doubt about it. These men showed that they never give up on any given night," coach Paul Silas said.

Harrington was fouled by Lebron and he made 1/2 from the line. McInnis isolated Kevin Willis and he took it coast to coast against him and he gave the Cavs their first lead of the game with 3:18 left. Harrington gave the Hawks a 92-91 lead after making a jumper. Traylor was posting Willis up and Traylor elevated and dunked the ball on Willis and got the foul. Traylor missed the FT, but the Cavs still led 93-92 with 2:43 left in the game. Willis fouled out after fouling Traylor again on the perimeter which also sent Traylor to the line. Robert Traylor missed the first one, but made teh 2nd and he had a season-high 13 points, 7 rounds for the Cavs after making the free throw. Boris Diaw missed a 3 in the corner that would've gave the Hawks the lead and Gooden grabbed his 15th rebound of the game. He was fouled with 1:24 left in the period and was sent to the line. Gooden missed both FT's and Collier grabbed the rebound for the Hawks. Atlanta used their last timeout of the game after the rebound.

Anderson put up a jumper that rolled off the rim and Gooden grabbed another rebound with 1:08 left in the period. Cleveland could not get a shot off and had a shot clock violation with 46.9 secs left. On the Hawks next possession, Harrington passed the ball to Diaw for another jumper, but it hit the front of the rim and Gooden grabbed his 17th rebound of the game wtih 28 seconds left. Drobnjak fouled Ira Newble with 25.4 seconds left and he went to the line to shoot two FT's. Newble made both FT's to put Cleveland up 96-92 in the game. nderson came down and shot a 3 that didn't go in and Traylor grabbed the rebound and was immediately fouled with 15.7 secs left. Traylor made the first one, but missed the 2nd and Lebron was able to grab the offensive rebound and was fouled with 14.5 secs left. James missed the first one, but made the 2nd one that put the Cavs up 98-92 and it sealed the game for Cleveland. Gooden finished with 24 points, 17 rebounds and 4 blocks.

Photos from the Game:
Ilgauskas had foul trouble throughout the entire game
Newble played a season-high 32 minutes and scored 8 points
McInnis stepped up big in the 2nd half for Cleveland
Lebron with the acrobatic layin vs. the Hawks
Lebron going in on the Hawks defense for the easy layup
Walker could not get going in the game as he fouled out early in the 3rd quarter
Harrington only scored 5 points in the 2nd half for the Hawks

Box Score



November 9, 2004 Scores
107
117
A. Jamison-40pts, 7rebs

107
76
A. Stoudemire-15pts, 12rebs

97
101
T. McGrady-25pts, 6rebs

80
75
D. Nowitzki-13pts, 6rebs

76
84
J. Magloire-20pts, 17rebs

108
117
K. Garnett-31pts, 10rebs, 9asts

102
122
C. Anthony-31pts, 8rebs

100
93
V. Carter-17pts, 7asts

97
120
R. Jefferson-42pts, 11rebs

96
84
A. Iverson-25pts, 9asts
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Cleveland Got the Best of the Bucks
Jeff McInnis was the unsung hero of this game

Cavaliers-95

Bucks-84


McInnis had a season-high with 24 points along with 7 assists against the Bucks

MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin Nov.6 (Ticker) -- After most of the attention focused on Lebron James, the Bucks basically forgot about the other four players on the court with him. Lebron always makes his teammates better and in this case he did that tonight against the Bucks.

In the 1st quarter, it was all Lebron as he scored 10 of the Cavaliers 19 points in the period. Milwaukee's Michael Redd couldn't handle Lebron one on one, and it cost them big time early in the game. Redd had two early fouls in the quarter, but that didn't keep him from doing what he had to do for his team. He finished the 1st quarter with 14 of the Bucks 19 points. "His release is so quick, that it's hard to contest the shot and that's just something he is very superior with," Lebron said. Neither team was able to shoot well from the field in the 1st quarter with both teams scoring just 19 points in the quarter.

Cleveland was able to get some ground going up by 5 points after McInnis made a three with 7:32 left in the 2nd quarter. The three pointer gave him 11 points for the first half. Milwaukee had nobody to step up for them in the 2nd quarter except for Redd and Van Horn. Redd and Van Horn combined for 18 of the Bucks 22 points in the 2nd quarter. The amount of depth and balance on the Bucks team offense caused them to lose the game.

Keith Van Horn and Michael Redd were the only two Bucks players to score in double figures. They combined for 52 points with Redd leading them with 35 points. Lebron James had another solid game for the Cavaliers with 28 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists. The Bucks were only able to shoot 33% from the field during the game, while the Cavs shot 40%. "Even though we shot bad from the field, we still had more players involved in the game which brought us to victory," Paul Silas said.

The turning point of the game came in the 2nd and 3rd quarters where the Cavaliers outscored the Bucks in those quarters and in the 1st and 4th quarters, the scores were tied. "It was good that our players weren't tired during the 2nd quarter and we came out strong in the 3rd to try and finish the Bucks off," assistant coach Brendan Malone said. Cleveland couldn't connect on free throws shooting 26-37 from the line, while the Bucks shot 19-20. "This is something we must improve on along with our 3 point shooting. If they would've attempted more FT's than we did, they could've won this game," Silas said. The Cavaliers will finish out the 3 game road trip against the Atlanta Hawks on Tuesday.

Photos from the Game:
Ilgauskas trying to move around Gadzuric
Tractor Traylor getting his only two points of the game
Michael Redd with the layup
Lebron scoring two of his 28 points against the Bucks
Keith Van Horn with the two hand jam
Drew Gooden with the dunk over Gadzuric
James getting another dunk for the season against the Bucks

Box Score



November 6, 2004 Scores
103
110
T. McGrady-30pts, 8asts

108
106
P. Gasol-24pts, 10rebs

97
101
J. Richardson-44pts, 5rebs

120
84
S. Nash-31pts, 13asts

85
87
R. Artest-25pts, 11rebs

100
108
A. Jamison-30pts, 15rebs

109
89
S. Francis-20pts, 10asts

66
83
L. Sprewell-16pts, 5rebs

97
85
C. Boozer-25pts, 10rebs

78
92
J. Crawford-27pts

82
117
C. Billups-26pts, 9asts
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Cleveland Wins in Overtime
Another great performance from Lebron gave the Cavs a 2-0 start for the season

Cavaliers-117 OT

Heat-116


Shaquille O'neal and the Heat are now 0-2 on the season

MIAMI, Fla. Nov.4 (Ticker) -- There is nothing to say about the sophmore Lebron James who was very affective in tonight's game. He did everything on the floor that made his teammates better and also improved his team record to 2-0 of the season.

The Heat we're struggling earlier in the 1st quarter after missing five straight shots. Haslem then scored to end their drought as the score was 10-9 wtih the Cavaliers winning. Jeff McInnis was able to make a layup while getting fouled on the play wtih 5:41 left in the 1st quarter. He put the Cavaliers up 16-12 in the game. Miami took a 17-16 lead after Eddie Jones nailed aj umper that also gave him 5 points in the quarter. Cleveland led 29-27 at the end of the quarter. They were able to hold Shaq to just 2 points and 1 rebound in the 1st quarter, but Rasual Butler and Eddie Jones combined for 12 points after making outside shots. Ilgauskas led the Cavaliers with 9 points and 3 rebounds. Lebron had 6 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists for Cleveland.

McInnis made a jumper that gave the Cavs their largest lead of the 1st half as Cleveland led 39-31. The Cavs were outscoring the Heat 10-4 with Cleveland shooting 44% and the Heat just shooting 16% from the field. Miami had to use a timeout after Lebron James threw down a two-hand dunk to pu the Cavs up 45-36 with 6:36 left in the 1st half. The dunk gave Lebron 12 points in the first half. Shaquille O'neal had 4 points after 17 minutes of play after making a hoookshot over Ilgauskas. Miami tied the game up at 55-55 with 1:32 left in the period after Wade hit a three that gave him 15 points in the quarter. At the end of the 1st half, the Cavaliers led 57-55. Shaq scored 4p oints in the last two minutes of the 2nd quarter and he finished with 8 points in the first half. Ilgauskas led the Cavs in scoring with 15 points, while Lebron had 14 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists. The Heat were shooting 43% in the first half, while the Cavs were only shooting slightly better with 45%.

The Heat took their first lead of the game since leading 17-16 in the 1st quarter after a Butler jumper that put them up 61-59. Miami was on a 6-0 run and they went up 65-59 in the quarter. Cleveland was forced to call a timeout to regroup. Gooden finally ended the Cavaliers drought shooting 1-13 from the field in the quarter with a dunk over Haslem. The Cavs regained the lead after Lucious Harris made a three to put them up 78-77 with 1:43 left in the 3rd. At the end of the quarter, Cleveland led 82-81. Lebron james had a double-double with 20 points, 10 assists and 7 rebounds. Dwyane Wade led the Heat with 19 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists.

Ilgauskas got a 3 point play to go after making a hook shot over O'neal as he got fouled. The play put Cleveland up 88-83 early in the 4th quarter. McInnis hit a big jumper that gave the Cavs a 94-87 lead with 6:35 left in the 4th. The Heat went inside to Shaq as he turned and got the easy 2 points over Ilgauskas. It gave SHaq 20 points in the game to go along wtih 11 rebounds and 5 blocks. Lebron fed Traylor in the paint as he made the layup to tie the game at 100-100 with 1:31 left in regulation. Wade then came down and made a free throw line jumper to put the Heat up 102-100. After letting the shot clock run down to 7 seconds, Lebron took control and went inside strong for the layin that gave him 24 points for the game and tied the game up 102-102 with 22.7 seconds left in the 4th quarter. Wade held the ball for the last second shot, but he ended up giving it to Eddie Jones win the corner open for the jumper, but he missed the game winner and the game was headed into overtime.

Gooden made a 12 foot jumper that put the Cavs up 110-106 with 2:25 left in overtime. O'neal drew his 5th foul on Ilgauskas with 2:00 left in the OT period. Lebron was able to drive in to put the Cavs up 112-108 with 1:37 left in the extra period. Eddie Jones came down and made a 3 to cut the lead 112-111 with 1:07 left in overtime. On the Cavs next possession, Lebron was fouled by Shaq which fouled Shaq out of the game and put Lebron on the free throw line. Lebron made both free throws that put Cleveland up 114-111. Butler made a jumper with 52 seconds left that cut the Cavs lead to 1 point. Cleveland setup an isolation play for Lebron, but he missed the jumper. Miami came down and Wade shot a jumper that didn't go, but Allen went up for two tip ins that didn't go in, and Gooden was able to finally grab the rebound and was fouled with 13.3 seconds left in the game. Gooden sinked both FT's to put the Cavs up 116-113. Miami used their last timeout of the game. After the timeout, the Heat tried to go inside for 2 points, but Malik Allen failed to score and Gooden grabbed his 14th rebound with 7.8 seconds left and was fouled again. Gooden missed the first FT, but made the 2nd one. Malik Allen made a desperation three with 2.7 seconds left, but the Cavs were able to run the clock out the rest of the way.

Photos from the Game:
Snow trying to go past Eddie Jones
Shaquille O'neal with two of his 8 points in the 1st half
Ira Newble shooting the jumper
Lebron shooting the fadeaway over Haslem
Diop and Gooden double teaming O'neal
Drew Gooden with the left hand hookshot
Eddie Jones missing the last second shot in regulation
Dwyane Wade finished with a season-high 23 points
Lebron going up strong on 3 defenders

Box Score



November 4, 2004 Scores
96
94
L. Sprewell-27pts, 5rebs

77
62
A. Jamison-33pts, 16rebs



Inside the NBA with Kenny "The Jet" Smith, Charles Barkley, Magic Johnson and Ernie Johnson


Welcome everyone to Inside the NBA. I'm Ernie Johnson along side Kenny "The Jet" Smith, Charles Barkley and Magic Johnson. You have just watched the Cavaliers take on the Miami Heat with Cleveland coming out in overtime with the one point victory over the Heat. Miami falls to 0-2, while the Cavs move to 2-0. Lebron James had another great performance with 30 points, 12 assists, 9 rebounds and 4 steals. Minnesota played at Denver tonight and we're able to win a game on the road 96-94. Latrell Sprewell led the Timberwolves with 27 points and 5 rebounds. The Timberwolves were one of the best road teams last season as well. Washington defeated the new expansion team the Charlotte Bobcats 77-62. Jamison scored 33 points and grabbed 16 rebounds.


I'm very impressed with Lebron James so far in the season. He is almost averaging a triple double and he has brought his game to the extreme. He is leading this Cleveland team to a playoff berth no doubts about it.


You have to love Lebron's game. Alot of people doubted him about getting ROY because they thought Carmelo deserved it more, but Lebron is showing why he deserved that award. He had 34, 9 and 9 last night and 30, 12 and 9 tonight. He will be one of the great ones soon. There's nobody in the league playing better than him right now. I know it's early in the season, but he can be a potential MVP canidate and can win the award!


Lebron was amazing tonight. I have to give it to him, but I'm not going to go jumping on the bandwagon just yet. It's only the 2nd game of the season and anything can happen in the next 80 games. If he is still playing well midway through the season, I can say that he is an MVP canidate, but not right now. He has alot more tasks to accomplish this season, like getting his team to the playoffs.


How can you not say that he won't be a MVP canidate? He has had two straight games where he has almost had a triple double. Can you see that this kid is for real? Charles you always hatin' on the young cats because your getting too old and fat.


Whatever Kenny, I'm not going to talk about your ignorance on opening night of the show.


Well, that's it for tonight folks. We will see you next time on Inside the NBA. I'm Ernie Johnson along with Kenny Smith, Charles Barkley and Magic Johnson. Goodnight.
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Cavaliers Upset the Pacers
Lebron James performance was unbelievable in his first game of the season

Pacers-95

Cavaliers-105


Lebron James, who finished with 39 points, with the electrifying two-hand dunk

CLEVELAND, Ohio Nov.3 (Ticker) -- Gund Arena was the place to be tonight as the Cleveland Cavaliers put on a big time performance for the fans. Lebron James was unbelievable in the game. The Cavs was coming into the game as the underdogs and they showed why they are serious this season. Cleveland got stops when they needed them, and played like a veteran team.

During the 1st quarter, the Cavaliers weren't shooting well from the field. They shot 39% from the field, while the Pacers shot 48%, but Cleveland was able to stay close throughout the quarter. Zydrunas Ilgauskas shined for the Cavaliers as he scored 6 points and grabbed 2 rebounds during the 1st quarter. Jermaine O'neal scored 8 points to lead the Pacers in the quarter and also had 4 rebounds.

The Cavaliers came into the 2nd quarter with fire in their eyes. They started the quarter on a 8-0 run that was led by Lebron James who had two highlight dunks in the quarter. The dunks had the Cavaliers pumped up and the crowd became very loud. Jeff McInnis and Drew Gooden then went off in the quarter, scoring 12 points on five straight possessions for the Cavs. The Pacers could not do anything during the quarter. Jermaine O'neal only scored 2p oints in the 2nd quarter. Lebron had finished the quarter with 11 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists to lead the Cavs. Jamaal Tinsley was forced into taking shots with the Cavaliers pressuring O'neal and Artest. Tinsley shot 2-8 from the field in the 2nd quarter and finished the game shooting 4-18 from the field. Cleveland led 61-51 at the end of the 1st half.

The Pacers we're able to slow the Cavs momentum down during the 3rd quarter. They became more involved in going down low to O'neal and not settling for jumpshots. Indiana went on a small run that cu the Cavaliers deficit to two points, but Cleveland was able to hang on during the quarter and tried to run some clock. The Pacers outscored the Cavaliers 23-17 in the 3rd quarter. At the end of the quarter, Cleveland led 78-74. Lebron James led Cleveland with 23 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists. Jermaine O'neal already had a double-double with 18 points and 10 rebounds for Indiana.

During the 4th quarter with only 44 seconds into the period, Lebron dished out his 7th assist of the game to Robert Tractor Traylor who got the layup and the foul on Jeff Foster, but he missed the free throw. Cleveland was up 82-76 after the sequence. Lebron extended the Cavaliers lead to 10 points after driving in for the layup with 8:33 left in the quarter. Drew Gooden was able to get a block on Jermaine O'neal wtih 2:02 left in the period. The Cavs were up 103-92 and had control of the ball. Lucious Harris made a jumper off a Lebron assist to give the Cavs their largest lead of the 2nd half leading 105-92 with just 1:41 left in the game. The Pacers were forced to call a timeout after the Cavs were outscoring them 27-18 in the quarter. After stopping the Pacers on their next few possessions, the Cavs were able to run the clock out. Lebron James played 41 minutes and led Cleveland with 34 points, 9 rebounds, 9 assists and 2 steals.


Photos from the Game:
Ilgauskas with the dunk in the 1st quarter
Jeff McInnis going up for two of his 16 points in the game
Lebron with the two hand reverse dunk that set the tone for the Cavaliers during the 2nd quarter
O'neal going up strong with the dunk over Gooden
O'neal uses the mismatch backing Newble down
Drew Gooden grabbing one of his 11 rebounds
Lebron shot 3-4 from downtown in the game
Ron Artest getting two of his 17 points
Gooden and O'neal battling for the rebound

Box Score



November 3, 2004 Scores
91
93
J. Posey-24pts, 7rebs

70
62
D. Nowitzki-17pts, 10rebs

94
109
K. Garnett-30pts, 13rebs, 8asts

86
65
A. Walker-29pts, 10rebs

81
102
R. Davis-22pts, 6asts

98
88
P. Stojakovic-21pts, 12rebs

88
103
E. Brand-26pts, 10rebs

120
87
Z. Randolph-11pts, 17rebs

94
98
R. Jefferson-26pts, 5asts

109
82
K. Bryant-29pts, 6rebs, 5asts

96
101
V. Carter-21pts, 7asts

99
80
M. Redd-41pts, 7rebs

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"CaVaLiEr PRiDe" Magazines

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"SLAM" Magazines

November Issue


Who Will Rise, Who Will Sink--November 1, 2004

By Khalid Salaam

With all the trades that went on in the off-season, you really can't tell who will have breakout seasons. It's a toss up in the air of who will really do some damage this season, but I got a way of finding things out and here is my little evaluation of how the season will go:

I know fo' sho' that the Twolves will come out on top in the Northwest division, mainly because they got the best damn player in the league with Garnett running the show. Cassell and Spreewell been whining about not getting the contracts they want, but they will come together sooner or later and the Twolves will be back in business.

It's kinda hard to say who will come out of the Pacific division, but I see the Kings still winning that division. The Suns got the young gunz with Nash who can run you out the gym, but the Kings have been playin' with each other for a long time. Even without Divac, they will still be the team to beat in the Pacific division. Webber will have a big season and that's comin' from me.

The Southwest division is one hard ass division in the West and is the hardest in the entire league. Every team made the playoffs last season in that division and the newcomers Hornets will most likely finish last in that division because they just can't compete with the other four teams. I got those Spurs coming out in that division. Ginobili is a tru' baller and if they start him and give him the minutes, he will lead them probably to another championship with the help of Tim Duncan of course duh...The Mavs will finish 2nd in the division after gettin' Dampier in the off-season, they will finally have some damn defense on the squad. Some defense to go along wtih alot of offense will make Dallas a scary team.

Going to the East, I see that they are stronger every since gettin' Shaq Daddy. The Atlantic division got alot of subpar teams in there, but I have a feelin' that the Knicks will come out in that division. Things in Toronto haven't been that good wit' VC asking for a trade. Isiah brought in Jamal Crawford who can ball his ass off, but you got to remember you have Marbz too. In the Central division you got the Pacers coming out in that one. Detroit was a 1-year wonder if you really think about it. Indy got the depth on the bench to win out that division. There's another team that has a dude on there name Lebron James...Aww yea, he play for the Cavaliers. Don't sleep on this team because they look better than last season and with a more matured LBJ, expect this team to get to the playoffs.

The Heat will win the Southeast division hands down, but the Magic is a team that alot of people haven't mentioned since trading Tmac to the Rockets. You can't forget about The Franchise because he is an all-star player. You also got the number 1 pick in the draft with Dwight Howard. Grant Hill has recovered from injury and he will try and have a breakout year this season.

That's it for now people. I gave you my analysis and wait til' next month to see who lived up to all the hype and who didn't.

For more on the season preview, pick up SLAM 90

Also, just in case some of you didn't know, SLAM is a street magazine so that's why I made the language different in my writing. I thought it made it very realistic and you will be able to tell the difference between this mag and the Cavs magazine. I would like to also thank CK for the mag.

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*sorry if this is reserved...wouldnt know cuz you never said it was*

Looks good..please tell me your Memphis isnt over!

*sorry if this is reserved...wouldnt know cuz you never said it was*

Looks good..please tell me your Memphis isnt over!

Naw its not reserved

Well it probably is because if I was going to start over, I wasn't going to make it another Memphis dynasty. This dynasty will be a little better than the Memphis one because there was some stuff I wanted to do in the Memphis one, but just didn't think about it in time. I'm still the biggest Grizz fan probably on this board , but I'm going to stick with this dynasty and I'm going to make sure I don't mess up the dynasty to make it crash as well. I'm still getting some things together for the dynasty and I should start playing games in another day or so. If you liked my Grizz dynasty you will like this one.

great start, slam mag looks dope as hell with diddys jersey on dirk.

dez, too bad you have to retire your griz dynasty just like Coach Hubie.

But i know i can still expect the same in this dynasty maybe even better, but honestly when i think of you, the griz will be the first in my mind.

well goodluck to you with this one.

i will give you some tip, don't know if you already doing it.
try saving not on your previous save. made 2 saves for your dynasty. just after the 1st game save it, then next game save it on slot2. the third on slot1 and so on alternately. so if you messed up the 1, you only lag just 1 game. also i try to made a back-up let say every 5 games, i copy my save and put it in different folder, just in case...

again bro goodluck and i'l always check it..

dez, too bad you have to retire your griz dynasty just like Coach Hubie.

But i know i can still expect the same in this dynasty maybe even better, but honestly when i think of you, the griz will be the first in my mind.

well goodluck to you with this one.

i will give you some tip, don't know if you already doing it.
try saving not on your previous save. made 2 saves for your dynasty. just after the 1st game save it, then next game save it on slot2. the third on slot1 and so on alternately. so if you messed up the 1, you only lag just 1 game. also i try to made a back-up let say every 5 games, i copy my save and put it in different folder, just in case...

again bro goodluck and i'l always check it..

thanks for the advice micchy_boy, its best to be safe than sorry so I really need to start doing that. Trubucksfan thanks for the compliment too.

Very nice layout! I like the big bold signs. Good Luck with this dynasty

Looks great so far mafia...I'll be reading it for sure.

When: November 3, 2004
Time: 7:00 EST
Where: Gund Arena
Records: Pacers 0-0; Cavaliers, 0-0.
Television: WUAB




Jermaine O'neal (left) and Lebron James (right) will battle tonight against each other

CLEVELAND, Ohio (AP) -- The Cleveland Cavaliers will open up their season against the Indiana Pacers. INdiana was tied for the league's best record holding a 61-21 record during the 2003-04 season. Cleveland is coming off a 35-47 season with rookie Lebron James earning Rookie of the Year honors.

Lebron averaged 20.9ppg, 5.9apg and 5.5rpg for the Cavaliers last season. Jermaine O'neal was a top 5 MVP canidate from last season as he averaged 20.1ppg, 10rpg and 2.5bpg for the Pacers.

Tonight's matchup should be a close one. Drew Gooden has became a rebounding machine and Lebron is turning into a more mature player. Lebron will have to watch out for Ron Artest who is a headache to deal with on the defensive end.

After speaking to Cavs coach Paul Silas about the season opener he said, "This is an exciting night for the Cavalier fans and the team. We must come out with alot of intensity and finish with alot of intensity in order for us to win. The Pacers are an elite team in the league and it won't be an easy task for us to beat them. I want the players to go out and have fun tonight, but at the same time I want them to get the win as well," Silas said.

PROBABLE STARTERS

C-Jeff Foster
PF-Jermaine O'neal
SF-Ron Artest
SG-Reggie Miller
PG-Jamaal Tinsley


C-Zydrunas Ilgauskas
PF-Drew Gooden
SF-Ira Newble
SG-Lebron James
PG-Jeff McInnis

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Cavaliers Upset the Pacers
Lebron James performance was unbelievable in his first game of the season

Pacers-95

Cavaliers-105


Lebron James, who finished with 39 points, with the electrifying two-hand dunk

CLEVELAND, Ohio Nov.3 (Ticker) -- Gund Arena was the place to be tonight as the Cleveland Cavaliers put on a big time performance for the fans. Lebron James was unbelievable in the game. The Cavs was coming into the game as the underdogs and they showed why they are serious this season. Cleveland got stops when they needed them, and played like a veteran team.

During the 1st quarter, the Cavaliers weren't shooting well from the field. They shot 39% from the field, while the Pacers shot 48%, but Cleveland was able to stay close throughout the quarter. Zydrunas Ilgauskas shined for the Cavaliers as he scored 6 points and grabbed 2 rebounds during the 1st quarter. Jermaine O'neal scored 8 points to lead the Pacers in the quarter and also had 4 rebounds.

The Cavaliers came into the 2nd quarter with fire in their eyes. They started the quarter on a 8-0 run that was led by Lebron James who had two highlight dunks in the quarter. The dunks had the Cavaliers pumped up and the crowd became very loud. Jeff McInnis and Drew Gooden then went off in the quarter, scoring 12 points on five straight possessions for the Cavs. The Pacers could not do anything during the quarter. Jermaine O'neal only scored 2p oints in the 2nd quarter. Lebron had finished the quarter with 11 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists to lead the Cavs. Jamaal Tinsley was forced into taking shots with the Cavaliers pressuring O'neal and Artest. Tinsley shot 2-8 from the field in the 2nd quarter and finished the game shooting 4-18 from the field. Cleveland led 61-51 at the end of the 1st half.

The Pacers we're able to slow the Cavs momentum down during the 3rd quarter. They became more involved in going down low to O'neal and not settling for jumpshots. Indiana went on a small run that cu the Cavaliers deficit to two points, but Cleveland was able to hang on during the quarter and tried to run some clock. The Pacers outscored the Cavaliers 23-17 in the 3rd quarter. At the end of the quarter, Cleveland led 78-74. Lebron James led Cleveland with 23 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists. Jermaine O'neal already had a double-double with 18 points and 10 rebounds for Indiana.

During the 4th quarter with only 44 seconds into the period, Lebron dished out his 7th assist of the game to Robert Tractor Traylor who got the layup and the foul on Jeff Foster, but he missed the free throw. Cleveland was up 82-76 after the sequence. Lebron extended the Cavaliers lead to 10 points after driving in for the layup with 8:33 left in the quarter. Drew Gooden was able to get a block on Jermaine O'neal wtih 2:02 left in the period. The Cavs were up 103-92 and had control of the ball. Lucious Harris made a jumper off a Lebron assist to give the Cavs their largest lead of the 2nd half leading 105-92 with just 1:41 left in the game. The Pacers were forced to call a timeout after the Cavs were outscoring them 27-18 in the quarter. After stopping the Pacers on their next few possessions, the Cavs were able to run the clock out. Lebron James played 41 minutes and led Cleveland with 34 points, 9 rebounds, 9 assists and 2 steals.


Photos from the Game:
Ilgauskas with the dunk in the 1st quarter
Jeff McInnis going up for two of his 16 points in the game
Lebron with the two hand reverse dunk that set the tone for the Cavaliers during the 2nd quarter
O'neal going up strong with the dunk over Gooden
O'neal uses the mismatch backing Newble down
Drew Gooden grabbing one of his 11 rebounds
Lebron shot 3-4 from downtown in the game
Ron Artest getting two of his 17 points
Gooden and O'neal battling for the rebound

Box Score



November 3, 2004 Scores
91
93
J. Posey-24pts, 7rebs

70
62
D. Nowitzki-17pts, 10rebs

94
109
K. Garnett-30pts, 13rebs, 8asts

86
65
A. Walker-29pts, 10rebs

81
102
R. Davis-22pts, 6asts

98
88
P. Stojakovic-21pts, 12rebs

88
103
E. Brand-26pts, 10rebs

120
87
Z. Randolph-11pts, 17rebs

94
98
R. Jefferson-26pts, 5asts

109
82
K. Bryant-29pts, 6rebs, 5asts

96
101
V. Carter-21pts, 7asts

99
80
M. Redd-41pts, 7rebs

great game by james! i was upset about the death of the grizz dynasty, but this is a nice relief. good work......and i really like the icons you're using for the teams (old school. very nice) good luck!

sweet start! ive had at least 3 games where ive gotten one assist or one rebound away from a triple double, almost one on first try,daaang!

When: November 4, 2004
Time: 8:00 EST
Where: American Airlines Arena
Records: Cavaliers, 1-0;Heat, 0-1.
Television: WUAB/




The two sophmores will go at it tonight on TNT

CLEVELAND, Ohio (AP) -- The Cavaliers are coming off a 105-95 win over the Indiana Pacers. They are playing back-to-back games already in the 1st games of the season. The Miami Heat is coming off a heartbreaking loss to the New Jersey Nets losing 98-94. Lebron James almost had a triple double in the Cavs win with 34 points, 9 rebounds and 9 assists. Shaquille O'neal dominated against New Jersey with 35 points, 10 rebounds, 5 assists and 4 blocks.

This will be the first game of a 3 game road trip for the Cavaliers. The other two teams they play are the Milwaukee Bucks and the Atlanta Hawks.

The Cavaliers will use Ilgauskas, Diop and Traylor tonight on O'neal. Diop did not play last night, so he will get the majority of the minutes off the bench behind Ilgauskas. "We know what Shaq is very capable of doing," Cavs coach Paul Silas said. "We will try and front him as much as possible in the post, while having someone else standing behind him." The Heat havep lenty of shooters who can make their shots, but Silas would rather take a chance on jump shots than easy shots in the lane.

PROBABLE STARTERS

C-Zydrunas Ilgauskas
PF-Drew Gooden
SF-Ira Newble
SG-Lebron James
PG-Jeff McInnis


C-Shaquille O'neal
PF-Udonis Haslem
SF-Rasual Butler
SG-Eddie Jones
PG-Dwyane Wade

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