This game sees the 16-3 Cleveland Cavaliers take on the 7-12 Charlotte Bobcats at the Time Warner Cable Arena. Cleveland Cavaliers C Zydrunas Ilgauskas PF Ben Wallace SF LeBron James SG Delonte West PG Mo Williams Key Bench Players: Daniel Gibson, Anderson Varejao, Wally Szczerbiak @ C Emeka Okafor PF Sean May SF Gerald Wallace SG Jason Richardson PG Raymond Felton Key Bench Players: D.J. Augustin, Jared Dudle, Nazr Mohammed Charlotte Bobcats Cavaliers' Keys to Victory Maintain energy levels Keep role players producing Rebound hard Bobcats' Keys to Victory Play better defence Shoot the ball well Pray Prediction The Cavs are on a 7 game winning streak, and have won 15 of their last 16 games. At present, they are #1 in the League in points differential (+12.9) and are playing basketball that makes them most likely (according to John Hollinger's simulations) to win 70 games this season. They have lost just 3 out of 15 times against the Bobcats, and average 102.2 points to the Bobcats' 95.5 in these games. LeBron has missed just one of the games against the Bobcats and averages 27.3 points, 8.7 boards and 7.1 assists in the games he has played. He has had a very relaxed start to the season, and has played 40 minutes just 4 times so far (he averages a career low 35.4 this season) and is averaging a comfortable 26.6 points, 7.1 rebounds and 6.6 assists. The Cavs will hope that the likes of Delonte West, Varejao, Gibson and Mo Williams will again give LeBron the opportunity to rest as they look to get throught the kind segment of their schedule relatively unscathed. The Bobcats have Jason Richardson, who could cause some problems for the Cavs, but Delonte West has played great D on some great SGs this season, with Joe Johnson, Stephen Jackson and Vince Carter shooting a combined 19.3% on him. The way the Cavs and Cats have been playing, I can't see this even being remotely close; a comfortable Cavs win. 108-79
