Cleveland Cavaliers (4-7) @ Washington Wizards (4-6) Friday, Nov. 19, 7:00 EST MCI Center, Washington, D.C. TV: NBALP Previous Game Wizards 106 @ Hawks 97 Clippers 95 @ Cavaliers 103 Season Series November 8th, Wizards 98 @ Cavaliers 111 Head Coaches Paul Silas/Eddie Jordan Probable Starters Zydrunas Ilgauskas/Brendan Haywood Chris Mihm/Kwame Brown Darius Miles/Jarvis Hayes Ricky Davis/Larry Hughes LeBron James/Gilbert Arenas Injury Lists Cleveland Cavaliers Dajuan Wagner Michael Stewart Washington Wizards Jerry Stackhouse Mitchell Butler Notes Cleveland's starting power forward Carlos Boozer sprained his right ankle in Tuesday's win against the Clippers just 10 minutes into the game, he did not return and is likely a gametime decision. Washington's starting center Christian Laettner missed the Wizards last game against the Hawks with back spasms and is probably a gametime decision. Keys To The Game Cleveland - The key here is containing Gilbert Arenas. The Wizards love to use Gilbert in pick and roles and love to set him screens to get open shots, so proper double teams and switching will be very important. Force Larry Hughes to take jump shots with a hand in his face and don't allow him to get to the basket. Jarvis Hayes can flat out shoot, but does not like to take it to the basket in traffic, so it is simple, don't leave him open and he won't hurt you. Control the boards, play solid defense, and execute on the offensive end. Washington - Double Ilgauskas and don't let him get into an early groove. Box out as Cleveland is one of the better rebounding teams in the league. Set solid clean picks for Arenas and let him do his thing with the basketball. Hughes must attack the basket at every opportunity to try and get the Cavs into some early foul trouble. The King's Take The Cavs just had too much depth and athleticism for the Wizards to handle in their win on November 8th. Boozer's health can be a huge problem for the Cavs, though Chris Mihm has played amazing basketball this week and can fill in well if Carlos does not play. I just don't see the Wizards pulling this off unless Arenas has a huge game. Cavs win! ------------------------------ <font size="1">To respond to this thread, click here - Thread closed by <font color="DarkRed">KJ</font></font> ------------------------------
