<div align="center"> <span style="font-size:24pt;line-height:100%">@</span> February 9, 2007 - 8:00 pm ET<span style="color:#FF0000">Game on ESPN</span></div><span style="color:#000000">Miami Heat</span> <span style="color:#FF0000">(24-25)</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, Eddie Jones</span><span style="color:#990000">Cleveland Cavaliers</span> <span style="color:#CC9933">(28-21)</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, Donyell Marshall, Sasha Pavlovic, Damon Jones</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:#000000">Dwyane Wade</span><span style="color:#FF0000">Season Stats: 28.8 ppg, 5.0 rpg, 8.0 apg, 2.1 spg, 1.2 bpg</span><span style="color:#000000">Shaquille O'Neal</span><span style="color:#FF0000">Season Stats: 13.9 ppg, 5.7 rpg, 1.6 bpg</span><span style="color:#000000">Alonzo Mourning</span><span style="color:#FF0000">Season Stats: 9.9 ppg, 5.6 rpg, 2.8 bpg</span><span style="color:#990000">LeBron James</span><span style="color:#CC9933">Season Stats: 26.3 ppg, 6.9 rpg, 6.0 apg, 1.6 spg</span><span style="color:#990000">Larry Hughes</span><span style="color:#CC9933">Season Stats: 14.4 ppg, 3.4 rpg, 3.2 apg</span><span style="color:#990000">Zydrunas Ilgauskas</span><span style="color:#CC9933">Season Stats: 11.8 ppg, 8.1 rpg, 1.3 bpg</span>Rookie Watch <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">2.8 ppg, 1.3 apg</span> <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">2.3 ppg, 1.3 rpg</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">4.8 ppg, 1.5 rpg, 1.1 apg</span><span style="color:#CC9933">As A Starter:</span> <span style="color:#990000">10.5 ppg, 2.5 rpg, 1.1 apg</span><span style="color:#000000">Miami's X-Factor</span><span style="color:#000000">James Posey</span><span style="color:#FF0000">Season Stats: 6.7 ppg, 4.6 rpg, 1.2 apg</span><span style="color:#000000">He'll need to play as tough as possible on LeBron. Posey, in my opinion, is the X-Factor every time Miami plays Cleveland, because of this. He's the best perimeter defender on the team, he's long, strong, and athletic.</span><span style="color:#990000">Cleveland's X-Factor</span><span style="color:#990000">Larry Hughes</span><span style="color:#CC9933">Season Stats: 14.4 ppg, 3.4 rpg, 3.2 apg</span><span style="color:#990000">Hughes has the responsibility of guarding one of the best players in the league, Dwyane Wade. Hughes will have a tough day, as everyone does when they have to guard Wade, but he's going to have to make the best of it.</span> <div align="center">Key Matchup vs. <span style="color:#000000">Dwyane Wade</span> <span style="color:#000000">vs.</span> <span style="color:#990000">LeBron James</span></div><span style="color:#000000">Need I say more?</span> CelticBalla's Extra Thoughts/Notes- Miami is on a 5 game winning streak. CelticBalla's PredictionMiami is on a streak, and I think they win this game to reach the .500 mark. I predict Shaq to have a decent night as well.
Wade vs Bron!!! Always awesome to watch. Hopefully Bron doesn't tuck his tail between his legs in 4th as Wade takes over like he did last time.
Bad game by Wade and Shaq. Shaq was absolutely horrible in the post. Halsem dropped about 3 easy passes. Defense was non-existent, as was defensive rebounding.Good win for the Cavs.
The King is back!!!!Man, oh man, what a game by the Cavaliers. We won because we played, 'DEFENSE!' Cavaliers don't lose when they just play some Defense. James did awesome, Wade heated up in the 3rd, but got cooled down by James, and the Cavaliers. This is what I'm talking about, how about a win on ESPN. I wish it was on TNT, I would LOVE nothing more then to hear Barkley run his mouth now.Cavaliers vs. Lakers, Sunday on ABC.GO CAVS!
