Dark Age: Monthly Recaps

Damn, that's even worse than Live 10.

Cavs just suffered another defeat from the Eastern Conference Champs

From Detroit, the band of Cavaliers traveled to Boston to face off Paul Pierce crew to redeem some pay back after a home loss just weeks ago from the Celtics. The start was a heated exchange of goals from both team until the end of second half with Cavs having a 1 point lead. Then the start of 3rd Quarter just became so brutal for the Cavs as they suffered from the hands (blocks) of Kevin Garnett and Kendrick Perkins. Strong defense continues to show at Boston until 4th Quarter that really let RJ and Antawn Jamison find some in court goals. The game ends with a score of 90 - 110. "Once again, we lost our composure at the second half. Pressure is our problem and maybe lack of offensive power. We need to go back to Cleveland and try to find a way on how to solve this problem", Jamison told the press during his rest inside the locker room. Paul Pierce made an impressive work with 10/15 Field Goals in his stats.

Player of the Game:

21 points, 7 rebounds, 4 steals, 10/15 FG

Leaders:

Points: Mike Miller - 21 points, Ray Allen - 28 points
Rebounds: Anderson Varejao - 5 rebs, Kevin Garnett - 12 rebs
Assits: Mo Williams - 9 ast. - Rajon Rondo - 9 ast.


This isn't Mike Miller's night after getting only 3/15 3 pt. FG's

That's a really tough loss there. The Celtics' defense that won them a championship strikes again!

Bad loss as i should say, but keep workin' on it and be patient while playing. KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK!

Richard Jefferson and Blake Griffin made a high flying effort just to lose against Nets

Nets surprise Cavs to a last quarter victory

The Cavaliers once again experienced a very disappointing loss against a "weaker team" in the Nets. The first half was a different story with the Cavs as they are on a roll as the Nets had an awful defenses that gave the team some runs. Griffin then sparks out of the bench and scored 20 points at the first half. With the Cavs let themselves rest at the end of the first half, they have no idea that their opponent had something off their sleeves and suddenly pops out at the second quarter. Last quarter, there's only 3 minutes left and the Nets have reached the Cavs to a tie and Brook Lopez comes strong with his defenses and Devin Harris with goal attempts. The end, the Nets came victorious on the road with the score of 110-104. Devin Harris made a high 46 points and 10 assits.

Player of the Game:

Devin Harris
46 points, 10 assits, 6 turnovers

Leaders:

Points: Blake Griffin - 24 points, Devin Harris - 46 points
Rebounds: Antawn Jamison - 9 rebs, Brook Lopez - 12 rebs
Assits: Mo Williams - 6 assits, Devin Harris - 10 assits



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Hickson returns inside the court with a blow out
Grand Rookie Face - Off between Wall and Griffin

The Cavaliers visits Washington to face off for the first time in the season that highlighted a showcase of their rookies, John Wall and Blake Griffin. The first quarter shows John Wall putting up a show but the Cavs didn't want to happen it for the rest of the night and they call out Blake Griffin off the bench to face off his fellow rookie. The two exchanges some jams that almsost wreck the board with their slam dunks. The Cavs bench also shows off as Anthony Parker gave some minutes to help the Cavs from attacking the Wizards. The second half started with wizards having the lead by 10 but the Cavs tried to find away to get back and they made an 8-0 run at the start with the help of Richard Jefferson. 4th Quarter was once again in a close fight between the two but at the final minutes, the Cavs slipped (126-134) and put them to a 3 losing streaks. The Wizards fans left the game happy after seeing this year's no. 1 draft pick made a career high of 62 points, while the Cavs' rookie, Blake Griffin also lead the team with 46 points.

Player of the Game:

John Wall
62 points, 11 assists, 28/38 FG

Leaders:

Points: Blake Griffin - 46 points, John Wall - 62 points
Rebounds: Antawn Jamison / Anderson Varejao - 6 Rebounds, Al Thornton - 5 Rebounds
Assits: Mo Williams - 10 assists, John Wall - 11 assists



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3 Game Recap:

Just right after their disappointing 3 losses, Cleveland is on the verge for victory as they went to Canada and North Carolina to beat both the Raptors and the Bobcats. Then they go back home to get some payback at the visiting Pacers. The team became victorious on all three teams and able to redeem themselves after their defeats from the hands of the Celtics, Nets and Wizards. Antawn Jamison is once again the high point man in all 3 games with a total of 62 points while Mo Williams leads the assits with 14.

I believe that's a new rookie record by Wall. Tough losses.

Mo really needs to step up his defense man. Harris and Wall absolutely torched you guys on the offensive end, while putting up some incredible assist numbers at the same time. It's good to see that you were able to bounce back in those last three bouts though.

Damn. John Wall must've driven you up the wall. At least you bounced back well and now you're on a 3-game winning streak.

That was a tough loss for you. but good thing u gain some momentum defeating the Raptors and Pacers and Bobcats

The Cavs gets #52 instead of #50
Cleveland just did the unthinkable and gets Greg Oden

The obsession over Emeka Okafor had finally ended after several attempts to get the strong center from New Orleans. GM Chris Grant then pulled out the Plan B that involves the Utah Jazz and Portland Trailblazers in a 3 team transactions. The three team had a trade where the Blazers gets Memo Okur and Jannero Pargo, while the Jazz receives Antawn Jamison and DeAndre Jordan and the Cavs able to acquire the rights of Greg Oden and CJ Miles. Now the Cavs have a added a defensive power on Greg Oden but the big disadvantage for them is losing a strong offensive player on Antawn Jamison and looks like Anthony Parker is going to work as a back up Point Guard again after losing Jannero Pargo. "I am pretty disappointed with the transaction. I would really like to help the Cavs get the ring before the King, but I respect their decision, now I have a new goal and that is to help Deron Williams rebuild the Jazz. Cavs though had lowered their cap space and this transaction will get Blake Griffin more time. Now the team's new starting line up will be Oden, Griffin, Richardson, Miller and Mo.

Well the Jazz could be a mini-powerhouse with Kirilenko, D-Will, Jamison and Al Jefferson.

Oh... I forgot to tell you guys, I haven't updated the trades in the roster when I restarted the game, that means, Al Jeff is still in Minnesota and Hedo stays in Toronto

Solid acquisition. Maybe now players from other teams won't score 40+ points on you.

Oh... I forgot to tell you guys, I haven't updated the trades in the roster when I restarted the game, that means, Al Jeff is still in Minnesota and Hedo stays in Toronto

Well, thats fine. but the Jazz still have their own Big 3 Jamison,Kirilenko and D-Will, and ur rosters is bigger.

Solid acquisition. Maybe now players from other teams won't score 40+ points on you.

I agree,

Very nice. A team of injury prone former #1 picks. Now you need to shore up your frontcourt with Elton Brand and Kenyon Martin!

good job on acquiring oden. as long as he doesn't get injured, i think everything will be good for you

Hopefully Oden will help you turn things around. Be wary of making too many trades though, you'll constantly be adjusting to new players and sometimes it can ruin the experience. But good luck.

That would be my last trade for the season. Hopefully they won't get injured when I sim the game.

Cavs beat the NJ earning some payback
Oden's presence just made the Cavs defense get stronger

After acquiring Greg Oden and CJ Miles yesterday, the Cavs went straight to New Jersey to face the Nets for the second time where they were defeated on their first encounter at Cleveland. Now, the team is prepared to face Devin Harris' team to earn some payback. Oden was asked if would like to play and he sure wants to and with his addition, the Cavs' defense line has been upgraded.The first half let the Cavs show their opponent some tough defense that let their squad got an early foul trouble while both RJ and Griffin attacks the paint earning them some field goals. Mo Williams defense has been also upgraded while Mike Miller earns a good amount of assits. The team continues to spark at the second half with a big 14-4 run at the early start of the 3rd Quarter and by the end, the Cavs won the game with a score of 114-103. Griffin made an effort of 34 points while RJ is the second high point man with 28 points. Greg Oden comes strong with 9 rebounds while both Mo Williams and Mike Miller are the assist leaders with 9 and 7 assists respectively.

Player of the Game:
Blake Griffin
32 points, 5 assists, .615 FG%

Key Performers:

Richard Jefferson
28 points, 5 assists, .667 FG%

Mike Miller
18 points, 7 assists

Devin Harris
24 points, 10 assists

Travis Outlaw
15 points, 3/4 3pt FG

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Despite of fatigue, Cavs still came strong against the Sixers
The Cav's continues the winning streak by beating the Sixers

Just a day after beating New Jersey, the Cavs flew back home to face the Sixers. Despite of the fatigue from their flight, they still able to get the job done with a final score of 118-106. Greg Oden was seated off the bench to take some rest with Varejao returning at the starting line up. The first half shows some tough offensives from Louis Williams and Evan Turner but Richard Jefferson didn't let his team to trail behind and made 19 points before the half. Oden gets in the game and stopped the Sixers. Third quarter wasn't good for the Sixers as they were trailed behind by 20 points but they were still on the verge on getting back in the game as they narrowed the Cav's lead by 9 at the last quarter. Though Sixers became strong at the end, they failed to take the Cavs down. "It was great performance by our team tonight, we see Miller doing some good 3 points again and some strong defense from Oden and Varejao", Coach Byron Scott said during a post game interview. "Richard Jefferson is just unpredictable, he's been in and out of the court doing some perimeter shots and one hand jams, he had a good night I say.", Andre Iguoadala said.

Player of the Game:
Richard Jefferson
35 points, 5 assits, .654 FG%

Key Performers:

Mike Miller
29 points, 3/6 3pt FG

Mo Williams
11 points, 6 assists, .625 FG%

Blake Griffin
12 points, 4 blocks

Evan Turner
39 points, 5 rebounds, .621 FG%

Louis Williams
20 points, 5 assits, 4 turnovers

Elton Brand
12 points, 9 rebounds

Looks like the trade was for the best.

Looks like everything is coming together now. With tough defense, and sharp offense, I'll say you can win a ring before the King.

Cleveland blasts down Bucks
The Cav's on going strong momentum continues after beating the visiting Bucks with a score of 110-94. The Cav's made an early lead after going into an 8-0 run at the first quarter. The team continues to spoil the Buck's visit until the end of half time that put the Cav's into rest at the break. The third quarter shows the Bucks some strong defense and made some hustle points but that didn't let them come close behind the tough Cavaliers. The Bucks is still trailing behind at the 4th but a clash between RJ and Jennings happened at the 3 minute mark that put Jefferson to rest after complaining his right hand. Though RJ's presence wasn't in the game anymore, the Cavs continues to come up strong with Mo Williams doing some assits and Greg Oden finding some field goals. At the end, the Cavs were happy with Mike Miller being the player of the game. "It was another impressive performance for the team, I think we are coming strong as the days goes by. Sadly, looks like RJ will be out for days after spraining his thumb. This will be a new challenge for us without him.", Mike Miller said during a post-game conference.

Player of the Game:

Mike Miller
30 points, 8 assits, .650 FG%

Key Players:

Michael Redd
39 points, 5 assits

Mo Williams
8 assits, 8 rebounds, 3 blocks, 4 turnovers

Brandon Jennings
23 points, 6 assits

Richard Jefferson
20 points, 6 assits




Griffin able to throw down a rare 3 against his fellow rookie


A RJ-less Cavs lets the Knicks pulled out the victory
With Richard Jefferson being sidelined with a thumb inury, the Cavs visits the Garden to face Stoudemire and the Knicks with their former member, Daniel Gibson starting off the game with Raymond Felton being injured. The Cavs felt the absence of Richard Jefferson after getting trailed by 10 points at the start of the game. Wilson Chandler's three points inflicts more pain against the Cav's defense that put the Knicks to an 8-0 run before the first half ends. The Cavs tried to get some payback at the third quarter after going for a 12-4 run against the battling Knicks but then failed to came up close. Fourth quarter shows a strong defense by the Cavs after stopping Stoudemire at the paint but still failed to get the lead and ends with the final score of 96-107. With their next game will be against the defending champions, Los Angeles Lakers, can the Cavs get back and survive.

Player of the Game:

Daniel Gibson
18 points, 9 assits, 6 turnovers

Key Players:

Wilson Chandler
26 points, .632 FG%

Mike Miller
30 points, 6 turnovers, .400 3ptFG%

Mo Williams
9 assits, 3 blocks, 4 turnovers

Amare' Stoudemire
17 points, 8 rebounds

Damn. Sucks to see RJ go down. I hope you beat those damn Lakers!!!

CJ Miles rejected Kobe's lay up
Cavs lost from a Close Battle

The Cavs just had another tough loss against the defending champion, the Los Angeles Lakers. The Lakers just showed total dominance at the first half that made the Cavs find a way to do more scores against the champions with some help from Miller's outside scoring and tough defenses from Blake Griffin and Greg Oden. The Cavs tries to pull down their opponent's lead and managed to put a 14-2 run and able to tighten their defense against Kobe Bryant but the end they still came up short with final score of 102-110. "Another tough battle, I tried my best tonight and I think I have a great game but Kobe is just that good that we find it hard get into him though I am impressed with our defense that let Kobe do only 25 points", Blake Griffin said.

Player of the Game:

Kobe Bryant
26 points, 5 rebounds, 7 assits

Key Performers:
Mike Miller
29 points, 6 rebounds, 5/11 3pt FG%

Greg Oden
15 points, 7 assits, .600 FG%

Andrew Bynum
20 points, 9 rebounds, .818 FG%

Steve Blake
22 points, 4 assits


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Breaking News: Pacers sent Danny Granger in exchange for Chauncey Billups

Indiana Pacers just found a strong point guard in their newly acquired all star, Chauncey Billups from Denver. The team had Billups in exchange for their franchise star, Danny Granger. This will give Nuggers additional scoring power but looks like somebody needs to step up and fill in Granger's shoes for the Pacers.

Sucks that you lost against the Lakers. Their upgrade from the off-season seems to benefit them a lot. I don't think that Billups-Granger trade is a good one, it leaves either team weak at the position their star once filled.

Guess the Nuggets have a lot of confidence in Ty Lawson to make that trade. Or let's say they do, since we know the AI doesn't always made trades that make a lot of sense.