<div align="center"> <span style="font-size:24pt;line-height:100%">@</span> February 1, 2007 - 8:00 pm ET<span style="color:#FF0000">Game aired on TNT</span></div><span style="color:#990000">Cleveland Cavaliers</span> <span style="color:#CC9933">(26-19)</span><span style="color:#CC9933">PG</span> <span style="color:#990000">Daniel Gibson</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">Anderson Varajoe, Eric Snow, Damon Jones, Donyell Marshall, Sasha Pavlovic</span><span style="color:#000000">Miami Heat</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">(20-25)</span><span style="color:#FF0000">PG</span> <span style="color:#000000">Gary Payton</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">SG</span> <span style="color:#000000">Dwyane Wade</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">SF</span> <span style="color:#000000">Jason Kapono</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">PF</span> <span style="color:#000000">Udonis Haslem</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">C</span> <span style="color:#000000">Shaquille O'Neal</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">Key Bench Players:</span> <span style="color:#000000">Alonzo Mourning, James Posey, Antoine Walker, Dorell Wright</span> Injury Report<span style="color:#FF0000">MIA:</span> <span style="color:#000000">Jason Williams will not play (left foot)</span><span style="color:#FF0000">MIA:</span> <span style="color:#000000">Wayne Simien will not play (Salmonella poisoning)</span> Who To Watch Out For<span style="color:#990000">LeBron James</span><span style="color:#CC9933">Season Stats: 27.2 ppg, 6.8 rpg, 6.0 apg, 1.6 spg</span><span style="color:#990000">Larry Hughes</span><span style="color:#CC9933">Season Stats: 14.6 ppg, 3.5 rpg, 3.2 apg, 1.4 spg</span><span style="color:#990000">Zydrunas Ilgauskas</span><span style="color:#CC9933">Season Stats: 12.0 ppg, 8.0 rpg, 1.3 bpg</span><span style="color:#000000">Dwyane Wade</span><span style="color:#FF0000">Season Stats: 28.4 ppg, 4.9 rpg, 7.8 apg, 2.1 spg, 1.2 bpg</span><span style="color:#000000">Shaquille O'Neal</span><span style="color:#FF0000">Season Stats: 12.0 ppg, 6.5 rpg, 1.5 bpg</span><span style="color:#000000">Udonis Haslem</span><span style="color:#FF0000">Season Stats: 11.2 ppg, 8.6 rpg</span><span style="color:#000000">Alonzo Mourning</span><span style="color:#FF0000">Season Stats: 10.0 ppg, 5.7 rpg, 2.9 bpg</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">4.5 ppg, 1.5 rpg, 1.1 apg</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">MIA:</span> <span style="color:#000000">Robert Hite</span><span style="color:#000000">Overall Selection: Undrafted</span><span style="color:#FF0000">Season Stats:</span> <span style="color:#000000">4.3 ppg, 1.3 rpg, 0.7 spg</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">MIA:</span> <span style="color:#000000">Chris Quinn</span><span style="color:#000000">Overall Selection: Undrafted</span><span style="color:#FF0000">Season Stats:</span> <span style="color:#000000">2.3 ppg, 1.2 apg</span><span style="color:#990000">Cleveland's X-Factor</span><span style="color:#990000">Larry Hughes</span><span style="color:#CC9933">Season Stats: 14.6 ppg, 3.5 rpg, 3.2 apg, 1.4 spg</span><span style="color:#990000">Hughes is a solid defender, and tonight they have to deal with the likes of Dwyane Wade. That's obviously no easy task, but Hughes is going to have to play Wade as tough as possible.</span><span style="color:#000000">Miami's X-Factor</span><span style="color:#000000">James Posey</span><span style="color:#FF0000">Season Stats: 7.1 ppg, 4.5 rpg, 1.2 apg</span><span style="color:#000000">Posey is Miami's defensive stopper, and he'll be on LeBron quite a bit tonight. Like Hughes' role on Wade, it's a tough as hell task, but he's going to have to play him as tough as possible.</span> <div align="center">Key Matchup vs. <span style="color:#990000">LeBron James</span> <span style="color:#000000">vs.</span> <span style="color:#000000">Dwyane Wade</span></div><span style="color:#000000">Two top 5 players in the league going head to head with each other, both teams underachieving in their own right this year. LeBron and Wade always have some great battles, tonight should be no different.</span> CelticBalla's Extra Thoughts/NotesBoth teams are 4-6 in their last 10, and both won their last game (Cleveland beat Golden State big, and Miami beat Milwaukee). CelticBalla's PredictionI don't know if Shaq is going to play or not, but either way I'm going with Miami on this one. I think both Wade and LeBron are going to have pretty big statistical nights, but I think Miami's defense is going to win it for them. I predict 4 blocks from Zo.
I like Wade and all, he is one of my fav players. But god dam it, he steps in the paint and the ref already calls a foul.But yet, Hughes gets killed and no call. The NBA is ridiculous.
Wade and the Refs are in love with each other. And it's sick.I am so sick of Wade getting all these f*cking calls. This is so pathetic.Once again, Cavaliers blow a lead, and it's on TNT. So now other people can laugh at them and watch Wade break the record for most free throws made.Refs are pathetic. 18-18...HAHA Bull sh*t
Yep the refs love Wade and Wade just goes with the flow acting all hurt and stuff so he can get a flagrant foul. Easily the player I dislike most.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (mavsfan1000 @ Feb 1 2007, 10:48 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Yep the refs love Wade and Wade just goes with the flow acting all hurt and stuff so he can get a flagrant foul. Easily the player I dislike most.</div>I feel sorry for the Mavs. They should be NBA Champs, but the NBA is pushing Wade to be to good.But as always the Cavaliers have that guy named 'Lechock'What a pathetic job by the Cavaliers at the end of the game.
Why are you guys ragging on Wade he goes to the basket so he has to get calls I mean come on. But anyway this was a great game and it looked like the Cavs were going to pull out a win as they were up by 12 in the fourth but the Heat came back by an inspired Dwayne Wade who edged the Cavaliers by 3 points. Wade was 23-24 from the line which is sensational and had 41 points in the game and he led the team to victory. LeBron didn't have a very good game but picked it up in the 4th and had a shot to tie the game but he missed. Sidenotesaniel Gibson was 4-6 from three point rangeDwyane Wade scored 23 in the fourth quarter as he only had 18 the previous 3 quarters but also had 12 turnovers the 3rd time in his career he had 10 or more. (Was 2 away from all time record, Jason Kidd-14)Shaquille O'Neal had 16 points and 8 boards for his best game back since injury, he fouled out in the 4th quarter
Wade was awesome. I got 50 points in Pick one challenge because of Wade lol.Yeah he gets calls, but he gets fouled alot and the defenders act like they don't do anything.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (moses2121 @ Feb 1 2007, 10:57 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Why are you guys ragging on Wade he goes to the basket so he has to get calls I mean come on.</div>Bro, the guy stepped in the paint and I already saw a ref running over to make the call. It was pathetic.Did anyone see Hughes go to the hole a lot of times and get NO CALLS what so ever? He went 0-0 from the line...I am just so upset the way this game went, I don't care what anyone says, the refs were all over us tonight.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (_Raptors_ @ Feb 1 2007, 11:19 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>I don't like the refs, but the Refs run over when Wade is driving in because he usually gets fouled.</div>99.9% of the time ever player that drives gets fouled. But Wade gets called 100% of the time. It's pathetic.
I didnt see the game, but I looked at the boxscore and Lebron was 6/18 while Wade had 12 turnovers. Yeesh.
Yeah well nobody is now gonna focus on the turnovers since he won the game for his team and just killed it in the 4th quarter.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (ChuckTheD @ Feb 1 2007, 09:57 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>I didnt see the game, but I looked at the boxscore and Lebron was 6/18 while Wade had 12 turnovers. Yeesh.</div>Wade took over in the 4th, the box score doesn't tell you that. I didn't catch the very end, but when I left off he had 18 in the 4th.
Yeah he didn't get anything going in the 1st and 3rd. Did ok in the 2nd. And just killed it in the 4th. Got 41 points, 4 rebounds, 5 assists.He's not very good at passing though. That's why he had alot of turnovers.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (_Raptors_ @ Feb 1 2007, 11:08 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>He's not very good at passing though. That's why he had alot of turnovers.</div>Ya he's not very good at passing but he only averages 7.5 assists per game I mean he must suck at passing. Most of his turnovers were him dribbling too much and he was getting ripped.
Nah my bad. I meant he wasn't very good at passing in that game.Also, even if somebody gets 5 or 6 assists a game, doesn't neccessarily make them a good passer. He could've made simple passes.
Wade EXPOSED LeBron James. Wade did EXACTLY what Kobe did to Bron last year on national television....as Kobe took over game in 4th, Bron was extremely passive and missed critical free throws. Yesterday Wade scored 24 4th quarter points, while Bron didn't score more than 6-7pts or so and missed 3 of 4 free throws in the final minute.To everyone who says the refs love Wade, yesterday Wade got ONE call that could go either way (in 4th when he rammed into Varejao). EVERYTHING else was a foul. Wade was absolutely incredible in the 4th, carrying his team. He took it to the defense, made tough shots, and hit a few jumpers as well. He put the team on his back and carried them to a win. That is why he is one of the best clutch players in the league, doing what he needed despite having a horrific first 3 quarters.
So, the whole night, u say one foul was a bad call?Thats ridiculous. And you got to be kidding me.How many times have u seen a player go 23-24 from the Free Throw Line? Have many times have u seen a player go to the line when ever he steps in the paint? Of course there are mostly fouls, but if they are gonna be that nice to Wade and give him every single call, why not do the same at the other end?
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Cavsrules @ Feb 2 2007, 06:12 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>So, the whole night, u say one foul was a bad call?Thats ridiculous. And you got to be kidding me.How many times have u seen a player go 23-24 from the Free Throw Line? Have many times have u seen a player go to the line when ever he steps in the paint? Of course there are mostly fouls, but if they are gonna be that nice to Wade and give him every single call, why not do the same at the other end?</div>How many times do you see a player get into the paint at WILL like Wade did yesterday. How many times do you see a player get doubled and STILL get to the basket at ease? How many times do you see a player catch fire like that and the other team's defense unable to make a stop or get ball out of his hands?Cavs played crappy defense along with Wade just killing it out there. Most of the times Wade does get a lot of perimeter touch fouls, but yesterday mostly all of the times he got the foul called it was deserved. Cavs couldn't slow him down, it was even worse than what he did to the Mavs in the Finals and his 17 straight points vs the Pistons.And while Wade was driving relentlessly to the rim and taking over the game, Bron was taking fadeaway jumpers and being passive. While wade sunk 23-24 free throws, Bron missed 3 in final minute of the game. You seem to froget Bron also got quite a few calls, including the 2 worst calls of the game in which he should have been called for 2 offensive fouls (1 where he went at Shaq, and the other where Rothstein got the T). That one on Shaq also should not have been a continuation. So please, I don't want to hear the bi*ching about the refs, the Cavs blew it and Wade carried his team in 4th. It starts and ends there.
I'm not blaming the refs for this loss, but what I am trying to say is going 23-24 is seriously ridiculous. The Cavaliers should of kept LeBron and Hughes out of the game. They had a lead of 4 when the 4th started(I believe) and the bench took it up to 12. Then James came in, and the blew it. The Cavaliers problem is, they wait and see what James is going to do with the ball, and no one else does anything. Gibson should run the point, and James should move without the ball. Easy as that. But, nope. Mike Brown is the worst coach I have ever seen. I may being say that out of the fact I am pissed at him, or I might be saying it because it is so dam true.Please don't go there with James getting some calls. He got a few, true, but thats understanding. Wade on the other hand kept on getting a call 24/7, the Heat should of let the guy go to the rim every time they had the ball, Wade might of got 100 points at the end of the game. Honestly, I'm not blaming Wade, I'm not blaming the refs. But I am very pissed at Mike Brown, and the way LeBron couldn't hit 3 free bees in the clutch time of the ball game. The Cavaliers had this game, they just didn't finish it.
