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The Trailblazers should advise their fans to not tick off LeBron James. Inspired by a heckler, James took over this basketball game scoring 17 points in the 4th quarter. James finished with 37 points, 14 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals and 2 blocked shots. Drew Gooden pitched in with 9 points and 7 rebounds. Daniel Gibson scored 8 points, grabbed 4 rebounds and dished out 2 assists off of the bench. The Cavs are now 25-19 on the season.
The Cavaliers will likely be without reserve forward/center Anderson Varejao for up to a month with a Grade 2 Ankle Sprain. Varejao has played in 22 games (0 starts) this season for the Cavaliers and he is averaging 28.5 minutes, 7.8 points, 8.5 rebounds and 1.2 assists per game. Drew Gooden and Zydrunas Ilguaskas will likely see a bump in playing time with “Wild Thing” out of action. Gooden has played in 43 games (all starts) this season for the Cavs and he is averaging 31.3 minutes, 11.5 points, 8.7 rebounds and 1.0 assist per game. Big “Z” has played in 43 games (all starts) this season and he is averaging 30.3 minutes, 13.7 points, 9.5 rebounds, 1.3 assists and 1.4 blocked shots per game.
The Cavs have lost starting shooting guard Sasha Pavlovic for the next 6-8 weeks due to a mid foot sprain. Pavlovic has played in 38 games (35 starts) this season for the Cavaliers and he is averaging 24.5 minutes, 7.3 points, 2.7 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game. He has never found his shooting touch this season either as he’s only hitting 35.1% of his shots from the floor. Daniel Gibson will likely pick up some of Pavlovic’s playing time and that’s a good thing. Gibson has played in 41 games (26 starts) this season and he is averaging 32.6 minutes, 11.9 points, 2.5 rebounds and 2.7 assists per game. Gibson also is a good shooter from anywhere on the court as he is hitting 45.4% of his shots from the floor, 46.8% of his three point attempts and 79.8% of his free throws. Devin Brown could also see a bump in playing time while Pavlovic is out. Brown has played in 39 games (2 starts) this season and he is averaging 20.8 minutes, 6.6 points, 3.1 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game. Brown is only shooting 39.7% from the floor and the Cavs need him to improve on that.
The Cavaliers outscored the Lakers 29-24 in the 4th quarter to finish off an impressive road win earlier today. LeBron James had a monster game with 41 points, 9 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 steals to lead the way for the Cavs. Zydrunas Ilgauskas had 16 points, 11 rebounds and 3 assists before he fouled out. Larry Hughes stuffed the stat sheet with 16 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals and 2 blocked shots. The Cavaliers are now 24-19 on the season with this win.
The Cavaliers were winning this game 69-56 at the half but the Suns burned them in the 2nd half outscoring them 54-39 to pull out the victory! LeBron James led the way as usual for the Cavs with 36 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 steals. Larry Hughes had his best game of the season for the Cavaliers last night as he finished up with 25 points, 8 rebounds and 3 steals. Zydrunas Ilgauskas also had a solid game with 21 points, 10 rebounds and 3 assists. The Cavs fell to 23-19 on the season after this loss.