GAME THREAD: NBA: NEW JERSEY (8-9) at CLEVELAND (9-9)

NBA: NEW JERSEY (8-9) at CLEVELAND (9-9)

<h3>Nets, Cavaliers meet in playoff series rematch</h3>

<div class="pre">New Jersey (8-9) at Cleveland (9-9) 7:00 pm EST</div>

CLEVELAND (Ticker) -- There is little doubt the ClevelandCavaliers miss LeBron James. They don't figure to get muchsympathy from the New Jersey Nets, who already have experiencedlife without a dynamic scorer.


The Nets travel to Quicken Loans Arena on Tuesday to meet theCavaliers for the first time since Cleveland defeated New Jerseyin six games in the Eastern Conference semifinals last season.

James injured his finger Wednesday in the second quarter of a109-74 loss at Detroit, and the Cavaliers have struggled since,losing both games in part by averaging just 76 points withouttheir star.


His presence was sorely missed in Sunday's 80-70 loss to theBoston Celtics in which the Cavaliers shot 33 percent from thefield and were led in scoring by Zydrunas Ilgauskas, who had 12points. No Cleveland player had more than two assists.

By comparison, James has not had a game this season with lessthan three assists.


New Jersey is already familiar with life without one of theirleading scorers as Vince Carter returned last week after missingfive games with a right ankle sprain - all losses - for theNets.


Since his return, Carter has helped his team go 4-2 and has beenparticularly dominant over the last three games, averaging 26points in that time after reaching the 20-point mark in only twoof his first six pre-injury contests.

 

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http://www.sportstwo.com/Thread/View/NBA/CLEVELAND/2019115</p>

That's a link to my preview for tonight's game</p>

 

Re: NBA: NEW JERSEY (8-9) at CLEVELAND (9-9)

Charles seems to have soiled another game preview. Nets fans, I'll be posting in the thread Chingy started. It's just the same as the ones we've been in so far</p>

 

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<div class="pre">NEW JERSEY VS CLEVELAND - INACTIVES

NEW JERSEY CLEVELAND

PLAYER NAME REASON PLAYER NAME REASON
D ARMSTRONG THIGH BRUISE D MARSHALL RIGHT WRIST INJURY
M WILLIAMS FOOT INJURY L HUGHES LEG INJURY
C SIMMONS ANKLE INJURY</div>

 

NBA: NEW JERSEY at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">NEW JERSEY AT CLEVELAND - PROBABLE STARTING LINEUPS


NEW JERSEY CLEVELAND

F Richard Jefferson F Drew Gooden
F Malik Allen F Aleksandar Pavlovic
C Jason Collins C Zydrunas Ilgauskas
G Jason Kidd G Shannon Brown
G Vince Carter G Daniel Gibson

OFFICIALS: Bill Spooner
Ken Mauer
David Guthrie</div>

 

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Link</p>

sop://broker.sopcast.com:3912/25568</p>

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Re: NBA: NEW JERSEY (8-9) at CLEVELAND (9-9)

No 'Bron?? If we 're not taking this home - ****</p>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA NEW JERSEY 4
CLEVELAND 7 8:50 LEFT, 1ST QTR</div>

 

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Shannon Brown, doing his best impression of King James.</p>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA NEW JERSEY 12
CLEVELAND 10 5:50 LEFT, 1ST QTR</div>

 

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Link.plz</p>

 

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Holy crap. Collins is an offensive juggernaut this first quarter.</p>

 

Re: NBA: NEW JERSEY (8-9) at CLEVELAND (9-9)

Kidd's really after the triple double lead with King James down. 4boards already.</p>

 

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What the hell? Did Lebron put on a Shannon Brown costume?</p>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA NEW JERSEY 19
CLEVELAND 16 2:40 LEFT, 1ST QTR</div>

 

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Malik Allen...:shakeshead:</p>

 

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malik allen plays no defense...doesnt rebound....just shoots jumpshotswhy does he start?</p>

 

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Jason Collins...brick.</p>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA NEW JERSEY 19
CLEVELAND 22 END, 1ST QTR</div>

 

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Kidd playing the full first.</p>