<div align="center"></div> This game sees the 21-23 Golden State Warriors take on the 25-19 Cleveland Cavaliers at The Quicken Loans Arena. <div align="center"><font color="#DB9A4A"> <u>Golden State Warriors</u> C Andris Biedrins PF Al Harrington SF Stephen Jackson SG Monta Ellis PG Baron Davis </font> @ <font color="#B94056">C Zydrunas Ilgauskas PF Drew Gooden SF Aleksandar Pavlovic SG Larry Hughes PG Eric Snow <u>Cleveland Cavaliers</u> </font></div> <u>Prediction</u> Since LeBron James entered the League, the Cavaliers and Warriors have met 7 times, the Cavaliers winning 3, averaging 97.4ppg, and the Warriors 4, with 99.9ppg. LeBron James averages 29-8-7 against the Warriors, but will be missing from tonight’s lineup with a sprained big toe. So, the load will lie upon the likes of Larry Hughes, Zydrunas Ilgauskas, Drew Gooden, Donyell Marshall and, dare I say it, Daniel Gibson. If one or more of them can come up with a big performance, the Cavaliers stand a very god chance of winning. If not, they will struggle and will have to put up a fight if they are to have any chance of winning. <font color="#DB9A4A">93</font>-<font color="#B90456">97</font>
<div class="quote_poster">XSV Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">Is it just me or do the Cavs play better without Lebron.</div> It's just you.
Well their record without him speaks for itself cowboy, not to mention they completely dominate teams when he's injured. The announcers were talking about how their offense isn't so stagnant when he's gone and there is actually movement, not to mention their defense improves as well. So its not just me.
I think that it could be to do with the players letting LeBron do a lot of the work. When he's not playing, they know they have to step up and take some of the slack up themselves. If the rest of the team can play the way they do with LeBron out when he's not, the Cavs will be a formidable team. To clarify, the Cavaliers play better team basketball without LeBron, but they need his night-in-night-out performances to get anywhere near the playoffs. If they can click, they could become serious contenders.
