Wizards @ Cavaliers Preview <div align="center"> <font color="DarkSlateBlue">Washington Wizards</font> (15-33) @ <font color="DarkRed">Cleveland Cavaliers</font> (19-31)</div> Saturday, Feb. 7, 7:30 pm Eastern Gund Arena, Cleveland, OH TV: FSOhio, NBALP Vegas Line: Cavs -5 Season Series: Cavaliers 2, Wizards 1 11.08.03 Wizards 98 @ Cavaliers 111 11.19.03 Cavaliers 95 @ Wizards 106 02.01.04 Cavaliers 104 @ Wizards 100 Previous Game Cavaliers 92 @ Timberwolves 103 Clippers 100 @ Wizards 112 Last 10 Games Cleveland: 6-4 (Lost 2) Washington: 5-5 (Won 1) Head Coaches Paul Silas/Eddie Jordan Probable Starters Jeff McInnis/Gilbert Arenas LeBron James/Larry Hughes Eric Williams/Jerry Stackhouse Carlos Boozer/Kwame Brown Zydrunas Ilgauskas/Brendan Haywood 6th Men Dajuan Wagner/Jarvis Hayes Injury Update Cavaliers Tony Battie Ruben Boumtje Boumtje Wizards Mitchell Butler Chris Whitney <div align="center">Players To Watch LeBron James/Gilbert Arenas James: 20.6 points, 5.8 rebounds, 5.9 assists, 1.45 steals Arenas: 17.8 points, 4.9 rebounds, 4.9 assists, 1.86 steals</div> Fast Facts The Wizards are healthy again, Gilbert Arenas made his return last night and scored 25 points in a win against the Clippers. Jerry Stackhouse made his return against the Cavs earlier in the week. Keys To The Game <u>Cavaliers</u> Keep Arenas out of the paint Get Ilgauskas involved to try and draw fouls Perimeter D is important, must stress getting back too Zone it up, mix the defense up from time to time. Attack the basket, make freethrows, run the floor and don't turn the ball over <u>Wizards</u> Run the floor every possession Go to Kwame on Boozer early Limit second chance opportunities on the boards Play that shadow defense on LeBron, get him out of the ball game The King's Take After 2 tough emotional games one would think facing a Wizard team that the Cavs beat 2 out of 3 games this season would be a relief... No. The Wizards are healthy now and have many weapons on the floor with Arenas, Stackhouse, Hughes, and Brown. The Wizards can shoot it, run the floor, and attack the basket very well. For the Cavaliers to win this game Ilgauskas must cut down on these cheap fouls and stay aggressive on the offensive end. LeBron James must keep attacking the basket execting to shoot over 12 freethrows in this game. McInnis and Williams must attack the basket as well. Carlos Boozer must try and contain Kwame Brown on the defensive end as he has gave Carlos some trouble this year with his moves. I'll favor the Cavs by just 2 because I feel the Wizards will make this a very tough game for us. <font size="1">Please visit NBA.com</font>
Wizards lineup looks solid now very good, I will say cavs win this one because they are at home cavs by 4.
Got to play zone if I was the Cavs. Wiz likes to score in the paint. Don't let them near it. Mix in a little full court pressure from time to time on Arenas. Box out, run some pick and rolls, alot of post up plays from the Z, Booze, E-Dub, and Bron, get to the line, stay out of foul trouble, try to obtain a 3 possestion ball game as long as possible, and we should able to win by 7. OBTW, home game im pretty confident.
I think we'll take as for some days ago, close game, but they will fall short as cArMeLo15 says, and Cavs will win by 7
Wizards shouldn't even come to this game. All i got to say is there goin to get blown out. CAN I GET A BLOW OUT!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Cavs are ticked and they want that 8th playoff spot real bad. Boston keeps losing and the cavs can't catch a break. There all PISSED and there all going to have big games. I told you Mcinnis would have a big game because he was pissed from the Laker game he had. And what did he do he had a real big game(but they still lost unfortunately). Im calling it cavs by 20. CAN I GET ANOTHER BLOW OUT!!!!!!!!!!1
Nice preview. Washington did great last night causing a lot of steals. Wizards should win this one by 4+.
Im gonna say the cavs take this one by 5 or more Cavaliers have been playing really good lately. P.S. Ming empty your mailbox for pm's i cant send you your sig.
I have to go with Washington, Arenas has been back 2 games and already looks like he has knoced the rust off, same with J Stackhouse, Larry Hughes flourishes when he isnt the main threat, Kwame Brown is quicker than Boozer, and his fav move is facing up, faking left and spinngin to the right, and I think he can pull that one Booze. We have to keep LBJ under control, he went off on us for 38 last time. I will go with Washington by 3.... OT: I probably wont be on at all for the next week, I am living with my friend, my parents are out of town, and the computer is hard to get on there, to many people...so KJ can you post this in the Wizards forum also?
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting L.Sooch:</div><div class="quote_post">Im gonna say the cavs take this one by 5 or more Cavaliers have been playing really good lately. P.S. Ming empty your mailbox for pm's i cant send you your sig.</div> I emptied it.
We win with them serval days ago in Washington, so we will win today too. LeBron have to play better game, becouse yesterday he had very poor %. LETS GO CAVS!! WIN BY 11
I'll take the Wizards in this one. Now that they're healthy, I can seriously say I expect all Wizard starters except Haywood to break 15 points or better. Arenas and Stackhouse are definitely going to get their shots, and so will Larry Hughes. Kwame will find a way to muster some shots and get to the line off of offensive rebounds and good old fashioned atacking the rim. The Cavaliers will do what they can, but I don't think they'll take this game. LeBron is a monster, but Arenas is a monster, too. Watch out for his quick hands. High scoring game coming, and I'm calling Washington by 8.
Vegas line is out, they have the Cavs giving 5 points. I would take the Wiz and those 5 if I was ebtting, I expect a very close one.
Simply... Cavs by 4. IMO LeBron will play very good (he has played lately brilliant). He can score something about 30 pts and Cavs can win. It will be interesting game. GO CAVS! GO JAMES!
