<table class="gamePreview" border="1"> <tbody> <tr> <td class="center" colspan="2"> <p align="center"><font face="Verdana">December 8, 2007 @ 7:00pm EST Charlotte Bobcats Arena, Charlotte, NC FSN Ohio HD, WMYT</font></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="center"> <p align="center"><font face="Verdana"> </font></p> <p align="center"><font face="Verdana" color="#f15a30">Charlotte Bobcats (6-11)</font></p> </p> </td> <td class="center"> <p align="center"><font face="Verdana"> </font></p> <p align="center"><font color="#b90456"><font face="Verdana">Cleveland Cavaliers </font><font face="Verdana">(9-11)</font></font></p> </p> </td> </tr> <tr class="sectHeader"> <td colspan="2"> <h4 align="center"><font face="Verdana">Projected Starters</font></h4> </td> </tr> <tr class="roster"> <td> <p align="center"><font face="Verdana"></font><font face="Verdana"></font> <font face="Verdana" color="#f15a30" size="2">PGRaymond FeltonSG Jason Richardson </font><font face="Verdana" color="#f15a30" size="2">SF Gerald Wallace PFJared DudleyC Emeka Okafor </font><font color="#f15a30"><font face="Verdana"> <font face="Verdana"></font><font face="Verdana"></font><font face="Verdana"></font></font></font></p> </td> <td> <p align="center"><font face="Verdana"></font><font face="Verdana"></font> <font face="Verdana"><font size="2"><font color="#b90456">PG Daniel Gibson SG Shannon Brown SFSasha PavlovicPF Drew Gooden C Zydrunas Ilgauskas</font> </font> </font><font color="#b90456"><font face="Verdana"><font face="Verdana"></font><font face="Verdana"></font><font face="Verdana"></font></font></font></p> </td> </tr> <tr class="sectHeader"> <td colspan="2"> <h4><font face="Verdana">Season Stats</font></h4> </td> </tr> <tr class="seasonStats"> <td> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td class="strong"><font face="Verdana" color="#f15a30">Points</font></td> <td><font face="Verdana" color="#f15a30">91.8PPG</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="strong"><font face="Verdana" color="#f15a30">FG%</font></td> <td><font face="Verdana" color="#f15a30">43.1%</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="strong"><font face="Verdana" color="#f15a30">3pt%</font></td> <td><font face="Verdana" color="#f15a30">36.0%</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="strong"><font face="Verdana" color="#f15a30">Rebounds</font></td> <td><font face="Verdana" color="#f15a30">41.0 RPG</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="strong"><font face="Verdana" color="#f15a30">Assists</font></td> <td><font face="Verdana" color="#f15a30">19.1APG</font></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </td> <td> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td class="strong"><font face="Verdana" color="#b90456">Points</font></td> <td><font face="Verdana" color="#b90456">96.1PPG</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="strong"><font face="Verdana" color="#b90456">FG%</font></td> <td><font face="Verdana" color="#b90456">43.4%</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="strong"><font face="Verdana" color="#b90456">3pt%</font></td> <td><font face="Verdana" color="#b90456">37.1%</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="strong"><font face="Verdana" color="#b90456">Rebounds</font></td> <td><font face="Verdana" color="#b90456">43.4 RPG</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="strong"><font face="Verdana" color="#b90456">Aassists</font></td> <td><font face="Verdana" color="#b90456">18.9APG</font></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </td> </tr> <tr class="sectHeader"> <td colspan="2"> <h4><font face="Verdana">Season Team Leaders (of those expected to play)</font></h4> </td> </tr> <tr class="seasonStats"> <td> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td class="strong"><font face="Verdana" color="#f15a30">Points</font></td> <td><font face="Verdana" color="#f15a30">Wallace18.6 PPG</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="strong"><font face="Verdana" color="#f15a30">Rebounds</font></td> <td><font face="Verdana" color="#f15a30">Okafor 11.4RPG</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="strong"><font face="Verdana" color="#f15a30">Assists</font></td> <td><font face="Verdana" color="#f15a30">Felton6.9 APG</font></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </td> <td> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td class="strong"><font face="Verdana" color="#b90456">Points</font></td> <td><font face="Verdana" color="#b90456">Gooden14.4 PPG</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="strong"><font face="Verdana" color="#b90456">Rebounds</font></td> <td><font face="Verdana" color="#b90456">Ilgauskas 11.0 RPG</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="strong"><font face="Verdana" color="#b90456">Assists</font></td> <td><font face="Verdana" color="#b90456">Gibson3.3 APG</font></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </td> </tr> <tr class="sectHeader"> <td colspan="2"> <h4><font face="Verdana">Key Matchup PF -<font color="#f15a30">Emeka Okafor</font>v <font color="#b90456">Drew Gooden</font></font></h4> </td> </tr> <tr class="keyMatchup"> <td colspan="2"> <font face="Verdana">v If Emeka Okafor fails to pull down the rebounds for the Bobcats, they will severely struggle tonight. So it is up to Drew Gooden to attempt to spoil the Bobcats' party and to make a huge leap towards extending their 7 game loss streak - and towards breaking the Cavs' own 5-game losing streak. Similarly, if the Cavs lose their advantage down low and on the boards, they will struggle.</font></p> </td> </tr> <tr class="sectHeader"> <td colspan="2"> <h4><font face="Verdana">The Cavs v Bobcats</font></h4> </td> </tr> <tr class="since03"> <td colspan="2"><font face="Verdana">Since the inaugural season of the Bobcats, the two teams have met 11 times, and the Cavs have won an impressive 9 of those games. They average 101.5 PPG and the Bobcats average 94.7 PPG in these games. Tonight, however, the Cavs will be without LeBron James, who usually supplies them with 26.7 points, 8.4 rebounds and 6.8 assists against the Bobcats.</font></td> </tr> <tr class="sectHeader"> <td colspan="2"> <h4><font face="Verdana">Prediction</font></h4> </td> </tr> <tr class="prediction"> <td colspan="2"> <font face="Verdana">With LeBron out again, I can really envisage the Cavs struggling once more. If they really are looking to fulfil their goal of winning a Champiosnhip, they simply must be able to beat teams such as the Bobcats, even without the aid of LeBron. The backcourt really needs to stop Jason Richardson, and the frontcourt needs to stop Okafor. If they can suppress the two opposing stars, they ought to win tonight.</font></p> <font face="Verdana" size="4"><font color="#f15a30">91</font> - <font color="#b90456">98</font></font></p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </p>
