<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">The Cavaliers' playoff picture did not include center Zydrunas Ilgauskas sprawled on the court grabbing his left ankle. Ilgauskas is listed as doubtful for tonight's game against the Knicks in New York after suffering a sprained left ankle with 9:34 left in the first quarter of Tuesday night's 124-91 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers at The Q. He suffered the injury while getting tangled with Sixers 6-11 center Samuel Dalembert. Ilgauskas walked off the court on his own and did not return. The Cavaliers said X-rays of the ankle were negative. An MRI taken at the Cleveland Clinic Hospital did not show any damage, the team said. The entire organization gasped when Ilgauskas, a 7-3, 260-pounder, hit the floor and did not bounce up. Injuries to each foot caused Ilgauskas to miss 267 of 378 games in the first five years of his career. Over the past five, he's appeared in 375 of 402. Ilgauskas missed one of 74 games this season, a 100-94 loss to the Atlanta Hawks on Dec. 13 at The Q. Alan Henderson opened in pivot for Ilgauskas. Cavaliers coach Mike Brown said if Ilgauskas is not available tonight, the likely replacement will be 6-10 Anderson Varejao. In two seasons, Varejao has one start in 94 games. Varejao made a case for getting a start if Ilgauskas is held out by playing his third straight strong game on Tuesday. </div> Source
