<div align="center"><u><font size="5"><font color="#B84056">CLEVELAND CAVALIERS</font> @ <font color="#6D368E">MILWAUKEE BUCKS</font></font></u> <u><font size="3"><font color="#B84056">PROJECTED STARTERS</font></font></u> <u><font size="3"><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="#6D368E">C Jamaal Magloire PF Andrew Bogut SF Bobby Simmons SG Michael Redd PG Maurice Williams</font> <u><font size="3"><font color="#6D368E">BUCKS</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="#6D368E">Jamaal Magloire</font> ? Magloire averages 9-9 whilst Z averages 15-7. With his height and footwork advantage, I expect Ilgauskas to come out on top in scoring, whilst Magloire?s power and build should allow him to grab more rebounds. <font color="#B84056">Drew Gooden</font> v <font color="#6D368E">Andrew Bogut</font> ? Last time these two team met, Bogut had a career high 21 points whilst Gooden had just 7. I expect Bogut to get more than the 8 he averages, but for Gooden to seek his revenge and surpass the Australian. <font color="#B84056">LeBron James</font> v <font color="#6D368E">Bobby Simmons</font> ? The NBA?s Most Improved Player meets possibly the NBA?s Most Valuable Player. Whilst Simmons improved greatly last season, he should be no match for the 21 year old phenom, who scored a season high 52 points last time they met. Expect a high score from LeBron again, although not as high, and for him to easily prevail against Simmons. <font color="#B84056">Larry Hughes</font> v <font color="#6D368E">Michael Redd</font> ? If Michael Redd gets his stroke going from beyond the arc, then the Cavaliers could find themselves in a spot of bother. However, if Hughes locks down on defence and harasses the sharp shooter, whilst making shots of his own, he should be able to be on top. I?m expecting this matchup to be pretty much even, as two great players meet in what I anticipate will be a thrilling tussle. <font color="#B84056">Eric Snow</font> v <font color="#6D368E">Maurice Williams[color] ? Williams has been playing well so far this season, but Eric Snow has also been in good form, and I hope he can get his name on the scoresheet in areas such as points, rather than just in the mind for his intangibles. Make no mistake, I want him to shut down on defence too, but I hope he can make a few shots to help the Cavaliers on their way. Nevertheless, I do not expect him to do this, thus I must say that I think Williams will come out on top. <div align="center"><u><font size="3">OTHER NOTES</font></font></u></div> <ul> [*]The Cavaliers are 4-5 against the Bucks since LeBron entered the League. [*]The overall score in this time period is 867-871, the Bucks leading by 4. [*]LeBron averages 31-7.6-7.3 against Milwaukee. [*]The Cavs are 18-10 overall and 7-3 in their last 10. [*]The Bucks are 17-11 overall and 6-4 in their last 10. [/list] <div align="center"><u><font size="3"><font color="#B84056">SCORE PREDICTION</font></font></u></div> <u><font size="2"><font color="#B84056">97</font>-<font color="#6D368E">92</font></font></u>
The Cavs pulled it out 91-84. It really hurt not having Hughes, because Damon Jones sucked it up going 1-7 from the field for 8 points. LeBron struggled shooting the rock but still managed to have a triple double with 32 points, 11 assists, and he pulled down 11 boards. Coach Brown only brought three guys off the bench tonight, so we can only hope for Hughes to have a quick recovery, so Damon can go back to coming off the bench!
If lebron continues to pull down triple doubles the cav shouldn't have to worry to much. Good night for basketball though d-wade had a triple double too.
wow lebron is a monster 32 pts 11 boards 11 assts 5 stls!!!!!!! its only his 3rd season and already averaging more than 30 a game
