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Game Number 39
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Cleveland Cavaliers (23-15)
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Denver Nuggets (18-17)
Friday, January 19th, 2007
10:30pm ET
Radio : WTAM 1100
Television: ESPN
Pepsi Center, Denver, Colorado
Head Coaches
Mike Brown / George Karl
Probable Starters
Eric Snow / Steve Blake
Larry Hughes / Allen Iverson
LeBron James / Linas Kleiza
Drew Gooden / Reggie Evans
Zydrunas Ilgauskas / Marcus Camby
Cavs Bench
Anderson Varejao / Damon Jones / Donyell Marshall / Daniel "Booby" Gibson
Nuggets Bench
JR Smith / Nene Hilario / Yakhouba Diawara / Eduardo Najera
Denver Notes
* George Karl is still test-driving his new toy, Steve Blake. The Blake-Iverson backcourt was terrific against Portland, but then again Steve Blake wanted to stick it to his old team.
* Eduardo Najera had been spot-starting at SF, but Karl has gone with the more physical Kleiza (another Lithuanian sensation). Lebron better be ready for some contact.
* Reggie Evans should start at PF. He is a one-dimensional rebounder, Drew will have to be mentally prepared to battle on the box-outs, because that's all Evans does.
* Marcus Camby's shot-blocking style is to pounce at the last second when his man thinks he's home free. No slow shooting against him, but Z should be able to shoot over him, and Lebron should overpower his quick but skinny arms in the key easily enough.
Cleveland Key Points
* Again, again, again, make them play at our pace. Get Z and Gooden going early in the post. Sure, we can throw Varejao to match their fast pace, but why??
* Lebron needs to attack early, really stick it to Camby to keep him off balance.
* Steve Blake got off against Portland because no one was in his face. I expect Snow to do a good job messing him up, because he's not that fast. Snow mustn't allow Blake to shoot 3s over him, this is key.
Mike Brown Gameplan Keys
On the 1st 3 possessions: No jumpshots, and Gooden gets it in the post twice. Pace is key, this team can easily score more than us.
Have an internal locker room FT shooting competition going. Something, I don't care what: Newble carries the winner's luggage.
Defensive rotations on Iverson, he usually murders us with quick jumpshots. Larry Boy has his hands full, and he knows most of AI's moves from Philly.
Kyp's Prediction: Nuggets 123 Cavaliers 106 Nuggets
Cleveland Cavaliers (23-15)
VS
Denver Nuggets (18-17)
Friday, January 19th, 2007
10:30pm ET
Radio : WTAM 1100
Television: ESPN
Pepsi Center, Denver, Colorado
Head Coaches
Mike Brown / George Karl
Probable Starters
Eric Snow / Steve Blake
Larry Hughes / Allen Iverson
LeBron James / Linas Kleiza
Drew Gooden / Reggie Evans
Zydrunas Ilgauskas / Marcus Camby
Cavs Bench
Anderson Varejao / Damon Jones / Donyell Marshall / Daniel "Booby" Gibson
Nuggets Bench
JR Smith / Nene Hilario / Yakhouba Diawara / Eduardo Najera
Denver Notes
* George Karl is still test-driving his new toy, Steve Blake. The Blake-Iverson backcourt was terrific against Portland, but then again Steve Blake wanted to stick it to his old team.
* Eduardo Najera had been spot-starting at SF, but Karl has gone with the more physical Kleiza (another Lithuanian sensation). Lebron better be ready for some contact.
* Reggie Evans should start at PF. He is a one-dimensional rebounder, Drew will have to be mentally prepared to battle on the box-outs, because that's all Evans does.
* Marcus Camby's shot-blocking style is to pounce at the last second when his man thinks he's home free. No slow shooting against him, but Z should be able to shoot over him, and Lebron should overpower his quick but skinny arms in the key easily enough.
Cleveland Key Points
* Again, again, again, make them play at our pace. Get Z and Gooden going early in the post. Sure, we can throw Varejao to match their fast pace, but why??
* Lebron needs to attack early, really stick it to Camby to keep him off balance.
* Steve Blake got off against Portland because no one was in his face. I expect Snow to do a good job messing him up, because he's not that fast. Snow mustn't allow Blake to shoot 3s over him, this is key.
Mike Brown Gameplan Keys
On the 1st 3 possessions: No jumpshots, and Gooden gets it in the post twice. Pace is key, this team can easily score more than us.
Have an internal locker room FT shooting competition going. Something, I don't care what: Newble carries the winner's luggage.
Defensive rotations on Iverson, he usually murders us with quick jumpshots. Larry Boy has his hands full, and he knows most of AI's moves from Philly.
Kyp's Prediction: Nuggets 123 Cavaliers 106 Nuggets
I think Iverson wants to stay at SG, so he'll probably go off for like 40 from that spot. We had no focus against Portland, don't see that coming together against such an offensively lethal team.
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