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

[Donatello]

I think I'm glad you're on the Cavs instead of the Grizz, now. This looks fantastic....I sense a certain feeling that you're really enjoying this one, I hope that's true.

[Jing]

hm.. there seems to be doubles of many things
but this is good so far, and i like the slam magazine!

[-BHZMAFIA-]

Thanks for the comments, and I'm really trying to double things in this one. Expect more new things in the dynasty as well and I do enjoy this one alot more. It's more of a challenge because its a tougher team to play with.

[Riot]

Nice win mafia....Lebron looked great.

Double Shaq EVERYTIME he touches the ball even if he is out behind the arc or something. That's what I always do and he never scores in double figures against me.

[-BHZMAFIA-]

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 Haet 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.

[trubucksfan]

that was some dope stuff, i see your havin trouble hittin the trey with bron. give him one or two practice sessions and he will be able to hit that shot more consistently. that pick of the tnt set with the screen shot in the middle of the desk is awesome. nice update

[-BHZMAFIA-]

that was some dope stuff, i see your havin trouble hittin the trey with bron. give him one or two practice sessions and he will be able to hit that shot more consistently. that pick of the tnt set with the screen shot in the middle of the desk is awesome. nice update

Thanks, I was going to ask for some help about getting Lebron to shoot better. He shot 3-4 from 3 pt range last game, but this time he couldnt hit nothing.

[Micchy_boy]

great as usual. nice job beating miami.

[-BHZMAFIA-]

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

[-BHZMAFIA-]

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

[trubucksfan]

dope game by redd, glad to see you won though. very nice game by mcinnis. how is ira newble i never really used him.

[-BHZMAFIA-]

dope game by redd, glad to see you won though. very nice game by mcinnis. how is ira newble i never really used him.

he is a good rebounder and defender, but he is kinda slow though with and without the ball. sometime he will hit some open jumpers, but most of the time i drive in with him. the cavs are a bad shooting team so im goin to really have to find ways to score with them.

[trubucksfan]

i use aleksandar pavlovic now for my jump shooting needs. i started off with luscious harris(completley helpless on defense,good spot up shooter),besides hes reppin wisconsin so i gotta show him some love! anyhew i benched him cuz of his d and put pav in and he seems to be hot or cold depending on the game. Luke is butter though!

[-BHZMAFIA-]

Right now I have Pavolic on IR, so I might activate him and put wagner on there or diop. probably wagner because i would have more guards on the roster than big men, also expect updates of the statistics page as well.

Does anybody like this dynasty better than my Grizzlies one because it's not as many people responding...

[Riot]

I love this dynasty more than the grizzlies one. I'm feeling this one a lot more.


Nice start of the season, I started a cavs dynasty when I first got the game and that opening road trip also gets me. Nice job and great updates.

Keep it up mafia.

[-BHZMAFIA-]

Thanks for the good comment. I updated the team news page.

[Donatello]

jeff mcinnis is really tearing it up for you ......i played a few exhibition games with the cavs, and he didn't do much for me. glad he's working for you, though....maybe it's because i'm white

keep it up. i appreciate the work you put into this thing.

[HuskiesCeltics]

This looks really nice Mafia...

[-BHZMAFIA-]

Yea McInnis is playing pretty well for me. I think he is averaging like 17ppg for me and he is a pretty good shooter too. I like using him and Snow at the 1 and 2 sometimes along with Harris.

Thanks for the compliment Huskie...

[-BHZMAFIA-]

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

[Micchy_boy]

good luck against the hawks. just look closely at harrington, he gave me a hardtime the last time i played against the hawks

[-BHZMAFIA-]

good luck against the hawks. just look closely at harrington, he gave me a hardtime the last time i played against the hawks

Yea I think he will give me more problems than Walker because I have Gooden who can hold down Walker because of his height. Newble will have to work hard along with Bron to stay with him. I'm not worried about Anderson either. I need to try and hold down Childress too.

[-BHZMAFIA-]

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 8, 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

[-BHZMAFIA-]

I don't get the fact that I only have 3 or 4 people that really like my dynasty. I really take alot of time doing updates such as previews and recaps and I double the amount of pics and the recaps from other dynasties. If someone can tell me if I'm doing something wrong in my dynasty or they just don't like it and if you don't like it then what is there not to like? I hate to keep wasting my time trying to do my best on the updates and previews, but if nobody can't give me credit on what I do and actually appreciate the time I'm taking out for it then I don't want to continue the dynasty. I might not have the best cpu in the world and my pics might not be that high quality of a pic, but I can do other stuff with my dynasty where people should enjoy it. Thanks to donatello, micchy_boy, riot and cocobee, trubucksfan who I've talked to and I know that they really like my dynasty and also the future.

[Donatello]

i totally understand, man......and how i would selfishly want you to continue this dynasty no matter what, if you asked my advice as a friend i'd say 'fuck it'. you spend a big % of what little free time you have with you busy schedule posting this dynasty....and you don't get shit for it.

i just think that the massive amount of dynasties on the board now is really kind of 'numbing' the replies to your, and the other 'popular' dynasties. is it just me or is there 2-3 new dynasties every day? it's really hard to sort through them and know which one was which when there's SO many. i kind of wish that we could just kind of lock up all the other threads and just have the few 'good' dynasties to browse.

EDIT: not trying to say that all the others are bad, it's just not really fair to those people who work their asses off (you, cocobee, trubucksfan, micchy, k0be4mvp, etc) that as soon as they spend an hour to update and their dynasty is bumped up to the top- 5 minutes later the new update from mr. dynasty joe saying "i won my game. traded all my players for kobe and now i'm 43-0" goes up, and in no time, your just-updated dynasty is at the bottom of page one.


by the way....coming back from 52-35.....damn impressive. great game- and the amount of details you put into your recaps blows me away every time- like the free throws, etc.....it really adds a completely different level to the realism- makes reading it exciting