<div align="center"> <span style="font-size:24pt;line-height:100%">@</span> January 19, 2007 - 10:30 pm ET<span style="color:#FF0000">Game aired on ESPN</span></div><span style="color:#990000">Cleveland Cavaliers</span> <span style="color:#CC9933">(23-15)</span><span style="color:#CC9933">PG</span> <span style="color:#990000">Eric Snow</span> <span style="color:#CC9933">SG</span> <span style="color:#990000">Larry Hughes</span> <span style="color:#CC9933">SF</span> <span style="color:#990000">LeBron James</span> <span style="color:#CC9933">PF</span> <span style="color:#990000">Drew Gooden</span> <span style="color:#CC9933">C</span> <span style="color:#990000">Zydrunas Ilgauskas</span> <span style="color:#CC9933">Key Bench Players:</span> <span style="color:#990000">Daniel Gibson, Anderson Varajoe, Damon Jones, Donyell Marshall, Sasha Pavlovic</span> <span style="color:#00BFFF">Denver Nuggets</span> <span style="color:#FFCC00">(18-17)</span><span style="color:#FFCC00">PG</span> <span style="color:#00BFFF">Steve Blake</span> <span style="color:#FFCC00">SG</span> <span style="color:#00BFFF">Allen Iverson</span> <span style="color:#FFCC00">SF</span> <span style="color:#00BFFF">Linas Kleiza</span> <span style="color:#FFCC00">PF</span> <span style="color:#00BFFF">Reggie Evans</span> <span style="color:#FFCC00">C</span> <span style="color:#00BFFF">Marcus Camby</span> <span style="color:#FFCC00">Key Bench Players:</span> <span style="color:#00BFFF">J.R. Smith, Nene, Eduardo Najera, Yakhouba Diawara</span> Injury Report<span style="color:#FFCC00">DEN:</span> <span style="color:#00BFFF">Carmelo Anthony will not play (serving suspension)</span><span style="color:#FFCC00">DEN:</span> <span style="color:#00BFFF">Kenyon Martin is out for season (microfracture surgery)</span> Who To Watch Out For<span style="color:#990000">LeBron James</span><span style="color:#CC9933">Season Stats: 26.8 ppg, 6.7 rpg, 6.1 apg, 1.5 spg</span><span style="color:#990000">Larry Hughes</span><span style="color:#CC9933">Season Stats: 14.6 ppg, 3.7 rpg, 3.2 apg, 1.4 spg</span><span style="color:#990000">Zydrunas Ilgauskas</span><span style="color:#CC9933">Season Stats: 12.1 ppg, 8.3 rpg, 1.4 bpg</span><span style="color:#990000">Drew Gooden</span><span style="color:#CC9933">Season Stats: 12.1 ppg, 8.7 rpg</span><span style="color:#00BFFF">Allen Iverson</span><span style="color:#FFCC00">Season Stats: 29.4 ppg, 2.7 rpg, 7.3 apg, 2.1 spg</span><span style="color:#FFCC00">As A Nugget: 27.3 ppg, 2.6 rpg, 7.4 apg, 2.0 spg</span><span style="color:#00BFFF">Marcus Camby</span><span style="color:#FFCC00">Season Stats: 11.5 ppg, 12.1 rpg, 3.0 apg, 2.8 bpg</span><span style="color:#00BFFF">J.R. Smith</span><span style="color:#FFCC00">Season Stats: 16.2 ppg, 2.7 rpg, 1.7 apg</span>Rookie Watch <span style="color:#CC9933">CLE:</span> <span style="color:#990000">Shannon Brown</span><span style="color:#000000">Overall Selection: 25</span><span style="color:#CC9933">Season Stats:</span> <span style="color:#990000">2.5 ppg, 1.4 rpg, 0.7 apg</span> <span style="color:#CC9933">CLE:</span> <span style="color:#990000">Daniel Gibson</span><span style="color:#000000">Overall Selection: 42</span><span style="color:#CC9933">Season Stats:</span> <span style="color:#990000">4.1 ppg, 1.5 rpg, 0.9 apg</span> <span style="color:#FFCC00">DEN:</span> <span style="color:#00BFFF">Yakhouba Diawara</span><span style="color:#000000">Overall Selection: Undrafted</span><span style="color:#FFCC00">Season Stats:</span> <span style="color:#00BFFF">5.9 ppg, 2.6 rpg, 1.1 apg</span><span style="color:#990000">Cleveland's X-Factor</span><span style="color:#990000">Anderson Varejao</span><span style="color:#CC9933">Season Stats: 6.7 ppg, 6.1 rpg</span><span style="color:#990000">Denver has some good rebounders on their squad (Camby, Evans, and Nene especially). With Marshall playing limited minutes right now, Varejao needs to bring a lot of energy (like usual) and help out on the glass.</span><span style="color:#00BFFF">Denver's X-Factor</span><span style="color:#00BFFF">Steve Blake</span><span style="color:#FFCC00">Season Stats: 4.5 ppg, 1.5 rpg, 2.7 apg</span><span style="color:#FFCC00">Season Stats: 19.0 ppg, 3.5 rpg, 5.0 apg, 1.5 spg</span><span style="color:#00BFFF">In both of Blake's games as a Nugget thus far, he has shined. He has really played excellent basketball, and much better than most people would have thought. Tonight is somewhat of a "heat check." Can he keep it up?</span> <div align="center">Key Matchup vs. <span style="color:#990000">Larry Hughes</span> <span style="color:#000000">vs.</span> <span style="color:#00BFFF">Allen Iverson</span></div><span style="color:#000000">Hughes will get the assignment to guard AI tonight, for the most part. Hughes is a good defender, but Iverson is a one of a kind talent. Nobody can shut him down, he's just one of those players. Let's see if Hughes can at least somewhat contain him (also unlikely).</span> CelticBalla's Extra Thoughts/NotesDenver needs to set the tempo in this one early. If they start playing a halfcourt game, Cleveland will take over. They need to play their style and dominate the pace of the game right from the get-go.2 more games, Nuggets fans. 2 more games... CelticBalla's PredictionDenver has lost 7 of their last 10 games, they need to get it together soon. I know Melo hasn't played with them since the Iverson era began, but they still should be playing better than they have been. I see them winning tonight. I think it's going to be a good game, and I think Cleveland is definitely going to put up a fight, but I don't see Cleveland keeping up with the pace of the Nuggets tonight.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Cavsrules @ Jan 19 2007, 02:15 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>I am 100% sure Eric Snow will be on Iverson.</div>You'll see everybody thrown at AI tonight. Snow will surely get his shot at guarding AI since he practiced with him for so many years, played ball in the summer, etc. Plus Snow is a solid defender, but I'm not so sure he's quick enough to cover Iverson.Hughes is a long defender, and that will bother AI a bit, as will LeBron if Mike Brown decides to throw him at Iverson as well.
I am looking forward to see if Dan Gibson can get some time and go up vs. A.I.That would answer some questions if Gibson is as good as some cav fans make him out to be.
PLEASE, Take this game off ESPN!!!I feel bad for basketball fans around the world watching this right now, unless your a Denver fan.Ugh, Mike Brown has to go...
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Cavsrules @ Jan 19 2007, 10:23 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>PLEASE, Take this game off ESPN!!!I feel bad for basketball fans around the world watching this right now, unless your a Denver fan.Ugh, Mike Brown has to go...</div>It's not Mike Brown... it's everybody on the Cavaliers roster not named LeBron... and I'd even blame LeBron because he needs to do exactly what Bill Walton is saying: Get in his teammates faces and motivate them. IF he can't be the emotional leader in a game like this, then I don't know what to say. He's obviously frustrated at his teammates, now hopefully he'll let them have it during the half.
I don't care, right now I am pissed and when I am pissed I take it out on Mike Brown!The Cavaliers D, wtf am I saying, THEY DON'T HAVE D! Iverson is not even scoring on us and where getting our ass kicked! You can't blame James for that.Brown Calls Time Outs and does what? Tells his team there doing great and goes back to playing hang man on his dumb white board! I can't take him anymore!!!!
Wow, they came back!!!But this is Cleveland, u can't play the full game.Cavs sucked tonight and they don't care about the game.
I just feel bad for ever one that watched this game, looking forward for a good game.On behalf of the Cavaliers, I apologize.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (mavsfan1000 @ Jan 20 2007, 05:23 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Cleveland really sucks on the road. Denver is just too athletic for the Cavs as well.</div>Yeah they do... only one road win against a team with a record above .500? That needs to change if they want to have any shot at going deep into the playoffs.
