This game sees the 19-9 Houston Rockets take on the 23-4 Cleveland Cavaliers at The Quicken Loans Arena. Houston Rockets C Yao Ming PF Luis Scola SF Shane Battier SG Tracy McGrady PG Aaron Brooks Key Bench Players: Carl Landry, Ron Artest, Luther Head @ C Zydrunas Ilgauskas PF Ben Wallace SF LeBron James SG Delonte West PG Mo Williams Key Bench Players: Anderson Varejao, Wally Szczerbiak, Daniel Gibson Cleveland Cavaliers Rockets' Keys to Victory Force turnovers Win the Battle of the Boards Shoot the lights out Cavaliers’ Keys to Victory Maintain intensity Rebound hard Build a lead quickly Prediction The Cavs and Rockets have met 10 times since LeBron James entered the League in 2003. The Cavs have won on just two occasions and average just 83.7 points per game to the Rockets' 91.9. The Cavs-Rockets matchup is infamous for Dikembe Mutombo's elbow connecting with LeBron's cheekbone, resulting in a broken bone and a mask for the Cavaliers' superstar. LeBron has never missed a game against the Rockets, though he did suffer from seriously reduced minutes in the game where he suffered that injury. Excluding that game, he averages a still mediocre (by his standards) 25.1 points, 7.1 rebounds and 6.1 assists in 9 games. The Cavs have looked very strong this season - especially at home where they are currently unbeaten in 13 games. Could they end on unlucky 13? It's possible, especially if the Rockets can play great D on LeBron, but I'll back the Cavs to be spurred on by the home crowd in the holiday season to win a tough game. 91-98
She Mac is a hoe........that is all...congrats on the win chingy....and great prediction...just off by 1 point both ways
