<div align="center"><u><font size="5"><font color="#FFCB22">ATLANTA HAWKS</font> @ <font color="#B84056">CLEVELAND CAVALIERS</font></font></u> <u><font size="3"><font color="#B84056">PROJECTED STARTERS</font></font></u> <u><font size="2"><font color="#B84056">CAVS</font></font></u> <font color="#B84056">C Zydrunas Ilgauskas PF Drew Gooden SF LeBron James SG Larry Hughes PG Eric Snow</font> <font color="#FFCB22">C Zaza Pachulia PF Al Harrington SF Josh Smith SG Joe Johnson PG Tyronn Lue</font> <u><font size="2"><font color="#FFCB22">HAWKS</font></font></u> <u><font size="3"><font color="#B84056">MATCHUP BREAKDOWN</font></font></u></div> <font color="#B84056">Zydrunas Ilgauskas</font> v <font color="#FFCB22">Zaza Pachulia</font> ? Entering his third season in a third city, things were not looking too good for Zaza earlier this season. However, when he was given a chance by the Hawks, the big man from Europe showed what he could do, with 12-9 to rival Big Z?s 15-7. This matchup will be toughly contested, as the crown for the ?Best Z? is on the line. <font color="#B84056">Drew Gooden</font> v <font color="#FFCB22">Al Harrington</font> ? The 6?9 forward Al Harrington has been averaging 17-8 which is looking good both for him and the Hawks. In fact, he averages 5 more points and just .7 rebounds less than Gooden. This will be another matchup fiercely contested and could go either way. <font color="#B84056">LeBron James</font> v <font color="#FFCB22">Josh Smith</font> ? This is a battle of the high flyers and a matchup that most would like to see in the Houston Dunk Contest come February. As it stands, however, only one man could win this on the court matchup and that is LeBron James, the man who dropped 50 on Saturday. <font color="#B84056">Larry Hughes</font> v <font color="#FFCB22">Joe Johnson</font> ? Two major offseason acquisitions for both sides will face up to each other. Neither have quite lived up to the hype that they carried with them, but if and when they click to their new systems, they have the potential to light up the floor. This matchup will be tight, and I couldn?t call the victor.. <font color="#B84056">Eric Snow</font> v <font color="#FFCB22">Tyronn Lue</font> ? So far this season, Lue has shown his potential ability to score (he dropped 16 on the Spurs) and Snow has shown that he is capable of stopping scorers. In a minimal matchup, I expect Lue to statistically come out on top, but for Snow to perform the way he normally does ? with intangibles. <div align="center"><u><font size="3"><font color="#B84056">OTHER NOTES</font></font></u></div> <ul> [*]The Cavs have had 2 nights rest since LeBron scored 52 in a loss to the Milwaukee Bucks. [*]The Hawks, too, have had 2 nights rest since becoming conquerors of the almighty Spurs, 94-84. [*]The Cavs lead 7-1 since LeBron entered the League. The total score is 814-714. [*]LeBron has averaged 24.3-6.8-6.3 against the Hawks. [*]The Cavs are 11-8 whilst the Hawks are 3-16. [/list] <div align="center"><u><font size="3"><font color="#B84056">SCORE PREDICTION</font></font></u></div> <u> <font size="2"><font color="#FFCB22">97</font> - <font color="#B84056">86#</font></font></u>
