air's Cavs dynasty

man, thought you were turning it around with double-digit wins over spurs and lakers, but...

let's get a long winning streak going!

Minnesota dominated...espically Garrnett...tough loss....well you did ask for it to be challenging...good luck next game

Well, eventhough you loss the last two games against the Clippers and Wolves. I still believe the Cavs can beat any team in this league. Hopefully, the Cavs can get a long winning streak this time.

colickyboy Posted:

man, thought you were turning it around with double-digit wins over spurs and lakers, but...

let's get a long winning streak going!

Well, it kind of puts me off that I'm able to beat teams like Spurs and Mavs but then I lose against other teams. And also the game below. They seem to play terrible defence.

{SAC-1} Posted:

Minnesota dominated...espically Garrnett...tough loss....well you did ask for it to be challenging...good luck next game

I might still make it to eigth place in the conference!

Kemp40 Posted:

Well, eventhough you loss the last two games against the Clippers and Wolves. I still believe the Cavs can beat any team in this league. Hopefully, the Cavs can get a long winning streak this time.

I think I can beat any team that tries to outscore me instead of playing defence. See below.

Well, as I said my goal is to get to All-Star weekend so here's another game and another might be coming up real soon as well. Thanks for your support.

JAMES EXPLODES AS CAVS TAKE WIN IN SACRAMENTO

Cleveland 93
Sacramento 84

Cleveland Cavs took a surprise win over Sacramento Kings at the Arco Arena in Sacramento last night. Sacramento's fast-paced game seemed to be too much for the Cavs in the first half and it looked as though the Kings would take the game. However, a great third quarter comeback saw the Cavs level the game and eventually win it in the fourth. The Cavs made a truly great run which included some inspiring plays: Ira Newble's and one, Drew Gooden's two consecutive blocks, Anthony Peeler's three-pointer and, of course, some baskets by LeBron James. James scored a season-high 39 points to help the Cavs to the victory, while Zydrunas Ilgauskas got 18, Newble got 9 and Peeler had 10. Peja Stojakovic scored 19 for the Kings, while Cuttino Mobley got 18, Mike Bibby got 16 and center Brad Miller impressed with 10 and 10 as well as four steals.

It seems the Cavs are at their best against high-scoring teams for some reason. Earlier in the season they beat Dallas and San Antonio, and now Sacramento lost to them as well. Meanwhile, they managed very few points against defensive experts Detroit.

"I had space to maneuver and that's why I got a season-high in points", said Cavs star LeBron James. "They gave me too much space and I made use of it."

The Cavs have a crucial game coming up against conference rivals Indiana, who are battling it out for the eigth place in the conference with Cleveland.

Starters:
Cleveland (7-12 before game)
C Z. Ilgauskas
F D. Gooden
F L. James
G I. Newble
G J. McInnis

Sacramento (11-6 before game)
C B. Miller
F K. Thomas
F P. Stojakovic
G C. Mobley
G M. Bibby

Player of the game:
James CLE 39/2 stl

Box scores:
Cavs
Kings

Pictures:


James did whatever he wanted.


Mobley shows off.


Newble made a couple of great plays.

Good game, great outing for James. Keep you great play up!

Cheers!
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LeBron James is January player of the month
by Chuck Collins, cleveland.com sports writer

Cleveland Cavs' small forward LeBron James received the award for Eastern Conference player of the month in January. He averaged 31.1 points, 2.6 rebounds and 1.1 steals over the course of the month. Dallas Mavericks' Dirk Nowitzki got the Western award with 20.4 points, 7.7 rebounds and 1.8 assists. Rookie of the month awards went to Andrew Bogut of Milwaukee and Chris Paul of New Orleans.

CAVS' PLAYOFF HOPES DAMAGED BY INDIANA

Cleveland 86
Indiana 87

Cleveland Cavs suffered a bitter defeat against Indiana at the Conseco Fielhouse in Indianapolis last night. After an impressive first quarter by the Cavs, Indiana came back in the second to make it a two-point game at the half. The Cavs looked to be pulling away in the third, but Indiana stayed close in Jermaine O'Neal's command. Some bad decision-making by Cleveland cost them at the end, and Indiana came as close as one point with 15 seconds to go and fouled Jeff McInnis. The Cavs point guard hit one of his foul shots, and the Pacers had the chance to tie the game. Instead of that, Ron Artest went up for a three-pointer and drained it with 6.3 seconds left to make it 87-86 Indiana. Jeff McInnis took the final shot of the game but missed.

Looking at the stats it was a good overall performance by the Cavs. LeBron James got 34, Zydrunas Ilgauskas had 17 and 9 while Drew Gooden had 14 and 5. Jeff McInnis added five assists, Ira Newble got eight points and Anderson Varejao managed to block three attempts by O'Neal. Even with all this, the Cavs could not win.

"This was a very important game we lost but we still have a good chance of making the playoffs", said James.

Next up on the NBA schedule is All-Star Weekend.

Starters:
Cleveland (8-12 before game)
C Z. Ilgauskas
F D. Gooden
F L. James
G I. Newble
G J. McInnis

Indiana (8-11 before game)
C J. O'Neal
F J. Bender
F R. Artest
G F. Jones
G J. Tinsley

Player of the game:
O'Neal IND 26/10/3 ast/3 blk

Box scores:
Cavs
Pacers

Pictures:


I've got to make a basket.


Newble goes in hard.


Artest puts up the game-winning shot here and James has no time to react.

@#*&% pacers!

oh man, tough loss. were you playing lebron at the time? should of put your hand up! lol, i remember my coach yelling that to me all the time in highschool.

Thanks for your support, ColickyBoy, Devin112!

I didn't have time to switch to LeBron, Artest's shot was already up and he took it with no hand on him.

A brief All-Star weekend recap next!

SOPHOMORES BEAT ROOKIES

Rookies CPU 88
Sophomores USER 92

The Sophomore team beat the Rookie team 92-88 to begin the NBA All-Star Weekend in Denver. Dwight Howard of the Orlando Magic was named MVP of the game with 23 points and eight rebounds.


Sophomore T.J. Ford tries to shrug off the attentions of rookie Raymond Felton.

KEVIN MARTIN TAKES SLAM DUNK CROWN

Kevin Martin CPU 146
Tracy McGrady CPU 143
Manu Ginobili CPU 139
LeBron James CPU 134


Kevin Martin and the slam dunk trophy.

Sacramento Kings' Kevin Martin won this year's Slam Dunk competition with some impressive jams. Martin was tied with Tracy McGrady before the final round and produced a slightly better effort to take home the trophy. Manu Ginobili made a great 360 dunk to finish off the competition, while Cleveland's LeBron James couldn't impress the judge panel of Clyde Drexler, Dominique Wilkins, James Worthy, George Gervin and Dee Brown.


LeBron's dunks were not enough to impress the judges.


The stage is set.

EAST BEATS WEST IN ALL-STAR GAME

Eastern All-Stars USER 110
Western All-Stars CPU 105


O'Neal was up against Amare Stoudamire.

Eastern All-Stars won this year's NBA All-Star game in Denver, Colorado by five points. Instead of a highlight reel game, it was more of a frantic-paced affair, with both teams trying to play quick basketball, which produced some exciting action. East held a 10-point lead at two stages of the game, but the West were able to come back. In the end the East managed to walk away with the win.

Eastern All-Stars' Jason Kidd was named MVP with 21 points, five boards and four assists. Shaquille O'Neal scored 20, grabbed seven boards and made four blocks for the East. Steve Nash led the West with 21 and eight assists, while Ray Allen and Carmelo Anthony got 20 points each. Cleveland Cavs' LeBron James scored 12 off the bench for the Eastern Conference team.


James scores on the fast break.

All-Star lineups:

East
Starters:
C S. O'Neal
F J. O'Neal
F R. Artest
G V. Carter
G J. Kidd

Bench:
A. Bogut
A. Walker
P. Pierce
M. Redd
S. Marbury
L. James
S. Francis

West
Starters:
C A. Stoudamire
F S. Marion
F C. Anthony
G R. Allen
G S. Nash

Bench:
B. Miller
K. Martin
R. Lewis
J. Johnson
B. Davis
E. Brand
D. Nowitzki


A front row view.

air's note:
A couple of notable absentees here: KG, Duncan, Iverson, Kobe, T-Mac... probably because it's a short season and they haven't reached their level yet. But it was fun to play a non-competitive game for a change.

Eight games to go for Cavs
by Chuck Collins, cleveland.com sports writer

Cleveland Cavs' playoff dreams are still alive. With eight games to go, they stand nineth in the Eastern Conference and have just one more defeat than eigth-place Philadelphia. Atlanta Hawks are still continuing their great season at fifth place in the conference, while Washington have slumped to second last.

NBA Standings

EAST
Detroit 15-6
New Jersey 14-7
Miami 10-10
Boston 12-11
Atlanta 9-9
Indiana 11-12
Chicago 9-10
Philadelphia 8-12
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Cleveland 8-13
Milwaukee 8-14
Toronto 7-14
New York 7-15
Orlando 5-16
Washington 5-18
Charlotte 4-19

WEST
San Antonio 17-2
Minnesota 16-6
LA Clippers 14-8
Dallas 17-4
Denver 16-7
Phoenix 15-9
Houston 11-7
Memphis 11-7
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LA Lakers 10-8
Sacramento 12-10
Utah 11-11
Golden State 10-11
Seattle 10-15
Portland 8-13
New Orleans 6-12

In the West, Sacramento are struggling to get into the top eight. The conference is a lot stronger than the East with two teams outside the top eight having winning records.

Hinrich, Sprewell pick up awards

Kirk Hinrich of the Chicago Bulls was named Eastern Conference player of the month for February. He averaged 15 points, 6.6 assists and 3 rebounds. Minnesota's Latrell Sprewell got the Western award with 19.1 points, 5.6 rebounds and 4.6 assists per game. Atlanta's Marvin Williams and Minnesota's Rashad McCants were named rookies of the month.

Knicks at Cavaliers, probable starters:

New York (7-15)
C C. Frye
F J. Williams
F Q. Richardson
G J. Crawford
G S. Marbury

Cleveland (8-13)
C Z. Ilgauskas
F D. Gooden
F L. James
G I. Newble
G J. McInnis

After a slow start to the season, the Knicks have picked up the pace. Quentin Richardson has been brought into the starting lineup to replace Tim Thomas, and this has fired up the Knicks to come back into contention for a playoff spot.

Your recap on the allstar weekend is so good! I love those pics! As for the Cavs, I still believe them and I know they can get a playoff spot. Well, goodluck on your next eight games! Go Cavs.

Kemp40 Posted:

Your recap on the allstar weekend is so good! I love those pics! As for the Cavs, I still believe them and I know they can get a playoff spot. Well, goodluck on your next eight games! Go Cavs.

Cheers! The All-Star arena does look very good. A seventh-place finish would be good so I wouldn't have to face the Pistons...

As I said at the beginning I'm going through a very quiet patch work-wise (in other words I have nothing to do) so it's frequent updates. Here comes another.

CAVS TAKE IT INSIDE AGAINST A WEAK NEW YORK FRONTCOURT

New York 87
Cleveland 95

Cleveland Cavs returned from the All-Star break to take an important home win against the New York Knicks. The game was pretty much over by the end of the first quarter, in which the Cavs did everything right and led 35-13 when the teams headed to the break. The Knicks then slowly closed the gap, getting as close as ten at times and finally made it eight, but that was only down to them hitting three-pointers at the end of the game and fouling the Cavs. The reason behind the win was weak interior defence by New York, which the Cavs took advantage of. Drew Gooden has a sensational game by his standards with 24 and 11, while Tractor Traylor came off the bench to score 23. LeBron James led the scoring as usual with 31 and eight rebounds. Stephon Marbury got 20 for the Knicks, Quentin Richardson had 19 and Jamal Crawford got 16, but they were let down badly by the team's frontcourt.

"It was the first quarter that won us the game", said Gooden. "We were in a zone."

The Cavs will hope to add another victory to their record when they face the Utah Jazz next.

Starters:
New York (7-15 before game)
C C. Frye
F J. Williams
F Q. Richardson
G J. Crawford
G S. Marbury

Cleveland (8-13 before game)
C Z. Ilgauskas
F D. Gooden
F L. James
G I. Newble
G J. McInnis

Player of the game:
James CLE 31/8

Box scores:
Knicks
Cavs

Pictures:


Gooden makes sure Williams doesn't get the basket.


James was unstoppable in the first half but cooled down in the second a bit.


Snow makes a layup to make it a twelve-point lead in the fourth.

Coming to Cleveland?
by Chuck Collins, cleveland.com sports writer

The NBA season is slowly reaching its climax, the playoffs, but in the minds of Cleveland Cavaliers fans, or at those with least hopes of reaching the playoffs, is the issue of a possible free agent signing in the summer. With several Cavs players near the end of their contract, it remains to be seen how the organization will play their cards. Will they try to re-sign their players or make salary cap room to try and sign a big-name player?

As far as experts know, the smartest thing would be to try and land a star player to help LeBron James make Cavs a winning team. Jeff McInnis and Zydrunas Ilgauskas might not have seen the best years of their careers, but it is unlikely that they will improve the team as much as another superstar would do.

Here's a look at some of the players that could be free agents come summertime.

Andrei Kirilenko, small forward, Utah Jazz
If Kirilenko decides to find himself a new team, he will be one of the hottest properties on the free agent market. However it is likely that Utah will not want to give him the contract he wants, because he is the star of the team. Another question is whether the Cavs would rather sign a player other than one who is best suited to play LeBron James' position.

Ray Allen, shooting guard, Seattle Sonics
Allen has been in terrific form this season. He is second in points per game after LeBron James, and is one of the biggest stars in the league. His experience could help the Cavs, but he will be a very expensive option.

Jason Richardson, shooting guard, Golden State Warriors
Richardson is a younger option compared to Allen. The high-flying player would attract more fans and is also likely to improve his game in future years.

Pau Gasol, power forward, Memphis Grizzlies
Gasol is a skilled big man and could take over Zydrunas Ilgauskas' role as center. He possesses a good jump shot and at 7'0 has the height to play center.

Antoine Walker, power forward, Boston Celtics
Walker featured in this year's All-Star game and is heading to the playoffs with the Boston Celtics. His huge wage bill, which is unlikely to get any smaller, could be a problem.

Zach Randolph, power forward, Portland Trail Blazers
Randolph plays center for the Trail Blazers and has impressed so far this season. He would probably have to play center at Cleveland with Drew Gooden likely to continue as starting PF, and the team needs to be sure that Randolph can cut it at the five position standing at 6'9.

Larry Hughes, shooting guard, Washington Wizards
Hughes could also be a good addition to the Cavs lineup. As a quick and talented player he could improve the Cavs transition game and will certainly get points whether he decides to stay or go.

Tony Parker, point guard, San Antonio Spurs
Whether Parker wants to leave the league-leading team is another question, but he could certainly fill the point guard position if Jeff McInnis stays or goes. As a good passer with a good driving game he would help the Cavs score in several ways.

Raymond Felton, point guard, Charlotte Bobcats
Felton is a young point guard who is already rated very highly despite still playing his rookie year. It is a position the Cavs need to improve and Felton would do just that. However, the Bobcats have lots of cap room and should be able to keep him.

Joe Johnson, shooting guard, Phoenix Suns
Johnson was an All-Star this season and would most likely solve all of Cleveland's outside shooting problems at once. He is a worthy option to consider alongside other star players.

Eddy Curry, center, Chicago Bulls
In order for the Cavs to sign a big-name free agent, it will probably mean the end of Zydrunas Ilgauskas' career in the team. This also means a need for a new center, and Curry is an old-fashioned, big, strong center with many years left to play.

Stromile Swift, center, Memphis Grizzlies
With very few centers if any on the market, Swift could be receiving offers from around the league. The Cavs might also be interested for the reasons mentioned above.

I would make a go at Joe Johnson in the offseason. You need to upgrade ur shooting guard position and you need a shooter. JJ is both. He wouldn't be demanding max money lk he did in the real offseason. you could prob get him @ 5, 6 mill a year, maybe 8 million cuz hez an allstar, but i doubt it. He's also young, only 24, so you might wanna offer him a long term deal, maybe 7 years.

Also, hope you make it to the playoffs. Lebron's been putting up solid scoring numbers, but i noticed hez hardly getting any assists. Try to draw and kick, it works well for me, and you can easily get him 5, 6 assists cuz he draws alot of attention when he drives in the lane.

Thanks for your feedback and for checking out the thread CB#4!

Johnson looks like a very good option but I'll have to wait and see whether he re-signs with the Suns or not.

I've tried passing the ball with James, usually to Ilgauskas because he gets open but he doesn't always knock down the shot, but I'll try make use of James' passing anyway.

CAVS FIND NO WAY TO BEAT UTAH

Utah 91
Cleveland 75

Utah Jazz took a win against Cleveland at the Gund Arena last night. It was a great defensive display by the Jazz enhanced by accurate shooting. Looking at the matchups it was obvious that the Cavs would need points from Zydrunas Ilgauskas, who was up against Jarron Collins. LeBron James was facing Andrei Kirilenko, while Drew Gooden had the tough task of guarding Carlos Boozer. Ilgauskas got injured in the second quarter but came back to finish with 18 and 8. Gooden got a respectable 14, but James struggled to score and got 20 and found it hard to hit his free throws, scoring four out of ten. The entire Cavs team had a hard time scoring and were unable to cut into the Jazz' lead at any point in the game. Utah point guard Deron Williams had a sensational game with 28 points, three rebounds and four assists. Power forward Carlos Boozer scored 19 and grabbed seven boards, while Andrei Kirilenko was everywhere with 19 and four.

"They did a great job defending", said James. "We had no easy shots at any points. That's how you play defence, all credit to them."

The Cavs are now at tenth place in the conference. Milwaukee are ahead of them but they can tie the Bucks' record with a win against Memphis tomorrow.

Starters:
Utah (11-11 before game)
C J. Collins
F C. Boozer
F A. Kirilenko
G R. Bell
G D. Williams

Cleveland (9-13 before game)
C Z. Ilgauskas
F D. Gooden
F L. James
G I. Newble
G J. McInnis

Player of the game:
Williams UTA 28/3/4 ast

Box scores:
Jazz
Cavs

Pictures:


James was crowded out.


Deron Williams had a great game. He's fouled by Tractor here.


He made this shot!

Here's some averages and percentages. I will be adding league leaders once the regular season is over but unfortunately points per game is easily dominated by James because sim quarter length is 10. I might change this next season.

CLEVELAND CAVS AVERAGES

ILGAUSKAS 13.3 pts 7.3 reb 1.22 blk
GOODEN 12.3 pts 8.8 reb
JAMES 26.3 pts 3.3 reb 1.2 ast 1.4 stl
NEWBLE 3.9 pts 1.8 reb
MCINNIS 5.0 pts 1.8 reb 2.2 ast

SNOW 1.7 pts 1.4 reb 1.0 ast
TRAYLOR 10.0 pts 3.4 reb
PEELER 4.3 pts 1.8 reb
JACKSON 2.0 pts 1.4 reb
VAREJAO 0.3 pts 2.7 reb
WAGNER 0.5 pts 0.4 reb
DIOP 0.9 pts 0.8 reb

CLEVELAND CAVS FIELD GOAL AND FREE THROW PERCENTAGES

ILGAUSKAS FG .500 FT .818
GOODEN FG .611 FT .737
JAMES FG .503 FT .656
NEWBLE FG .608 FT .812
MCINNIS FG .272 FT .884

SNOW FG .310
TRAYLOR FG .605 FT .383
PEELER FG .330
JACKSON FG .298
VAREJAO FG .105
WAGNER FG .211
DIOP FG .533

As you can see I can't really score with my point guards and I've taken some bad shots with guards if the shot clock is winding down or something. Well, power forward Anderson Varejao still gets the award for worst shooter.

I've had trouble shooting free throws with James, he only averages .656, while Tractor is having even more trouble.

Lots of recaps! Team's doing well, tough loss to the Jazz though. All-Star Weekend was great, Kevin Martin won the slam dunk??

it's kinda amusing that it's the 2005-06 rosters but the free agents will be the 2004-05 guys.

everyone and their mother got joe johnson in the offseason in live 2005. he does come cheaply in the game but hopefully you'll pick up someone else just for the sake of not having the same offseason pickup as everyone else in this forum...

my guy deron williams had a great game...too bad it was at your expense. how's luther head doing in your dynasty for houston?

CAVS SUFFER ANOTHER DEFEAT

Cleveland 77
Memphis 81

Cleveland Cavs' playoff hopes are fading fast. They went down against Memphis Grizzlies after facing a real uphill battle all night. Center Zydrunas Ilgauskas had been injured in the Jazz defeat and started, but didn't look to be fit and played only spare minutes. The Cavs had a decent first half but went down by ten points early in the third quarter. They got the lead down to four but were soon trailing by ten again. A great last-ditch effort in the fourth by LeBron James saw the Cavs get within one point, as the All-Star scored four consecutive baskets, but Jeff McInnis had to take a bad shot and the Cavs could not get the lead. Mike Miller then made a shot to put the game out of reach. James finished with 36 points but other Cavs players again failed to meet expectations. Drew Gooden got a respectable 11 and 12 plus three blocks. Pau Gasol led the Grizzlies with 20 and eight, Jason Williams got 15 and Lorenzen Wright scored 10 and got 11 boards.

"We missed Z [Ilgauskas] tonight", said Cavs guard Ira Newble. "LeBron made a great effort but we have to do a better job of supporting him. Otherwise we're not going to get to the playoffs."

Cleveland stand tenth in the conference and face nineth-place Philadelphia next. Even if the Cavs win Philly still have more games left, and a loss could be a deadly blow for the Cleveland team.

Starters:
Cleveland (9-14 before game)
C Z. Ilgauskas
F D. Gooden
F L. James
G I. Newble
G J. McInnis

Memphis (11-7 before game)
C L. Wright
F P. Gasol
F H. Warrick
G M. Miller
G J. Williams

Player of the game:
Gasol MEM 20/8

Box scores:
Cavs
Grizzlies

Pictures:


Gasol scores.


And makes sure Gooden doesn't.


Traylor throws his weight around.

wow, I've missed a lot of updates. gotta go back and check everything out. ASG looked like it was fun game.

and as always, good pics and recaps.