<div align="center"></div> This game sees the 33-24 Cleveland Cavaliers take on the 48-9 Dallas Mavericks at the American Airlines Center. <div align="center"><font color="#B94056"><u>Cleveland Cavaliers</u> </font> C Zydrunas Ilgauskas PF Drew Gooden SF LeBron James SG Larry Hughes PG Daniel Gibson @ <font color="#2C5098">C Erick Dampier PF Dirk Nowitzki SF Josh Howard SG Devin Harris PG Jason Terry <u>Dallas Mavericks</u></font></div> <u>Prediction</u> Since 2003, the Cavaliers and Mavericks have met just 6 times, with the Cavaliers winning 2 games compared to the 4 that their Dallas-based counterparts have won. The Cavs have averaged 97.8 points in these games, but the Mavs have averaged 103.7. LeBron James averages a very strong 30.3 points, 6.7 rebounds and 6.2 assists in these 4 games. Due to a 12-16 road record this season for the Cavs, combined with an almost ridiculous 27-3 home record for the Mavs (along with a 13 game winning streak), I simply cannot see the Cavs winning this game. The Mavericks, I think, should win comfortably. <font color="#B90456">91</font>-<font color="#2C5098">107</font>
I'm usually critical of Lebron, but the flack he'sa getting for this game is undeserved. He did a helluva job keeping the Cavs in the game period.
