Cavaliers @ Magic Preview <font color="DarkRed">Cleveland Cavaliers</font> (9-19) @ <font color="Blue">Orlando Magic</font> (7-22) Thursday, 2:30 pm Eastern TD Waterhouse Centre, Orlando, FL TV: ESPN Previous Game Hornets 86 @ Cavaliers 97 Magic 73 @ 76ers 95 Streaks Cleveland: Won 3 Orlando: Lost 1 Head Coaches Paul Silas/Johnny Davis Probable Starters #23 LeBron James/#31 Rod Strickland #5 Kedrick Brown/#1 Tracy McGrady #14 Ira Newble/#7 Gordan Giricek #1 Carlos Boozer/#5 Juwan Howard #11 Zydrunas Ilgauskas/#55 Andrew DeClercq 6th Men #55 Eric Williams/#0 Drew Gooden Players To Watch - 2 stars LeBron James/Tracy McGrady James: 19.3 points, 6.0 rebounds, 6.0 assists, and 1.54 steals McGrady: 24.6 points, 6.6 rebounds, 5.8 assists, 1.21 steals Fast Fact The Cavaliers haven't won four straight since they ran off four-straight in January of 2002. Injury Lists <font color="DarkRed">Cavaliers</font> Dajuan Wagner DeSagana Diop <font color="Blue">Magic</font> Grant Hill Pat Garrity Reece Gaines Keys To The Game <font color="DarkRed">Cleveland</font> - You are not going to stop Tracy McGrady, but you can make sure that every shot that he takes, that a hand is in his face. Make the Magic work to score, many of them can make mid range jump shots, so staying with your man is key. The magic are not a very aggressive team, so play them tough, hit them when they come to the basket, attack the rim hard on the offensive side, and box out. <font color="Blue">Orlando</font> - The Cavaliers are the best rebounding team in the NBA, so getting good shots on the offensive end will be the key to this game. Give some room for Tracy to operate and keep moving without the basketball, players like Boozer and Ilgauskas tend to make many mistakes when swtiching and deciding when to double team. The King's Take Well peeps, this is one of the matchups that we all wanted to see, LeBron James and Tracy McGrady, should be very special. I think the Cavs can give the Magic fits because I believe we are more aggressive. but I feel the Magic have en edge because they have players that have played in big nationally televised games before. I know the last time the Cavs had a game like this, they destroyed the Pistons, but I am still not sold yet. Magic by 1 <font size="1">Please visit NBA.com</font>
This is one thing I want for Christmas. A magic win by 5. BTW For all the remediate(slow) people that's my prediction
Nice preview. I find it funny we are both going against our teams. It should be a close one, could easily go either way.
There is 2 ways a young team can go today: 1: Cocky not focus because they won a few games in a row and come out flat..(also plus of the holiday) 2: Just want to prove they are waaaaay better on national tv since the trade! Because they have looked aweful on national tv. ** I have a feeling the cavs are going to blow them out! Then loose all that lead.. and hold on with a 8 point win. Cavs win by 8 :thumbsup:
I think this game will be a good dunk contest between Mcgrady and James. Mcgrady with his windmills and James with his variety of dunks. Interesting don't you think.
Cavs up 30/28 after one. James has 14 points and 3 assists Boozer has 6 and 6 McGrady has 10 points, 1 rebound, and 3 assists ----------
Magic up 60/58 @ the half James has 20 T-Mac has 19 Boozer has 8 and 8 Ilgauskas has 11 Eric Williams has 9 ---------- Cavs and Magic tied at 81 after 3 James has 26 McGrady has 27 Amazing ----------
Darius Miles still not in!! Why aren't the Cavs trading him, they have no use for him, Williams, Brown, and Newble are doing great in his position, get someone for him.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting King James:</div><div class="quote_post">97/97 we are headed to overtime James has 34 McGrady 35 ----------</div> Amazing scoring by these two
The overtime was delayed due to condensation at midcourt. game on now though ---------- Magic win 113/101 James had 34, 2 rebounds, and 6 assists McGrady had 41, 8 rebounds, and 11 assists Boozer had 18 and 19 Williams had 18, 7, and 3 Full story and box score coming soon. ----------
we really missed a 2nd scorer. Wagner perhaps and we needed a pg. Trade miles for hudson and wait for wagner to come back.
Wow McGrady and Lebron had monster games. Who held Lebron scoreless in OT? Looks like McGrady provided the offense in OT scoring 6 points.
The Magic doubled James every time he touched the basketball, they were not going to let him create anything, no one else could step up in the OT.
Holy crap... Tracy and LeBron really brought the heat on each other. I swear the God LeBron man, if anything, the dude can be better than MJ. Lol, Im serious... for now, take your best shot.
